The Astartes Family's Notebook

Kas knows that the casting of Yomi-no-8 is world-famous, but what the hell is Yomi-no-6?

"It's a branch base opened by Huangquan No. 8. Although the two never admit to having a subordinate relationship, everyone knows what's going on."

Having satisfied his curiosity, Katz asked one more question.

"So the Averus barges were actually used for smuggling?"

Ingus remained silent, too lazy to answer Kaz's thoughtless question.

Otherwise, it can't be that the purpose is to pack up the household waste from Nest City and take it to Star City to be burned, can it?

The female judge responded to the Euler brothers' psionic call; reinforcements were on their way.

However, only the company commanders and sergeants are aware of this matter at present, and everyone is tacitly keeping this military secret.

If the Shadow of Death gang wants to stall for time, then let's all stall for time together.

Purifying the hive and corrupting things is not the primary goal of the Desolation Wings. Mad Sich is a seasoned Astartes company commander, and he has not forgotten that his original purpose in coming to Skord was to wipe out the Shadow of Death, a chaotic warband.

We've confirmed the deaths of 41 stinky canneries, which is almost half a company's kill count, enough to report back to Leoth.

The primary task now is to stop the Chaos traitors from destroying the Empire's mining world.

To complete this mission, they must engage in urban warfare in Nest One.

I thought the Shadow of Death guild would use the complex terrain of the hive to fight me a normal Astartes-style war.

The loyalist Astartes, who had an overwhelming numerical advantage, were quite happy to fight in this way.

But who could have imagined that the Shadow of Death Warband used the Empire's Astartes Chapter to carry out an internal purge, ruthlessly eliminating Nurgle's fanatics.

The remaining Chaos Astartes had no intention of sacrificing themselves for their benevolent father; they simply treated Nurgle's cultists as cannon fodder and ruthlessly consumed them.

The novel experience of starting the battle for the hive city without completely destroying the Void Shield was a first for all the Imperial armies involved.

Deploying a large number of armored forces into urban warfare would be a huge financial loss for the Fourth Company.

Because before the Desolation Wings arrived, Skold's Imperial military forces had been almost completely destroyed by the Shadow of Death Warband.

These Chaos traitors have once again proven that it is indeed not difficult for two companies of Astartes to conquer a hive city without taking damage.

The current imperial "regime" of the Second Hive City was established by the Astartes, and its armored forces were created by the Fourth Company.

Although the primary function of tanks and armored vehicles is to breach trenches and engage in urban warfare, the damage and attrition they suffer are truly staggering.

Kaz suddenly understood why Ingus was so well-rounded.

They were forced into it.

Apart from the ten reserve Terminator-level tough guys, all the other company members from the Fourth Company were deployed out, each responsible for guarding a regiment's worth of PDFs.

Tyrant was quite excited; he was finally free and could chop away to his heart's content. Ingus, however, was rather uninterested.

The Lemanrus was out of commission, and his comrades were looking for him. The side machine gun on the Rhino troop carrier was malfunctioning, and they were looking for him again.

Heingus was the company champion, not a technical sergeant!

"Hey, Brother Ingus, the capable should do more work. I'll vote for you when we elect a company commander!"

"First of all, I have no intention of becoming a company commander. Secondly, the company commander is appointed by the regimental commander, not through election."

"So I'm willing to vote for you. If you disagree, please vote for Tyrant for me."

"..."

Everyone is happy as long as there is a battle, but fighting is all about logistics. The technical sergeant in the company really wants to come to the front line and have some fun, but the problem is that the conversion and renovation of the second nest city and the daily maintenance of the fleet also require the technical sergeant's participation, and he is really too busy.

So the sergeants of the fourth company were forced to review the "Astral Army Common Equipment Maintenance Manual" again.

Although the conscripts from the Imperial Charter merchant fleet are of mixed origin, their combat strength is truly impressive, especially compared to Skold's PDF.

The planet's acting governor was able to maintain his position by refusing to surrender to the Chaos traitors even after fleeing to the second hive.

With a small population and abundant mineral resources, the imperial powers on the planet now have very rich reserves of promethium.

The second nest city was originally intended to supply a large amount of promethium production capacity to the first nest city, but now, with a different usage method, it has returned to where it was originally supposed to be.

