Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 993, page 08.992: "Airborne Cavalry in Action"

"Airport under attack! The enemy is coming on strong! Those imperial lackeys have even airdropped tanks at us! We need the support of an armored regiment! They are all lightly armed, you can handle them if you come! I need you to come and crush them immediately! Justice belongs to Severus!"

In the highest command post of the control tower, a Severus officer wearing red muscle armor was leaning on a huge array of Thinkers, shouting hoarsely into the microphone.

"No!" came a resolute reply from the other end of the phone. "The front lines are under attack from the main armored forces of the Astral Army! They've deployed an entire armored cavalry corps, launching a fierce assault on our largest logistics base! Command has decided to do everything in its power to resist their offensive! We currently only have the guard armored company stationed near command and a small number of reserve troops to support you!"

"Our barracks have been devastated by bombing! We don't have many garrison troops left around us! Get them here now! If we lose this airfield, you can expect the enemy fleet to invade us at will!"

"Reserve troops are being dispatched. Hold firm, Tribunal. Justice belongs to Severus!"

Outside the control tower.

One by one, the "Arion" eight-wheeled armored vehicles, stripped of their additional armor and armament, were placed securely on special lightweight aluminum alloy airdrop trays and descended from the stern of the "Averus" landing craft that carried them, through the hatches on sliding rails.

Thanks to its excellent suspension design and the amazing materials science of the Empire, Horatio's previous experiment of airdropping a full complement of dummies in the desert was a complete success.

The combination of cross suspension and zero-gravity seats can protect the occupants during a safe landing. This is a technology used in boarding torpedoes, and Horatio is now using it in manned parachute jumps from armored vehicles.

They descended from the sky one by one, their large parachutes resembling giant white dandelions blooming in the night sky, slowing their descent.

The few remaining Hydra anti-aircraft guns immediately opened fire on these massive objects that had fallen from the sky.

50mm caliber ammunition rained down on the blue and white vehicles like hail, leaving dents in their surfaces.

However, as a heavy infantry fighting vehicle based on the Chimera infantry fighting vehicle chassis and equipped with an off-road mine-resistant suspension system, the frontal and side armor of the Arion is far from being easily penetrated by these small-caliber rapid-fire cannons.

Most of the shells either deviated from their target after hitting it, or embedded themselves weakly into the thick armor.

However, not everyone is lucky.

A small number of small-caliber shells were lucky enough to penetrate the tank's weak points, such as the chassis.

However, due to the spacious interior of the vehicle and the limited explosive charge of the shells, the fragments produced by one or two explosions would not cause the vehicle to be completely destroyed or the crew to be wiped out.

As the tank crashed heavily to the ground, the hollow aluminum alloy support at the bottom collapsed and deformed under the enormous impact, perfectly absorbing the final force. Combined with the tank's robust suspension system, it landed steadily on the ground without suffering any serious damage.

The landing vehicle immediately released its latches using explosive bolts, disengaging its massive parachute.

They started their engines, and eight huge, reinforced all-terrain tires rolled over the already wrecked, disposable aluminum alloy suspensions, launching a devastating armored maneuver assault on the wide airport runway.

One after another, armored vehicles rolled over the steel debris scattered across the ground from destroyed aircraft, their tires crushing the hardened ground where aviation promethium was burning fiercely. They burst out of the flames and sped toward different targets.

"Four o'clock! Enemy infantry! Open fire!" Colonel Yadwiga commanded from a communications-equipped command vehicle.

Several wheeled armored vehicles moved forward together, their turrets rotating.

The infantry-carrying vehicles were equipped with Gatling-style storm bolters—the same type used in the Sisters' Rhino tank.

Those specifically designed as mobile combat vehicles are equipped with remotely operated unmanned turrets, which are fitted with long-barreled armor-piercing laser cannons.

Severus infantrymen, rushing out of the barracks to support the control tower, encountered these tanks; their bright red bulletproof armor stood out starkly in the darkness illuminated by the flames and heat decoys.

The tanks opened fire simultaneously, and with a loud 'whoosh', thousands of storm arrows per minute almost instantly turned the infantry into indistinguishable pieces.

The outstanding firepower and mobility deeply impressed this young woman, who came from a line infantry regiment with flintlock rifles and whose military equipment was so meager that it consisted of warhorses and rifles after she commanded the dragoon regiment of the military reformation.

This is far more efficient at slaughtering infantry than a power saber!

