Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Roleplay/@comment-4948356-20130801041323/@comment-3580035-20130802235727

Right, so they teleported next to an airbase a quarter of a moon away?

Then I shall rewind a bit and show what happened.

-In character-

The portal opens up upon the surface, Getike coming out first and being extremely surprised to find a vast hole leading into what was a busy hangar belowground. As the first squads of marines behind him came through the portal, the Tau had already responded by relaying messages of an intrusion back to the main Echo base, before activating the defence systems.

Before the Marines could fire a round, automated Drone defence systems immediately popped out of their hiding places around the hangar doorway, and began to open fire upon the marines. Plasma, missiles, superheated energy, and all manner of esotoric firepower rained down upon the marines exposed position, all but wiping out those coming through. However, their numbers were too great, and the Marine eventually managed to push through 30m past the portal towards the hangar.

Local Shas'el: "O'Ionus, we have a security breach! The damned Mon'tau marines are here!

O'Ionus: "What?! How can this have happened? This must've been pure chance. Okay, I give you authority to activate the experimental Neuroweb System Jammer systems in place. Hold them off as long as you can until the aircraft can get in the air."

Shas'el: "Yes sir. For the Tau'va"

Upon the moon's barren surface, a audible whining could then be heard. As soon as the marines had heard it, havoc began to reign. Those marines firing upon the drone defence systems immediately stoppped, their weapons immediately jamming for no apparent reason. Across the formation, marines also started to explode as their weapons detonated in their hands; the Neuroweb taking hold over their technologies and shutting them down. Getike himself began to suffocate as his Power Armour's systems failed, cutting off the oxygen supply that had sustained him on the void surface of the moon.

By that time, more than half of the incoming force had been annihilated, without a single Tau life having even left the hangar. And then the first Manta rose out above hangar door, pivoting to bring its weapons to bear. 72 barrels of plasma rained down upon the Marines' heads, their multi-barrels spinning to fire more a hail of shots that seemed like wall of firepower. Than the Manta's Ion Cannons spoke, overcharging their power supplies and annihilating almost a hundred marines in a single volley.

Then the Heavy Railguns fired, their submunitions shells slamming into the marines still standing like a huge hypervelocity shotgun. After that, there was nothing left but a huge red smear extending all the way back to the portal.

Shas'el: "We have repelled the attack sir, but we have yet to shut down the portal the Mon'tau Gue'la were coming through. The first Manta is up and running and covering the portal though. Anything that comes through is sure to be annihilated."

O'Ionus: "Excellent work Shas'el. Bring up the other three Mantas and put them in a patrol formation. We never know when more might come through. Turn off the Neuroweb though. Only activate it when necessary lest it fry itself. "

In less than half an hour, the base was on full alert, all four Mantas patrolling the sky and Tiger Shark aircraft deploying Drones by the dozen in a perimeter defence. By the time the second assault wave arrived, they were immediately engaged by no less than 500 Gun Drones, and another 100 Drone Sentry Turrets stationed to cover the portal entrance. Another 40 Remora Drone Stealth Fighters also came in on a attack run, whilst a single Manta banked to come to its new heading.

The first hundred marines to come through suffered a similar fate to the first wave assault, being utterly annihilated. The second hundred, and the first wave of Havocs, didn't fare so much better, but managed to find some cover in the form of craters and the dead bodies of their comrades. However, they were unable to do anything as those who poked their heads out died with a precise headshot from a stealthed Sniper Drone hundreds of metres away. The next hundred Havocs to come through actually managed to fire a single barrage off, blowing away a small number of Drone turrets before the Manta fired its Heavy Railguns again and turned the land in front of the portal an even deeper shade of red.

By that time, the rest of the Marines knew that coming through would be suicide, and stayed back to face Vulture's wrath.

Shas'el: "O'Ionus, the second wave has been repelled. All defences are at optimal efficiency, just as projected by the simulations."

O'Ionus: "Good. A magnorail train is inbound carrying the Necron artefact. The Fio believe that it is connected to the sorcerous powers that the Gue'la use. Activate it and leave it on permamently. I have more being sent to the other airbase, as well as within the main base."

Upon receiving the Null Field Generator, the portal winked out. Leaving the area around the airbase utterly silent once more. Fortunately for the Tau, the cloaking dome active prevented any sensors that happened to be pointing their way from seeing the battle that had just taken place, instead showing up more harmless moon rock surface.

-Out of character-

@Danny - Nearly all of the experimental tech I have is geared towards defence. I advise against further attacks from you, as they will simply be annihilated. I have barely scratched the surface of what Tau technology can do...