Promethium spray gun!

Live-fire weapons have limitations. Although the Imperial mortal forces, whether in the IG or PDF, and regardless of which sector they are fighting in, all tacitly refer to laser guns as flashlights.

However, laser rifles are indeed more effective than similar live-fire weapons.

It is lighter, has less recoil, adjustable damage, and its modular gun structure makes maintenance easy.

However, these are not the main reasons why laser guns are more popular than live-fire rifles.

If you ask why IG and PDF laser guns are good, then there's only one truth.

Good aim.

For live-fire weapons, the issue of bullet drop must also be considered. One must practice shooting, know how to adjust the aiming point, calculate the effect of wind speed and bullet drop lead, and adjust the aiming point according to the rifling wear of each gun.

Laser guns don't have so many troubles; they can aim and shoot precisely, which is more in line with the illiterate nature of the Imperial army.

Moreover, the standard powered magazine of the laser rifle has a capacity of forty rounds. This means that if you want to fire a thousand times with a laser rifle, you only need to carry twenty-five powered magazines, which can be packed in a satchel. The weight of a few kilograms will not affect the soldier's rapid movement at all.

If you switch to a live-fire rifle, a thousand rounds of ammunition would be incredibly heavy.

After listing all the benefits, doesn't Skord have a laser weapon production line?

Yes, of course it exists. How could it not? Nest One is the planet's capital and the mine owners' stronghold; it's bound to have one.

So another bizarre phenomenon has emerged in this strange war.

The Nurgle cultists fired laser guns at the Imperial army, who retaliated with cannons and heavy flamethrowers.

The art style is indescribably eerie.

Incidentally, the damage principle of the Human Empire's laser weapons is not the high-energy beam penetration found in common science fiction works.

Laser weapons emit highly focused, high-energy beams of light, which evaporate material in the form of small-scale explosions upon impact with the target surface due to the rapid temperature changes that occur.

When air is ionized by the discharge effect of a high-energy beam of light, it produces a bright flash and a unique sound.

Remember, when the laser beam is fired, there will be no "BIU, BIU, BIU" sound. The Empire's main laser weapons, pistols, will make a "SIRI" sound, while rifles will make a "BURI" sound.

Considering that laser pistols are generally used by officers and laser rifles by rank-and-file soldiers, the sound makes sense.

Yes, this is very imperial; it must be the will of the emperor!

Although Nurgle's plague is supernatural, the forces of the warp, when acting on the real universe, are still subject to the basic laws of physics.

The carriers of the plague need a breeding ground, and the centralized burning of the corpses of Nagog cultists can effectively suppress the spread of the plague.

So, the promethium fuel produced in City Two returned to City One in a different way.

The Imperial army is methodically retaking the fallen capital, but what is the Shadow of Death Warband doing?

The Nurgle cultists, who died with their eyes wide open, couldn't understand why the angels, who also believed in the Father, only watched from afar.

The Chaos Astartes were indifferent to the lives of cannon fodder, and even less concerned that these guys wouldn't fight to the death.

Those who know the Empire's style of doing things know it all. Once you believe in chaos, you're a cultist forever. The Imperial army won't reason with cultists; it's just a matter of shooting or cannon blasting.

With over 700,000 crew members conscripted twice and more than 150 additional units capable of urban warfare, the Empire's city defense and siege finally reached the intensity of a war befitting a human empire.

Whether armed sailors or indentured laborers, no one can resist the fatal temptation of being a superior being in the hive.

The Astartes of the Empire paid no attention to or tried to stop these legions from seizing territory and establishing their own fiefdoms. Whoever conquered a district could keep it; as long as you could fight, you could have plenty of territory.

Under the deliberate indulgence of the Fourth Company, these temporary regiments have become incredibly powerful and their fighting spirit is so strong that the local PDF in Skold cannot understand them at all.

The Empire's momentum was unstoppable. Today they recaptured five streets, tomorrow they would recover ten districts, and life was getting better day by day.

The Astartes of the Raptor Chapter, who were still hiding in tactical squad formations, were also puzzled as to why the Shadow of Death hadn't made a move.

