Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 309 05.0308: ‘Captain Horatio’

After the hell soldiers achieved their strategic goal, the battle in the star fort continued for more than ten hours.

This space giant had a large number of defense forces hoarded inside. It took a lot of effort for the Imperial Navy Armed Forces to wipe them out, and they also suffered more than 2,000 casualties.

However, thanks to the navy's high-quality armor and sufficient medical supplies, those wounded who survived could basically return to duty within three months.

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Even if a limb is broken, there are mechanical priests on the ship who can provide prosthetic limb installation services.

Except for the rough appearance, the neuroelectric sensor drive is not much different from real hands and feet.

In the void, the fleet did not stop for a moment.

After the orbital threat was eliminated, the two Imperial Navy fleets immediately began blockade and patrol around the inner ring of the planet.

Destroyers, frigates and carrier-based aircraft immediately expanded peripheral patrols and reconnaissance.

Half of the mechanical priests and Ecclesiastical Priests on the ship were assigned to repair and purify the orbital defense facilities, while the other half were repairing the breaches in the battleship and appeasing the restless machine spirits within the ship.

Although they had won the battle, everyone still did not relax and was still very nervous and busy.

They were afraid that the main fleet of Chaos or Greenskins would instantly appear on the auspicious device from a certain direction and launch an unexpected surprise attack.

"Sir Andrew, your Karl-Duniash fleet will go to Pandex and escort the Astra Militarum troop transports over. We will continue to maintain the blockade of this planet and send Hell's elite soldiers to conduct pre-war reconnaissance and infiltration sabotage. ”

"The landing will not be easy. You must be careful, Mr. Peru." The captain wearing a white curly wig looked at the holographic image and said:

"Here are the anti-air turret arrays left behind by the traitors of the Iron Warriors. These blasphemous but powerful war artifacts are different from the crude artifacts of ordinary traitors, as well as the captured imperial artifacts."

"We will destroy those forts as much as possible before landing so that they will not damage our warships," Horatio said.

The commander of the Karl-Duniash Squadron looked at this outstanding and capable young man and nodded in recognition, no longer doubting his ability at the beginning.

"Mr. Cochrane is truly a great talent. As long as I see a young and promising general like you, no one will believe the ridiculous and self-defeating rumor that the Gothic Fleet is an old lion.

Your battle report performance impressed the officers of our fleet. People are talking about your age and your resume.

Praise for others can only superficially praise your talents. I am relieved to leave the aviation team to you.

I believe that you will become an extremely shining star in the Imperial Navy in the future. "

The old brigadier raised his finger and looked at the energetic young man in front of him and commented affirmatively.

"Your Excellency, you have thanked me. I was only fulfilling my duty to the God Emperor."

The two veterans laughed.

"Well, Commodore Andrew, do you think that the junior Captain Horatio Corcoran (Navy Lieutenant) is qualified to remove the prefix of 'Sub'?"

"Why not?" the brigadier general said with excitement: "Some of our captains have worked in the aviation department for so many years, but they are not as good as him. They actually abandon the entire aviation wing and encourage the captain to withdraw from the battlefield."

Brigadier General Edward Peru nodded.

"Now that Brigadier General Andrew has said so, Horatio Corcoran is junior captain."

Brigadier General Peru returned to his solemn and solemn expression.

"Arrived!" Horatio straightened his chest, and the various medals on his chest swayed slightly.

"The Admiralty of the Gothic Fleet has authorized me to evaluate your qualifications as a captain. Perhaps my recognition alone is unfair and difficult to convince the public.

But now your abilities have been recognized by the commanders of both squadrons at the same time.

So I officially declare, Lieutenant Horatio Cochran, from today on, you are officially a captain in the Navy. Has all the authority of a naval captain. "

Horatio bowed solemnly.

Brigadier General Peru personally put the golden tassel shoulder plate on Horatio's left shoulder, obviously prepared for it.

He now has gold epaulettes on each shoulder.

This symbol of completion also represents a lieutenant's transition from junior to mature and senior.

It also symbolizes that he, together with other navy captains, is now ranked below two people on the battleship and above ten thousand people.

It has the power to independently lead and command an entire naval department, or to control an unclassified Imperial Navy ship without subspace navigation capabilities.

