After the Macharian Cross was awarded, there was the Tempest Medal, which was awarded to senior officers and political commissars who inspired the soldiers to persist in fighting even when more than half of their companies were killed.
Arni was also among those honored. When he came to the ceremony, his breathing became heavy, but he tried to calm himself down.
"You are the soul of the Astra Militarum, and you are also the soul of the soldiers. Without your hard work, there would be no glorious victory of this expedition. Your most fervent faith has become the beacon of the soldiers on the battlefield. Therefore, I only represent the expeditionary force. The High Command hereby awards you the Order of the Storm in recognition of your outstanding and courageous command tactics."
When Arni received the medal, Soshyan smiled and nodded to him, making the "acting" governor of Badab extremely excited.
Later, a series of medals for artillery officers, armor officers, engineer officers and other technical arms were awarded.
The last item of the officer's medal is the steel-cast Sky Eagle. Soldiers privately call this badge the "Madman's Eagle" because this medal is only awarded to those who dare to fight alone and win in the face of powerful enemies. Officer, also known as the Duelist's Medal, Yarrick received such a medal for his decisive battle with the green-skinned warboss.
There are only about thirty officers who have received this medal, and among them is Arni. His case is also very clear. He killed nearly two digits of Space Marines while equipped with Hunter Armor, and defeated a crazy Hellbeasts and a warband leader.
After the medals for soldiers and officers are issued, the collective medals are given.
The first is the Double Eagle Medal. This medal is awarded to companies that have created extraordinary victories. Most of the recipients are from elite regiments such as Catachan Demon Squad, Cadian Commando, Mordian Iron Guard, Brontë Long Knifemen, etc. company.
Then there is the Triple Holy Skull Medal, which is awarded to troops whose death rate exceeds 60% but still maintains combat capabilities. The unit that has received the most medals is the Krieg Death Legion.
The last one is the Golden Skull Medal, which is awarded to those troops who continue to fight with a death rate of more than 90%. It was the third time that Arni stood on the podium to receive the medal, but this did not make him feel proud, and even a little sad.
After the medals of the Astra Militarum, there are the medals of the Navy.
The first is the Order of the Eagle Claw, which is awarded to ace fighter pilots who have shot down more than 10 enemy aircraft. The most dazzling among them is Nikitovich of the 240th Lightning Fighter Air Group of the Navy. This pilot even served at the beginning of the Great Expedition He was still a novice the year before, but he has gradually grown into a super ace in several years of fighting. He can clearly count the downed results of 101 aircraft of various types, including large flying enemies such as the Hell Wyvern, but he has never been defeated. Shot down once.
Next is the Medal of the Shooting Star, which is awarded to bomber crews who have the courage to face dense enemy anti-aircraft fire and launch a close attack.
Then there's the Predator Medal, which is awarded to gunship and transport aircraft crews who excel in ground support.
Then there is the Medal of Duty and Duty for low-ranking commanders on the ship, the Medal of the Fearless.
Finally, there are the medals that belong to the captains.
The first is the Sea Wolf Medal, which is awarded to captains of small ships who have distinguished themselves in battle.
The second is the Iron Fortress Medal, which is awarded to captains who have sunk 2-5 (depending on tonnage) warships of the same class and survived their own warships.
The third is the Behemoth Hunter Medal, awarded to captains who use lower-tonnage battleships (such as heavy cruisers) to sink enemy battleships or battleships of the same class.
The fourth is the Order of the Lord of the Eagle's Nest, awarded to captains who have sunk more than three battleships with their carrier air fleet.
The last one is the Leviathan Medal, which is awarded to legendary captains who have sunk more than five battleships of the same class.
The illegitimate son of Count Vaughn, Chinedu, is one of the eleven recipients of the Leviathan Medal. However, he will leave the navy soon, but it is not that his cheap father gave him any new arrangements. In fact, after losing the position of Governor of Badab, Earl Vaughan is not that interested in him for the time being. Perhaps he will stay as a cruiser captain in the naval sequence of the Maelstrom for a long time, but not long ago he He received a mysterious invitation to create something truly great.
After meeting and talking with the inviter for a long time, Chinedu finally understood what the inviter wanted from him, and he had long wanted to get rid of the so-called father's control.
When Soshiyan handed the medal to him, Chinedu immediately saluted the other party and replied meaningfully.
"I will never give up even if I die."
Soshyan nodded in response with a smile.
After the Navy ended, there were only a few medals left for non-combatants, mainly the Servant of the Eagle Medal, which was awarded to personnel in the logistics department of the expeditionary force and related auxiliary combat units to encourage their contribution to the expedition on the home front.
In addition, Soshyan also independently produced medals belonging to members of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
One kind of medal is called the Gear Glory, which is specially awarded to those battle priests and mechanical priests who are not afraid of artillery fire and stick to the front line in battle. The other is the Holy Circuit Medal, which is used to commend those who use their own weapons in the most critical moments of the ship. For mechanical priests who have the technical ability to save battleships, there is also the Medal of the Heart of the Machine. This medal is awarded to those sages who commanded skitarii and combat robot formations to participate in major battles during expeditions. This is also the first time that the imperial armed forces have given mechanical repairs to mechanical priests. Members of the society were awarded medals.
Many people actually have opinions on this decision, especially the Ministry of Military Affairs and the State Church, because most of the time the Adeptus Mechanicus is not included in the official armed forces of the empire, and the priests are regarded more as non-combatants. This gap itself is also a manifestation of the imperial dualism, but Soshyan's idea is very simple. So many mechanical priests have died in battles. No matter what they believe in, there is no reason to obliterate their beliefs because of tradition and convention. Merit, even if there is a gap, efforts should be made to eliminate it, not to deepen it.
If something has always been like this, it may not be right.
The state religion considers it more from the perspective of propaganda. They believe that the awarding of honors should highlight the power of believers and faith.
Of course, Soshyan naturally ignored them.
Soshyan's decision was unanimously recognized by the forging world, including representatives from Mars. For those mechanical priests and sages, it is a very rare thing to go on stage to receive medals in full view of the public. There is no doubt that It is also a great opportunity to increase one's reputation, so he attaches great importance to this matter, so much so that there was a brief but fierce game within the Mechanicus over the selection of the candidate for the honor.
As the priests and sages walked up to the altar one by one, the music played by the little angels around them suddenly changed from the hymns of the state religion to binary prayers. This made the people of the state religion present frowned, and no one looked good. of.
But Soshyan is too lazy to care so much now, since he will be leaving soon anyway.
After handing the medals to everyone one by one, the awarding ceremony finally came to the last and most critical part, the awarding of the Brother Astartes.
