"How's the war on Armageddon going now?"
Dante didn't have too many polite words after that, he went straight to the point.
"The situation is not optimistic. We have achieved some victories against the greenskins and compressed them to the main continent, but we cannot shake the foundation. They are still huge in number and have huge war machines. We suffer from insufficient air power and cannot completely restrict them. Greenskin activities, it
They also continued to harass us from the equatorial jungle, which restrained many of our troops. "
Then, Dante called up a holographic map, and Randall began to explain it in detail.
"All the hives in the main continent have fallen, and only two hives are still holding on, Hades and Helrichs. The person in charge of Hades is political commissar Yaric, who organized the defense force here. , it is said that he has reached an agreement with many gangs in the hive city to jointly defend the hive city.
, it is incredible that he really organized a ragged army. The greenskins' continuous bombardment and onslaught did not occupy it, but the city's supplies were exhausted, and the people lived on eating rats and insects. "
"It's not easy. This political commissar is a talented person."
Dante sighed and gave a mortal a very high praise. The nearby scribe quickly recorded it. This kind of thing is rare.
"Yes, it is said that the greenskin warlord... According to intelligence, it seems to be called Bonecrusher. It once personally directed the offensive against Hades' nest. The greenskins tried all imaginable tactics, such as airborne elite assaults. The team went to the top of the hive, mobilized super siege artillery, and even installed a ground-shaking device on the super giant Gangad. But every time, Commissar Yarrick could find a countermeasure. He asked the pipe repairman to bring hot melt Welding guns sneaked into the ventilation ducts to ambush the Greenskin commandos, and transformed all the hive's public transportation vehicles into suicide attack weapons, used to destroy the Greenskin siege weapons."
"Where's Helrichs?"
"Hellrichs's resistance was equally resolute. Everyone from the commander to the citizens swore to hold on to the end. They were inspired by Hades' hive and adopted tactics to lure the enemy. They abandoned the outer city and instead ambush the greenskins in the complex streets of the hive. , the street fighting between the two sides was extremely brutal, and it was said that there were hundreds of thousands of casualties every day. The remaining super-heavy tanks in the city were turned into transport vehicles to evacuate the people to the military port. However, due to insufficient vehicles, many civilians chose to stay on the front line. , they used homemade weapons, with explosives strapped to their bodies, to rush into the orc positions and then detonate them. The driver of the giant crane also welded the cockpit door shut and started a life-and-death struggle with Gangad, but it is said that the green skinned The siege of the hive has been stepped up and a large number of psykers have been mobilized.”
"Argiddon is indeed a place of heroes. The people here are strong and determined, so we cannot hesitate."
Dante turned to his herald.
"The original plan of taking a day off was changed and everyone only had 10 hours."
"yes."
Dante walked to the map and carefully looked at the terrain of Armageddon.
"From a location perspective, Herreichs is the largest port in Armageddon. If it is defended, it will be very conducive to the mobilization of subsequent troops."
Then, he turned to look at Randall.
"What do you think?"
"Yes, Helrichs is indeed more important, but Hades Hive also attracts a large number of green-skinned troops. If we lose either of them, it may cause the situation to collapse further."
"I mentioned the issue of air supremacy before. This time we are also coming with the Ninth Task Force of the Sun Star Domain. How about we open a gap in the air first?"
"This is for the best, once we regain control of the air we can make full use of air transport to provide support to both hives."
"Then it's decided, first suppress the greenskin's air power, and then support the two hives at the same time."
Ten hours later, the empire-led counterattack began.
The first is a large-scale orbital bombing, mainly targeting the outer positions of the green skin siege, as well as the determined location of the green skin airport.
While the orbit of Armageddon was filled with lances and orbital artillery fire, the naval pilots of the 119th Battle Group of the Imperial Navy rushed towards their fighters, and the Blood Angels' fighter formation also began to warm up.
According to the plan, in order to ensure the status of the fighter jets, they will all enter the atmosphere via transport aircraft. The first batch of atmospheric transport aircraft will pass through the war zone and enter the lower outer atmosphere of Armageddon under the cover of Thunderhawks and Storm Crows. In the transport ship The fighter formation will be divided into two batches
Entering the battle: Predator bombers will serve as the first attack wave to bombard the Greenskin siege position at Armageddon, destroying the ground defenses and war machines there. A squadron of Lightning fighters will provide them with cover, and another squadron of Predators will provide cover. The bomber formation will attack directly
Helrichs, and under the cover of fighters, destroyed the greenskin offensive.
The plan went smoothly at first. The transport ship's void shield was engulfed by fire. The plasma ejected by the ship fought against the planet's gravity. Finally, they reached the planet's upper thermal ionosphere.
Then the airlocks on the ship's hull opened, revealing row after row of aircraft, launch rails and gravity supports extending into Armageddon's thin upper atmosphere, and then hundreds of Imperial fighters and bombers roared toward the world below. Come.
The greenskins were obviously not unprepared. When the air attack came, various anti-aircraft guns and missiles poured firepower into the sky.
Some Imperial aircraft were overturned by explosions or disintegrated by ground fire, but most of the fighters still pounced on their targets under the cover of orbital fire.
Lightning fighters circled left and right at the edge of the bomber group. The pilots adopted a standard Skyhawk attack formation. Below them were three squadrons of Predator bombers. The bombers bombed the ground at an altitude of several thousand meters above the ground.
At the same time, green-skin counterattacks ensued, and various strange-shaped fighter jets appeared from the hidden wasteland airport. Their red shells were particularly eye-catching in the sun.
A brutal air battle broke out.
While thousands of fighters were locked in a dogfight, the Predator bombers began their final sprint.
At the edge of the Helrichs Hive, anti-aircraft guns raked the sky. The greenskins used the captured Hydra anti-aircraft vehicles to pour out tracer bullets, accompanied by the bright flash of laser cannons, and smashed the incoming bombers together with the missiles.
The Predators moved forward like flying tanks under heavy fire. Their shells were scarred by bombs, and the air around them was filled with explosions. Some were hit by missiles, others were cut in half by lasers, but most of them were cut in half by missiles. bombers were already buzzing over the city
ring.
Then, dozens of bomb bay doors opened in perfect synchronization, and thousands of tons of guided bombs and cluster bombs rained down on the area where the greenskins gathered.
The arid, hot port city changed in an instant. The dust-covered imperial buildings and adobe neighborhoods were engulfed in flames. The attack lasted for a long time until almost the entire outer area of the city was reduced to burning ruins.
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