Chapter 2880 Artillery Killer
After learning that the Astra Militarum urgently needed a specialized super-heavy tank for siege warfare, with the ability to accurately strike and destroy enemy fortifications at long distances, after careful consideration After thinking and designing for more than two thousand years, the Mechanicus Magi of Mars decided to install a seismic cannon, the giant cannon on the Warlord Titan, on the chassis of a Shadow Sword super-heavy tank.
It turns out that the heavy chassis of the super-heavy tank can fully withstand the huge recoil caused by the seismic cannon, so a brand new siege tank was born.
Needless to say, the power of weapons like seismic cannons, its destructive power is among the best among the existing heavy artillery in the empire. It even requires the deployment of on-board mechanical priests to perform precise calculations to avoid catastrophic consequences. Because its lethality comes not only from the moment of the explosion, but more importantly from the subsequent shock wave, which can directly smash a large range of solid fortifications and bunkers, and its power can even cause the land to "liquefy".
But the status of the Poison Sword itself after development is somewhat embarrassing, because during the long research process, the Astra Militarum has obtained other more useful siege tanks, namely the Thor Siege Tank and the Storm Sword Heavy Siege tanks, these two types of tanks are also improvements on existing tanks, but their main guns are relatively cheap smash cannons and siege cannons, and the poison sword's seismic cannon is too expensive and does not meet the requirements of the Astra Militarum. The requirement of a "cheap and practical" siege tank, in this case, the Poison Sword had to give up its original positioning and switch to serving as a "Titan Hunter", but an even more embarrassing thing occurred with its first actual combat.
In actual combat, the Poison Sword's seismic cannon was directly evaluated as not suitable for fighting against the rebellious Titan army, because the seismic cannon can only severely damage the Titan's void shield, and if you want to defeat it and cause damage to the Titan itself, you need to fire the Poison Sword Frequency and single-shot damage are almost impossible. Warlord Titan uses two main weapon arms. After the seismic cannon breaks the void shield, the other cannon can make up for the fatal blow. This is no problem, but for only one cannon For the cannon's Poison Sword, the situation is a bit embarrassing, and the seismic cannon is almost the limit of the Shadow Sword chassis, which means that the speed of the Poison Sword must be reduced to an outrageous level. It was even jokingly called " "Poison Turtle", its poor mobility means that once it fails to destroy the enemy, it cannot even run away when it is counterattacked.
But it was impossible for Mars to admit that he had designed something that was not so useful, so the poison sword was forcefully given to the Astra Militarum, and it was also difficult for the Astra Militarum to hold it, due to its bulky The reason is that it is difficult to deploy, but this thing is so valuable that it is difficult for any commander to explain it once it is lost. Fortunately, the power of the seismic cannon is indeed more than enough to attack strongholds. Some Astral Legions have gradually fallen in love with this unique super weapon. Heavy tanks, but their numbers have been so low that many forging worlds are unwilling to produce them.
However, Soshyan took a fancy to this overweight tank. It is overqualified for attacking strongholds, and it is not equipped to fight against Titans with void shields. However, against Titans without void shields but with very thick carapace and strong vitality. A large Tyranid creature, but very suitable!
The unique killing mechanism of the seismic cannon is just suitable for killing Tyranids who rely solely on the thickness of their carapace for defense, and its huge killing range can also target the "Sea of Insects", so he not only uses the poison in the arsenal to The swords were all brought out, and Zhao Akada's inventory was also taken out, and Ulanhuda was asked to rush to make a few more. So he made up these 24 Poison Swords, and based on the mobility of the Poison Swords, To solve the problem, Soshyan boldly asked the mechanical priests to "reduce" the vehicle - that is, to remove all the secondary guns and even reduce part of the turret armor to minimize the total combat weight of the vehicle. This makes its mobility at least reach an acceptable level. Anyway, their main task is to counter-kill the enemy's biological artillery, and armor is not a very important attribute.
Now they have become the main counter-artillery force in Soshyan's hands.
After obtaining the coordinates, the three Poison Swords adjusted their directions and entered the launch area. With a violent roar, cracks appeared on the flat ground under their tracks.
Howling artillery shells crossed hundreds of kilometers, which is why Soshyan chose to defend on the mountain. Shooting from a high position can maximize the distance and accuracy of human firepower.
Under Bahram's gaze, three violent flashes of light bloomed in the Tyranid artillery group, like three supernovae. The nearby Tyranid creatures directly wailed and were torn into pieces by the dissipated energy. When other Tyranid artillerymen tried to move, the ground under their feet suddenly boiled like a rolling sea, causing them to lose their balance and fall to the ground. As if they were put into a blender, first their armor shattered, and then their plasma Mixed with minced meat, it sprayed into the sky, and the terrifying energy was transmitted along the ground and their bodies, creating a bloody swamp in just the blink of an eye, with a large number of carapace and bone fragments floating in it.
"The Chapter Leader did make the right choice. The Poison Sword is an anti-artillery weapon that is very suitable for killing Tyranids."
Bahram muttered to himself:
"It seems that every detail and characteristic of the Tyranids is under the control of the chapter leader. The empire seems to have not come into contact with the Tyranid fleet many times so far. The chapter leader only relied on the information of the Mechanicum. Is it such an accurate judgment? ""Company commander, the enemy has entered the range"
Hearing Jacob's reminder, Bahram withdrew from this shocking scene. line of sight, and then said to him:
"Let the Tornado missile team fire and shoot the first interception line according to the predetermined parameters."
"Yes."
Then he said to the technical priest:
"According to the requirements, we have to transmit the observation images after this shelling to the command headquarters."
"Company Commander Bahram, is already here Executed."
"Yes, thank you."
After receiving the order, the nine Cyclone missile launchers began to launch rocket teams in order. The rockets flew over the heads of the defenders and landed straight down. Arriving at the gravelly foothills, the claws of the Tyranid biota had just set foot on this area.
Boom——
With the undulating explosion, the crimson flames suddenly expanded and rolled like ignited gunpowder, swallowing countless Tyranid creatures.
Nine Cyclone missile launchers fired more than 540 small incendiary rockets at one time. They built a fire wall about three kilometers long and about five hundred meters wide on average. The spilled polymer combustion material can create A high temperature of about a thousand degrees is enough to pose a fatal threat to small and medium-sized Tyranids.
Within a few seconds, tens of thousands of Tyranid creatures were reduced to rolling charcoal, but many more were thrown into the sea of fire without hesitation, driven by the hive consciousness.