Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 294 Military parade, muscle display under the ceremony

The ground preparations for the world of Ophelia VII are still going on, but from Calvin's point of view, there are actually no more important matters after the temporary cancellation of the task of handing over the weapons of the Heaven's Punishment Stand.

A Terran lord's visit to Ophelia was a rare honor and cause for celebration for the state church and the Imperial citizens of this world, but for Calvin and his team it was just one A normal but unusual diplomatic ceremony.

It is normal in terms of Calvin's status, in the future this kind of occasion is not to say that it is a daily routine, but it is at least a regular ritual once every few years;

And it is special because it is the first time that the whole team needs to clarify the special identity of Calvin, the Lord of Terra, and make specific adaptive adjustments based on his personal will and circumstances.

Alan Janus' status as an envoy is particularly important at this time. His particularity as an adjutant and the eldest son makes him not only the link between the gray knights and mortals in the team around Calvin, but also the responsibility to communicate with them. Diplomatic communications on the part of the state religion.

The ceremony to welcome Calvin was held on the surface centered on the Charismatic Cathedral as scheduled.

Scheduled processions and military parades were also heavily planned, around the Basilica of Charismatica.

According to the scheduled plan, Calvin and his team will land from the square on one side of the cathedral, and after meeting with the team of the state church, they will go through the entire church complex through a ten-kilometer crosswalk until they reach the square on the other side. .

The main road along the way will be opened for their team, while the auxiliary roads on both sides and the buildings next to it belong to the pilgrimage crowd and the local imperial people.

At about [-] o'clock in Taila time, after intense communication and confirmation, the parade ceremony officially began.

Calvin set off from the Angel of Punishment, and with his Gray Knights and Tindalos Legion in a phalanx formed by a large transport court, they descended from the sky under the air escort of the Defense Forces of God's Grace City, and started the planned parade.

The battleships on the orbit of Ophelia 7 opened the gates of the hangar one after another. The hundreds of meters long transport boat was extremely small against the cruiser, but as the phalanx descended, it still caused a shock in the eyes of the subjects of the empire. Exclaimed.

The 22 airships carrying the Tindalos Legion in the queue descended first, and the rest of the airships separated in mid-air, and then entered a fixed release rhythm in the usual way at low altitude after circling for a week.

A total of [-] soldiers of the Tindalos Legion in black and gold uniforms, against the backdrop of the golden eagle emblem on the iconic black brimmed hat of their dresses, lined up in a fully armed posture and marched forward in a square formation of a thousand people.

The same black full-body carapace was neatly worn on them, and the energy backpack and matching heavy-duty hell gun were clasped on their chests with both hands.

The array of Leman Russ heavy tanks and Hydra anti-corrosion armored vehicles, accompanied by their Kuroshio formation;

The ground-shaking cannon and the heavy footsteps of Titan, the knight specially given to the army by Reza World, also shook the minds of the spectators.

This is not a group of recruits with only equipment, nor is it a ceremonial guard of honor.

The soldiers of the Tindalos Legion are all survivors of the frontline battle against Chaos. Their silent and cold military might and the scars on the armored vehicles are silently telling their merits and strength.

The cheering crowd gradually quieted down, even the state priest in charge and the cherubs in the sky were shocked.

The statue-like Astartes warriors on the terrace and the Battle Sisters farther away were activated by the murderous aura of the Legion. Their eyes under the power armor helmets slowly opened, and with the help of the servo bird divination instrument, they opened their eyes cautiously. His gaze was fixed on this unprecedented elite army.

"The equipment and organization of the Stormtrooper level, the heavy equipment configuration of the auxiliary army level. Who are they? I have never heard the name of this legion..." The big nun of the Heart of Courage stood on the high terrace, solemnly Evaluating the background shown by this unknown legion.

"The average age of each person is 40-60 years old. Their medals and armbands have marks above the second level, and I have not seen a military rank below sergeant..." The company commander of the Ultramarines stationed here is more careful. After the details of the uniforms of the soldiers in the square formation in the distance, an even more shocking message was obtained.

All are veterans, having gone through at least two major battles!
how can that be?Could it be that they split up the entire regiment, and then gathered the veterans in the parade array?

Not right either!
Their weapon attachments correspond to the emblems on their armbands!And the weapon you hold looks like the product of long-term maintenance, and it is by no means a new gun temporarily installed!

That is to say, their original establishment is like this!
The Captain of the Ultramarines and the Captain of the Imperial Fists beside him looked at each other in dismay:
Well-equipped, fully equipped and full of veterans, this level of elites can be listed as the most elite part in the sequence of the Star Militia Army with great differences in combat effectiveness.

Even if they confronted head-on on the battlefield, the company-level Astartes fighters in their hands would have a hard time blocking the frontal impact of this kind of legion without enough depth to maneuver around!
A heavy hammer!Or a strong shield!
After the two high-ranking officers of the Astartes made eye contact, they came to the same conclusion inwardly.

This kind of mortal army exclusive to the chapter is not a new concept in the eyes of the two chapters with a long history.Their Chapter Headquarters have a similar order of arms.

But just like the strategic value of this kind of legion, when is it possible for a little-known "exorcist battle group" to feed such a gold-throwing behemoth?

It's not just about money!Soldiers are still a small problem. As long as there is an exclusive conscription world, after a hundred years of operation, it is not impossible to gather such veterans.

But what about gear?

Carapace armor, hell gun, Leman Russ heavy tank, or plasma modified version!
Only these exposed weapons require a high price to obtain long-term and stable access from the Forge World, not to mention the attached maintenance personnel, who are technical priests who directly belong to the Forge World!Can that be exchanged for money?

And sorry to shoot!And Knight Titans!

Needless to say about the former, the upper limit of the large-scale equipment that can be used by this super-heavy equipment is also the core difference between an Astral Army from regiment to legion.

With this kind of attachment, when the war comes, this legion will only be organized and sent to take charge of the war situation in one direction; while the Star Border Army without this kind of attachment is just a supplementary force, and it will be dismantled when the main force on the front line is damaged. points to supplement.

These two different resettlement specifications, in the eyes of the military command during the war, represented two completely different status and treatment!
In short, this is the essential difference between the first-level legion and other legions!
And such a first-level legion of 3 people will not exceed a thousand in the hands of the star-level military command known as the billion-dollar star army, and its structure and personnel quality will definitely not be comparable to the current one. So complete!
What about the latter?

As the most simplified version of a large war machine, the Knight Titan is not fundamentally different from the Titan Legion's large Titan except for its simple structure.

The core technology and maintenance technology of this armed force has always been tightly held by the Mechanic Order. Even when the Emperor was active in the empire, only the Psionic Titan was completely stripped from the Mechanic Order.

This is still the case during the reign of the emperor, let alone today in the post-emperor era.At present, all knight titan families have signed an agreement with the local forging world and are deeply bound.

The appearance of any established knight titan must be deeply involved in at least one of the foundry worlds. (Except for the Freedom Knights, but they are also usually too small to support a large-scale war on their own.)
The information reflected in various details flashed through the minds of the high-ranking officers of Ofelia No. 7, and in the background that the master of the "Exorcist" battle group had not yet appeared in the distance, they came to a conclusion. Such a surprising conclusion:

"This newly-promoted Terra lord really deserves his name. The background he has shown today is only a personal subsidiary armed force outside the Tribunal, not its core force. This Astartes battle group named Calvin The power possessed by the chief may have exceeded the expectations of the high-level people present and everyone behind them..."

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