Plunder the Heavens from Warhammer

Chapter 134 Astartes Falls from the Sky

The Thunderhawk is one of the Imperium's most advanced large aerial vehicles, designed specifically for use by Astartes battle squads, capable of launching rapid, powerful, and deep strikes from strike cruisers in orbit.

It combines multiple functions such as orbital airborne, gunship, neutral bomber, etc. in one, and is very popular.

If we use a more appropriate adjective to describe the Thunderhawk gunboat, we can say this... This thing is a giant tank with the tracks removed and two wings added.

It can carry, fight, maneuver, provide support, carry out raids, transport, and even break through the atmosphere. It's so outrageous that even Tony next door would come and wonder how such a big brick can fly when he sees the Thunderhawk gunship.

Of course, no matter how such a big brick... no, it's a Thunderhawk gunship, how did it fly? In short, it is a standard Astartes orbital airborne vehicle!
That’s right, even though the Astartes are tough and strong, they don’t always come down in airborne pods, they also have air vehicles~
In order to ensure that there would be no accidents in this assault and search and rescue mission, Captain Raymond dispatched three tactical teams in one breath!

Judging from the deployment of troops alone, Raymond is definitely doing a good job, as he has already occupied half of the second company's troops.

You know, ever since the Primarch promulgated the Codex and re-divided the Astartes Legion, each chapter now has a maximum of ten companies, each company has ten tactical squads, and each squad has five to ten Astartes, including non-commissioned officers.

Of course, Raymond had heard that some legions did not follow the Primarch's orders to split up, but those were mostly rumors. He had not seen it with his own eyes, so he could not comment.

Part of the tactical team that remained on the strike cruiser was a retreat that Raymond, as the commander, habitually reserved to avoid unexpected situations that would make it impossible to rescue the battlefield.

Watching the Thunderhawk gunship enter the atmosphere, Raymond turned his gaze to Roselle's planetary map. He was still a little worried, and told the mechanical assistant beside him: "I need more detailed information about this planet, including the hive city, the cult, etc...."

"Yes, my lord."

The Mechanical Priest bowed his head to show his respect, then quickly walked out of the room.

The friction between the atmosphere and the steel on the surface of the Thunderhawk gunship produced a fierce flame, which cut a hole hundreds of meters long in the sky above the smoke-filled Roselle nest!

The light of heaven pours down from that 'crack'!

The hive city shrouded in smoke and dark clouds finally saw a ray of sunshine. The dazzling light seemed to dispel the haze and brought hope to the last forces in the hive city that were still resisting.

"Great!"

"It's the Empire's reinforcements!"

"His Majesty the Divine Emperor has not abandoned us!"

"Long live His Majesty the Divine Emperor!"

For a moment, the people who were crowded in the narrow gathering place, shrouded in despair and with gloomy eyes, all showed expressions of surprise and joy and burst into cheers.

"Is that... the Thunderhawk gunship?"

Alvin had excellent eyesight and with the help of biological armor, he saw the shape of the aircraft at a glance. It looked like a giant steel eagle with its wings spread. He couldn't help but blurt out in surprise: "What the hell, it's Astartes?!"

"You know a lot of things..." Aruman was a little surprised and glanced at Alvin. It stands to reason that it is impossible for the Lower Nest Man to know or have seen this thing!
Alvin realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, so he rubbed his nose and awkwardly changed the subject: "It's not important... By the way, they're not coming for me, are they?"

Fortunately, Aruman didn't really want to pursue the matter. He didn't care how Alvin knew about it. Now this kid was a hot potato, and he couldn't wait to hand him over!

"It's most likely coming for you." He added, "It's a pity that the communication array was completely disrupted by the subspace rift. Otherwise, I could have directly told them where you are and there wouldn't be so much trouble."

Could you be more obvious?

Looking at Aruman with a look of regret, Alvin's eyes twitched slightly and he was speechless. Even if he knew that he was a trouble, he wouldn't despise him so much, right?
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"Captain Raymond, just now, it has been confirmed that the planetary orbital defense artillery has been destroyed. It should be the remaining resistance forces in the hive city. Do you want to change the original landing point?" A communication came from the Thunder Hawk gunboat.

Raymond thought for half a second, frowned slightly, and then nodded slightly, saying: "Allow modification of the landing point, landing directly near the original planetary orbital defense artillery, advancing steadily from the inside to the outside, uniting the mortal resistance forces, and collecting target intelligence by the way."

"clear."

The next moment, the Thunder Eagle gunboat turned, drew a graceful arc in the air, and dived straight towards the nest with a howling storm. The roar of the engine attracted countless demons!
The battle-brothers manned on the flight deck of the Thunderhawk gunship, with the assistance of the machine spirits, immediately controlled eight heavy bolters, bursting out with the roar of the Emperor!

Boom boom boom boom...

A torrent of scorching bullets crossed the sky like a flaming galaxy, pouring out the wrath of the Emperor himself, crushing all the evil heretics in the Warp into pulp and blood!
The overwhelming flying demons were instantly cleared away to create a path by the powerful firepower of the Thunderhawk gunboat.

"Prepare to land!"

"3, 2, 1..."

boom!
With a violent vibration, the Thunder Eagle gunboat drove directly into the wide alley of the upper nest in an extremely brutal manner.

The demons gathered together, preparing for a feast.

However, the moment the gates opened, what awaited them was not a feast, but the roar from hell!
boom!
A bomb blew up the demon's head.

Then, a huge hand grabbed a demon and threw it to the ground, then lifted its heavily armored feet and dropped it suddenly.

boom!
Half of the demon's body was crushed into pulp.

Then, there came a strong and tall warrior wearing pure white power armor and a helmet, who killed the demons that were surging around him with extremely precise movements!

None of their movements were superfluous.

The leading Astartes, while firing with the grenade launcher in his left hand to suppress the enemy, wielded the chainsword in his right hand and easily chopped into pieces several demons that tried to launch a sneak attack!

"Shock bomb!"

As the sergeant commanding the squad, Leon didn't want to waste time here, so he said, "Assault squad forward, tactic number 3, advance quickly!"

Several stun bombs were thrown out, directly blowing the demon to pieces.

At the same time, all four teams deployed their formations, with the assault team as the main force, forming a sharp spearhead that fiercely plunged into the demonic tide!
During the entire process, no one spoke a word.

No one was afraid, all they had was a fighting skill that was pure to the extreme and engraved in their bones.

boom! boom! boom!
As the vanguard of the assault, the squad advanced steadily with their bolt rifles, while the Astartes covering both wings calmly and efficiently cleared out any suspected dangerous creatures.

Soon, Lyon saw the mortal troops struggling to hold on near the planet's orbital defense artillery.

“Crush them!!!”

Tucker, who was holding on tightly, suddenly heard a roar.

He turned his head and saw a group of Emperor Angels wearing pure white power armor and helmets, striding towards them. Any demon who dared to block their way was crushed by the powerful firepower. They advanced with a devastating momentum!
What is Astarte?

At this moment, all the mortals except Tucker deeply realized that the value contained in the term "Emperor's Angel" was far beyond the reach of ordinary people!

(End of this chapter)