Post by Castiel on Nov 26, 2014 0:39:11 GMT
Captain Nesh of Ambush Cadre Sigma watched the first enemy vehicle swing into view through his scope, the hulls of the armoured vehicle painted in a stark green. He glanced down at the auspex in his hand, confirming the designation of the tanks from their engine heat source. A Predator, 3 Rhino APCs and a Land Raider Proteus. The Predator leading the convoy panned its turret carefully over the surrounding terrain as it approached, as the first Rhino hove into view. Using hand signals, he relayed the information and orders of attack to the rest of his force, ordering his contingent to prepare for battle.
At his command was a force of the XX Legion Astartes, the Alpha Legion. They had lain in wait, dug in and ready for the past two days for their target to arrive. Vigilator-Lieutenant Delsus and an accompanying Headhunter Kill Team armed with the new Banestrike ammunition were carefully hidden along the kill-box area, swathed in chameleoline and safe from enemy detection. 30 Tactical Marines, mounted in their own Rhino APCs waited for the attack to begin before their transports would burst from the bushes when their engines would roar to life and carry their deadly cargo to join the battle. A squad on jetbikes also awaited his command. But mightiest of all were the two Sicarian tanks lying hull down and heavily swathed in camo nets in strategic locations overlooking the fire zone. The first was the standard Sicarian patterm armed with the accelerator autocannon, a fearsome weapon that would make mincemeat of light vehicles and heavy infantry with ease. He second was Nesh's pride and joy, the mighty Sigma-Alpha Venator pattern Sicarian with the utterly destructive Neutron Beam Laser, which could turn any armoured opponent into scrap metal in an instant. The engines of these powerful machines were stilled and silent, with only the systems required for target acquisition and firing the guns active.
The order of battle was simple, but sure to be effective. As the Land Raider entered the kill-zone the Sigma-Alpha spoke. An eye-searingly bright pulse connected with the Predator leading the column, wrecking the tank as a huge hole appeared in its side, the metal and ceramite armour protecting the vehicle useless is it flashed away to nothing. The tank's crew were either vapourised instantly or cooked in their armour from the sudden flash of heat. To their enemies credit they reacted quickly, the Rhinos swiftly attempting to fan out while the Land Raider halted and sought for targets. However, the green-armoured warriors were not as quick as Alpharius' sons.
With a whine of gravitic repulsors the jetbikes swooped down, darting for the Land Raider, while the Sicarian opened up, its autocannon opening a series of craters down the side of a Rhino, before a shot pierced the armour and killed the driver. Another Rhino became bogged down in the soft dirt at the side of the road as it sought cover from the hail of incoming fire. Meanwhile the underslung heavy bolters on 2 of the jetbikes had proved ineffective against the armoured behemoth, however a well-placed shot from the bike carrying the multi-melta had succeeded in knocking out the engine of the machine, causing it to grind to a halt.
Realising that to remain in their transports would be their doom the green warriors bailed out, seeking to take cover behind the vehicles on the far side of the road. 30 Tactical marines and a squad of 5 Terminators in Tartaros pattern armour emerged from the transports. Several of the tactical marines fell as the jetbikes performed an attack run over the combat zone. At the appearance of the terminators the Sicarian switched targets, its accelerator autocannon flensing one in a storm of rounds. The gun on the Sigma-Alpha spoke again, this time striking the Land Raider. It inflicted critical damage, a fire taking hold in the damaged engine of the machine, before the fuel tanks exploded. Whickering shrapnel struck the Terminators, causing severe damage to several of the suits, but the stout armour held strong against the storm. Unnoticed by his brothers amidst the carnage one of the Terminators went down as a banestrike round found the lens of his helmet, killing him instantly.
The three Alpha Legion Rhinos burst from the bushes, skidding to a halt in a protective formation as the ramps slammed down, the marines on board quickly disembarked and took up positions, engaging their opponents in a brutal short ranged fire fight. Suddenly, the opposing marines sheltering behind their damaged and destroyed vehicles began to fall as shots from the carefully hidden Headhunters began to take their toll on the enemy lines. As their opponents reeled in confusion the XXth legion tactical squads took advantage of their inattention, swarming out from behind their cover to engage the remaining enemy in close quarters. Seeing what was happening the Terminators sought to move to help their brethren, but pounding fire from the Sicarian and jetbikes impeded their advance, and they could only watch helplessly as their outnumbered brothers were cut down.
The Alpha Legion forces quickly realigned, closing the ground on the three remaining Terminators. Weight of fire took its toll on the heavily armoured warriors, two of them falling as a hail of mass reactive bolter fire shredded their armour, but not before their own combi-bolters had claimed several Alpha Legion lives in return.
The final warrior standing was marked out as a commander of some note by the red comb on his helmet. Alone and outnumbered he fought on, his power fist claiming several more lives before he was finally disabled by multiple knife blows to weakened joints and cracks in his armour, rendering his limbs useless as he toppled to the ground with a roar of indignant rage. Once the target was gagged and bound Lieutenant Delsus broke radio silence for the first time since the operation began.
“Sigma-Alpha, this is Sigma-Beta. The target is secured.”
