Chapter 248: The Core Battle of Storm

Chapter 248 The core battle - the attack and defense of Strom

The war of recovery initiated by Orpheus has lasted for several months.

In contrast to the huge army of tens of millions of people across the two star regions, the death and injury of millions of people in the war is just a drop in the bucket, and there is no wave.

Today's Priestley Galaxy is like a palace with its doors wide open and no defenses;

When the outer defense system is torn apart, the only thing that can stop the human empire is the mobile fleet.

The main force of the orc fleet has been driven to the fortress group in the center of the galaxy after sinking most of them.

With the influx of the imperial army, both the empire and the orcs have no way to retreat.

The two killing-eye behemoths stared at each other, and after taking a hard breath, they also looked at the center of the battlefield.

Storm 1, the capital world of the Priestley galaxy, is also the home planet of the Hassan Sector Grand Fleet after the Empire carefully built a complete defense system and the Star Ring Shipyard.

The space stations and weapon platforms that were once in orbit are now occupied by the orcs;

and those defense weapons that are dilapidated but still retain most of their functions have now become malicious arrowheads blocking the Imperial soldiers.

There is no room for other battles at this point, and the fierce competition for these defenses will be the climax of this battle.

The main forces of the naval fleet came out together, bombarding Storm's fortress system against the dazzling laser array on the orbit;

They closely arranged the fleet's navigation sequence, and always completed the position change before the inner member's shield was about to overload, and continued to maintain the intensity of the bombing.

A large number of torpedoes were transported from the rear, and on the weapon platforms of small frigates, they were released into orbit in waves like a school of fish.

After the bombing, the Astra Militarum made its first landing attempt, but most of the ships were immediately torn apart by the artillery fire hidden in the second line;

Well, the intensity of firepower reconnaissance was not enough, which was the unanimous conclusion made by Calvin and others.

More fierce artillery fire tilted towards the direction of Storm, but with little effect;

Until the arrival of the mechanical ark fleet and the interstellar fortress King Raptor in the rear, the situation of the war improved significantly.

The former is the battle flagship of the Reza Forge World, and naturally has large plasma weapons that are stronger than the conventional warships of the Empire;

But because of their special battlefield positioning and functions, no one is willing to send them to the battlefield unless the war enters a dangerous stage.

The latter is a rare strategic-level unit in the fleet, known for its defense and firepower.

The defense of the King Raptor interstellar fortress can naturally withstand the attack of Storm's defensive weapons for a long time;

But without Calvin's own orders, no other high-level generals can interfere with the will of these Astartes, let alone attempt to drive the core assets of the war group such as the King Raptor.

Calvin didn't want to do this either, because the King of Raptors was precious, even from the perspective of the entire empire, it was still an extremely rare resource.

Star fortresses were worthless, at least with the empire's industrial capacity, it couldn't be said that there were many stars, but at least tens of thousands.

The fact that they could not be moved became the only criterion for distinguishing whether their core value was precious or not:

Whether there was an independent engine sufficient for long-distance navigation, whether there was a subspace engine sufficient to support independent subspace navigation and an attached Geiger stand system!

If there was, it would be the jewel in the crown of the empire's industry, and even the Astartes would regard it as a treasure;

If not, it would just be an ordinary assembly line product of the empire's industry.

This bulky fortress can only be deployed passively, and even ordinary passive defensive deployments require large ships to actively tow them, not to mention active offensive deployments.

The King of Raptors is the former, although it is not as powerful and legendary as the Mountain Array, Black Stone, and some unknown Caliban.

But as the best among interstellar fortresses, it not only has outstanding defense among its peers and excellent self-sustaining ability brought by the huge space.

Under these basic conditions, it also has a complete array of plasma reactor engines and matching subspace engines.

This strategic-level fortress that can move autonomously and can carry out subspace navigation for large-scale dispatch is a treasure in the eyes of any force.

It can be said that on any battlefield, as long as it exists, even if it is stationary, it naturally has a deterrent effect like a stabilizing needle.

This strategic-level resource is almost non-renewable in today's empire.

If it is not needed for war and there is no other alternative.

Calvin will not set his sights on it.

The loyalty of the Fire Eagle Regiment does not need to be doubted, and they obey Calvin's orders.

Within ten hours of receiving his order, this huge interstellar fortress appeared at the location where Calvin ordered to deploy with the engine turned on at full power-the spearhead of the entire fleet.

The fleet was ready at this point and launched a fierce attack on Strom 1 again.

Under the cover of the Raptor King's huge body, the entire fleet approached it openly, facing the frontal firepower of the defense system!

The Mechanical Heart of Aurora, which belongs to the Riza World, followed closely behind. The four plasma cannons of its core weapon array completed the final charging preparation at a point close to the outer perimeter of the Storm Line.

With Calvin's order, the Raptor King suddenly stopped its forward movement and began to deviate to the left wing of the entire defense line;

And in the path of its flashing firepower, the orcs of the outer space station of Storm 1 were horrified to see the light from the depths of the star on the main gun of the Heart of Dawn!

Buzz!

The huge circuit trembled, and the low-frequency metal resonance resounded throughout the hull of the mechanical ark.

From the perspective of an observer, at that moment, there were four huge beams of light extending to the orbit of the planet on the Heart of Dawn!

The front defense line composed of a Ramirez-class star fortress, four large space stations and dozens of weapon platforms was instantly penetrated by this dazzling light!

The shields of the two space stations in the center of the defense line were instantly overloaded, and the building debris that suddenly rose up was like a large piece of dust, which turned into fragments under the gravitational constraints of the planet and fell to the surface.

The main shield of the star fortress was also severely damaged, and visible distortion appeared on this huge fortress.

Of course, the Imperial Fleet would not give up this precious opportunity for close-in shooting. The fleets led by battleships began to shoot one after another. The dazzling light of the bow nova cannons rose and fell, making the entire galaxy quiet!

"In the name of the Emperor! Attack!"

Admiral Juan roared hoarsely on the bridge of the Grand Fleet.

At the same time, on other warships, the generals of the Imperial Navy and the Astra Militarum also roared for war!

The Astartes were much calmer. They just lined up silently and entered the cabins of the landing torpedoes;

Even the large group of Grey Knights led by Calvin just stood quietly on the already charged teleportation array.

He once again confirmed the specific coordinates of the teleportation array with the bridge direction of the Soul Redeemer, and then said to all the Grey Knights in the psychic link:

"Let's go, it's our turn to play. Remember our mission? In the name of the Emperor!"

All the Grey Knights knelt on one knee with their halberds in one hand at this time.

Amid the friction of power armor parts, these gray Emperor Angels uniformly sent out their final prayers before the battle to the distant Terra:

"I am the Hammer of Purification!"

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