“The invading xenos yesterday seized the port town of Volantis, just 100 kilometers southeast of Pradeep, Imperial authorities reported this morning. The Tau victory comes two months after the fall of the city of Malati—and just weeks after the xenos were decisively repulsed in the Sandeep Plains. Imperial […]
“TACTICAL UPDATE: Armored battle suits have conducted an aerial assault behind our lines. Logistical support for our attack on the xeno position has been blocked, and reserves are responding to the threat. Main attack is cancelled until situation stabilized.”—Voxcast to Supreme HQ at 12:00, 03 091 736.M41. Imperial […]
“Do you think we learn nothing from our battles? With every fight, we learn more about the xeno’s weapons–and their tactics. This time, we knew what to expect, and every time they tried one of their xeno tricks, we were ready. We parried every attack. They died in […]
“The city is on fire! A wall of flame has swept through the marketplace, killing hundreds of citizens. Guardsmen are shooting women and children who are trying to force their way onto ships at the docks. And the xenos … they’re in the city and … and … they’re eating […]
“There were thousands of them! And their weapons … the firepower that was hitting our lines was beyond anything I’ve every seen before. We didn’t stand a chance.”—Transcript, interview with Troop Nadi Boramus, post-battle analysis by military intelligence officers. 06:00-08:00 – IMPERIAL TURN TWO Although the rising sun improved […]
“Enemy troops have penetrated the Imperial line and are turning the flank. All units are ordered to fall back into the city.”–Orders issued at 04:00 by Capt. Delmara Stryker (later summarily executed by the regimental commissar for his failure to hold the city of Malati). 12:00-2:00 – IMPERIAL TURN […]
MIXED SUCCESS TURN SIX: The death of the Tau Emissary was unfortunate, but there was still one member of the Water Caste—an assistant to the Tau agitator—who needed to be seized. Having crushed the Kroot battle line, the Knights of Altair raced across the field, but the Tau had […]
MAYOR CIERZA CAPTURED TURN THREE: It took little effort to mop up the human traitors. My stormtroopers quickly eliminated the remainder of Cierza’s militiamen, while Cierza put up only token resistance—the traitor was dazed but largely unharmed as he stumbled out of the ruins of his transport. The main […]
NEWS REPORT—Imperial authorities announced that the mayor of Mora was arrested—and executed—yesterday for treason after allegedly negotiating with xeno representatives to surrender his community rather than face a possible military attack. Mora, a small plantation to the east of the beleagured city of Malati, is not strategically significant, authorities say. But […]
LATE AFTERNOON By late afternoon, the tortured attack by 2nd Armored Co. through the wooded underbrush had run out of steam. Many vehicles were bogged down, and without infantry cover, Tau Fire Warriors were taking their toll using anti-vehicle weaponry. Despite the daunting challenges, 2nd Armored Co. was […]
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