Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Roleplay/@comment-14745711-20130820083944/@comment-11526152-20130821151034

Fluff time for the General......

After the promotion to the rank generalcame through and Murasaki enjoyed a brief holiday on a hive world located somewhere in Segmentum Solar, a message was sent by IG high command for the gen (lazy in typing full name) to require his experince in leading a taskforce to aid the Forge World Galik IV of driving Ork raider forces off the world somwhr in the souhtern quadrant of Segmentum Solar.

Immediately, the gen ordered commisar Dan to requisition several Vahallan regiments from the Munitorums and several cruisers from the navy to transfer his taskforce to the action. The general was given more than he required, 2 Vahallan infantry regiment, 1 Vahallan tank regiment and 2 Cadian shock regiment plus a squadron of cruisers from battlefleet solar will accompany him and his taskforce to the affected world.

Upon arriving in system, to the surprise of the general, it was no mere raiding force but a ork Waaaaagh instead. Luck was on the guards side as the planetary defense guns were still in Imperial hands but the Orks were nearing on the guns that if captured will shoot down any imperial forces attempting to land. Assesing what the ork control on the  Forge world, the gen gave the order to land at the nothern part of the Forge world. Landing was not smooth as seventeen tranposrts were shot down by ork fighters as the navy attempt to secure air dominance over galik 4 and destroy any remaining ork kroozers in orbir.

The general force was reduced by a quarter but there was no time to mourn as orks were upon them as the guard secure the perimeter around the landing zones. Orders for the 99th Cadian shock regiment was to link up with the Imperial forces defending the planetary defense guns and enter defensive combat until a communication line has been established. The remaining Vahallan regiments were to secure the area around the landing zones and destroy any ork flak position as to enable the 1112th Vahallan Tank regiment and supplies to land unmolested.

The cadians achieved their objectives after 11 hours of brutal urban combat with the orks around the planetary defense guns, losses were at 40 % but the cadians enusred that they can still managed to hold the line without any reinforcement. So the general instead divert the reinforcement intended for the cadians to form an assault to relieve the Forge world Skittari regiments that were holding out at the world primary manufactorum. The 788th and 789th Vahallan regiment managed to secure the perimeter around the landing zone and neutralize the Ork anti air position after 9 hours of intense combat with 35% losses to both regiments.

The 1112th Vahallan tank regiment managed to land safely and formed up to face a report of several ork armor columns heading to the landing zones. Orders were given to destroy the ork armor elements as supplies are being landed. the remainng guards that can still fight are to assume defensive stance and dig in around the landing zones.

At 2200 hours, the lead elements of the Ork armor came into the 1112th sights and were blown apart in mere minutes, but like orks are though and lots of numbers came several hundred wartrukk and several dozens of orkish tanks. It was with tatical planning and markmanship of the 1112th tankers that most of the orkish armor was destroyed in a well placed killing field with loss of 6 tanks only. However, before the 1112th managed to reorganize, three gargants came out of nowhr and proceed to demolish the vunerable tanks of the 1112th. Only after sheer bravery and stubborness of survival, the 3 gargants were destroyed but with over 78% loss of tanks and only 4 squadrons were still in shape for another encounter. Thankfully, tanks were lost and not the crews, in the end the 1112th had more men than tanks.

It seems that the Emperor's light shines greatly on Galick 4 as the primary manufactorum was finally secured and production of 2nd generation baneblades Macharius started immediately. The manufactorum were guarded by seven companies of the 788th Vahallan and 23 skittari regiments of the Forge world. However when the general wanted to use the skittari regiments against the orks, the Magos of the Forge world refuses stating that the skittari will only listen to the mechanius order and the last order by the high magos of Galick 4 was defend the primary manufactorums at all cost. (the Planetary guns were defended by several PDF forces)

With the production of the Macharius taking place, the 1112th reorganized into the 1112th Heavy Tank Regiment and the new Macharius rolled of the production line in just 2 hours. With heavy tanks as armor support the routing of the orks and their subsequent destruction were much easier than previously calculated.

After 2 weeks of hunting down the remaining Orks and destroying their fungal spores, the Warboss of the Waaagh appeared at one of the Space Port with several bands of Ork Nobs intend on stealing several Imperial troopships and attempting to flee off world. Luckily thanks to the quick action of the guardsmen stationed there, rather than fighting the orks they call down several tatical orbital bombardment by the Navy squadron still in orbit of Galick4. Several ork nobs bands were outright vaporised and the Warboss were injured by the bombardment.

The general immediately went to the warboss location with his retinue and confronted the injured warboss and his nobs guard and an intense battle between both leaders ensued. Due to injureis the warboss has, the general utilize his enemy disadvantage to his own use and after several well place shots from his master crafted plasma pistol the warboss was incapicated and unable to move making it easy for the general to cut off the brute's head with his power sword.

With the warboss death, the remaining orks soon fell upon themselves and reinforcement of the guards from the nearby sectors soon eliminate the ork threat to Galick 4. The general didnt get any "reward" for this campaign but did get a usefull "reward" that is lots of Macharius tend to get the job done faster than getting a Baneblade from high command as using a Baneblade has conditions whereas the Macharius are just like the Leman Russ but bigger and more firepower.