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Tau navy rebuffed at Dar Sai (Part 2)

1100-1200 (TURN 5) At this point of the battle, both fleets were firing at point-blank range–with weapons batteries, lances, railgun batteries,  ion cannons, and torpedoes blazing away. Not suited to close-in fighting, The Emperor’s Fist, launched another wave of Starhawk bombers and then turned to starboard to avoid […]

Tau navy rebuffed at Dar Sai (Part 1)

IMPERIAL NEWS SERVICE (3 280 735.M41)–Fleet Corvus, under the command of Commodore Gadea Hennard, won a resounding victory yesterday over Tau naval forces orbiting Dar Sai. The Imperial Navy’s victory sparked widespread celebrations across the Sculptor System, as public opinion rebounded from the shock of the naval disaster […]

Dar Sai: Tau march on Malati

The Tau advance on Malati was a 40-day military campaign that occurred in the early stages of the Tau invasion of Dar Sai in 735.M41. The compaign, fought in the western half of the moon’s largest continent, Kadavu, was notable for  four small military engagements between the advancing […]

Battle of the White Tower

VOXCAST (Dar Sai – 3 244 735.M41)–An Imperial offensive against Tau insurgents operating on Dar Sai (second moon of Sculptor III) was repulsed yesterday despite a spirited attack by elements of the 728th Cadian Regiment. Commanded by Captain Stevrous Stark, who won acclaim for his previous victories against the […]

Ork Kaptin’ Stompafist

Stompafist, better known as ‘Kaptin’ Stompafist, was an Ork Freebooter (space pirate) who commanded Da Butcher, a cruiser-class ship that naval authorities irreverently classify as a Kill Kroozer. No record of this xeno’s early years exist, but Stompafist first became a concern to Imperial authorities in 727.M41 when […]

Imperial Navy suffers disaster at Hegira

The Hegira Disaster was an Imperial Navy defeat suffered on 3 242 735.M41 in the Sculptor System of the Corvus Cluster. The battle involved a single Kill Kroozer, commanded by the infamous Kaptin’ Stompafist, that destroyed an entire Imperial Navy flotilla of seven ships. The defeat overturned the balance of […]

Tactica: Veteran assault squad

The Imperial Guard has yet to win a battle against the ork invaders on Hegira. So I’ve been searching for a strategy that will improve my odds in a toe-to-toe with the xenos. To that end, my future battle plans involve the  deployment of a veteran squad of […]

Review: Hive city shanties

Whether you are a manufactorum worker living in the squalor outside a great hive city–or a mutant struggling to survive in the radiation-soaked wastelands of a desert planet–your most likely home across the Corvus Cluster is the humble and cobbled-together rockcrete and plasteel shanty. At the recent Cold […]

Review: The Surform

The Surfoam is a valuable tool for any hobbyist who works with rigid insulation foam—Extruded Polystyrene (XPS)—for building terrain. Essentially a specialized rasp, the cutting edge of a Surfoam looks similar to a cheese grater attached to a handle. It is commonly available in DIY stores, such as Home […]

Dar Sai Campaign Rules

Rumors of Tau emissaries on Hegira were widespread before Imperial authorities stumbled upon a xeno military presence in the Hanui Valley in 735.M41. Several military actions followed as first PDF, and later Imperial Guard, forces attempted to eliminate the threat. This simple node campaign will determine the fate of […]