Points: 1000.
Deployment and Mission: Dawn Of War / Chosen Battlefield.
Primary Objective: Vital Ground.
Detachment: Anvil Siege Force.
Opponents Detachment: Slaves To Darkness.
This engagement was an attack by the Rift Wardens against the fortified positions held by the Black Legion. Previous engagements against the Black Legion had failed to achieve their goals and had led to the demoralisation of the local Astra Militarum regiments and confounded the Imperial forces present.
The Rift Wardens tactical objective was to capture the Black Legion defences on the ridge that they had captured weeks earlier. The ridge gave a commanding view of the Imperial defences and the supply road leading towards Mortwald. Three companies worth of battle brothers launched the initial assault soon reinforced by terminators from orbit.
The space marines attacked under cover from artillery bombardments among the enemy lines, which left the area devastated and filled with large craters. A creeping barrage began and protected the Intercessor advance as they secured the ridge with support from dreadnoughts and aircraft. The effect of the bombardments was improved by phobos spotting teams who ranged ahead of the main force. The battle was ultimately brief and the sons of Abaddon were slain with prejudice. Their forces pushed back into the deserts and Imperial morale reinstated.
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