Points: 2000.
Deployment: Ground War.
Primary Objective: King of the Hill.
Calypsos, a fallen hive world within the Osirian Triangle. The planet fell to chaos forces a decade ago and as lain abandoned ever since. Recently rogue trader vessels passing the system have detected ramshackle ships in orbit and numerous shuttle craft ascending and descending from the surface. The Rift Wardens have been reassigned from their patrol routes to investigate. What they found was a hive of gretchin ships stripping the planet for anything valuable
The space marine flotilla engaged and destroyed most of the gretchin ships with ease. A few escaping into a nearby asteroid field. A task force of battle brothers under the command of chaplain Leonidis descended by drop pod into the heart of the gretchin activity. The orbiting ships then commenced an orbital bombardment of the gretchin held sites.
The main reason for this was to assist the battle brothers deployed against the gretchin forces present, and to shock the enemy into submission. If the enemy sustained multiple casualties then that was a purging of the xenos.
Ultimately, the attack did little against the sheer number of gretchin present in the vicinity as there was always more to replace any losses. However, Leonidis' attack did pave the way for further space marine landings and a purge of the alien menance.
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