Battle Of Black Fields - Grendal

Points: 1000.

Mission: Rotting Biomass.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Teleport Strike Force.

Agendas: Malefic Hunter and Retrieve Mission Archive.

Opponent's Agendas: Battlefield Survivors and Headhunters.

The Battle of Black Fields was a battle fought in the agri-fields surrounding Ascension Hive. The battle was fought in two flanks, one to the north side if the hive and one to the south. The engagement was hindered by persistent rain, smoke and the volume of artillery fire had reduced the fields to a crater field swamp. Both sides in the conflict found these conditions made transporting fresh munitions and supplies extremely difficult.

The Grey Knights on the southern flank managed a recovery after a string of defeats, with fresh companies arriving by teleportarium to replace exhausted and wounded squads, Aircraft, tanks and fresh ammunition allowed the Grey Knights there to challenge the Rift Wardens air superiority and to support their own forces with artillery observation and increased combat patrols.

The Grey Knights to the North, lost much less ground and suffered fewer casualties but the proportion of casualties was in excess to those fighting south of the hive. Terrain and weather conditions were a lesser problem for the Grey Knights, who were able to teleport around the battlefield and pushed the Rift Wardens back on several occasions. The space marines who had greater numbers were however, reduced to progressively local operations.

While their battle brothers fought for dominance within the hive itself, those in the Black Fields fought for survival and refused to give up.