StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 130 Victor V

When the No. [-] giant-class frigate, the flagship of the Keha Revolutionary Army Fleet, jumped out of the hyperspace channel, everyone felt a sense of dizziness.

An inconspicuous dim yellow planet appeared on the holographic projection star map in front of the bridge, and some small green triangles represented Augustus's "huge" fleet.

Victor V is a near-Earth planet, most of its surface is covered with desert, and sandstorms that spread for tens of miles ravage this little-known marginal world.

Although the planet is as inhospitable and uncharacteristically violent as it can be, there are indeed Federation colonies here.In the oasis farm established by Victor V using groundwater and artificial irrigation systems, there are about hundreds of thousands of Tyranids living.

The ancestors of these people came from the Tyranid Federation colonial spaceship that was forced to land here due to power system damage about 50 years ago.After the initial desperation, the colonists found a valuable underground water system, and the tenacity and tenacity of human beings made new cities rise up between deserts.

In the galaxy on the star map that is about 120 light-years away from Victor V star after triangulation, the light spot marked in red is the Delarian Shipyard of the Tyrannian Federation.But until more warships, including the battlecruiser Hyperion, joined the fleet, Augustus was not sure of capturing the shipyard.

Augustus knew he had only one chance, and if he failed, Keha would never recover.

However, Augustus could not sit and wait in the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army in Keha, so there was this operation of the Revolutionary Army fleet, and he preferred to call it a military training, using Victor V as a raid on Delari A forward base at Ann Shipyard.

At this point Sarah Kerrigan, wearing a military uniform instead of a Ghost combat uniform, walked in, stood beside Augustus and said, "That's where I started with Ghost 24718 - we are also within three months. We had just been transferred to Victor V from the ghost military academy in Tarsonis, and we didn't know anything about it before that."

"Why does this base need so many ghost agents stationed, so many psykers—but this place is too far away from the battlefield." Augustus looked at the slowly rotating yellow planet.

"Does the Federation want to build a new ghost academy here?"

"I don't know why, and the psionic suppressor doesn't allow me to question the order," Kerrigan said. "We just need to know what to do."

But the location of this military base is indeed very strange. The planet it is on is located too far away from several major galaxies where the Kel Morian Federation and the Tyrann Federation are at war, and it is far away from the galactic trade route. No other fleet will pass here.

At first glance, it seemed meaningless to set up a military base on Victor V on the star map, but it happened to be located between the stations of several Federation fleets.Rather than saying that this is an outpost or a military fortress, Augustus believes that the Tyranid Federation is conducting some kind of mysterious experiment that must not be made public.

Putting these aside, Augustus thinks that he will probably get the technology to train ghost agents in Victor V. He doesn't necessarily need these ruthless agents to work for him, but the research results of federal scientists on psykers are the real reason. really want.

This is why Augustus is determined to win here.

"We'll figure out the little secret of the Victor V soon." Augustus said to Raynor: "Jim, stop playing cards and drive the ship to low orbit."

"We want to preserve as much as possible of the facilities in this base, so this is a landing battle."

"Where is my army?" Augustus said from the bridge through the communication channel in the fleet: "Korha warriors, draw your guns and load them!"

"Kerrigan, you're with the anti-psychic force Steeling Strikers," Augustus said. "I need you to deal with the Ghosts."

"What about me?" After collecting all the money he won from playing cards, Tychus gestured to Augustus and said, "What is my task?"

"You will lead the landing force on the ground to attack." Augustus said: "Tychus, you will be the commander of this force."

"When you're destroying something, you can trust old Tychus." Tychus chuckled, leaving the bridge to put on his own CMC-300 power armor.

When everyone inside the battleship was performing their duties and getting busy with their work, the frigate passed through the extremely thin atmosphere of Victor V and came to a huge, swirling high-speed tornado.

The holographic projection screen in front of Augustus showed that this incomparable tornado was 60 miles high and 12 miles wide, and the military fortress of the Tyranid Federation was located in the calm eye of the tornado. Don't know anything about it.

If Kerrigan hadn't told him the coordinates here, Augustus would never have known that there was a Tyrann Federation military base on this harsh planet, and it was hidden in a storm that could tear apart a human being. .

"Hey boss, I fixed those arc tanks in the warehouse of the Hyperion, and now you can deploy these 'big tanks', which are full of top tank drivers." At this time, on the lower deck of the frigate The head of Swann in the armory appeared on the screen.

"To cope with these storms, I spent a few days adding gravitational accelerators to these tanks."

"You really did, what's the use of all this new equipment other than stability in a storm?" asked Augustus.

"That would be more useful." Since Swan couldn't see Augustus's head, only heard the voice, he didn't know where to look at, and only his iconic beard was on the screen.

"Inspired by the gravity generating unit of the battlecruiser and high-altitude orbital defense, it can be applied to the arc tank with a small modification. The tank driver can increase the gravity of the tank itself to The original 5 to 6 times, so that these tanks will not be swept away by violent storms." Swan said.

"In fact, power armor can also apply such technology, but so far it is only to allow marines to stand firmly on the deck in space environments and battleships." He continued.

"In the future, combining Umoyan's anti-gravity technology and plasma propulsion, we may be able to realize the possibility of what you call 'flying tanks'."

"Swan, you are such a treasure boy." Augustus praised.

"Oh—although I don't understand what you're saying, you're right." Swan looked at the screen in bewilderment.

Augustus smiled silently and switched on his command channel.

"Repeat the battle plan. Tank units attack first, cut through the storm and destroy as many enemy air defenses as possible. After this, landing craft descend from above the eye of the storm to drop ground troops."

"Fight for Keha!"

An untidy but powerful response came from the channel.

(End of this chapter)