Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 129 03.0128: ‘Precarious Defense’

“Call to Arms! Call to Arms!!” All the crew members and sailors who heard the order immediately shouted and conveyed Horatio’s order to their companions.

The military drummer beat the rapid drumbeats representing the call to arms, and each position in the artillery sent a part of the people to the armory to collect weapons, while the rest stayed at their posts and continued to fight the enemy ships.

Horatio inserted the golden key into the keyhole on the Thinker array.

The armories in the second gun turret on the port side slowly opened the explosion-proof doors, and the sailors lined up to collect weapons under the vigilant watch of the military law officer of the Political Commissariat. Not far away, the sailors were fiercely exchanging fire with the invaders.

As a battlecruiser, the Indefatigable had enough weapons reserves on board to start a war. Every ordinary sailor could get a gun and a melee weapon.

At the same time, they were allowed to receive a bulletproof breastplate and helmet, which was a step higher than the level of armament of the Q ship at that time.

Although sailors are only allowed to use individual light weapons, there are various styles, including navy laser rifles, shotguns, laser pistols and hand cannons.

Melee weapons include a one-person-high naval spear, a wide-bladed and slightly curved navy dagger, a one-handed boarding axe, or a two-handed demolition axe.

"Armed forces, line up!" Horatio wore a bicorne hat, one hand on the sword, and the other hand holding the domineering Holy Blood Chain Saw Sword, and his roar was magnificent and loud.

Under normal circumstances, there will be hundreds of armed sailors on duty in a gun cabin like crew members in three shifts.

Once the first-level combat alert is entered, the three shifts of soldiers will be armed together, and the total number of armed forces in each gun turret will soar to thousands of people. It looks like a lot, but it seems small in the ship's internal blocks that are calculated by kilometers. In addition, the situation is critical, and if the crew is not recruited, the loss will only be greater.

A warship is not a castle, and the internal cabin structure is not designed for defense.

Except for the command platform and the bridge, which were specially designed from a defensive perspective, it is not easy to organize defense inside most cabins, and it is generally beneficial to invaders.

The defense area of ​​the artillery fort is nearly one square kilometer, and the internal combat space is too large. Each deck is interspersed with narrow indoor close combat environments suitable for CQB and relatively open large spaces and passages, and the degree of disorder is no worse than the lower nest.

The naval shipboard battle usually has no tanks or mechas, and relies entirely on human flesh, bunkers, hot weapons, and cold weapons to carry out primitive and barbaric fighting.

A complete continuous line of defense is almost impossible to organize, and usually there are only "defense nodes".

Heavy weapon turrets are high-end goods that are only available near the command platform and the bridge.

A draggable mobile breast wall is the entire defensive fortification of most sailor squads, but these heavy steel plates can not defend against enemies coming around from behind even if they can block the front.

Because the combat environment is harsh and complex, it varies.

The missions given by officers to the armed forces are often issued in the form of "capture and hold XX deck" or "capture and secure XX cabin", and the specific details are decided by the non-commissioned officers of the armed forces according to the terrain of the deck.

The non-commissioned officers will divide their men into tactical teams like a swarm of bees and let them enter each cabin to clear out the enemy.

This is a helpless move, but also the most effective tactic. The complex cabin structure does not allow for more diverse fighting methods.

Soldiers on both sides often run through only a layer of bulkheads, and the mutual infiltration between the teams - outflanking - annihilation is the default tactic for everyone, and there is no such thing as a "front line" at all.

Even for armed sailors, for most cabins, they may not know how to go better than the invaders. It is common for both sides to get lost while fighting.

In all kinds of twists and turns, the defenders and invaders will fight as soon as they meet, and the unexpected close-range battles usually last for a short time.

They would continue to charge forward after killing all the other squads, fighting the enemy when they ran into them, and joining forces when they met friendly forces, until they killed all the enemies or were killed.

The communication channels of both sides were also noisy and chaotic, and no one could figure out the situation in each cabin from the chaotic reports that came in all at once. Indoor close combat often killed one side's soldiers quickly, and people often fell down before the enemy reports were sent out.

The non-commissioned officers did not have the command hand like Horatio, and could not have a bird's-eye view from high altitude, so it was difficult to know in time which enemy had dismantled which bulkhead and which door was connected in all directions.

Which cabins and decks did the enemy capture? Which of our squads were annihilated? Should we continue to move forward or retreat and wait for reinforcements? Everything was almost shrouded in the fog of war constructed by metal bulkheads.

The confusing twists and turns between the cabin corridors and the layers of barriers of fire doors would limit the sailors' mobility, making the road to reinforcement and help long and dangerous.

All these factors make boarding and anti-boarding battles extremely bloody and primitive, which is also the main reason why Farida is worried about Horatio's safety.

Because even if he spreads out his soldiers and advances forward, he can't say for sure whether his cabin will be hit head-on by a certain enemy squad running around in the cabin.

