The Warmaster-class Titan is one of the largest categories of Battle Titans, second only to the Emperor-class. Before the Horus Heresy, the existence of the Warmaster-class was kept strictly secret, even from the highest-ranking members of the Mechanicum.
Discussing her publicly, these mysterious war machines were secretly placed on specific forge worlds, remaining dormant in the shadows until the death of their homeworld, with the first public use of this model occurring during the Schism of Mars during the Heresy.
The renegade Deathskull Legion revealed their hidden Warmaster-class Titans, causing big trouble for the loyal side.
The biggest feature of the Warmaster class is its firepower, especially long-range firepower. However, strong firepower also increases energy consumption. Therefore, the Warmaster class adopts a dual-reactor design, with a secondary reactor powering most weapon systems, including
Two Suzerain-class incineration cannons as the main weapons, as well as four twin Adex-type close-in automatic cannons used to deal with light and air units, missile launchers, and twin laser cannons can also be installed on both shoulders.
A variety of weapons, and the defense provided by 7 sets of void shield generators is unparalleled.
Reza's Warmaster Legion only had 2 Warmaster-class aircraft that appeared during the Horus Heresy, but in fact there were far more than this number, and Reza's Warmaster-class was inferior to Mars' Warmaster-class in terms of power and firepower.
There are quite a few differences. The biggest difference is that the Ryza Warmaster class uses two Sunfury plasma destruction cannons. This unique Titan weapon of Ryza allows the Warmaster class to carry out continuous operations that surprise other legions.
And powerful firepower output.
Although it is a microgravity environment, Titan's movements are not affected at all. The air around the huge war machine flashes in the energy of the void shield, and it slowly advances surrounded by dense skitarii and praetorian guards, fighting with the broken skull.
Along with the fighter, there were 2 Predators and 6 Warhounds.
Then, the Apocalypse missile launcher on the huge shoulders of the Skullbreaker roared and fired out the first batch of missiles. A wall of flames suddenly rose up on the Red Pirates' front, and the shock wave filled the surrounding kilometers with screaming shrapnel.
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In the violent bombardment, the broken bodies of Chaos Space Marines were thrown into the air and the daemons were torn to pieces, but these were nothing compared to the shocking destruction that was to come.
Soon, ultra-high temperature plasma was injected into the ion destruction cannons on the arms of the steel behemoth. The vacuum environment absorbed the powerful roar, making the scene appear silent and slow. At the same time, the deadly fire on the Titan's shoulders
The divine cannon barrel also began to rotate, raising strong winds as it continued to accelerate, tearing apart the Red Pirates' front line, firing from one end to the other, easily penetrating any armor.
When the final judgment came, the Red Pirates had actually collapsed. When they turned around and ran away in despair, the two plasma destruction cannons emitted dazzling light like stars, and white-hot energy roared out from the muzzles, covering the Chaos Wizard.
Its location creates an inconspicuous "small crater" on the surface of the planet.
Although there were only less than ten Titans, the destruction they brought was inspiring and completely defeated the last hope of the red pirates on the satellite. Anyway, Okot told people to run away as soon as he saw the Titans appear.
Already.
But his wit was as if he did not run around like a headless fly. Instead, he led the remaining war gang members towards a hangar bunker that was getting into a melee, because staying on the satellite was destined to be a dead end, and the only way to survive was to grab a
Set up a fighter plane and run away.
In fact, there were many Chaos Space Marines who had the same idea as him. The defeated Red Pirate landing force quickly dispersed, which caused a lot of trouble for the defenders of Liuli 3. Many underground hangars were destroyed.
Invasion, and the narrow environment is obviously conducive to the individual powerful Chaos Space Marines, and even some hangars have the entire flight deck occupied.
Faced with this sudden factor, Soshyan arranged for flesh tearers and ascetics to drop troops on Liuli No. 3 to assist the defenders in clearing out the scattered remaining enemies. However, the impact of the enemy had already been caused, and the attack capability of the fighter formation began to decline rapidly.
At the same time, in order to release the landing troops, the two battle barges also had to change directions, which gave the Red Pirate Fleet an opportunity. They quickly left the battlefield with a perfect collective right turn.
Only then did Soshyan understand that the other party's real purpose was not to destroy the Star Fortress, or that destroying the Star Fortress was just a gamble. The real goal was to drop a small number of troops on the surface of the satellite and use them to interfere with the Empire and create chaos.
This creates an opportunity for the main fleet to break away. It is obvious that the fleet commander of the Red Pirates has a very clear understanding of psychology. He knows that in desperate situations, those Chaos Space Marines will definitely find ways to invade the empire's hangar. This is far better than asking them to go
Attacking a star fort is much easier.
There was no suspense in the subsequent battle. The Red Pirates' main fleet retreated in a very orderly manner. They did not just run away. They occasionally fired blocking shots at the Imperial fleet. After being freed from the harassment of the satellite fighter formation, their range advantage was brought into play.
When they came out, Soshyan did not dare to pursue them deeply. He could only destroy some small warships and let them leave the galaxy.
With the defeat of the Red Pirate Fleet, the first large-scale naval battle of the Badab Expedition came to an end.
In this naval battle of Angstrom, both sides invested more than 20 capital ships and hundreds of small and medium-sized warships. The entire battle lasted for 16 hours.
According to final post-war statistics, the Empire lost 2 heavy cruisers, 3 strike cruisers, 4 light cruisers, and 26 destroyers and frigates.
The Red Corsairs lost 2 large cruisers, 1 heavy cruiser, 5 massacre-class cruisers, 6 light cruisers, and 39 destroyers and frigates.
Not long after the war, Soshyan received secret information. After leaving the Angstrom system, the Red Pirate Fleet was unexpectedly attacked by the Third Theater Fleet led by Corsaro Khan. After a brief battle between the two sides, the Red Pirate Fleet
Another Carnage-class cruiser and four destroyers and frigates were lost. The Conqueror-class battleship Lamentation that participated in the battle was severely damaged. In the subsequent battle with the Third Theater Fleet, its engine was severely damaged again and it was unable to keep up with the fleet.
, was eventually abandoned by the Red Corsairs after the crew was evacuated, and was destroyed with a torpedo.
As for personnel, if only the Space Marines are counted, then the Empire has almost no losses. Only 49 battle monks from various chapters died in the anti-jump gang operations and naval battles, while the Red Pirates side only recovered from the battlefield.
A relatively complete corpse estimate shows that the Red Corsairs lost 2,541 Space Marines, but considering that many were directly wiped out in the naval battle or only some fragments remained, the number is likely to exceed 5,000!
Therefore, the Battle of Angstrom is likely to be the largest number of Heretic Astartes annihilated in a single battle by the Empire since the Great Heresy.