Deployment and Mission: Hammer And Anvil / Hidden Supplies.
Primary Objective: Deploy Servo Skulls..
Detachment: Anvil Siege Force.
Opponents Detachment: Crusher Stampede.
The first battle of Vardenghast was the first attempt by the hive mind to breach the hive city's defences. Fighting took place in and around the outer defences as a host of monstrous creatures slammed into the Imperial defenders. Late in the afternoon, on the verge of breaching the gates, the Tyranids fell back as more and more defenders arrived via orbital insertion. The Tyranid defeat was followed a few hours later by an even more emphatic defeat at the main hive gates.
By morning, a Tyranid victory along the outer walls ended the possibility of any land-based reinforcements. The hive mind secured the space port, severing supply points and damaging water supplies to the hive. This brought the hive mind within striking distance of the city proper.
By midday, Vardenghast was attacked by a host of monstrous creatures supported by wave after wave of gaunts. This attack was protected from the threat of orbital reserves by a screen of flying horrors dominating the skies. The monsters attacked from the south and southeast but was strong resistance from the Rift Wardens. While the flying monsters continued to hold off Imperial air support, the Tyranids attacked Vardenghast from the north. They succeeded in entering the hive in small numbers. However, the determination of the Imperial defenders and the renewed threat of Imperial orbital reinforcements resulted in the Tyranids falling back once again, giving the defenders time to shore up the barricades.
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