Riding in the Chimera a lot, I've developed a good habit of wearing my seatbelt at all times, and if I had one on board, I'd have gotten bruised in bumps by relying on carapace armor alone. This is one of the benefits I enjoy as a psyker, even if I am in a car, I can detect most enemies before they reach range with direct anti-armor fire, so that I don't have to let my car be smashed into a pile of burning scrap metal and I will be tied inside. As for the heavy artillery that is beyond the scope of my mind's vision, there is no need to worry too much about the hit rate of that kind of curved fire, what does the famous quote of a general say? The cannonballs that can hit me haven't been made yet!

Perhaps the real reason is that no one can compare the artillery firepower with our defense forces, anyway, in the past few years, it has never happened that a car was destroyed by a direct hit, and the most dangerous thing is just a close-range explosion that can turn the tank over.

Right now, it's like I'm sitting in a Chimera chariot that is about to be overturned by a big explosion. With a violent concussion and a deafening roar, I was thrown off my seat with a tremendous force, and then pulled back by my seat belt before my head slammed into the console in front of me. The strap, which usually looked soft, was now taut like a steel cable, almost breaking my ribs. At this moment, I subconsciously bent down and pulled out the dagger in my boot, preparing to cut the seat belt and jump out of the car to escape, so as not to be swallowed up by the fire that was likely to occur next - after all, special passivation fuel is not easy to apply, and the Chimera most often uses diluted promethium fuel.

Then I remembered that I was now on a warship that I didn't know how many tens of millions of tons, not a thin-skinned chariot of forty tons. We are now in a very safe situation, and we are not going to be shelled so harshly. So what was the shock just now......

The recoil of the artillery?

With the emperor on top, what kind of powerful heavy artillery must have to produce such a recoil force to shake a huge battleship? What's more, isn't recoiled artillery often a live-fire weapon that only our defense forces use? The more commonly used weapons in the Navy are light spears with no recoil at all and plasma weapons with very little recoil, right?

Looking around, it seemed like only I was the only one who seemed so wolfy. The crew sat in their seats as if they were accustomed to the almost devastating tremors, even Colonel Leme and Major Sylvia, who were standing. However, the navy was not the only one in the bridge, and although Eddie was somewhat prepared, he was still thrown off, and if he hadn't used psionic energy to assist, he would have almost fallen to the ground. Even the space wolves, with their heavy armor and magnetic boots, are showing signs of unsteady footing.

Fortunately, this is a weapon mounted directly on the hull, if it is placed on the side chord, the recoil can almost break the hull, and the soldiers inside the battleship who have not had time to prepare too much must have suffered a large-scale non-combat attrition at this time......

Is this the power of the so-called macro cannon? I'm not just looking forward to the results.

The officers of the Navy didn't let my anticipation last long. Soon someone called up a picture on the screen with acceptable clarity, "Hit the amidship of the enemy ship, completely penetrate the hull, shatter large pieces of armor, and confirm that there are signs of explosion inside." ”

Hey, with the professional eyes of the Navy, you can get so many conclusions? At first glance, all I could see was a hole carved out of the huge piece of scrap metal.

If I looked closely, I realized that it was not just a hole, but that the original rugged steel around the cave had become unrecognizable, showing condensed ripples like a layer of ripples and instantly frozen water, and there were fine cracks all over it. In other words, this shell with a thickness of tens of meters, if not really completely shattered, has at least been twisted and deformed. As for the internal explosion, I don't know if it was because the picture wasn't clear enough or the hole was too small, I didn't see it at all.

It's not quite in line with what I expected, I thought that a single shot would completely destroy or severely damage the enemy ship, or at least it would be good to tear a big hole like the torpedo I fired before, and make such a big noise that it can only make a hole in the enemy's body? Looking at the ratio of the wound to the enemy ship itself, if you put it on the Riemannus Ruth tank, it is estimated that it is at most the size of a needle's eye, and maybe even the pilot cannot be killed.

I couldn't help but be a little disappointed. Think about our defense forces, the petrified lizard self-propelled guns that are also small carts against cannons, if one shot hits directly, even many main battle tanks will not be spared...... Although it is extremely rare to actually be able to hit.

"Didn't hit the nail on the head......," Colonel Lem sighed with a slight disappointment, and then he seemed to find himself inadvertently accusing someone, and quickly added, "This is also something that can't be helped, the Avenger-class information has been lost for 10,000 years, and we don't know anything about its internal structure." ”

Sylvia looked even more disappointed, "I'm sorry. Next time I'll aim at the stern if I can destroy the thrusters......"

"No, even if the thrusters are destroyed, the enemy ships can directly enter the subspace and escape......" Colonel Lem took off his hat and scratched his sparse hair, falling into a frustrated silence.

