Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-69.142.168.238-20140724005240/@comment-25149066-20140724092527

I think if Horus kept the void shields down on his shit and tried to wait it out a little longer he may have had a better chance. The theory is that the space wolves and Dark angels were about to arrive but wouldn't that mean the Alpha Legion would have been right behind them since they were the ones slowing the Space Wolves. Also between the Traitor Legion fleets Horus could have tried to devise a plan to beat the Loyalist fleet that was heading in his direction.

Also if the Space Wolves or Dark Angels actually made it to the surface to help the Emperor, couldn't Horus keep summoning Daemons into the fray. Daemons seem like an infinite resource while a rift is open and if they could defend the rifts the Loyalists could have been possibly worn down and over run. I am sure there is a tactical counter to all of these plans but they seem good to me.

I think If Horus just consolidated his resources and accepted the fact that he wasn't going to be able to kill them Emperor in his original time frame and prepared for the other Loyalist Legions arrival he could have still had a chance.

Also on entirely on the other end of the spectrum if Horus was desperate enough to make a gamble like baiting the Emperor to a fight couldn't the Emperor have just backed off and stayed on his throne and waited for His sons Leman Russ and L. E. Johnson to back up his forces. This whole battle could have played out so differently if both Horus and the Emperor didn't throw themselves at each other.