Halsain is a garden in the territory of the Tyranid Federation.
This planet is a fringe world, a young colony that was not among the thirteen worlds that originally formed the Tyranid Federation. Halsain is not a beautiful planet with poetic scenery, and its climate cannot even be called very suitable for human habitation.
But like many newly developed planets, Halsain is full of development opportunities. Gold and spices are buried in the land, and milk and honey flow in the rivers.
The land suitable for farming in Hailsen is so fertile that people can grow endless fields and vineyards all over the mountains and hills with golden waves of wheat fanning in the sun without fertilizing. The food produced here could easily feed the planet's population and provide wheat, soybeans, corn, and meat to at least three nearby colonial worlds.
Hellsaern's wines are world-famous, and famous wineries around the world are among the most historic buildings and culture of this young colony. The planet also produces brandy and ale, and is a mecca for alcohol lovers in the Tyranid Federation.
Although classified as a fringe world, Hel is geographically very close to Tarsonis, even closer than Vardona Prime, which means that the route to the main world is always open. This has also brought unimaginable development opportunities to Helsain and other backward and marginalized worlds such as Mar Sara. The rapid development has greatly accelerated the modernization process of this colony.
When Augustus's combined fleet jumped to the planet Helsain, the planet was already well known as a developed emerging world.
In Helserne, dense urban buildings of modern steel and glass coexist harmoniously with fertile farmland. Every time when the harvest is approaching, rows of green-painted combine harvesters begin to push through the golden wheat fields under the command of drones, and the grains pile up like mountains.
Half of the inter-system enterprises and technology companies in the Tyranid Federation have branches in Helsain, and many companies rank among the top in terms of market value.
Halsain is an ideal place for those in the Terran Confederation who are unable to survive due to oppression and unfair treatment. In Helserne, there are job opportunities everywhere if you look carefully. What is commendable is that as long as they work hard, people who immigrate to Hailsen will receive matching rewards.
The universities in Heilsain are praised for their rigorous academic philosophy and world-famous scientific research achievements, which also means that the children of Heilsain people can get a good education.
For such newly colonized planets, there is never a shortage of hope.
But that was before the swarms arrived.
"Pass my order, and the airdrop will begin after the next round of orbital bombardment. Alpha Squadron will be the first force to land in Helsain and fight the zerg, followed by the Rock Legion of the Port of the Dead, and then Rondstair." Therefore two divisions. Reno's Rangers were placed in the third attack echelon...The Guards Division was left in reserve."
Augustus walked quickly through the long corridor inside the Norad II, and the tapping sound of combat boots echoed in the corridor for a long time. Only Lieutenant Kerrigan and Corporal Faraday followed Augustus, while Jim Raynor had to command his own brigade.
"Our friendly forces are the Protoss ground forces, including several Zealot legions and a large number of Dragon Knight mechas. The Dark Templar will also provide assistance to all human friendly forces they see." He said.
"This is but a small zerg invasion, and their numbers are nothing compared to what we encountered on Mar Sara, Antiga, and Char. We will prevail again—as always."
"We are righteous, and that's why we always win when we face our evil enemies."
"The commander of this battle is me, I am Augustus, and I am with you." Augustus said in the commander's channel as he walked.
After passing by a group of hurried technician sergeants again, Augustus arrived at the dock launch bay of the Norad II, where Wraith fighter jets and APOD transport ships were heading towards the starry sky outside the ship.
When Hyperion was further upgrading its weapons system, Augustus once again used the former Alpha Squadron flagship Norad II as his flagship. The predecessor of the Hyperion was just an ordinary Federation Behemoth-class battlecruiser, while the Norad II was completely built based on the flagship standard.
Norad has a larger and more complete crew cabin, power cabin, dock and medical cabin, and its weapons and armor are also more advanced. Although after more than three years of continuous upgrades and modifications, the performance of the Hyperion has surpassed that of the Norad II, but the latter is still the first choice for the fleet flagship.
Through the porthole on the side of the dock, Augustus could see the two Revolutionary Army battlecruisers parallel to the Norad II. They were hundreds of miles apart. This was by no means a close distance.
Unseen by Augustus, Tassadar's protoss fleet was anchored in geostationary orbit on the other side of Halsain.
"The federal garrison deployed in Heilsain was engulfed by a swarm of insects in a wheat field an hour ago. The highest-level commander there completely lost contact with its command center." Kerrigan opened his own page at this time He carried a data terminal and reported to Augustus.
"Are they crazy? At this time, they still dare to fight against the Zerg in an area without any fortifications as support." Augustus sighed. It has to be said that at least the courage of these federal soldiers is worthy of respect.
"Obviously, they have stepped into a trap carefully designed by the brain worms - the bait is a small city surrounded by siege, which houses the most important local pharmaceutical factory." Kerrigan shook her long fiery red hair. explain.
"Many of the founding families of Tarsonis are investors in this pharmaceutical company."
"I thought they were going to rescue civilians." Augustus shook his head.
"I shouldn't expect federal troops."
"In addition, Tassadar's fleet has destroyed 90% of the main nest and the zerg entrenched in it as planned. The remaining steps are much simpler." Kerrigan continued to report.
"What about the loss of the main town of Helsinn?" Augustus said: "I just read a report on this a few hours ago, but that was only a few hours ago."
"The situation is much worse now. Nearly a third of the city of Helzen has been lost, and the zerg are slaughtering unarmed civilians. Whether they are men, women, old or children, they kill everyone they see." Kerrigan continued.
"The zerg seem to have figured out that humans depend on the ground beneath their feet."
"It's urgent." Augustus sighed, hoping that Duke's Alpha Squadron had landed at Helsinn.
