“On a galactic scale, the battles were minuscule: A few dozen Astartes against several thousand xenos. Yet, the fighting was fierce. In a heroic defensive action that lasted weeks, the Knights of Altair conducted a fighting withdrawal that bled the Tau invaders dry. Still, by the end of […]
“As the fighting continued, the Knights of Altair realized that the tactics they’d honed against Hegira’s orks were not appropriate for the more technologically advanced Tau. It took time, but the Astartes realized that they didn’t need flamers. They were not fighting a mindless horde. They needed melta […]
“Military authorities on Dar Sai have confirmed that xeno forces, after fighting two battles south of the Hanui Valley, have advanced 800 kilometers and now threaten the port city of Aruna. Two more battalions of Imperial Guard have been rushed to the city in an effort to slow […]
For several days after the defeat, PDF forces fled south, the Tau following closely behind. Although some units managed to maintain cohesion and fight a series of delaying actions, other units were highly disorganized and unable to account for fully half their roster of troops. Commissars shot dozens […]
Imperial Voxcast: Ork invaders launched a major attack against the Barad Mine this morning. The xenos were repulsed with heavy losses. The ork assault began on 3 300 738.M41, before dawn, on the outskirts of the strategic mining complex. Military authorities say the attack was spearheaded by a massive, […]
There was little light this deep in the underhive. More than 100 meters underground, most of the level’s illumination panels had long ago failed, and it appeared that the area’s environmental controls were in no better shape. A thick mist hung in the air. Bounty hunter Jason Scarn […]
After watching one of his mercenaries shot down as he tried to cross a walkway, Scarn muttered a series of curses that would have made a veteran guardsman blush. He was stalemated, and he could only imagine how his bitch Inquisitor would respond if this rescue attempt failed. […]
The Decora Mining Base in the Sculptor System has been seized by the Tau, following a naval battle that saw five Imperial Navy vessels destroyed.—Imperial Voxcast, 3 248 738.M41. + Security Clearance Sigma 3 + Instructional Lesson: Battle of Decora Base Source: Naval History of the Corvus Cluster […]
Imperial Voxcast: The moon of Druidia in the Sculptor System was the target of a cowardly attack by Tau military forces earlier this month. The xenos eventually were driven off the arid satellite of Sculptor IIIa by the moon’s Planetary Defense Force (PDF). The xeno attack, on 3 173 […]
One of the most glorious victories of the Tau on Al’gel II was the defeat of the ork warboss known as “Klawtoof.” When this ork leader launched a brutally violent assault, the 3rd Hunter Cadre outmaneuvered and outfought the greenskins at every point—and utterly annihilated the ork threat. […]
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