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THE NAL'UN AWAKENING

OPERATION REPORT FORM

PHASE #: PLAYER NAME: PLAYER FACTION:
1 Crimson Blades Club Imperium of Man / The Eldar

FACTION GOAL THIS PHASE:

Imperium of Man: Capture and interrogate Tau wounded to discover Tau anti-air capabilities. Eldar: Secure intelligence as to the expansion goals of the Tau.

OPERATION NAME:

Marines Hostile Seizure / Eldar Torrential Rain

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION:

Injured Tau have been hiding in the evacuated mining town of Holt on Oren III since a recent battle with Space Marine forces. Intercepted signals from rescue transponders have led both factions to seek more information from the wounded before Tau Search and Rescue teams arrive.

BATTLE #1
LOCATION:
The abandoned mining town of Holt on Oren III

PRE-BATTLE NARRATIVE:
Epistolary Lorcan Brennan gazed across the staggered ruins of Holt. Mere weeks ago miners were bustling these streets, their families beside them. When Grand Maester Librarian Khanduras had sent him planetside, his orders were succinct: Capture the wounded and discover their anti-air capabilities. Failing this, deny the same to their enemies. Brennan assessed his troops and gave the order.

OPPONENT NAME & FACTION: Blood Phoenix and Flesh Tearers Marines vs. Ghost Warriors Eldar MISSION/DEPLOYMENT/POINT LEVEL: Crusade / Dawn of War / 2500 BATTLE NARRATIVE:
Marine forces located and held two of the wounded on the eastern side of town. Assault Marines from Blood Phoenix advanced up the central hill over the mines, while their bike squad sped along the northern border and Flesh Tearer Assaults moved west along the southern border to secure two signals on the west side of town. These were supported by long range fire support on both flanks and in the middle. The Eldar had arrived on scene at the same time, coalescing from the dawns darkness against them. They met in battle atop the hill, the Marines standing over the fallen Tau warrior. Wraithguard and their commanders traded blows with the Blood Phoenix assault, overpowering them in numbers. The Eldar jumped to the northern flank and

broke apart the Marine advance, with aerial support from a Nightshade Interceptor, and overrunning the one wounded Tau the Marines had secured early on. The outlook was better on the southern flank, the Flesh Tearer captain plowing through a lighter resistance and overrunning the Eldar long range support platforms stationed there. Hope gleamed brightly as the Blood Phoenix terminators teleported in to support their advance, until the remainder of the Eldar ordnance began raining on their heads, clearing the Eldar lines. In the end, a lone dreadnought wrestled with a Wraithlord on the central hill, fighting until its reactor core overheated. Blood Phoenix Sergeant Donagh stood alone, attempting to rout a squad of Eldar Guardians before they could capture the wounded Tau, but was shortly cut down by concentrated shuriken fire. Brennan crawled from underneath the corpse of a battle brother and called for extraction by the Apothecaries before he succumbed to his wounds. The Eldar gathered their bounty and silently disappeared into the morning light.

OUTCOME & SIGNIFICANCE TO OPERATION:

Space Marine forces were annihilated, the Eldar losing very few souls in the struggle. As a result, the Imperium continues to be thwarted by anti-air defenses wherever they deploy. The Eldar gained knowledge of Tau deployments and goals on Oren III, furthering their ability to thwart Tau expansion.

BATTLE #2
LOCATION:
Oren III, capital city outskirts

PRE-BATTLE NARRATIVE:
Shepherd Corrain led his Blood Phoenix brethren across the broken landscape, a waste storm engulfing his field of view and besting even the advanced optics of his Terminator armors helmet. His orders were to secure artillery support zones for the assault on Oren IIIs capital. All was in order, when a tactical brother to his right fell to the ground, his helmet vaporized by a sudden energy blast from out of the storm ahead. Immediately, the air was filled with bolter shells and the battle cries of the righteous.

OPPONENT NAME & FACTION:

Blood Phoenix Space Marines vs. Imperial Guard 9 Regiment

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MISSION/DEPLOYMENT/POINT LEVEL: Big Guns / Dawn of War / 1850 BATTLE NARRATIVE:

From the first shot, Corrain followed his centuries of training. When under attack, kill the opponent and then investigate. It comes as no surprise then that the battle continued even after it was discovered their opponent here was their fellow man. After all, these men may have been corrupted by the lies of these Tau xenos and their greater good. However, despite their zeal to overcome the enemy, their initial successes would not win the day. Bike s secured the western flank, along with Thunderfire cannon support. The eastern flank was held at first by two of his tactical units, supported by a Whirlwind. Corrain himself led his personal guard of assault Terminators straight across the middle. He and his unit were drowned by heavy bolter, lascannon and battle th cannon fire, while the 9 s Commissar and veterans punched through the eastern flank, eventually wrecking the Whirlwind in close combat. In the end, the Imperial Guard held the ground. While the strategic assets were held by the Imperium, this did nothing to assuage the bruised honor of the Blood Phoenix this day.

OUTCOME & SIGNIFICANCE TO OPERATION:

Friendly Fire As is often the case with large scale assignments, orders get misunderstood or confused. Such was the case as the Imperial Guard was tasked with the same assignment as the Blood Phoenix. Thanks to the waste storm, shots were exchanged before identification was made. Afterwards, several officers were given interactive procedural punishment to prevent this happening again. In all, the area was secured for the Imperium, providing artillery support for the attack on the capital, however their overall forces were lessened in the coming weeks.

OPERATION RESULT
OPERATION WAS SUCESFULL: YES NO
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FINAL OPERATION OUTCOME & SIGNIFICANCE TO CAMPAIGN PHASE:

Eldar forces gained vital intelligence to support their ongoing operations. Imperium forces were lessened in the coming weeks, due both to the Eldar and in the friendly fire incident.

PLAYER NOTES
THEMATIC MOMENTS: Interceptor flyover of the Tactical and Bike Squads. Solo Sergeants last stand against the Eldar. Tactical Squad disembarking and destroying IG Chimera with melta fire. Bike Squad taking out the Punisher tank IG Commissar diving through a window to take out the single remaining Tactical marine.

UNIT MVPs: Space Marine Thunderfire Cannon Eldar psykers IG Commissar

LESSONS LEARNED & SMACK TALK:

Need more low AP firepower