Just when the two company commanders were shocked and speechless by the terrible situation Talos described, a brass horn hanging on the pillar suddenly heard a sound.
"Chapter Commander! Admiral Georg Carew, Commander-in-Chief of the Orps Sector Fleet, wishes to conduct video communication with you!"
"catch."
When the projection equipment was turned on, the air in front of Soshyan rippled, and then a man wearing an admiral's uniform was projected, and he performed a standard aquila salute.
"Salute to you, Chapter Master Soshyan Alexei!"
"Hello to you too, Admiral Georg Carew."
After the brief greeting ended, the admiral immediately explained his purpose.
"You and your battle group are the first Astartes battle group to come to the aid of Orpheus. After the sacrifice of the Angels of Death, your arrival has brought hope to everyone, but... there is no disrespect.
, but we scanned a ship in your fleet that is not in the imperial ship type record? Its size is also so amazing, can you tell me..."
"It is an Abyss-class warship, a warship converted from a salvaged hulk. I will ask someone to send the keel identification code."
"Is that so...I...I have a request."
"Please tell me."
"Can you allow me to board the ship and see for myself?"
Although separated by a blurry projection, Soshyan could still feel the hesitation and desire of the other party. This fleet commander should be a person who loves ships. Seeing a strange and huge ship, he couldn't help it.
.
So he nodded.
"Okay, but Gary Bullen is still waiting for us, so we have to control the time a little."
"Half an hour, please give me half an hour!"
Subsequently, the admiral brought a large number of naval officers to the Randall. While he was shocked by the scale of this magnificent ship, he was also shocked by its internal structure and various parameters. Although some of the weapons were not
It is a conventional weapon of the empire, but it was fooled by Soshyan's "experimental equipment of the Adeptus Mechanicus". Of course, the area that the Furnace is responsible for is not open to the public.
For the naval officers of Orps, they have never been exposed to a warship of this level in a remote location, so the most frequently asked question is - who is bigger, the Abyss class or the Queen of Glory class?
Soshyan's answer is that from the average value, the Abyss class is larger, but there are also size differences between the Glory Queen class, so it cannot be generalized.
Taking this opportunity, Soshyan also had a general understanding of the strength of the Orpsian fleet.
It can only be said that it is okay, but the ships are generally old and many have expired.
For example, their battleships are basically Retribution-class and Emperor-class, with a total of 3 ships, of which only 1 Emperor-class is undergoing temporary repairs, while the flagship Arica Master is an Apocalypse-class battleship, which is also a Saint.
Marduk's legacy.
In addition to 4 battleships, the Orps fleet also had 29 cruisers of various types and 195 small ships. Before the bloody Hundred Days broke out, they actually had 35 cruisers and 234 small ships. In just one hundred days,
In this period, the entire Orps fleet lost 6 cruisers and 41 small ships.
But even with such losses, the scale still seemed to be quite large. But when Soshyan asked them carefully about their combat readiness, the admiral seemed a little unnatural. Although he said everything was fine, he couldn't deceive Soshyan.
After leaving Amara III, the fleet sailed all the way to Amara Prime and quickly approached the target.
As the capital, Amara Prime is naturally the most heavily protected. In addition to a series of orbital weapons platform facilities, it also has two large combat space stations, or two small fortresses guarding the planet's high orbit. They are respectively
Named Sentinel 1 and Sentinel 2, each is an exaggerated firepower monster. To the naked eye, the huge gyro-shaped metal structure is covered with dense laser arrays and missile launchers, as well as multiple void shields.
generator.
Father Suna, who was on duty on the bridge, made a rough estimate based on the scan results and concluded that the firepower of these combat space stations was roughly equivalent to that of a cruiser squadron. If the two were added together, even a battleship would have to avoid its edge.
"Not enough, far from enough."
Soshyan shook his head at this.
"If the Necron are really determined to raid Amalur Prime, these two combat space stations will definitely not last twenty minutes."
He walked to the meditator's platform, looked at it carefully for a while, and then continued:
"The deployment problem is too great. We all rely on fixed weapons to stop the enemy. However, with the flexibility of the Necron ships, it is easy to get into unfavorable firing positions with fixed weapons. I did not see any fighter platforms, not a single one.
, but this is exactly the weapon to stop the Necrons. They have few ships and few fighter planes.
Although their performance is good, their number is the only performance they cannot make up for. Using a large number of fighter jets can effectively delay the attack of the Necrons. Their firepower density is not enough to quickly clear out a large fleet, and the melta missiles carried by the bombers are very effective against them.
They still pose a threat and are easier to access than battleships."
Talos on the side suddenly smiled and said:
"You can't expect everyone to know as much about the Necron as you do."
Soshyan nodded and looked away from the Thinker screen.
"Yes, so this is the biggest problem. Orpheus still has some strength, but he knows nothing about the enemy, except what it is."
"This battle is not easy to fight."
Talos's words made Soshyan realize something. He walked to him, lowered his head and said softly:
"Brother, what did you see?"
"Corpse, countless corpses, human, metal, and the dark green moon covering the sky, surrounded by black stars."
Talos's description was very abstract. Soshyan frowned and thought for a while, then said with a slight hesitation:
"The Necron battleship is crescent-shaped...the dark green moon...isn't it that kind of tomb ship?"
Talos shrugged.
"I don't know about this, but there are two weird moons I saw."
Soshiyang walked aside with his hands behind his back. He might not necessarily believe the words of the Eldar prophet, but he trusted Talos's premonition. After roughly speculating for a while, he believed that the strange moon that Talos saw was the Necrontyr's tomb ship.
, or maybe worse...
For example, World Engine...
If they really launch this thing, it is estimated that the Randall will not be able to stop it, but even if there are two tomb ships at once, Soshyan feels that this battle will be difficult to fight. Regardless of the many imperial ships, they can withstand it.
It wasn't used much. If the Royal Court's ships hadn't been used in the last battle, it would have ended in being swept away by the opponent.
"Chapter Commander, Amara sent us to the port for instructions!"
The communication sound from the bridge interrupted Soshyan's thoughts. He turned around and said:
"Reply, you can enter the port."
"yes!"
Soon, the huge fleet entered the port area in the orbit of Amara's main star. After entering, a large group of military and political dignitaries from the sector were waiting. The one representing the governor was a prime minister, and the local patriarch was also present.
, after chatting for a while, Soshyan took the governor's special large shuttle to the surface of the planet.