Chapter 166: Bombing when in doubt

"Start the bombardment operation, and don't stop until you receive the order to stop!"

For Perturabo, there was nothing that a bombardment couldn't solve, and if anything, it was due to lack of firepower.

"Use heavy firepower to force the enemies out of the fortress, and pay attention to cooperating with the mortals to build positions."

The Kriegs began building trenches around the Iron Warriors' positions, even using explosives to dig them if necessary.

"Damn it! The humans are trying to force us out!"

These alien soldiers were hiding behind the wall and shivering. This horrific bombardment had been going on for several hours, and they had lost tens of thousands of people in just a few hours.

"Where are our air force and artillery units! Human beings can only attack us but we cannot fight back!"

The alien officer yelled in collapse, and as soon as he finished speaking, a cannonball landed next to it.

"boom!"

The moment the shell exploded, the officer was shattered into pieces by the horrific explosion, and then the shock wave knocked away more than a dozen soldiers around him.

"There's no need to save them! Their internal organs have been shattered!"

Looking at the new soldiers who were about to go up to rescue them, the experienced veterans reminded them while dodging the gunfire.

"If you have such leisure, it is better to prepare for battle. It will take several hours for the human artillery fire to stop. I advise you to take cover."

Some new recruits with some experience hid in the crater. According to common sense, artillery shells would not land in the same position twice, but they underestimated the density of the shelling and the power of the shells.

Perturabo brought thousands of artillery pieces to test this battle, and in order to ensure uninterrupted bombing, the method used was also the volley fire method.

As the name suggests, the artillery attack method is similar to the gun platoon tactics. After the first row hits the second row, then the third row hits, then the fourth row, and then the first row again.

Under this powerful firepower, these alien soldiers were being destroyed by shells all the time.

After several hours, the bombardment ended and the Space Marines began to advance.

Oakes led the way forward with a bolt bomb with a bayonet. Hundreds of Space Marines from the Iron Warriors Legion came out of the trenches. At the front were three Mastodon super-heavy transport vehicles.

The Mastodon was a super-heavy assault transport heavily used by the Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy.

It was also one of the heaviest assault transports ever used by the Legiones Astartes, and was used only against the most heavily defended enemy positions.

A truly formidable war machine, the Mastodon was many times larger than the Land Raider.

It can transport up to 40 Space Marines at one time, or 20 Space Marines and 2 Dreadnoughts to join the battlefield.

The massive size and thick armor also protect its high-profile passengers from war machines like the Titan.

The Mastodon was designed to be the ultimate siege transport, responsible for carrying a large group of infantry straight into an enemy fortress, breaking through the city walls and allowing friendly troops to pour into enemy positions and strongholds via the vehicle.

It has thick armor both internally and externally to ensure the safe entry of personnel as an armored tunnel.

The Mastodon is also armed to the teeth. In addition to armor, it is also equipped with various advanced technologies and weapons and equipment, and has sufficient firepower to position itself.

However, the most important weapon for the Mastodon is its fixed forward-firing siege melta array. The roar of a total of nine melta weapons is enough to melt through any enemy's walls and fortifications.

Secondary armament includes a turret-mounted Sky Reaper turret for anti-aircraft defense.

Two heavy flamethrowers and two laser cannons are also installed on both sides of the car body.

In addition to these, the Mastodon can be equipped with smoke launchers, searchlights and additional ceramite, and can be equipped with up to four sets of hunter-killer missiles.

The most eye-catching thing is that the vehicle body is also equipped with two void shield generators, which provide excellent protection for the mastodon.

"Enemy's siege vehicles! Concentrate fire! Concentrate fire!"

Looking at the Mastodon super-heavy armored vehicle getting closer and closer, I knew with my butt that it was a human offensive weapon.

The few remaining heavy weapons on the fortress began to attack.

"The enemy has begun to attack, continue to suppress"

The shelling began again, and these exposed firepower points were concentrated. After this round of shelling, there were no weapons on the enemy's fortress that could threaten the armor.

"The enemy is coming in!"

The thick armor of the Mastodon super-heavy armored vehicle directly penetrated the enemy's fortress, and then drove directly in.

"The enemy is coming in!"

Seeing the Mastodon armored vehicle coming from the bottom of the fortress, the enemy who was already prepared immediately attacked with the weapons in their hands.

Countless lasers and live weapons hit the Mastodon's armor, bursts of sparks flashed on the armor, the lasers hit the armor but couldn't leave even a trace.

"Where's the rocket launcher? Move it over!"

Looking at the Space Marine vehicles below, countless alien soldiers began to assign tasks, but unfortunately, the Space Marines coming in later would not give them a chance to resist.

"Wearing steel armor, with a heart as strong as iron!"

Space Marines holding jump shields walked out of the Mastodon armored vehicle. They held a shield in one hand and a bolter in the other, and walked out of the carriage steadily.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

A Dreadnought walked out of the carriage. He stood behind the Space Marine. The missile launcher equipped on the Dreadnought began to aim at several enemy fire points.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The enemy's rocket launcher began to fight back, and several rockets hit the Dauntless, followed by sparks.

"Well done! Is he down?"

Looking at the fearlessness in the thick smoke, these alien soldiers hiding behind the bunker said nervously.

"boom!"

A blue artillery shell was shot out of the thick smoke, and then hit a firepower point where the rocket had just been fired.

"Help! The enemy is fighting back! Help!"

The alien soldiers who were hit were melted by the hot melt in the blink of an eye, while the rest were directly blown into a pile of pulp due to the explosion.

"attack!"

Oakes started charging with a bolter with a bayonet, pushing the barricade out of the way with a slight impact, and then the Terminator and Dauntless advanced at the same time.

"I can't stop it!"

Seeing the interstellar warriors getting closer and closer, countless alien soldiers dropped their weapons and ran into the base in embarrassment.

"Freedom Pursuit"

Perturabo, who entered the fortress, looked at this scene and said slowly that they had won this battle and the rest of the battle would be left to them.

"Ding, the host's new world is ready."

Yang Cheng, who was already ready, immediately became energetic when he heard the system's words. He didn't know what kind of world he was in this time.

"Ding, due to special reasons, after traveling to the next world, it will be extended for two months before traveling through."

"It doesn't matter, tell me quickly, what world is this time?"

"Ding, Goblin Slayer"