On a capital ship, the most senior captain is officially designated Lord Captain and serves as first mate.

On frigates and destroyers, the most senior naval captain automatically serves as first officer.

At the same time, becoming a captain also means that his head has touched the threshold of a colonel.

There is no lieutenant commander position in the Imperial Navy.

The lieutenant colonel is the captain of a small graded ship.

A ship will have a captain appointed for life.

Once a captain, always a captain, he will sit at the top of a battleship for the rest of his life.

Only by death or promotion will the ship receive its new captain.

As a result, the number of Midshipmen is much lower than that of their Astra Militarum counterparts.

According to the regulations of the code, the total number of large and small warships in a sector fleet will not exceed 600.

Among them, including light cruisers, the battle fleet main battleships that need to be commanded by colonel captains are no less than 50 and no more than 75.

The remaining more than 500 ships are frigates and destroyers commanded by lieutenant colonel captains.

If many of the warships are still sealed or under maintenance, without captains.

This number may have to be cut by one third.

This also means that this is a big threshold that most naval captains will find difficult to cross in their lifetime, and it is also the fundamental reason why the Imperial Navy has such strict standards for selecting captains.

"Captain is the end of many naval officers. Many people have worked in this position for decades until they die of old age, and they have never crossed this hurdle and received the commission of the officer issued by the Star Domain Navy Department.

If you want to become a captain, Captain Cochran, you have to work hard." Brigadier General Andrew said earnestly:

"To be a naval captain, you are all outstanding people. The Star Domain Navy Department needs to select a captain from so many outstanding people.

The first half depends on qualifications, and the second half depends on achievements. You can only become a champion among champions. Champions, standing out from a group of talents, can be noticed by the Star Domain Navy Department. "

"Your father, Thomas Cochrane, served as a captain for three years, a lord captain for four years, and a lieutenant colonel at the age of 28. Five years later, he was promoted to the rank of naval colonel for his outstanding military exploits. As a descendant of Admiral Speyer, the Cochrane family was born for the navy.

A tiger father will have a dog son. I believe that Captain Horatio, who has just turned 18, will surpass his father. "

"Just over 18?" Commodore Andrew was surprised.

"Hmm~" Commodore Peru pursed his lips: "Captain Cochrane, just over 18."

"18..." Commodore Andrew was speechless for a moment because he misjudged Horatio's age from his appearance. He didn't expect that the young man was younger than he thought before:

"Well, judging from this age, young captain, you have a bright future. "

[Why do I feel that I have been tricked by this old guy Peru? Well, now that things have come to this, let's just treat it as a matter of human nature.

After all, the promotion from lieutenant to colonel is the real hurdle that is difficult to cross, and no one's opinion counts except the generals of the Captains' Council of the Star Domain Navy Department. ]

"Well, Captain Cochran, since you are close to the bottleneck of the lieutenant, I will now explain to you in detail the conditions for promotion to colonel in our Imperial Navy.

The first is the military merit points, which are quantified according to the type and difficulty of the mission. It is a fair, just and completely open military merit points system.

To be promoted to lieutenant colonel, the military merit points must first reach 10,000 before you are eligible to be on the list and report to the Council.

Then, the generals of the Captain Council will select the corresponding number of lieutenant colonels based on the list reported at one time and the number of vacant captains.

These generals have experienced many battles, have a sharp eye for selecting people, and are demanding. As Commodore Andrew said, only by becoming the champion among champions and standing out from a group of talents can you be noticed by them."

"I understand, Commander."

"In addition, the reputation points you have accumulated since your lieutenant officer period can be used when you become a lieutenant colonel captain. It will determine how much priority you can get in the future." Another Commodore reminded.

"I still have a lot to learn from you, my superiors. For me, the journey has just begun." Horatio said modestly.

"Perhaps in another ten years, I will have to learn from you." The old brigadier laughed:

"Perhaps we will witness a bright star rising up, who knows."

The data on the number of ships in this article comes from the description of the size of the star zone fleet in the campaign background book "Gothic Fleet".

The court of documents will rationalize the number of 75 capital ships within the framework of the code (before the regent returns to reform).

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