The Wings of Desolation have already deployed their fourth company, and these lone combat brothers are the best bait and targets, while the tactical squads of the Big Head Eagles are the hunters lying in ambush, ready to stage a scene of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

But why are these chaotic traitors so stable?

This doesn't make sense!

My legs were almost numb from squatting, but the Death Shadows just watched from afar. The key passages to each nest were only symbolically guarded by these stinking cans. As soon as the cult cannon fodder were almost dead, these stinking cans immediately retreated.

In stark contrast to the overwhelming momentum of the mortal forces, the Astartes found this battle truly agonizing.

"Eurah brothers, what do you think?"

On the Victory Balance, Company Commander Motor Sich inquired about the think tank's opinion.

"I don't know, Company Commander Motor Sich. There's something strange about the planet Skord. Some unknown force is suppressing the subspace surge."

"So, putting aside psionic energy and purely from Astartes' perspective, what do you think is unusual about the current situation?"

After two months of intense command, even Astartes' superhuman brain was somewhat exhausted. He really needed some additional advice to enlighten his clouded mind.

"I think the Shadow of Death faction might be leaving."

Motor Sich nodded; in fact, he had the same premonition.

However, the Mandeville point space region of the galaxy is now under close surveillance by the loyalist Astartes ships. Both the think tank Euler and the ship's navigator are capable of detecting and issuing warnings of massive objects in the subspace in advance.

The reality barrier surrounding Skord is ridiculously strong, making the Chaos's commonly used warp jump tactics ineffective. Rescuing the Shadow of Death warband trapped in City One would be difficult without deploying a fleet.

If the fleet heads to Mandeville, it will be ambushed by the loyalists again.

How can these Chaos traitors escape?

Motor Sich couldn't understand it.

Chapter 127 A Secret Maneuver

The one who enters Xianyang first becomes the king, and the one who enters Xianyang later supports the court.

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Some rebellious nobles wanted to switch sides.

The blood oath is for the lives of thirty million filthy zombies.

Anyone familiar with the human empire knows that believing in Chaos is a minor matter, but being caught red-handed for believing in Chaos is a major one.

The powerful and privileged who survived in the first nest didn't know they were wrong; they just knew they were about to die.

All the fearless heroes in Skord really died; one can only imagine the quality of those who survived.

The Chaos Astartes can decide their fate, and so can the Astartes loyal to the Empire.

So when the Death Shadows' strategy of retreating and defending became clear, the opportunistic guys tried to contact their former colleagues.

Although they hated these things, since it concerned the course of the war, the Second Nest still reported the information to Motor Sich.

"Jesford, what do you think?"

"Stand and watch."

"..."

Are we so close that we can tell each other lame jokes?

"Motor Sich, will you let a traitor who has sided with Chaos go unpunished?"

"will not."

"So why are you asking me? Either you refuse or you lie. It's all just petty squabbles between Chaos traitors. Do you think I'd suspect you of being one of them?"

Yesfe, thank you for your trust, but I'm asking what your specific thoughts are, not for you to give me emotional value.

Motor Sich had been thoroughly influenced by the atmosphere and spirit of the Fourth Company. He had been accustomed to this feeling of carrying the burden of two capitals and thirteen provinces on his shoulders for ten years and was about to become desensitized. Jessford's sudden move was not enough to shake his resolve.

"Okay, you go ahead with your work, I'll think about it some more."

We need to think about it again because the Astartes Chapters have different styles. Although there are loyalist chapters that use deception and trickery as their regular tactics, the Desolation Wings are not such a chapter.

What goes around comes around. Although the overall style of Desolation Wings is all about victory, the fact that they've managed to make so many friends after more than two thousand years in the Pacific Starfield shows that the overall tone of the chapter is still quite positive and uplifting.

In plain terms, Desolation Wings has a strong sense of self-image and is concerned about saving face.

Although the Astartes Chapter and the Astartes Order are essentially two names for the same thing, they are like two sides of the same coin. The way the chapter operates will influence the internal conduct of the fighting brothers.

Astartes of the Wasteland has always been a man of his word, willing to risk his life to keep his promises.

It is this style, which could even be called a weakness, that underpins the internal stability of the Wasteland Wings.

The battalion commander would never speak empty words to the company commander, and the company commander would never speak carelessly to the brothers in the company.