When the infantry formation appeared, motorcycles and speed boats also roared from both sides of the formation, raising a piece of ravaged soil. Above their heads, the Storm Crow gunboat roared past, dropping a deadly bomb in the enemy tide. rain.
The heretical vanguard troops on the West Bank were suddenly attacked from two sides and immediately became chaotic.
Thousands of lives were lost to shelling and rocket bombardment. Some of them jumped into ditches filled with corpses to escape the fierce firepower of the Land Raiders, only to be immediately killed by heavy explosive shells from high in the castle.
The two Predator tanks continued to fire, targeting the highly mutated large units. Their long-barreled automatic cannons screamed and fired out devastating rain of bullets, penetrating the thick smoke and accurately hitting the target.
As one of the oldest armors in the empire, Predator tanks have been in service since the Dark Age of Technology. At that time, they were already the main battle armor of all human combat forces, and their original purpose was to deal with bloodthirsty war aliens - Orcs.
The front-line troops were very troubled by the Ork's aimless charge, so they needed to find a new tactic and weapon to deal with the Ork, and the Predator tank was born.
The Predator tank with extra armor was able to withstand most of the Ork individual weapons at the time, while the rough equipment of the Barbarians was unable to withstand the firepower of autocannons and heavy blasters.
The Predator tank has also proven its reliability over time.
In the original model, the Predator could carry small groups of troops and be used as an armored transport vehicle, but in the early days of the Great Crusade, this function was removed in favor of more powerful firepower, and this all-combat destroyer eventually became became the standard model thereafter.
However, in the Legion of Astartes, the Predator was not used as the main armored assault force earlier, because at that time the Legion of Astartes had the Sikaran series and Baneblade series of heavy armor with more powerful firepower, and the assault armor was more improved. Such a terrifying force is the Feng type siege tank, so the Predator is more often used as a supplementary force rather than a dominant force.
However, after the Second Founding of the Army, the Predator Tank was regarded as a spiritual symbol by the Codex Astartes. As a series of heavy vehicles withdrew from the stage of history during the Great Crusade, it gradually became the Astartes War Tank. The leading armored force of the regiment.
boom------!
Flames shot into the sky, and the smell in the air changed, like a feast.
Redemption has never looked so magnificent. Death has never seemed so noble.
For the first time since the outbreak of the rebellion, the heretics were forced to take a defensive stance, and the sudden appearance of this mobile force caused them heavy casualties.
No matter how fanatical the cultist is, his morale is on the verge of collapse at this moment.
They stopped chanting and started running away.
These people ran south along the trench or into the smoke.
The men stumbling along the trench drew fire from the parapet, and Yarrick's men took the opportunity to open fire, knocking them down like sticks.
Some of them fled back and forth, were pinned down by fire, and eventually died, their bodies sliding into the ditch.
Already before the launch of the raid, Yarek had given the order to stop the bombardment. He hoped that the counterattack force could break into the enemy's position unimpeded.
"Which war group is this?"
his adjutant asked, pointing to the dark purple battle flag.
"This... I don't know either. Anyway, we are lucky that two Adeptus Astartes came to the battlefield."
Alex answered with some hesitation, and then he thought about the follow-up battle plan.
"Our joint attack will better disrupt the enemy..."
Suddenly, the communications trooper who was trying to establish contact with the Space Marines turned his head.
"Sir! The other party sent a message."
"read."
"Don't leave the line."
"Reply, received."
Although he didn't know what the Space Marines had planned, since the other party didn't want them to participate in the battle, Yaric had nothing to say, and the soldiers had been very tired these past few days and really needed a rest.
"Telling everyone, don't relax and stay at your posts."
Just as he was talking, a bright light suddenly fell from the sky, dispersing the dark clouds and also dispersing the deep clouds and rain——
"We cut in from the 9 o'clock direction."
On the grainy image board in front of Ustad, a wall was destroyed by the Thunderhawk's nose main gun.
Faced with this armor's firepower, there was no way a makeshift defense could withstand it.
Bodies tumbled out of the rubble, and the corpses of the cultists, those who could still be recognized as humans, were burned.
Ustad couldn't hear their screams, but he wished he could.
After basically wiping out the enemies on the west bank, the Soul Drinkers divided part of their force to join Ustad's speed attack boat squad, and then headed to the riverbed to support the fighting Astral Knight squad and defeat the enemy.
Facing the newly added forces, these heretics were completely powerless to resist.
As they fled, volley after volley of heavy bolters cut them down, while volleys of lasers and solid projectiles sawed through their chaotic ranks.
Hot blood spurted from their exploding corpses like geothermal geysers.
Ustad turned the pivot-mounted heavy bolter and pulled back the safety lever.
The ammunition made a satisfying click, and he pulled the trigger. The recoil of the heavy bolter was extremely ferocious, making it suitable for use as a light infantry reaper. The structure fixed to the speeder also allowed him to stabilize the ballistic alignment. enemy.
When the muzzle of the gun roared, the human body exploded in an instant, turning into flesh, blood and broken bones.
Enemies abound here, and Ustad's brief glance reveals a host of evil masks, tattered robes, and vicious tattoos.
The weapons they used were of military grade quality and effectiveness, and he wondered how many of the Guardsmen had defected to the enemy.
But that doesn't matter because he kills anyone on sight.
Eliminate all evil, this was Soshyan's only request to them before the war.
Squadrons of Land Speeders flew across the battlefield like ferocious birds of prey, strafing exposed enemy formations.
The Soul Drinker's strike squads fell in their wake, ending the scattered resistance with screaming chainswords and bolt pistols.
The Cyclone missile launch vehicle rolled in from the east, and the rockets ejected from the launch nest, which sounded like roaring laughter.
Ustad covered his visor with a layer of tactical information, a golden icon stuck like a fist to the east bank of the riverbed. This was the offensive indicator he sent to the rest of the team. He intended to go straight to the source. Cut off the enemy's attack path.
But at this moment, a voice entered his communication channel.
"Ustad."
Soshyan's voice cheered him up.
"Stay away from the east bank of the riverbed."
Before he finished speaking, the east bank of the river was lit up by a burst of bright light——
