Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-108.51.155.155-20131208175717/@comment-25177957-20140715173118

Most of Abbadon's Black Crusades have been about weakening the Imperium around the EoT. Not exactly a formal push attempt to Terra. He's been focusing on stealing Imperial weaponry and starships for the grand push upon the Imperium. His Black Crusades weren't exactly a failure unless he was forced to retreat to the Eye of Terror empty-handed, which he has not done commonly. His 13th Black Crusade was aimed at taking Cadia once and for all. Which of course failed for the most part since he's trapped on Cadia. I wonder if he's not being relieved by a chaotic naval fleet because the Dark gods are ready for a new leader.

As far as Huron Blackheart goes, sure he's a good general but the traitor legions wouldn't respect him much because he, nor his chapter/warband date back to the time of the Horus Heresy. Plus Blackheart practically on the other side of the main space of the Imperium. He does not care at all for the Black Crusades and would rather carve his own niche in the Imperium rather than being Abbadon's vassal. Something you can't blame him for.