The mobile armored vehicles quickly took control of the entire runway. Some of the Arion armored vehicles, equipped with hydraulic bulldozer blades and deployed as assault engineers, shoveled or crushed the debris blocking the runway, quickly clearing a path.

The troop carriers, fully loaded with infantry, rushed towards the control tower in one group and towards all the buildings around the airport runway in another.

They were extremely fast, and after approaching the control tower, the ramps at the rear of the infantry fighting vehicles were lowered.

"Go! Go! Go! Go!!" Under the command of the sergeant, the OTD dragoons, dressed in white uniforms and blue armor, quickly dismounted and deployed into an assault formation on both sides of the vehicle, carrying laser carbines.

hum! ——

After the infantry dismounted, the armored vehicle suddenly accelerated and rammed into the wall. The wedge-shaped armor at the front provided both excellent ricochet angles and powerful impact resistance.

The driver floored the accelerator, and the entire tank crashed into the control tower like a battering ram.

The tank's weapon station is linked to the Hellsent Trident tactical network. The instant it crashes into the hall, the tank, equipped with explosive bolters, unleashes a barrage of bullets at the marked enemies, controlled by the human and the machine spirit.

The Storm Arrow raised its muzzle and swept across the second-floor railing from left to right.

A burst of blood mist bloomed on the second floor, and a large number of rubble mixed with indistinct flesh and blood were scattered on the ground.

The tank continued to drive inward, its massive tires crushing the corpses killed by the Hell Soldiers.

When the chariot opened a breach, the dragoons following behind swarmed in through the opening.

"Chief Sergeant Major! The 3rd Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Dragoon Brigade, is cooperating with you! Please issue tactical orders!"

Their company captain immediately established tactical communication with Valina.

Although Valina appears to be just a sergeant major, the Storm Loyalists possess special tactical command authority over the region.

This is a decree established by the Ministry of the Interior to facilitate the successful execution of special tactical objectives such as the Killing Squad by the Storm Loyalists—all ordinary civilian armed forces of the Empire are obligated to serve the Storm Loyalists in achieving special tactical objectives.

Even if Valina is transferred to the Hellfire Troopers as an instructor, it doesn't change the fact that she belongs to the Stormtroopers directly under the Ministry of the Interior.

As the elite of the elite, the Chief Sergeant of the Stormtroopers is a benchmark position that only a very few elite soldiers in the Chun Loyal Legion can hold.

Even the generals of the empire would show respect to these elite soldiers.

Just as Valina was about to take command, she received another command request from a different unit.

"Chief Petty Officer, the Navy Security Force Stormtroopers have arrived and are preparing to rappel. Requesting assault orders."

"allow."

Wow!

Gunshots rang out from inside the tower.

The sounds of shattering glass, high-frequency firing of hellfire guns, and the screams of enemies falling to the ground could be heard from the second floor above.

Riding on a black Valkyrie with red trim, the black-armored stormtroopers rappel into the building and rush through the arched glass windows on the second floor.

Their goggles flashed a terrifying red light, they exuded an aura of death, and their actions were swift, ruthless, and efficient. Even when the enemy chose to surrender after their morale collapsed, they were killed without hesitation.

For traitors who betrayed the Empire, these security forces transferred from the Storm Loyalists to the Military Supervisory Bureau were like quelling a common warship riot; for the crime of disobedience, only execution was the answer.

"The second floor has been cleared out."

"The room is empty."

"The lounge is empty."

After the security forces efficiently cleared the area.

A military supervisory committee member, whose face was half-transformed into an implant and whose leg and arm were replaced with prosthetics, stepped into the tower on shards of glass, a truly horrifying sight.

He was Carson, a military supervisor. After being crippled in the last battle with the demon host and his body parts were corrupted, this old military supervisor, with an iron will, actually used a chainsaw sword to cut off his corrupted limbs and even cut off half of his face, including an eye, just to fight for the opportunity to continue serving the God Emperor.

With the help of the convent and the chief ship's doctor, as well as the implant, this respectable military supervisor, who should have been retiring to the second line, once again stepped onto the front line for the Empire.

"Command is now in your hands, Chief Sergeant. Let professionals handle professional tasks." The old committee member pulled the bolt of the bolt-action rifle to chamber a round.

"Yes, Military Supervisor. All personnel, assault the tower from both Sector A and Sector B! The 3rd Dragoon Company will split into two squads to search the building for any underground structures..." Valina immediately began the battle command and deployment for the capture of the tower.

(End of this chapter)