Esteemed Lord-Marshall, you asked me to prepare a dossier on the ongoing war on Eryndor V in the Ansham System. I have provided several sources below, but the overall tactical summary is that the strategic position has become more complicated, with forces from several legions now engaged on the planet. Given the importance of the planet’s promethium refineries, I can only predict further fighting and recommend the commitment of as much resources as you have spare.
Missive from Primus-Strategos Blazaar Dymov to Lord-Marshall Octavian II
Siege of Utrej-sak-Kherjak
The following is a secure message from the Horusian forces intercepted by vox-thief:
Planetfall M31.02001
Designation Utrej-sak-Kherjak, sub-set outta region and southern hemisphere of Eryndor V – Primary debrief of the Brotherhood of the Dawn Sky.
- Key objective(s) – To secure imperial dramatis personae and extrapolate defence protocols for the sector.
- Secondary objective – Assassinate Cato Valeranius – Ultramarines Captain of the 77th Company.
- Tertiary objective- Null and void, dismissed infantry expendable as decreed by the Kharash under guise of the false Great Khan.
Hibou Khan led the task force setting out advance positions under the cover of darkness.
Initial pulmonary deathshot removing the heavy support squad sergeant by a calculated Vindicare snipeer. Remaining members take cover and minimal losses recorded (squad not pinned).
Ebon Keshig edged a flank on Praetorians, Contemptor and the opposing Warlord only to be quashed within -09.6 parsecs … Enacting an honourable death!
The trap sprung and the Ultramarines surrounded by deep striking assault marines, hailing bolt rounds, stood their ground in a tactical pear. Spearing a careful spread of consolidated fire from several units resulting in a massacre from self detonating and interconnecting propane.
The Ultramarines continued to press forwards, pressing the White Scars to their drop zone as dawn approached. The counter offensive was short lived as Cato Valeranius with his personal Suzerain cohort engaged Khan and his personal guard.
In a dual of skill, and exquisite blade against material defence, Khan delivered a murderous strike by kink under Cato’s left pauldron. A sigh of derision as Cato spun on his heel, dropped to one knee and passed seniority to Champion Cordos.
Seeing their commander fall but not embarred, the Ultramarines secured the extraction of 2 of 3 Expeditionary Fleet Logistic Officers and made way to regroup with the Raven Guard task force in the Northern Hemishere.
A successful Ultramarines defence and counter offensive…classic indicator of The Logos Lectora
+++ Tactical reticule – Intercepted +++
This report is from a stand in command Sergeant Octavius Tibon of the first squad, 77th Company and you’ll find out later in the report why Captain Cato Valerianus is not present.
It’s been many months on the world of Eryndor V and many more digging in to defend the city of Utrej-sak-Kherjak.
Me and brothers of the 77th company deployed for battle to defend the city and in recent weeks victory’s have been hard to find here for us loyalists.
Our orders were to find lost command structure of the 216th Expeditionary Fleet in the part of the city we lost ground in previous weeks gone by. They were scattered amongst the ruins of the ruined city landscape.
We set up ready for the counter attack heavier on the flanks, with two rhinos, one filled with tactical squad and the other filled with nemesis marines on the left and on our right flank we positioned our land raider with Cato Valerianus and his command squad of Invictarus Suzerain, accompanied by apothecary Maevius Tigo and a squad of praetorians on foot supported by a contemptor dreadnought.
Our centre was protected by a squad of 5 man heavy weapons team all with lascannons and a breacher squad who locked shields ready to hold the centre.
The enemy who we fought were the traitor sons of the khan and they made the first move…..
Keshig took their left flank and went straight for a building to hide like the cowards they are and then charged the praetorians and nearly saw them off of it wasn’t for the contemptor coming to their aid and help secure their designated objective.
One rhino was destroyed from a hail of fire from the scars autocannon squad at the back but luckily the squad had got out and secured the central objective.
The central breacher squad was jumped upon and stabbed in the back by the scars jump troops and the breacher squad was cut to ribbons, but they were revenged by working together to bring them down and force them to run away.
Then came the final fight Cato Valerianus charged head long into the fight straight for Hibou Khan, but alas the Khan was too skilled and struck the final blow under Cato’s left pauldron and his Invictarus Suzerain squad died to the last to protect their captains body.
Even with that dreaded blow the sons of Ultramar prevailed and held majority of the objectives and secured the majority of the lost command structure.
Courage and Honour
Long live the EMPEROR
War for the fuel
Report from the EFIC Interrogator Fgrei:
18h31. Interrogation commences on Prisoner 46.
23h59. Prisoner 46 resistant to initial interrogation. Advanced interrogation commencing.
04h42. Prisoner 46, confirmed as a member of the inner circle of the enemy force assaulting the EFLC Corps Supply Point Khajmuul, finally spoke. [extra-interrogation note: the suspect used the term Esharu to refer to the enemy force]
The prisoner was told that the goal was to retake Khajmuul to gain access to the considerable promethium supplies in the depot. However he also overheard radio chatter with an unknown marine overlord who suggested that in fact the Esaru were used to draw marine elements away from Utrej-sak-Kherjak to aid in the decapitation strike attempt against the loyalist high command.
04h49. Prisoner 46 has died. Interrogation room cleared.
05h00. Interrogation commences on Prisoner 47.
Shadow-Captain Kraai. 8th Talon. Combat Log. M31.02001
Traitors assaulted the fuel depot.
Astartes presence was nil.
XIX assets deployed to counter the assault. Total success.
Enemies worthy of challenge, none.
Report from Mechanicum Adept O-Lëph:
Promethium assessment:
- Total barrels lost: 22,411
- Total barrels remaining: 4,563,999
Structural integrity: All major tanks are fully operational, one suffered minor damage but Omnissial blessings returned it to full capacity.
Biological remains: Substantial, 8,932 human wounded deemed adequate for thrall conversion.
Overall assessment: Acceptable.
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