After learning that the Astra Militarum urgently needed a specialized super-heavy tank for siege warfare, with the ability to accurately strike and destroy enemy fortifications at long distances, after careful thinking and more than two thousand years of design, Mars' machinery
The sages decided to install a seismic cannon, the giant cannon on the Warrior-class Titan, on the chassis of a Shadow Sword super-heavy tank.
Facts have proved that the heavy chassis of the super-heavy tank can fully withstand the huge recoil caused by the seismic cannon, so a brand new siege tank was born.
Needless to say, the power of a weapon like the seismic cannon, its destructive power is one of the best among the existing heavy artillery in the empire. It even requires the deployment of on-board mechanical priests to perform precise calculations to avoid catastrophic consequences, because its lethality is not only
Just from the moment of the explosion, and more importantly, the subsequent shock wave can directly shatter a large range of solid fortifications and bunkers, and its power can even cause the land to "liquefy".
However, the status of the Poison Sword itself after its development is somewhat embarrassing, because during the long research process, the Astra Militarum has obtained other more useful siege tanks, namely the Thor siege tank and the Storm Sword heavy siege tank. These two
This model of tank is also an improvement on existing tanks, but their main guns are relatively cheap smash cannons and siege cannons, and the poison sword's seismic cannon is too expensive and does not meet the Astra Militarum's "cheap and practical" siege cannon.
In this case, Poison Sword had to give up its original positioning and serve as a "Titan Hunter", but even more embarrassing things happened with its first actual combat.
The Poison Sword's seismic cannon was directly evaluated in actual combat as not suitable for fighting against the rebellious Titan army, because the seismic cannon can only severely damage the Titan's void shield, and if you want to defeat it and cause damage to the Titan itself, you need to fire the Poison Sword
Frequency and single-shot damage are almost impossible. The Warlord Titan uses two main weapon arms. After the seismic cannon breaks the void shield, the other cannon can make up for the fatal blow. This is no problem, but for only one cannon
For the poison sword of the cannon, the situation is a bit embarrassing, and the earthquake cannon is almost the limit of the Shadow Sword chassis, which means that the speed of the poison sword must be reduced to an outrageous level, and it is even jokingly called "
"Poison Turtle", its poor mobility means that once it fails to destroy the enemy, it cannot even run away when it is counterattacked.
But it was impossible for Mars to admit that he had designed something that was not so useful, so the poison sword was forcefully given to the Astra Militarum, and it was also difficult for the Astra Militarum to hold it. It was difficult to deploy due to its bulkiness, but
This thing is so valuable that once it is lost, it will be difficult for any commander to explain it. Fortunately, the power of the seismic cannon is indeed more than enough to attack strongholds. Some Astral Legions have gradually fallen in love with this unique super-heavy tank, but the number of them is limited.
It has been so low that many forge worlds are unwilling to produce it.
However, Soshyan has taken a fancy to this overweight tank. It is overqualified for attacking strongholds, and it is not capable of fighting Titans with void shields. However, it cannot deal with large Tyranid creatures without void shields but with very thick carapace and strong vitality.
Very suitable!
The unique killing mechanism of the seismic cannon is just suitable for killing Tyranids who rely solely on the thickness of their carapace for defense, and its huge killing range can also target the "Sea of Insects", so he not only brought out all the poisonous swords in the armory,
He also took out the inventory of Zhao Akada and asked Ulan Huda to rush to build a few more, so he made up these 24 Poison Swords. In view of the problem of the Poison Sword's mobility, Soshiyang also
It was very bold to ask the mechanical priests to "reduce" it - that is, to remove all the secondary guns, and even reduce part of the turret armor, to minimize the total combat weight of the vehicle, making its mobility at least
At an acceptable level, their main task is to counterattack the enemy's biological artillery, and armor is not a very important attribute.
Now they have become Soshyan's main counter-artillery force.
After obtaining the coordinates, the three Poison Swords adjusted their directions and entered the launch area. With a violent roar, cracks appeared on the flat ground under their tracks.
The whistling shells traveled hundreds of kilometers, which is why Soshyan chose to defend on the mountain. Shooting from a high position can maximize the distance and accuracy of human firepower.
Under Bahram's gaze, three violent flashes of light bloomed in the Tyranid artillery group, like three supernovae. The nearby Tyranid creatures directly wailed and were torn into pieces by the dissipated energy. When other Tyranid artillerymen tried to
When they were transferred, the ground under their feet suddenly boiled like a rolling sea, causing them to lose their balance and fall to the ground. It was as if they were put into a blender. First, their armor shattered, and then blood mixed with minced meat sprayed out.
From the sky, terrifying energy was transmitted along the ground and their bodies, creating a bloody swamp in just the blink of an eye, with a large number of carapace and bone fragments floating in it.
"The Chapter Leader indeed made the right choice. The Poison Sword is an anti-artillery weapon that is very suitable for killing Tyranids..."
Bahram murmured:
"It seems that every detail and characteristic of the Tyranids is under the control of the chapter leader. The empire seems to have not come into contact with the Tyranid fleet many times so far. The chapter leader only relied on the information of the Mechanicum.
Is it such an accurate judgment... or..."
"Company Commander, the enemy has entered the range."
Hearing Jacob's reminder, Bahram looked away from this shocking scene, and then said to him:
"Let the Tornado missile team fire and fire the first interception line according to the predetermined parameters."
"yes."
Then he said to the technical priest:
"According to the request, we will transmit the observation images after the shelling to the command headquarters."
"Captain Bahram is already executing."
"Well, thank you."
After receiving the order, the nine cyclone missile launch vehicles began to launch rocket teams in order. These rockets flew over the heads of the defenders and fell straight to the foothills full of rubble. At this time, the claws of the Tyranid biota had just stepped on this.
area.
boom--
Along with the undulating explosion, the crimson flames suddenly expanded and rolled like ignited gunpowder, swallowing countless Tyranid creatures.
Nine Cyclone missile launchers fired more than 540 small incendiary rockets at one time. They built a wall of fire about three kilometers long and about five hundred meters wide on average. The polymerized combustion material they spilled can create a high temperature of about one thousand degrees.
, enough to pose a fatal threat to small and medium-sized Tyranids.
Within seconds, tens of thousands of Tyranids were reduced to rolling charcoal, but many more were thrown into the sea of fire without hesitation, driven by the hive consciousness.