Hammer 40k: Far East Storm

"There is an extreme lack of heavy weapons support?" Li was stunned, and then asked: "What does this mean? Are my soldiers fighting the enemy with fire sticks?"

The young staff officer wanted to nod, and then told the consul, yes, except for those warriors flying in the sky, most of your other warriors are fighting the enemy with fire sticks!

The laser rifle is the standard weapon for imperial soldiers. The biggest advantage of this weapon is that it can be mass-produced, is simple to operate, and is easy to learn. It is easy to make and carry ammunition, and it is very powerful. At least it can face ordinary enemies. When humans are present, laser rifles can easily kill them. (_)

But when the target is changed to an alien monster, the situation becomes different. Monsters that can be killed with one shot by a bolt gun often require several shots with a laser rifle, or a single volley.

At this time, the sergeants need more than just individual light weapons. They need more support from heavy weapons.

"Sir, for now, most of our soldiers rely on the laser rifles in their hands to fight the enemy. The only heavy weapons in most legions are the machine cannons in the hands of the heavy weapons team." The young man The staff officer bowed and said: "We are very short of heavy weapons."

"I remember that there should be heavy weapons in our warehouse that can equip twenty divisions. Where is our basilisk self-propelled howitzer? Where is the Griffin self-propelled? Where is the Manticore missile launcher? Medusa Siege Where are the tanks? Where are the Cerberus Flame Tanks? Didn’t you say that we also have twelve Leman Russ main battle tanks?” Li slammed the table and roared angrily: “Aren’t these things on the sequence list? Now that the war has begun, and you tell me that we lack heavy weapons, where have all these things gone, have they been eaten by you? "

"Sir," the young staff officer sighed, stepped forward and saluted, "With all due respect, in fact those weapons only exist on paper."

Li narrowed his eyes, stared at the young staff officer, and then looked at the other people in the room. Finally, he lowered his voice and asked the young staff officer: "What's your name?"

"Schwein Ness."

"So Schwein," Li said through gritted teeth, "what do you mean by a weapon that only exists on paper?"

"Although on the surface it seems that Reach's armaments have always been perfect and there is no need to worry too much about it, in fact our armaments can no longer be described as slack, because conventional armaments are almost no longer available. It exists. The maintenance of weapons, especially the maintenance of heavy weapons, is a huge expense every year, and this expense can be completely eliminated if there is no war for a long time. So in fact, what we have can. The heavy weapons used are less than half of what is on paper. Heavy weapons have always been the lowest equipped among the eight elite legions. As for the rest of the legions, they are not equipped with heavy weapons according to the standard. In small-scale wars. , this situation will not be too obvious, but in a war like this one, this situation becomes highlighted. In the absence of artillery and armored troops, the soldiers can only resist the enemy with their flesh and blood. Attack with firepower." Schwein looked at the silent Li, hesitated for a moment, and then made up his mind and said: "And the person who caused the situation to deteriorate further is none other than you, Lord Consul Li."

"I?"

"Yes, after you took office, you vigorously developed heavy industry and commerce, and at the same time focused manufacturing on the space defense program and the manufacturing of space battleships. Almost all of the military's budget was tilted towards the navy, and the army fell into On the edge, in just ten years, two heavy battleships were launched. We now know that they are responsible for the defense mission of the forge world of the Reach satellite. At the same time, there are four completed battleships in the dock. , It is expected to be launched within five years. However, the Army's ordnance order has been postponed to thirty years later." Schwein said sadly: "My lord, we can't continue like this. The Army cannot be ignored, no matter what. In the end, we must rely on our army to decide the outcome of the war. Soldiers are the foundation of the war. Army soldiers can no longer exchange their weak flesh and blood for victory. We need more cannons and more cannons. More tanks, more armor!”

Li closed his eyes in pain. He didn't expect that it would be because of himself in the end, but it turned out to be so. Although due to historical reasons, Reach lacked complete armaments, didn't he already know all this? In the past ten years, Li had only moved slowly, neglecting the construction of the army.

Li sighed, opened his eyes, looked at the ambassador from Forge World standing in the corner of the room, and asked: "Great Engineer? What did Forge World say? Can you deliver the army's equipment and weapons in advance?"

