“Bastion 19-A6 was a powerfully armored but still small tower in an empty desert of sand and trenches. To its right and left, similar towers rose from the desert, only 200 meters away yet too distant to provide any reassurance of support. It was manned by 2,000 men […]
“For the troops defending Bastion 19A-6, the tactical situation was a nightmare. They were slaughtering the orks by the thousands, yet there seemed to be an endless number to replace the fallen. No such relief was available, however, for the defenders. The ork warlord, Rumlar, had planned with […]
“The orks have seized the trenches in Sector Nineteen. The defenses cannot hold. The orks are pouring into the suburbs of the city. We must send all reserves to the scene and try to create a bottleneck. If we fail, Hegira will fall.“—General Tiberius Vectrix, supreme commander of […]
The Setting: A satellite communications relay station, outside the port city of Aruna, on the moon of Dar Sai. A small hedged yard features two eight-meter-tall communication arrays and a a rundown, concrete-block office building that sits alongside a rural dirt road. Across the narrow, rut-marred road is […]
Guardsmen Deploy Now that the guardsmen have a better sense of where the Tau are, their training kicks in—and their defenses firm up. One guardsman clambers aboard the civilian transport used to carry the High Mayor. The vehicle has no weaponry, but it has an open-top hatch, and […]
Tau Resurgent Two guardsmen are dead; Sgt. Deley is wounded. A hint of panic grips at the remaining guardsmen, but they continue the fight. Summoning all his strength, Sgt. Deley pulls a grenade and tosses it at the Fire Warriors in front of him. Alas, his throwing arm […]
“The noble Space Marine chapter, the Knights of Altair, played a pivotal role in fighting the xeno invaders in the Sculptor System. Alas, these Astartes were spread thin, limiting their role largely to hit-and-run attacks designed to have the maximum strategic effect. For example, when the Tau invaders […]
“I believe in three tenets of battle—firepower, firepower, and more firepower. Yes, courage is important. Duty is important. Honor is important. But none of these virtues will help you defeat the towering ork warlord charging at you with bestial fury and a roaring choppa blade swinging at your […]
“It saddens me greatly that we must take arms against the peoples of the galaxy. By their deaths, they deny themselves the liberation that is only to be found in total surrender to the Greater Good.“—Aun’Va, Master of the Undying Spirit Imperial Turn Two Drat it! I have […]
“We will destroy the hated xenos to reconquer the galaxy in his name. The Emperor’s will is our will, and His will is to see the xeno taint eradicated. So, forward my Brothers. No mercy for the Tau—only death and oblivion.“—High Marshal Adrias Ioculus, speaking to the Knights […]
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