"Chapter Master, Chapter Master?"
Soshyan blinked and looked at Dietrian aside, realizing that he had just been distracted.
"Sorry, keep going."
Dietrian nodded. Although he noticed that Soshyan had been uneasy, he did not ask in detail, but continued his report.
"After preliminary analysis, there are a total of twenty-two clear STC templates, of which five are marked by the Blood Angels Legion. According to your request, Chapter Leader, I did not conduct an in-depth analysis. Among the other seventeen STC templates, three The items are vehicles, the items six are infantry weapons, and the items eight are various improved equipment.”
Putting aside his distracting thoughts for the time being, Soshyan thought about the information in Dietrian's report. Although the Mechanicus has not yet reached a conclusion on the final solution to Mechanical Ark, judging from Zhao Akada's words, Look, Mars is still relatively tough, and this Mechanical Ark was indeed forged by Mars, so it is indeed more confident.
Now it depends on how much the Mars exploration sage is willing to pay to get rid of these forging worlds.
But what slightly surprised Soshyan was the Man-Eating Shark. When they clashed with malicious warriors and demons for the STC template, the Man-Eating Shark did the opposite. Instead of looking for the STC template, he went straight to Mechanical Ark. of armories, hangars and warehouses.
Facts have proved that under the illusion of silence and cruelty, the man-eating sharks are also cunning that ordinary people cannot detect. Their decision brought them very rich rewards.
At least as far as Soshyan knew, they took away at least three squadrons of various fighters and bombers from the hangar, and also looted an armory. It is difficult to trace how many weapons and equipment there were, and even Rumor has it that they also found a small amount of hidden STC templates or fragments in a secret warehouse.
If you look at the direct benefits alone, there is no doubt that the man-eating shark is the biggest winner of this hulk exploration.
After the demon disappeared, Soshyan also sent a team to search the Mechanical Ark and found some vehicles, mainly Avenger attack aircraft and Fury fighter jets. In another armory that was relatively well preserved, hundreds of items were found that could still be used. The equipment used ranged from bolt guns to power armor, but most of them needed to be repaired to varying degrees due to the failure of the stasis field.
After that, Soshyan simply turned his attention to the facilities inside the Mechanical Ark.
As we all know, Mechanical Ark contains production lines inside, and he directly arranged for people to dismantle part of the production lines that could still be used, including the Thinker Array.
But he didn't touch the most important parts, such as the bridge and power system. The Mechanical Ark was the incarnation of the Mechanical God. If it was done too much, it would arouse the resentment of all Mechanical Cults. Soshiyang still knew how to grasp this measure.
"What's in the vehicle?"
According to the previous agreement with the Mechanicus, he could only keep one-tenth of the STC template he found in the name of the Suffering Alliance. Although it stands to reason that Soshiyang could secretly hide part of it, the sage from Mars is also a thief. , sent lurkers into the bridge of Mechanical Ark early, and retrieved the Ark's original storage data. The number of STC templates was clearly marked on it, and Soshyan could not do anything.
Not even that, not long ago, Dietrian discovered that several servitors in the battle group were emitting abnormal signal waves. After an inspection, he found that they had been installed with spy devices at some point. Just when he Data is still being transmitted when parsing the STC template!
Immediately, Loken and others were sent to investigate all the servitors and staff.
Now that the Mechanicus already knows the number of STC templates, Soshyan can only choose the two most valuable templates as much as possible.
"...a variant of the Avenger attack aircraft, called the Hellfire Avenger attack aircraft. It is 30% larger than the original Avenger attack aircraft, has a more powerful engine and a stronger structure. , so Hellstrike missile launch nests can be installed on both wings.”
The Avenger Assault Fighter is a ground attack aircraft used by the Imperial Navy. Its main mission is to launch high-speed and low-altitude attacks on ground targets. Its ground firepower alone is enough to exceed that of most Imperial aircraft, and its equipped Avenger Bolt Cannon and twin The joint laser cannon is particularly powerful against armored targets.
However, this thing is actually of little significance to the Astartes Chapter, because they have better Storm Crow gunships.
So this template was immediately abandoned by Soshyan.
"Next."
"...a variant of the Stormbird, called the Flame Raptor Gunship, which sacrifices its original troop transport capabilities and instead adds a range of powerful weapons, including twin Avenger Bolt Cannons on both sides. Each has a spherical turret, which can be equipped with four heavy explosive shells, heavy laser cannons or automatic cannons, and Hell Strike missiles can be mounted under the wings."
Soshyan has heard of this thing. The origin of the Flame Raptor can be traced back to the early days of the Great Crusade. It was once widely used by the Space Marine Legion, but gradually disappeared from the Empire's arsenal in the thousands of years after the Great Rebellion. The few remaining ancient Flame Raptor gunships that exist exist in the armories of a few Chapters, and are considered precious relics by them.
However, the value of this vehicle seems to be far less than it used to be. After all, it has lost the ability to transport infantry, and the firepower in exchange is not so cost-effective compared to its huge size. After all, the twin Avengers bombs Cannon + 4 sets of Hell Strike missiles + 2 sets of quadruple heavy bombs or 2 sets of twin automatic cannons or 2 sets of heavy lasers. It can hit Storm Crow or Thunder Eagle, and it can basically hit Storm Crow or Thunder Eagle. It can't fight, for example, it can't fight enemy Titans or the like.
And use it for air combat. Due to its tonnage, the flexibility in the atmosphere is too poor. And when fighting in the void, why not use a more professional space fighter?
What's more important is that the pilots of this thing are basically space warriors, and ordinary driving servitors can't operate it.
But after all, it is an ancient model of vehicle, and Soshyan has previously promised the alliance members that the final decision will be made by everyone, not him.
"This will be used as a backup plan first, and the information will be forwarded to Chapter Leader Magyar and the others."
"yes."
"Next."
"...The last one is not a variant, but the prototype template of the Javelin speed attack craft. The Broken Eagle warband had one of this kind of vehicle a long time ago, but the back was destroyed."
"Um?"
Hearing the name of this vehicle, Soshyan immediately perked up.
The Javelin is an anti-gravity speeder that was used extensively by the Legiones Astartes during the later stages of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy.
Compared with the ordinary Land Speeder, the Javelin speed boat has a larger size and thicker armor. Its advanced anti-gravity system allows it to be equipped with a series of heavy weapons, and can use destructive laser cannons or cyclones. The missile launcher delivers precision strikes against enemy armor or infantry, making it more like a tank destroyer than an agile land airship.
After the end of the Heresy, as the template for the Javelin speeder had been lost, only a few Chapters still kept single-digit inventories as Chapter relics.
Compared with the first two, this one is completely different in terms of cost performance and function. It immediately became Soshiyang's first choice, but there was still a problem before that.
