Game 2 – Counterstrike
Looking to press the advantage and pressure the Traitors, the Ultramarines, Iron Hands and White Scars attacked no mans land to seize territory.
Elements of 8th Legion – Night Lords – were caught by the Ultramarines and battle ensued around the civic district. Drop pods full of reinforcements were launched from orbit and quickly set upon Guilliman’s sons and a grim urban battle ensued.
Meanwhile elements of the Shadow Crusade – a joint taskforce sent by Lorgar and led by Zardu Layak pushed upon the Eastwards flank and into an Iron Hands and White Scars mustering point.
An initial airstrike by the loyalists wiped out a significant proportion of the World Eater infantry, but the Word Bearer armoured company carried the day after their initial disarray caused both the Kratos and Predators to almost completely fall back and leave the field.
The Iron hands fought to a last man in honour of their fallen primarch and the memory of Istvaan and attempted one final push on the traitor lines and seized all of the objectives, but dark pacts made by Zardu Layak manipulated fate which resulted in many a loyal servant of the Emperor falling beneath the onslaught of the punisher cannons.
Campaign Progress
| Battle 2 saw one win each for the traitors and the loyalists. To split the tiebreak, the cycle 1 tie breaker clause was used and the side with the active victory boon lost the round. This resulted in a Traitor victory. In this round the Loyalists used the victory boon – Airstrike. This Boon will not be available again for either side in this cycle. Battles fought by: Iron Hands / White Scars Vs World Eater / Word Bearer (T) Ultramarine vs Nightlord (T) |
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