The Combined Fleet transported the Order of the Silver Hand and the Third Army Corps to Butcher Coast.
Most soldiers of the Order of the Silver Hand traveled light. Only a handful of Paladins wore heavy plate armor. They were the order's heavy knights, primarily tasked with stopping enemy charges.
Protected by both the Holy Light and their armor, these heavily armored Paladins could withstand even a Warrior Class Practitioner an entire rank above them without having their defenses broken anytime soon.
The order marched swiftly. After a brief rest, they left the coast behind and headed for Butcher Heights.
Compared with the knights, who could climb the mountains with just provisions and weapons, the soldiers of the Third Army Corps had a much harder time.
Each column had to carry enormous quantities of supplies, including cannons, heavy machine guns, and ammunition.
On top of that, they had flamethrowers fueled by black oil, which were outrageously heavy.
The Third Army Corps numbered a full seven thousand men, and even with each man carrying over thirty kilograms of supplies on average, they still could not move all the equipment off the coast.
In the end, Commander Thassarian had to assign two columns to help the Third Army Corps carry its supplies so everyone could enter the gorge before nightfall.
Arthas had spent two full days in the Morris Industries District and gained some understanding of the army corps' flashy weapons.
These new weapons could indeed improve the fighting strength of Kul Tiras's army, but transporting all that cumbersome equipment was extremely inconvenient. The drawbacks were obvious.
In a defensive battle, the soldiers had ample time to transport their equipment and prepare.
But on the offensive, all that baggage was a joke.
No wonder Kul Tiras had so far been able to