Major Pask had deployed his Battle Tank carefully. Nestled in the rocky mesa in front of the Imperial line, he had limited visibility—much of the battlefield hidden from him. Yet that did not concern him. Scouting the battlefield on foot the previous evening, he’d discovered a small gap in […]
“Xenos on our tail! We’ve been outlflanked!” The shrill warning shouted across the vox sent a shock through the armored column that was confidently advancing up the right flank. A young lieutenant, looking as if he was barely old enough to shave, turned and saw the ork DeffKoptas […]
The Tau invasion of Dar Sai is, by all measures, a tiny war on a backwater moon when measured against the sector-wide conflicts that rage across the Imperium. As a result, the high commands of both the Imperium and Tau Empire put a low priority on supporting their […]
IMPERIAL VOXCAST (3 078 736.M41)—“Authorities have announced a great victory today just south of the Barad Mine. A xeno attack was repulsed with heavy casualties, while the number of human troop losses were limited to only a few dozen.” The night air was chilly, and as a light […]
A surge of optimism swept through Velaz as he watched the initial volley of Imperial fire rip apart the ork battle line. Everywhere he looked, Trukks and ork walkers were burning. The only worrisome development was on the eastern flank. His guns had rightly targeted the greatest threats, […]
The ork warrior roared in frustration, his bellowing voice heard above the Imperial fire by guardsmen more than 100 meters away. He’d climbed aboard his yellow Trukk before dawn, eager to fight and looking forward to smashing the humies. But all had gone wrong. Riding impatiently in the […]
“The port city of Pradeep was attacked today by Tau invaders. A valiant defense by our brave troops managed to throw back the xeno invaders with heavy casualties.”—Imperial News Report, 3 857 736.M41. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW The fall of Volantis in early 736.M41, coming so quickly after last year’s loss […]
IMPERIAL TURN THREE Imperial forces continued to advance through the town on the west flank. Imperial fire was largely ineffective, although two Tau fire warriors were killed in the northern parts of town by Beta Squad. Pulling away from its infantry support, the Scout Sentinels turned east to […]
IMPERIAL VOXCAST (3 639 756.M41)—Imperial forces have retaken the Tarak Mines in a two-hour battle against light xeno resistance. Human casualties were minimal, authorities announced today, a welcome but unexpected indication that the ork army defeated recently at the Barad Mine has yet to recover from its decisive […]
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 […]
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