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| + | After the fall of Virtus Prime, the Salamanders retreated in Antroth's fortified capital, Iulia Augusta. | ||
| + | As the loyalist forces started to gain an advantage over the traitor auxilia at Porilia, they were able to send a fleet to attack the battlebarge Merciless and his escorts, locking them in an unwanted engagement and thus denying them the opportunity to bombard Iiulia Augusta from orbit or support their ground forces in any other significative way. | ||
| + | Thanatos -in one of his always rarer moments of lucidity- understood that a prolonged engagement on the surface of Antroth would have soon left his forces out of armour and ammo, even though the temptation of another wholesale slaughter against the planet's populace was painful to resist. | ||
| + | The World Eaters redeployed towards Iulia Augusta, bellowing their war cries as they swarmed through the outest city, towards the fortified walls. | ||
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| + | '''First Blood''' | ||
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| + | Praetor Nocturus of the Salamanders led a hit-and-run attack against the approaching World Eaters in order to lure the Nails-lost berserkers under the barrage of his company's artillery tanks. The plan was successful, and Thanatos hiself was heavily wounded by a massive shard of ferrocrete that splattered his secondary heart and left him impotent and agonising on the ground, forgotten by his blood maddened brothers in their need kill. The force led by Nocturus suffered almost total losses, annihilated by the World Eaters despite their lack of leadership and the tremendous casualities inflicted by the Salamanders' artillery, safe behind the walls of Iulia Augusta. The Salamanders retreated once more, but not before having captured the inconscious enemy commander, now firmly in their hands. The Siege of Iulia Augusta had just begun. | ||
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| + | '''Liberation Mission''' | ||
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| + | [RECORD INCOMPLETE] | ||
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==Skirmish Reports== | ==Skirmish Reports== | ||
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Revision as of 06:02, 15 May 2015
Contents
Battle Details
Type: Battle
Date: 334.007.M31
Sub-Sector:Beneheventian Sub-Sector
System: Prosperine System
Planet: Antroth
Victor: Unresolved
Draw: n
Influence: 5
Forces:
Loyalists Involved In The ConflictArmy:L-XVIII-5932
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Traitors Involved In The ConflictArmy:L-XII-1884
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Dramatis Personae
The World Eaters
Tiberius Thanatos, Centurion
Kallax "Nightlord", Primus Medicae
Solomon Drakon, Champion of the Pits
Ancient Daegron, Contemptor Mortis Dreadnought
The Salamanders
Nocturus, Praetor
Vashtar, Centurion
Battle Summary
Prologue
After the fall of Virtus Prime, the Salamanders retreated in Antroth's fortified capital, Iulia Augusta. As the loyalist forces started to gain an advantage over the traitor auxilia at Porilia, they were able to send a fleet to attack the battlebarge Merciless and his escorts, locking them in an unwanted engagement and thus denying them the opportunity to bombard Iiulia Augusta from orbit or support their ground forces in any other significative way. Thanatos -in one of his always rarer moments of lucidity- understood that a prolonged engagement on the surface of Antroth would have soon left his forces out of armour and ammo, even though the temptation of another wholesale slaughter against the planet's populace was painful to resist. The World Eaters redeployed towards Iulia Augusta, bellowing their war cries as they swarmed through the outest city, towards the fortified walls.
First Blood
Praetor Nocturus of the Salamanders led a hit-and-run attack against the approaching World Eaters in order to lure the Nails-lost berserkers under the barrage of his company's artillery tanks. The plan was successful, and Thanatos hiself was heavily wounded by a massive shard of ferrocrete that splattered his secondary heart and left him impotent and agonising on the ground, forgotten by his blood maddened brothers in their need kill. The force led by Nocturus suffered almost total losses, annihilated by the World Eaters despite their lack of leadership and the tremendous casualities inflicted by the Salamanders' artillery, safe behind the walls of Iulia Augusta. The Salamanders retreated once more, but not before having captured the inconscious enemy commander, now firmly in their hands. The Siege of Iulia Augusta had just begun.
Liberation Mission
[RECORD INCOMPLETE]
Skirmish Reports
Skirmishes Added
| Skirmish Designation | Victor | Defeated | Faction Victor |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Siege of Iulia Augusta~1430589515 | L-XII-1884 | L-XVIII-5932 | Traitor |
| The Siege of Iulia Augusta~1430589710 | L-XII-1884 | L-XVIII-5932 | Traitor |
| The Siege of Iulia Augusta~1449425930 | L-XII-1884 | L-XVIII-5932 | Traitor |
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Battle Pictures
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