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The column formed into two segments. The advance element: four Chimeras running point. The main body: the remaining Chimeras mixed with cargo haulers carrying the thousand infantry, with the three Mechanicus repair vehicles embedded in the formation.
Kian rode in the command Chimera, managing the operation from inside.
The command variant was the right tool for this. Limited weaponry, but every cubic centimetre of internal space given over to electronics — vox equipment for unit-to-unit communication, a vehicle-mounted auspex for forward threat detection, internal storage containing planetary maps and a gravitational positioning system. Using all of it, Kian could manage his force the way a strategist manages a tactical display — unit positions, terrain overlays, communication channels to every squad with a handset.
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