Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7671639-20130511210709/@comment-4948356-20130515175205

I concur. Also, Never doubt the existance of yet another hive fleet, for until the hive mind lies dead, their will always be more.

Also, our third solution:

I believe defending worlds with significant biomass (Jungle worlds and agri worlds, etc) Should be of the highest priority. These worlds should be primarily defended by naval forces, to minimize the chance of a ground invasion. If they invade these worlds in Force, Exterminatus must be declared. Similar to the strategy Kryptman initially used against them. All other worlds should be defended to the last.

As suggested by my 2nd company captain, All worlds bordering the Octavious sector need to be reinforced significanly as soon as possibile with guardsmen, naval fleets, and titans. At least Four significant Fleets need to be amassed near these planets as well, to be called upon when the hive fleet attacks. For they WILL be victorious over the orks, of that I am certain, and when they do, they will have absorbed the orks durable genome. We already have reports of previously classified bio-forms being larger and more aggressive already from some of the worlds closer there.

Another reason Leviathian MUST be dealt with, If allowed to link with a another fleet, they will pass on that genome.

Another of my captains also suggest using decoy worlds. When they overrun the planet, our fleets could easily dispatch them as they are feeding. This would also give us a chance to kill the norn-queens of those particular hive fleets or splinter fleets.

Of all of our solutions, this would be the most costly. Potentially taking forces from other warzones where they are needed if the imperium acted alone.

A second option in this plan is that, if significant progress is made on the defences, and if the majority of the hive fleet is still in the octavius sector, then half of the forces mustered should gather into a single fleet and bring the fight to the tyranids. Moving into the plan laid out in later sections of Second solution, and attempt to "conventionally" fight the tyranids. Should we capture the ork worlds as well, that would be welcome bonus.

-Chapter Master Avian of the Sentinels of War Chapter