Eddie interjected: "Although I am not very familiar with naval battles, our warships are much smaller than the other side, and with our firepower, we want to completely destroy the enemy with one shot, such a request is very unreasonable, right?" ”

"That being said, to let a nearly incapacitated rebel warship, which has also committed many crimes in the Empire, flee from us like this, if not be punished for dereliction of duty, it will at least be a lifetime of shame." Sylvia said.

"We still have a chance before it's gone." Colonel Lem said, "The power of the main gun will be reduced by half, and we will not need to penetrate the armor on the other side, as long as we can destroy as much as possible the internal equipment of the enemy ship." In this way, the firepower density can be increased a little more. ”

"How's it going in the main gun compartment?" He asked.

An officer replied: "Someone is wounded, and it does not affect the operation of the macro artillery." ”

Another officer said: "Report, there is a communication from the Melvid Picker!" ”

"I'll talk about it later, I don't have time to worry about them now." Colonel Lem said.

But the voice from there was already a voice on its own, "This is High Foundry Bishop Adamus, and in the name of the Supreme Glory Mars and the Supreme Omega, I order the Redemption of the Heresy to cease its attack on the Imperial Dawn. Imperial Dawn is the last known Avenger-class large cruiser to survive, and it contains ancient technology that has long been lost to the Empire and must be captured at all costs......"

"Enough!" Colonel Lem slammed his fist on the steering wheel, "Major Greymane, how can there be such a guy on your ship?" ”

Sylvia was also embarrassed and overwhelmed, and looked at me as if asking for help, so I had to bite the bullet and explain, "It's my mechanical servant,......"

As for why there is a high-ranking mechanical bishop by my side as a servant, this is not a key issue at the moment, but more importantly, how to respond to the request made by Ah Da at this time...... Or rather, commands.

It may seem ridiculous that a seemingly lowly servant suddenly raised a question that everyone present had to seriously consider, but strictly speaking, the Cult of the Mechanicus did have this privilege.

In the entire empire, whether it is the military or the state religion, all the qiē power structures, including the Inquisition, issue orders in the name of the emperor, and it is not just a slogan that all qiē is attributed to the emperor, but the Cult of the Mechanicus is an exception. Unlike the other qiē units of the empire, the Cult of the Mechanicus is not a direct subordinate of the emperor, but an ally of the emperor, and although nominally under the emperor's position, it is completely and absolutely a self-enclosed system, and there is no room for outsiders to interfere in the internal affairs of qiē. At the same time, most of the time, the technical service personnel of the Mechanicus Cult stationed in various units of the empire are also obedient and conscientious to complete their tasks, and never ask for anything......

…… There is only one exception, and that is when it is discovered that there may be ancient technology and needs to be investigated. At this time, voices from the Cult of the Mechanicus tended to be higher than a qiē, at least as far as I know, a general-level Defense Force officer was once punished for his poor cooperation in archaeological work.

If this was just a military operation in the general sense, then the demands from the Cult of the Mechanicus would indeed be considered supreme. However, this operation was the participation of the Inquisition, and if ordered by the Inquisitor in the name of the Emperor, the nominal authority would still be above that of the Cult of the Mechanicus.

However, it seems that Add is not using his higher authority, but is thinking very seriously.

"Capturing enemy ships or something, we didn't have that in our original plan. It is said that to capture a ship, you need at least ten times the strength of the opponent, right? The young inquisitor muttered to himself.

It seems that Add is still too young and unqualified to have the courage to fight against the Mechanics. It's also reasonable to think about it, "From now on, you don't want to get another screw supply", no one should think twice about this threat?!

"Even if we have so many troops, we can't expose them at all now. In fact, we could barely defend our ships even with all our might, and it was completely impossible to launch a landing battle. Colonel Leme said.

Velheim interjected, "In fact, we wolves once had a record of landing with thirty warriors chiseled through the hull of a battleship with their individual weapons, and finally captured the enemy ship. ”

No one took his word for it. It would be irrational to compare the power of mortals to a space wolf, or any other interstellar marine.

Seeing that he was being ignored, the Rune Priest continued, "I mean, if our Frost Fang can get to the ground as soon as possible, one battle cruiser and hundreds of wolves will be enough to take out the Imperial Dawn, no matter what means. ”

Yes, whether it's shelling or landing, the wolf never cares what others say. They have their own foundry, and they don't rely on the Mechanica's supplies at all, so they don't have to listen to the Mechanica's dictates at all. There are so many space marines under the command of the Empire, and only a handful have this ability.

But isn't the wolf still here? What if the enemy ran away before they arrived?

"Captain Greymane," Eddie asked Sylvia politely, "a transport ship like the Melved Picker that runs regular short voyages shouldn't be equipped with Star Whisperers, right?" ”

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Three thousand words, try to redeem the festival. I've been really sorry for everyone lately.

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