Warhammer: Empire Reboot

These three five-ton behemoths tilted their bodies sharply to the left during the charge, their left leg muscles bulging instantly, assuming a standard left-wing attack stance.

The automatic servo fire control system of the simulated firing point detected this huge mass displacement and immediately adjusted the firing parameters to shift the dense barrage to the left.

At the very moment the fire control system shifted...

Relying on the abnormal explosive power of their dense thigh muscles, the three bear guards stomped their right legs hard on the rock bed, forcibly stopping the inertia of leaning to the left.

They shifted their weight and slid in to the right-hand bunker.

The seven bear guards behind them precisely took advantage of the 0.2-second firepower vacuum, crushing through the firepower blind spot on the left like heavy tanks, and instantly bursting into the 50-meter blind spot of the firing point.

Lawson watched this scene and brought up the system's weapon assembly interface.

To match the tactical needs of these behemoths, Lawson completely customized their weapons and equipment.

Conventional laser rifles or automatic guns are no match for tactical daggers in their hands.

In terms of melee weapons, Lawson had the Dark Mechanicus's forges restart the heavy molds from the Great Crusade era.

The standard melee weaponry for the Bear Guard includes a heavy power axe, a thunder hammer, and a giant chainsaw sword.

However, what forms the core of the Bear Guard's defensive system is the fortress-level heavy shield equipped on their left arm.

The main structure of this heavy shield is forged under high pressure from a composite layer of plastic steel and ceramic steel.

An ordinary Space Marine would need both hands to barely lift it, but Bear Guard can hold it firmly in front of him with just one arm.

Lawson's demands did not stop there.

A heavy shield not only needs to be heavy, but also needs to be able to withstand attacks from higher dimensions.

Within the core layer of the shield, Great Sage Xerath, following Lawson's blueprints, embedded a large "refraction field generator".

When the force field is activated, a light blue energy halo will appear on the surface of the heavy shield.

The laser weapon's irradiation is directly refracted and deflected by the force field; 70% of the kinetic energy of a physical projectile is absorbed by the force field, and only 30% is transferred to the physical shield surface.

In terms of long-range firepower, Lawson's choice is more extreme.

Due to their intellectual limitations, conventional Oglins cannot understand the concept of aiming and can only use "ripping guns" with a very large spread area.

However, Xiong Wei, who possesses swarm intelligence, is a marksman with extremely high ballistic calculation ability.

Their 4.2-meter height and 5-ton weight make them the perfect mobile platform for heavy weapons.

Xiong Wei's standard individual long-range weapons are a twin-barreled rapid-fire cannon and a heavy automatic cannon.

These weapons, which are usually mounted on armored vehicle turrets or operated by heavy weapons squads, were carried by Xiong Wei on his front with a fine gold strap.

Some of the fire support models of the Xiongwei even carried heavy plasma incineration cannons.

They are equipped with half-ton coolant tanks and miniature reactors on their backs, and can unleash plasma fireballs powerful enough to melt main battle tanks on enemy positions during an assault.

Below, on the Gobi Desert, the formation drills are entering the live-fire phase.

The three bear guard squads, totaling thirty men, advanced in an inverted triangle formation.

The ten bear guards in the front row pieced together a 3.5-meter-high force field shield, creating a continuous pale blue refraction field.

Live artillery fire began on the simulated position.

The shell struck the force field, bursting into a blinding flash, its kinetic energy greatly reduced.

The front-line bear guards advanced steadily amidst the artillery fire, their formation remaining perfectly intact.

The twenty bear guards in the back row carried the barrels of the twin-mounted rapid-fire cannons and heavy automatic cannons through the gaps in the shields.

Swarm intelligence provides absolutely accurate fire control data, with dense barrages passing over the heads of the front-line troops to provide cross-fire suppression and cover for the simulated positions.

Thirty meters from the position...

The heavy shields in the front row suddenly spread out to the sides.

The rapid-fire cannons in the rear pushed the rate of fire to the limit, and the metal storm instantly turned the cover in the target area into rubble.

Subsequently, the thirty bear guards simultaneously reattached their heavy weapons to their back buckles and drew their power axes and giant chainsaw swords.

The five-ton body unleashed its final sprint speed, crashing into the position with unstoppable kinetic energy to simulate close-quarters combat.

Lawson watched the entire tactical process closely, the swarm intelligence data stream at the edge of his retina constantly updating various evaluation indicators.

During the four-hour drill...

There was a standalone data node that gradually moved away from the average threshold and came into Lawson's view.

That was a guard from the Ninth Squad of the Third Battalion.

In a simulated battle in ruined streets, a high-yield concussion fragmentation mine was planted beneath the exercise area.

The mine's detonation procedure had an error of 0.3 seconds.