Even the Blood Angels, who are Space Marines, once paid a very painful price to clear out the Tyranids on a space waste ship, which is regarded as a shame in the history of the chapter.

The dense gunshots and heart-wrenching screams echoed in the countless cabin corridors of the No. 4 Macro Cannon Launching Platform.

"Blood sacrifice to the blood god! Cut off their heads!" Under the roar of the traitorous sergeants, the rebel soldiers who had betrayed the empire launched a fierce attack on the bomb bay of the No. 4 macrocannon.

Even though reinforcements from each deck of the No. 4 macro gun on the port side are on the way, the current situation is also precarious for the armed sailors who are fighting.

These crimson-armored warriors were once part of the Imperial Army, the sacred currency of the Emperor, but now they are willing to butcher their fellow humans, even at the cost of their lives, in order to please their evil masters and satisfy the desires of the traitorous Space Marines.

Armed sailors can't stop these madmen.

The blood pact soldiers rushed forward and started a hand-to-hand fight with the armed sailors behind the parapet. The sailors, who were outnumbered by the invaders, hacked several to death with bayonets and sailor knives, but they were quickly dispersed by the current.

Several sailors who fell to the ground were disemboweled by the swarming Blood Pact Army with sharp and cruel weapons in the next moment.

"Retreat in an orderly manner! Retreat to the next defensive point!!" an armed sergeant shouted while holding a laser pistol.

He led the remaining sailors to retreat and fight, trying to slow down the enemy's pursuit.

Just as he ran through an intersection, a battle ax from the side swept across his chest, smashing through the breastplate and bleeding.

The armed sergeant fell to the ground and saw the Blood Pact axemen wearing ferocious iron masks. They slashed through the nearby bulkhead and surrounded the sailors' retreat.

The retreating sailors were flanked by sudden enemies, and many fell to the ground. These crazy butchers swung their broad tomahawks to execute the wounded.

The seriously injured sergeant-at-arms tried to raise his pistol to kill the axemen in front of him, but his arm was cut off by an ax in an instant.

He let out a scream, and the axeman unceremoniously picked up the brutal battle ax and struck him on the chest and head one after another, chopping him to pieces, extremely cruel.

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A reserve team used to fight for the bomb bay was quickly assembled amidst the sound of military drums.

Horatio walked past the heavily armed naval warriors.

Standing at the front is the Navy jump gang team. There are 200 of these tall and burly professional soldiers. In addition, there are 500 armed sailors who came from the nearby barracks, and hundreds of armed sailors to participate in the battle.

These people are only the first batch. The second batch of 800 armed sailors were mobilized by the command bridge and are on their way to support.

Horatio knows very well that he must control the situation before things become irreversible, not only for the trust of Captain Peru, but also for the lives of him and Farida.

Captain Peru also gave Horatio a lot of face. Seeing that it was him who had sent a signal for help, he asked the captain of the operations department to squeeze out several hundred sailors from the bridge below to go to support, and began to assemble the third batch of reserves. .

"I know that many of you were born and grew up near here. You all already know the situation. We will rush to No. 4 Macro Cannon from the nearest corridors. If we fail, the entire second port side The forts will be blown to pieces in the void."

Horatio's left hand was pressed on the sword at his waist, his iron hand grasped the chain sword with the symbol of the Blood Angels Chapter, and he mobilized with a loud voice.

"Today you are fighting for your homeland and your honor. Now, according to the predetermined plan, we will advance in three groups. In the name of the God Emperor, we must thwart the enemy's conspiracy!"

The soldiers let out a wild war cry in unison, and with the beating of military drums, they divided into four parts and ran towards the corridor.

In Horatio's plan, the first line of troops set off from the officers' express corridor, which is wider and straighter. From here, 100 armed sailors and 50 jump gang members can reach the perimeter of the bomb bay and control the main path. They will clear out enemy infiltration forces from the outside in.

The second line of troops went down to the middle deck. They would rely on the main structural bulkhead to block the enemy troops who continued to advance towards the bomb bay and support the defenders on the middle gun room deck.

The third force is the annihilation force, led by Horatio himself. This team has a hundred gang members, 350 armed sailors, and hundreds of substitute sailors and armed sailors. As long as there are people in front Once they fall, they will immediately replenish their positions, ensuring that Horatio can kill all enemies in his path.

The division of troops was based on the fact that the fighting width in the narrow corridor space did not allow so many people to spread out together, and a lot of firepower would be wasted. It is the most appropriate choice to divide the troops and attack on multiple lines to ensure a steady stream of support.

In his mind, he will use the hand of command to perform micro-operations as much as possible, and use the unique super advantage of a bird's-eye view to help him complete the mission and save his and Farida's lives.

Horatio raised his iron hand.

‘Activate: Hand of Command’

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