Chapter 30 Military Parade, Muscle Display under Ceremony
The ground preparations for Ophelia World No. 7 are still continuing, but from Calvin’s point of view, after the temporary cancellation of the handover task of the weapons of the Heavenly Punishment Stand, there are actually no more important matters.
The visit of a Terran lord to Ophelia is a rare honor and a reason for celebration for the Ecclesiarchy and the Imperial citizens of this world, but for Calvin and his team, it is just a once-in-a-lifetime visit.
A normal diplomatic ceremony with special specifications.
It is normal for Calvin's status. From now on, this kind of occasion will not be said to be a daily routine, but it will be a regular ceremony at least once every few years;
And it is special because it is the first time. The entire 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's identity as an envoy is particularly important at this time. His special characteristics as an adjutant and the eldest son make him not only the link between the Gray Knights and mortals in Calvin's team, but also responsible for the relationship between the Gray Knights and the mortals.
Diplomatic communication regarding state religion.
The ceremony to welcome Calvin was held as scheduled with the Cathedral of Divine Grace as the center on the surface.
The scheduled processions and military parades were also arranged with emphasis, surrounding the Divine Grace Cathedral.
According to the predetermined plan, Calvin and his team will land from the square on one side of the cathedral, and then after meeting up with the team of the state church, they will then pass through the entire church complex through a ten-kilometer crosswalk until they reach the square on the other side.
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The main roads along the way will be opened for their team, while the auxiliary roads on both sides and the buildings next to them belong to the pilgrims and local imperial subjects.
At around 10 o'clock Terra time, after intense communication and confirmation, the parade ceremony officially began.
Calvin set off from the Angel of Punishment, rode in a phalanx composed of a large transport court with his Gray Knights and the Tindaros Legion, and descended from the sky under the escort of the air force of the defense force of the City of Divine Grace, starting the planned parade.<
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The warships in the orbit of Ophelia 7 opened the hangar gates one after another. The hundreds of meters long transport boats were extremely small against the background of the cruisers. However, as the phalanx descended downwards, they still caused a stir in the eyes of the empire's subjects.
Exclaimed.
The twenty-two airships carrying the Tindaros Legion in the queue descended first. After the remaining airships separated in mid-air, they circled for a week and entered a fixed release rhythm in the usual low-altitude manner.
A total of 30,000 soldiers of the Tindaros Legion in black and gold uniforms, set against the golden eagle emblem on the iconic black big-brimmed hats of their uniforms, lined up in a fully armed manner and marched forward in a square formation the size of a thousand people. The same black full-body carapace was neatly worn on them, and the energy backpacks and matching heavy-duty hell guns were clasped in front of their chests with both hands.
An array of Leman Russ heavy tanks and Hydra defense and control armored vehicles marched along with them like a black tide;
The earth-shaking cannon and the world of Ryza were specially gifted to the knights who accompanied the army. The heavy footsteps of the Titan also shook the hearts of the crowd watching the ceremony.
This is not a group of new soldiers with only equipment, nor is it a ceremonial guard of honor.
The soldiers of the Tindaros Legion are all survivors on the front line of the battle against Chaos. Their silent and cold military power and the scars on their armored vehicles are silently telling their merits and strength.
The crowd of cheering people gradually became quiet, and even the state priest who was in charge of the lead and the angels in the sky were shocked.
The sculpture-like Astartes warriors on the terrace and the battle sisters further 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 oracle, they cautiously opened their eyes.
His eyes were fixed on this unprecedented elite army.
"Storm troop level equipment and organization, auxiliary level heavy equipment. Who are they? I have never heard of the name of this army..." The Sister of the Brave Heart Order stood on the high balcony, serious
Evaluating the depth shown by this unknown army.
"The average age of each person is 40-60 years old. Their medals and armbands all have signs of level two or above, and I have not seen any military ranks below sergeant..." The company commander of the Ultramarines stationed here was more careful.
After seeing the details of the uniforms of the soldiers in the formation from a distance, I got an even more surprising information.
All of them are veterans and have gone through at least two large-scale battles!
How is this possible? Could it be that they split up the entire army and concentrated the veterans in the parade array?
That’s not right either!
Their weapon attachments correspond to the emblems on their armbands! And the weapons they hold are the product of long-term maintenance, and they are definitely not temporary new guns!
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:
Well-equipped, fully staffed and all veterans, this level of elites can be classified as the most elite among the Astra Militarum's order of vastly different combat effectiveness.
Even if there is a head-on confrontation on the battlefield, the company-level Astartes warriors in their hands will be difficult to block the frontal impact of such a legion without enough depth to deal with it!
A heavy hammer! Or a strong shield!
After the two high-ranking Astartes officers made eye contact, they unanimously came to the same conclusion in their hearts.
This kind of mortal army exclusive to the Chapter is not a new concept in the eyes of the two long-standing Chapters. Their Chapter headquarters also have similar armed sequences.
But just like the strategic value of this kind of legion, when has it been possible for a little-known "Exorcist Chapter" to feed such a gold-swallowing behemoth?
This is not just a matter of money! Soldiers are also a small issue. As long as there is an exclusive world of conscription, after a hundred years of operation, it is not impossible to get such veterans.
But what about the equipment?
Carapace armor, hell gun, Leman Russ heavy tank, or plasma modified version!
Just these exposed weapons require a high price to obtain in a long-term and stable manner from the Forge World, not to mention the attached maintenance personnel, who are technical priests who directly belong to the Forge World! That can be exchanged with money.
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There are also ground cannons! There are also Knight Titans!
Needless to say about the former, the upper limit of the large-scale equipment that this kind of super-heavy equipment can be used by the Astra Militarum is also the core difference between an Astra Militarum from a regiment to a legion.
With this kind of attachment, when the war comes, this legion will only be organized into an organic project to be responsible for the battle situation in one direction; without this kind of attachment, the Astra Militarum will only supplement the troops and will be dismantled when the main front-line troops are damaged.
Supplementary points.
These two different placement specifications represented two completely different statuses and treatments in the eyes of the wartime military command department!
In short, this is the essential difference between the first-level legion and other legions!
And such a first-level legion of 30,000 people, in the hands of the star field-level military headquarters known as the billions of star army, will not exceed a thousand, and its structure and soldier quality will definitely not be comparable to those in front of you.
This one is so complete!
What about the latter?
As the most simplified version of the large war machine, the Knight Titan has no essential difference from the large Titans of the Titan Legion except for its simple structure.
The core technology and maintenance technology of this kind of weapon have always been tightly held by the Adeptus Mechanicus. Even in the era when the Emperor was active in the Empire, only the Psychic Titan was completely separated from the hands of the Adeptus Mechanicus. This was true when the Emperor was on the throne, let alone today in the post-Emperor era. Now all the Knight Titan families have signed agreements with the local forge world and are deeply bound.
The emergence of any established Knight Titan must be deeply involved in at least one or more forging worlds. (Except for the Free Knights, but their establishment is usually very small and cannot support large-scale wars alone.)
The information reflected in various details flashed through the minds of the high-ranking officers of Ophelia 7. In the background that the real master of the "Exorcist" battle group had not yet appeared in the distance, they came to the conclusion
Such a surprising conclusion:
"This newly promoted Lord of Terra is indeed worthy of his title. The background he showed today is only a personal subsidiary arm outside the Tribunal, not its core strength. This Astartes warband named Calvin
The power possessed by the leader probably exceeds the expectations of the senior officials present and everyone behind them..."