At this time, a group of revolutionary soldiers wearing heavy armor walked past Augustus. Their armor is an upgraded version of the Firebat CMC250, using Umo Yang's armor reinforced frame and refined alloy steel armor. The design of hydraulics, gravity compensators and dual reactor generator sets allows the servo system to be driven more easily This set of power armor is heavier than ordinary CMC.
These powered armors are truly behemoths, giants among individual powered armors. Their helmets abandoned the matte visor design and replaced them with prototype helmets with cross-shaped viewing ports. The mechanical palm used to grasp the rifle has been completely replaced with the AGG-17 grenade launcher. This grenade launcher is not the latest design of the revolutionary military industry, but is just a larger and thicker upgrade of the old federal AGG-12 grenade launcher. Version.
The No. 12 grenade can destroy dozens of zerg gathered together at one time, and its upgraded version undoubtedly has even more amazing power.
Hiram Fick, the Firebat Power Armor's designer, was the final architect of the armor, and he also received valuable advice from masters like Rory Swann and Victor Kaczynski - starting with Ensure that this armor is closer to what Marshal Augustus Mengsk dreamed of looking like.
It is said that when selecting a suitable grenade launcher for this heavy type, Chief Engineer Swan did not have many options in front of him. For a while, he even had to use the Vulture's AGP-2 grenade launcher for testing. Although the grenade launcher also possesses considerable power, Swann still believes that it is as unreliable as the Vulture itself.
During the stage of designing prototype weapons, more novel designs were also proposed, such as installing a railgun on the new armor, but this proposal was ultimately shelved due to technical and financial issues, probably only by the wealthy Yumo Yang. Talent can mass produce this armor.
All in all, Swann and Fick's team can definitely try some more attractive combinations, but for now, the Revolutionary Army needs a standard weapon that can field troops on a large scale rather than a costly mascot.
The stainless steel armor and astonishing firepower undoubtedly make it the first choice for dealing with Zerg Ultralisks and Protoss Dragoon mechas on the frontal battlefield. This armor was considered an epoch-making advancement as soon as it came out. Being able to destroy more enemies means that more soldiers and people will be saved.
Augustus named the armor the 5-4 Marauder Power Armor to commemorate the armor's official finalization and production on May 4 - but some records indicate that the marshal apparently got this date wrong.
Since then, soldiers wearing 5-4 power armor have also been looted.
The Marauder powered armor is very popular among the Revolutionary Army. Compared with its popularity, the small number of trial-production Wolf Armor equipped with the main force is nothing but yesterday's news.
When the top officers of the Revolutionary Army announced the launch of the Marauder Armor at the Army Equipment Headquarters, they almost broke their heads fighting for this power armor. They always had their own reasons. Army General Lundstein believed that such a weapon of war should be Duke, who belonged to his troops, and the Navy, belittled this armor while taking more orders.
As for Harnak Hunk of the Firebats, he spent a lot of time in the Navy and Army bickering about how fucking cool this thing is.
Now, hundreds of sets of Marauder Power Armor have been issued to Army and Airborne Division troops to make up for their lack of heavy support firepower on the battlefield. On the battlefield, ordinary soldiers can rely on the firepower and heavy armor of the Marauders to stand firm against the frontal impact of the Ultralisk.
"I have praised the contributions of Fick and Swann more than once." Augustus watched the pair of marauders walking past him, and his ears heard the sound of their huge anti-fall boots stepping on the metal alloy. Sounds from the ground.
Since the last time Augustus saw Swann in the armory, the design of the new armor had been surprisingly rapid, almost entirely completed while the Hyperion was still in hyperspace.
"You were really elated at that time." Kerrigan smiled and said to Augustus: "I have never seen you so happy since the zerg invasion. You spent half an hour praising you. Engineer Corps, talk about the value of Marauder armor."
"Each of them is a hero." Augustus said: "And I am just lucky enough. It happens that these heroes are willing to listen to my opinions."
"This is not because you are lucky. You found each of them one by one from places light years away." Kerrigan said: "This sentence is enough to be recorded in the marshal's quotation, waiting for you to become famous all over the world. , all the Tyran people are talking about it."
"What quotation?" Augustus was surprised.
"No such thing." Faraday quickly denied.
"..." Augustus did not stay on this issue for too long. In his opinion, it was simply insignificant.
Not long after, another group of distinctive soldiers ran towards the transport ship moored in the dock from the other side. Today, exoskeleton armor and thin combat uniforms are rare among the main forces of the Revolutionary Army.
Each of these soldiers wearing light combat uniforms and chest armor has a huge turbojet backpack on their back. The jet uses refined high-energy gas as fuel and can jump hundreds of feet with a single jump after activation. in the air. An experienced wearer can also use the jet to force him to fly in mid-air, gliding over buildings and people.
This is also a design from Hiram Fike. A few years ago, he designed a power armor that can assist the landing of airborne troops, and the Tyranid Federation also has a more complete design.
Fike has improved the armor, abandoning the heavy armor and using a powerful turbo backpack to provide power. Even after improvements, this combat suit and jetpack are the weapons that cause the most non-combat casualties to the wearer.
A soldier who is determined to wear this combat uniform and go into battle as an airborne force must go through extremely rigorous training to control it. Only the most experienced Death of the Revolutionary Army can perfectly fall from the sky from the enemy's head.
Augustus unoriginally referred to the only company that had ever been equipped with this combat uniform as the Reapers. The number of Death Company has always been maintained between 400 and 500 people. They only recruit the most fearless extreme challenge masters among the veterans and recruits who have experienced many battles.
The Death Gods of the Revolutionary Army will carry D-type explosives, P-25 electromagnetic pistols and electromagnetic rifles. They mainly continue assault and reconnaissance missions and are also known as the Death Gods of Augustus.
