Points: 2000.
Mission: Crossfire.
Secondary Objectives: Bring It Down, Grind Them Down, and Raise The Banners High.
Opponent's Secondary Objectives: Ancient Machineries, Purge The Vermin and The Treasures of Aeons.
The landing at Hell's Point was part of the Pariah Nexus campaign and the beginning of the main offensive against the Necron command structure here. It began with a series of orbital landings by multiple Astartes chapters and Astra Militarum regiments. The location of Hell's Point was chosen as the main landing area. With orbital fire support the Rift Wardens chapter led the attack on the Necron tomb structure and seized several strategic objectives. They then planned on capturing a series of enemy firebases as they crusade advanced.
An Astra Militarum feigned landing further in land and an real landing in the north was made by multiple regiments. At dawn a diversionary landing was made by Legio Titanica forces several kilometres to the west. As night fell, the various Astartes chapters made a drop pod assault into the Necron positions.
Unfortunately the Hell's Point landing was mismanaged by the Imperial commander. The Astra Militarum beach heads became bloodbaths, despite the meagre Necron defences present, while the Astartes landings were not supported. Although the Rift Wardens managed to gain a foothold, their plans to advance were curtailed. For two months, the Rift Wardens fought costly battles to reach their initial objectives but they were eventually driven back by the Necron defenders.
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