“The bitterness of defeat is almost too great to bear. The shame of it gnaws at my soul. I have failed my warriors, yet somehow I must lead them forward. Duty onto death.”—private thoughts of Captain Martel Vivant, commander, 5th Company, Knights of Altair Space Marine Chapter * […]
“Last night, a team of specialist guardsmen entered the rebel-held city of Daraa on the desert world of Morkai, assaulted the city’s front gate, and opened it to allow loyalist troops to enter and crush the mutant scum that defied Imperial rule.“—Imperial Voxcast, 6 164 743.M41. * * […]
Continued . . . ASSAULT ON NORTH BLOCKHOUSE Fire Team 3 enjoyed similar success in their assault. Although unsupported by its demolition team, it stormed the ground floor of the north blockhouse, killing the foolish rebel who had left the hatch open. As such, the four-man fire team […]
“Why did we survive the battle? Because orks can’t get it in their heads that, in urban warfare, you need explosives. If a guardsmen sets a bomb next to a door and wall, he creates an undefended entrance (everyone on the other side is likely dead or dying). […]
“Mayday! Mayday! Decora Mining Base reporting ork ships attacking. Main gun battery is inactive, and boarding torpedoes are approaching. Assistance is needed immediately.”—distress signal received by Imperial authorities Sculptor SystemImperial Voxcast (3 121 743.M41) One week after an ork boarding party seized the Decora Mining Base in the […]
“Orks are a menace. They’re a cancer. Once they enter into a star system, they spread across planets, lurk in asteroid fields, propagate in dank caves and dark forests. They’re almost impossible to stamp out. They’re vermin—three-meter-tall, heavily muscled, insanely violent and dangerous vermin . . . and […]
IMPERIAL VOXCAST (6 015 743.M41)—Food riots broke out in the suburbs of Volantis today after one of the city’s food-processing centers was damaged by an insurgent’s bomb. The Third Quadrant of the outer ring of surface dwellings that surround the Volantis hive city is aflame, as rioters have […]
— “Let the dead rise again. Let the dead feast on the living. Let the dead bring the damned out of the bondage of the Imperium and into the welcoming arms of Nurgle. This is the fate of all men. Let it be so.“—Voloh Gudag, sorcerer of […]
“Come you aliens, show me what passes for fury amongst your misbegotten kind!” — Blood Ravens Sergeant Avitus * * * Strategic Background It is 6 835 742.M41. The Damocles Gulf Crusade has been under way for nearly eight months, and the Imperial Crusade against the Tau has […]
“If your battle plan’s working, it’s probably a trap.“—Kolton Phae, On Military Matters, 739.M41 * * * Continued . . . The Kauyon The military doctrine known as the Kauyon requires a Tau commander to use terrain effectively—and have the patience to wait for the exact moment when […]
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