Fall of Hive Talos - Talos

Points: 1000.

Mission: Reconnaissance Mission.

Secondary Objectives: Bring It Down, Engage On All Fronts and Raise The Banners High.

Opponent's Secondary Objectives: Cranial Feasting, Engage On All Fronts and Grind Them Down.

The Rift Wardens struck at the Tyranid horde as they approached the Talos hive city. The Tyranids advanced on the outer defences so as to attack the space marines. The Rift Wardens suffered significant casualties and were forced back behind the city walls. The hive mind directed it's forces to advance upon the hive city, with huge numbers of bio-organisms attacking the defences. Yet, the Rift Wardens were very much unaware of the sheer number of creatures attacking them. Over a couple days the Tyranids overran the Astra Militarum defences. The Rift Wardens were ordered to north to defend the gates and support the Astra Militarum defenders. It was these guardsmen who prevented the initial attack from breaching the gates. The Rift Wardens remained stationary, content to guard the approach into Talos Hive/

Captain Lorgraine's primary objective was saving his battle brothers and avoiding any further loss of life after recent defeats. He ordered the space marines under his command to abandon the proposed offensive against the Tyranids an and perform a simple holding action. Seven hundred battle brothers were now defending the north gate.

Ultimately the Tyranids were facing a numerically superior space marine force, with the intention of the Tyranids to attack the Rift Wardens defending the main gate. The Tyranids made little progress as the Rift Wardens continued to oppose their assault.

The Rift Wardens under command of captain Lorgraine fought hard against the alien aggressors an initially pushed the Tyranids back. The hive mind was forced to redirect it's assault against another gate of the hive city. Once they attacked the main gates, the Tyranids found their assault largely unopposed. The Rift Wardens relocated in an attempt to halt the alien attack. Lorgraine was ordered to hold the northern gate bur refused to do so and it led to the Rift Wardens under his command to be outnumbered as the Tyranids breached the gates.

The Tyranids suffered severe losses during their breach the hive city. The Rift Wardens who had led the defence, were forced to retreat however due to the sheer number of alien creatures arrayed against them. Even so, the space marines fought on throughout the night. The Rift Wardens fought back but by morning the Tyranids had spread throughout the city. The Rift Wardens fought the alien horde in close quarters combat/

Inconclusive fighting continued for several days when finally Arthurus ordered his battle brothers to withdraw. The hive city belonged to the Tyranids and there was little the space marines could do to hold the city. The Rift Wardens evacuated and left the Astra Militarum to their fate. Within a matter of days the capitol city of Talos had fallen to the alien attackers.