“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 […]
This fighting took on a new intensity as the sun rose over the horizon, with the superior Imperial fire finally beginning to pay dividends. As the ork attack on the center broke from cover, the Imperial firing line immobilized battlewagon after battlewagon, forcing the orks to dismount and […]
The Battle of the Sea of Dust took place on 3 413 735.M41 on Hegira, the fourth moon of Sculptor II. The battle, involving more than 15,000 orks and 10,000 Imperial Guard and Hegira PDF, was the second largest military action in the first two years of the xeno […]
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 […]
Magnifying the image displayed on his helmet visor, Shas’O Kes’Ath studied the Gue’la defensive line ahead of him. The enemy’s primitive armored vehicles belched black, acridic smoke, making their deployment obvious. His troops had the technological advantage, Kes’Ath thought, but the numbers of Gue’la soldiers concerned him. With […]
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 […]
With the fall of the Iron Spires to the ork invaders on 3 027 375.M41, Imperial authorities recognized that the xeno army had gained a dangerous pathway into the heart of Hegira’s northern continent. Thus it was imperative that the Iron Spires be restored to Imperial control. The task […]
“The fall of Veris Island places the greenskin menace at the doorstep of the northern hemisphere. If Dracos hadn’t shot Lt. Casius, I would have.”—General Tiberius Vectrix (Hegira PDF) What follows is the report based on the interrogation of Commissar-Major Rael Dracos, one of a handful of survivors of […]
Continued from Part 2 . . . “We found him soon enough. The tunnel opened into a huge chamber—at least 200 meters in diameter and 50 meters tall. The Tech Priest was knee deep in some kind of xeno goop, pulling out what looked like larvae and stuffing […]
Continued from Part 1 . . . “The rest of the night passed uneventfully. In the morning, the storm was gone—and the sun was blazing. We picked up the advance and reached the main facility after an hour. Again, we saw signs of rifle fire everywhere—and signs that […]
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