"Of course there is no problem," said the great engineer from the Forge World: "As long as enough ore can be provided, our production line can be started at any time. However, as far as I know, you have not obtained a new source of minerals. We, the Forge World, Nature cannot create something out of nothing.”

"Ship in the dock, the two battleships should stop first." Li thought for a while and said: "First get out the weapons of our army. We can no longer let the good boys use their flesh and blood to defeat the enemy. Besides, This is just the beginning. There is a more cruel war waiting for us on the Autumn Star. The young men in the Army must have armor and tanks in front of them, and artillery behind them. We must use firepower and artillery shells. The enemy was unable to raise his head after being beaten. Before that, it was my mistake. I focused all my attention on large projects and outer orbit defense, and ignored how many soldiers, engineers, and forge worlds would be needed to complete the configuration of the army. "How long?"

"Unlike battleships, the army's tanks and artillery are much simpler and faster. With all relevant production lines activated, we can equip an elite armored division in one month, and the speed can be further improved in half a year."

"Then that's it. The construction of battleships in the Forge World is temporarily suspended, and resources are transferred to the production of army equipment. I want to see that the soldiers of the army can have enough heavy weapons cover as soon as possible. For the war on Reach, we can use enough The deep foundation and constant flow of soldiers will crush them to death, but the war on the Autumn Star is not that simple. My soldiers must have armored units. "

"As you wish, Lord." The engineer bowed and said unhurriedly: "But I want to remind you that there are currently four large ships under construction in the shipyard, and two are under construction. In addition to the battleships, Victory and Triumph, there are two large ships, Harvest and Plenty. These two ships are also under construction. Do they need to be stopped as well? "

"No, the construction of these two ships cannot be stopped," Li looked at the army staff in the room and explained: "These two ships are not battleships, but large resource collection ships. Once these two ships are put into use By using it, we can collect enough high-quality minerals from the asteroid belt of the Reach galaxy. Mineral production will develop by leaps and bounds. Our forge world will receive more resources, and the construction speed of our ordnance will be faster and faster. The quality will be improved. Having said that, let's go back to the current war situation. The war on Reach has caused a lot of losses to us, but there is nothing we can do about it. Our people have enjoyed it for too long. Peace, both physically and mentally, is not ready to face war. It is impossible to adapt to war without paying any price. Fortunately, this time war cannot defeat us, but it can make us stronger. Become stronger and more tenacious. You must do a good job in the follow-up work of the dead soldiers. The names, families, and pension issues of each of them must be satisfactory. How long can our enemy last? "

"Based on the current progress, it will take three months to tighten the noose. After three months, the orcs will be completely restrained. We will win the final victory."

"Okay, I hope you can win faster, because we have more than one battlefield. Now let's talk about the troublesome issue. How is the battle situation on the Autumn Star?"

The chief of general staff knocked on the wall with his baton, and a new military map slowly unfolded on the wall.

"Contrary to the battle situation on Reach, the situation of our army on Autumn Star can only be described as 'very bad'." The Chief of General Staff explained: "Even with the full support of the Knights Templar, we still cannot restore our military strength. The disadvantage is that the orcs' attack is not only fierce, but also unpredictable. Our current military situation can only be said to be fragmented. "

On the map, green arrows are like ferocious claws, stretching out randomly on the map, dividing and cutting the red military forces at will.

"This battle is simply in tatters."

"As far as the overall situation is concerned, the enemy's attack has no main direction. They simply attack from all directions, with no purpose and no clear goal. However, this also makes our military arrangement become empty talk, and the strategy is almost lost. Therefore, we gave up our previous defense of fighting for every inch of territory, and instead focused on guerrilla harassment to delay the enemy, while our main army shrank its forces and gathered at Autumn Port, Maple Leaf Port and Far Star Port. Set up a defense line outside the military port to buy time and wait for more reinforcements to arrive. "

Li nodded, this is the only effective way at present.

Qiu Zhixing is an agricultural planet with a small population. The original army stationed on Qiu Zhixing was only a one-company militia team, which naturally had little combat effectiveness. The main forces on the Autumn Star we are talking about now are all soldiers transported from the Reach Star by battleships and transport ships. However, even if the military requisitions all space ships to transport troops, it will not be able to project a large number of troops in a short period of time. On the Autumn Star, as long as the space port is guarded, the smooth deployment of military power can be guaranteed.