The third war to take the embattled planet of Cemephon late in the 42nd Millenium began strong. Shas-O Obolis was infused with a new zeal and had quickly taken control of vast swaths of territory. The next pinch point of the war would be the securing of a manfactorum in the Gatatha Sector. The facility could be repurposed to produce some of the basic equipment needed to continue the war effort. Imperial forces, perceiving the jeopardy of allowing this factory to fall into enemy hands moved quickly to halt the Tau advance. Obolis in turn saw this escalation and committed a significant portion of his Fire Warriors and resources to this engagement. He hoped to overwhelm his enemy with a large weight of weapons before they could resupply.
Obolis was in the warm dark of his suit. The image feeds that came from the advance Pathfinder teams showed a large number of Imperial tanks moving at speed toward his position. He tapped a communication bar and opened a voice link to his ground forces.
“All ground forces move to engage at close range. Crisis teams provide covering fire to support the advance.” He paused thinking his strategy through. “Fire Warriors, Pathfinders engage at close quarters. Delay the advance and then fall back by numbers to the green line. Broadside teams and Skyrays provide marker guided suppression.”
The Kabal of the Rancid Blade 