Battle for Cell Block H - Carceri

Points: 1000.

Mission: Nullification Field.

Detachment: Anvil Siege Force.

Opponents Detachment: Vanguard Spearhead

Agendas: Central Position, Drive Them Back and Recover Blackstone Data.

Opponent's Agendas: Battlefield Survivours, Drive Them Back, Know No Fear and Survivalist's.

The Rift Wardens retaliated and attacked the advancing Raven Guard intending to annihilate them all. The Raven Guard surveyed their prospective battlefield: a small most empty prison block, characterised by tight avenues, high towers and multiple ambush points, bordered by high walls north and south. This area had to be crossed if the Raven Guard were to reach their target. Thus, the sons of Corax claimed the shadows and the high grounds, where the prepared for the Rift Wardens assault.

Meanwhile, the main force advanced along the center line with scout squads supporting along the flanks. Despite frequent hit and run raids by these scouts, the Rift Wardens under Arthurus himself, managed to drive the Raven Guard from their high ground, although it left their flanks exposed, allowing the enemy chapter the opportunity to regain some corners of the cell block complex.

The following day, this Raven Guard force found itself isolated from the mainstay of the chapter. Arthurus used this moment to regroup, positioning his forces against the right flank of the Raven Guard. He gave his battle brothers a rousing speech and declared victory over their former battle brothers!

That evening, a Rift Warden Intercessor force carried out a feint attack against the the Raven Guard positions, drawing them westward after a small skirmish, allowing the Rift Wardens to redeploy to a better position. In the early hours, Arthurus led the attack with his chapter quickly gaining the upper hand and forcing the enemy back to the outskirts of Cell Block H. Victory was assured once Arthurus joined in the fray, striking a flanking attack, charging a much larger force with his bladeguard bodyguards, and fighting the Raven Guard in close quarters combat. This effectively routed the enemy and cleared Cell Block H of enemy forces.

Vanguard Strike - Carceri

Points: 1000.

Deployment and Mission: Dawn Of War / Scrambler Fields.

Primary Objective: Sites Of Power.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Vanguard Spearhead.

Due to the number of conflicts the Rift Wardens have fought against other loyalist space marine chapters, they have been placed on a hundred year penance standing guard over the volcanic prison world of Carceri. After several years, the chapter found itself under attack by the Raven Guard for reasons unknown. The invading chapter clearly had a goal somewhere in the vast prison complex bu the Rift Wardens were not prepared to let them achieve that goal.

The first engagement fought between the two space marine chapters was centered around the outer landing pads and the grav-rails into the prison complex. The Rift Wardens on patrol found themselves caught between two vanguard teams led by captain Shrike. The battle was fierce along the length of the grav-rail and only the arrival of captain Vortigern prevented a total defeat at the hands of the Raven Guard. For nearly nine hours, the battle was largely a firefight between entrenched forces. The battle ended as the Raven Guard received further reinforcements and the Rift Wardens fell back to defend the prison complex.