“They may not be major battles, but anytime you face one of those greenskin brutes up close, it’s the fight of your life.”—Corporal Malor Brynsyka, 3rd Company, 728th Cadian Regiment. What follows is a report on a series of Imperial-xeno skirmishes in the vicinity of the Barad Mine (COORD: 73 […]
IMPERIAL VOXCAST (3 294 736.M41)—Imperial troops launched a successful attack on the ork-held Barad Mine yesterday, Imperial authorities have announced. According to Gen. Tiberius Vectrix, supreme commander of Imperial forces on Hegira, the grand assault by armored and infantry forces was “a great victory in our crusade to […]
From his command post on the left flank, Captain Cauis Velaz scanned the horizon with binoculars. Although dawn was still minutes away, a pale glow reddened the sky, and the young officer was desperate to spot any clues to the enemy advance. “You’re wasting your time, Captain,” said a gray-haired sergeant standing […]
Having chosen to take personal command of this battle, Colonel August Klein was on the front lines—with a sweeping view of the battlefield … and a frightening proximity to the xenos who were rushing in his direction. He was standing atop his command Chimera, binoculars in hand. At […]
As he scanned the battlefield, Klein felt his pulse quicken. Although the ork Warboss, supported by walkers, had blunted his mechanized attack up the center, his men were poised on the flank of the ork main assault. “Lieutenant! Tell the veterans to leave the ork walker alone. Have […]
IMPERIAL VOXCAST: (3 150 736.M41; subsequently redacted)—As military forces strengthen the defenses around Susa City—the capital of Hegira—the moon’s political elite are quietly making arrangements to evacuate to other worlds. That’s the assessment of a secret report circulated through the Imperial Guard Commissariat, which has reminded Gen. Tiberius […]
As Commissar-Major Rael Dracos pulled himself to his feet, he knew the battle was lost. The last thing he remembered before losing consciousness was a huge ork smashing its battle axe into his chest. Despite his carapace armor, the blow knocked the breath from his lungs and sent a lance of pain through […]
“They’re overrunning our position! Orks are swarming over our armored column, and they’ve broken through our lines! Major Stovall is dead. He was killed by the last strafing run of xeno bombers. This is Alpha Company signing off. They’ve reached our command post.” [Sound of gunfire, screams, and a bellowing […]
“Rioting erupted across Hegira as citizens reacted in panic to news that the Tarak Mines fell to ork forces yesterday. Arbites’ enforcer squads used shotguns and bolters to clear the streets. At least 800 rioters were killed …” – News Report, Imperial Voxcast, 3 058 746.M41. Tarak Mines fall […]
Rumlar strode across the bridge (he tends to stride a lot, bein’ a kaptin and all) to his ‘sitchy-ation’ map. He noticed Slapdash, with a can of brown paint and a brush, covering the green of the Iron Spires. “Wot the ‘ell is all dis then?! Why iz that […]
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