“Confirmed, Sigma-Beta. Prepare to fall back to point Kappa-Gamma.” Captain Nesh replied. He was satisfied with the mission progress. 34 dead enemy marines and 5 enemy vehicles destroyed and an important command asset captured for interrogation, for the loss of 11 Alpha Legion. The bodies of the fallen XXth Legion were collected, and soon there would be no evidence that might suggest the Alpha Legion had been there at all.
At his command was a force of the XX Legion Astartes, the Alpha Legion. They had lain in wait, dug in and ready for the past two days for their target to arrive. Vigilator-Lieutenant Delsus and an accompanying Headhunter Kill Team armed with the new Banestrike ammunition were carefully hidden along the kill-box area, swathed in chameleoline and safe from enemy detection. 30 Tactical Marines, mounted in their own Rhino APCs waited for the attack to begin before their transports would burst from the bushes when their engines would roar to life and carry their deadly cargo to join the battle. A squad on jetbikes also awaited his command. But mightiest of all were the two Sicarian tanks lying hull down and heavily swathed in camo nets in strategic locations overlooking the fire zone. The first was the standard Sicarian patterm armed with the accelerator autocannon, a fearsome weapon that would make mincemeat of light vehicles and heavy infantry with ease. He second was Nesh's pride and joy, the mighty Sigma-Alpha Venator pattern Sicarian with the utterly destructive Neutron Beam Laser, which could turn any armoured opponent into scrap metal in an instant. The engines of these powerful machines were stilled and silent, with only the systems required for target acquisition and firing the guns active.
The order of battle was simple, but sure to be effective. As the Land Raider entered the kill-zone the Sigma-Alpha spoke. An eye-searingly bright pulse connected with the Predator leading the column, wrecking the tank as a huge hole appeared in its side, the metal and ceramite armour protecting the vehicle useless is it flashed away to nothing. The tank's crew were either vapourised instantly or cooked in their armour from the sudden flash of heat. To their enemies credit they reacted quickly, the Rhinos swiftly attempting to fan out while the Land Raider halted and sought for targets. However, the green-armoured warriors were not as quick as Alpharius' sons.
With a whine of gravitic repulsors the jetbikes swooped down, darting for the Land Raider, while the Sicarian opened up, its autocannon opening a series of craters down the side of a Rhino, before a shot pierced the armour and killed the driver. Another Rhino became bogged down in the soft dirt at the side of the road as it sought cover from the hail of incoming fire. Meanwhile the underslung heavy bolters on 2 of the jetbikes had proved ineffective against the armoured behemoth, however a well-placed shot from the bike carrying the multi-melta had succeeded in knocking out the engine of the machine, causing it to grind to a halt.
Realising that to remain in their transports would be their doom the green warriors bailed out, seeking to take cover behind the vehicles on the far side of the road. 30 Tactical marines and a squad of 5 Terminators in Tartaros pattern armour emerged from the transports. Several of the tactical marines fell as the jetbikes performed an attack run over the combat zone. At the appearance of the terminators the Sicarian switched targets, its accelerator autocannon flensing one in a storm of rounds. The gun on the Sigma-Alpha spoke again, this time striking the Land Raider. It inflicted critical damage, a fire taking hold in the damaged engine of the machine, before the fuel tanks exploded. Whickering shrapnel struck the Terminators, causing severe damage to several of the suits, but the stout armour held strong against the storm. Unnoticed by his brothers amidst the carnage one of the Terminators went down as a banestrike round found the lens of his helmet, killing him instantly.
The three Alpha Legion Rhinos burst from the bushes, skidding to a halt in a protective formation as the ramps slammed down, the marines on board quickly disembarked and took up positions, engaging their opponents in a brutal short ranged fire fight. Suddenly, the opposing marines sheltering behind their damaged and destroyed vehicles began to fall as shots from the carefully hidden Headhunters began to take their toll on the enemy lines. As their opponents reeled in confusion the XXth legion tactical squads took advantage of their inattention, swarming out from behind their cover to engage the remaining enemy in close quarters. Seeing what was happening the Terminators sought to move to help their brethren, but pounding fire from the Sicarian and jetbikes impeded their advance, and they could only watch helplessly as their outnumbered brothers were cut down.
The Alpha Legion forces quickly realigned, closing the ground on the three remaining Terminators. Weight of fire took its toll on the heavily armoured warriors, two of them falling as a hail of mass reactive bolter fire shredded their armour, but not before their own combi-bolters had claimed several Alpha Legion lives in return.
The final warrior standing was marked out as a commander of some note by the red comb on his helmet. Alone and outnumbered he fought on, his power fist claiming several more lives before he was finally disabled by multiple knife blows to weakened joints and cracks in his armour, rendering his limbs useless as he toppled to the ground with a roar of indignant rage. Once the target was gagged and bound Lieutenant Delsus broke radio silence for the first time since the operation began.
“Sigma-Alpha, this is Sigma-Beta. The target is secured.”
“Confirmed, Sigma-Beta. Prepare to fall back to point Kappa-Gamma.” Captain Nesh replied. He was satisfied with the mission progress. 34 dead enemy marines and 5 enemy vehicles destroyed and an important command asset captured for interrogation, for the loss of 11 Alpha Legion. The bodies of the fallen XXth Legion were collected, and soon there would be no evidence that might suggest the Alpha Legion had been there at all.