This error created a brief defensive gap on the right flank of the Ninth Squad's formation.

Following the conventional coordination logic of swarm intelligence, the system will issue instructions to subsequent echelons to provide fire support and fill the gaps after 0.8 seconds.

But the bear guard did not wait for the swarm's order to fill in.

He displayed superior battlefield instincts at the moment the landmine exploded.

His massive body made a slight adjustment on the spot:

He slammed his right foot on the ground, using the reaction force to forcibly shift his body two steps to the side.

The force field shield in his hand perfectly blocked the fatal gap caused by the detonation error.

At the same time, he raised the heavy automatic cannon with his right arm and, with a firing angle of thirty degrees, accurately shot down a simulated firing point that was locking onto the gap.

This tactical adjustment not only helped other teammates avoid a flanking attack, but also ensured that the entire squad's assault rhythm was not interrupted.

Lawson stepped down from the observation post.

The exercise was suspended.

Lawson stopped in front of the outstanding bear guard.

"You have the ability to independently assess the battle situation, moving beyond the role of line infantry."

"I give you a name."

Lawson stared at the rugged face: "Jorah Mormont. In short, Big Bear."

Jorah Mormont pulled his right leg back and knelt on one knee on the Gobi Desert.

"Thank you for the name, Boss."

With the naming complete, Jorah Mormont officially became the commander of the three thousand bear guards.

The swarm intelligence approach opened up an independent computing channel for them, and the system focused on cultivating them into elite generals with command capabilities.

"Let's continue training them here."

Lawson gave the order: "Get used to switching between heavy shields and heavy firepower. Make cross-cover instinctive for you."

“Understood, Boss!” Jorah shouted in response.

The next moment...

Lawson's figure disappeared silently into the Gobi Desert.

He appeared aboard a warship in space.

On the bridge of the Gothic-class heavy cruiser, the Blood Oath.

At this very moment, the two heavy cruisers and ten sword-class escort ships gifted by Dante, the Dark Regent, have all arrived at the spaceport on Planet Obolos I.

The takeover of the fleet has long been completed. Currently, it is undergoing extremely intensive tactical conversion work.

Although the fleet that Dante assigned was already considered excellent within the regular ranks of the Imperial Navy.

However, in Lawson's economics of war and tactical logic, the Empire's standard configuration still contains too much dogma and redundancy.

Lawson's fleet must bear an absolute personal touch.

His core naval warfare tactics consisted of only two points:

Using the high maneuverability of frigates to carry out extremely brutal boarding and ramming maneuvers; and using static force fields to achieve troop deployment regardless of physical distance.

Of all the newly formed fleets, the one that Lawson was most satisfied with was undoubtedly the Gothic-class heavy cruiser beneath his feet.

The entire warship is 7.8 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide at its widest point. The height of the hull from the back communication array to the belly armor belt is nearly two kilometers.

On a physical scale, this is equivalent to a small town floating in space.

Built to Imperial casting standards, the Gothic-class cruiser was a pure energy-powered firepower platform. Its internal structure exhibited a hybrid heavy industrial style.

Looking down from the bridge, a central main shaft passage, 3.2 kilometers long, runs through the middle section of the ship.

On both sides of the passageway stand hundreds of solid gold pillars, each forty meters in diameter. The pillars are carved with reliefs depicting the martyrdom of successive imperial naval commanders.

This passage was wide enough for two Imperial Warhound-class Titans to run side by side at full speed.

However, the true heart and fangs of this warship are not in these ornate passageways, but rather in the mid-rear and sides of the hull.

The Gothic-class cruisers were not equipped with conventional large gun arrays.

Inside the side armor on both sides are encased the "Light Spear Array," which is extremely rare in the Imperial Navy.

High-purity focused crystals are suspended in a gravitational deflection field and connected to a superconducting cable with a diameter of 100 meters.

These cables converge like blood vessels to the plasma reactor at the stern of the warship...

When the light spear fires, the reactor instantly draws in hundreds of millions of megawatts of energy and focuses it through a crystal into an extremely high-energy laser beam.

This is a strategic weapon designed purely to tear apart heavily armored targets.

Lawson stood on the highest command platform of the bridge, his hand stroking the cold brass railings.

For a long time to come, this Gothic-class cruiser with absolute armor-piercing capabilities will be his flagship.

This warship was originally named Blood Oath.

Lawson immediately ordered the name to be changed to: Avenger.

He had informed Dante that his main battle group was called the Avengers, while the White Tiger and Red Dragon were merely subordinate sub-battle groups.

Therefore, there is no logical flaw in naming this flagship the Avenger.

As for the Tyrant-class heavy cruiser captured from Governor Khorne, Lawson renamed it "White Tiger".