http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/17.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net "One can never be too careful when in pursuit of the Great Enemy. Their tricks and traps are many. Deception whirls around like the swirling cloud that infests the mind of every being fallen to the Dark Gods of Chaos. So Guardsmen keep your senses keen, your rifles loaded, and YOUR MIND FOCUSED ON THE MISSION AND TASK AT HAND! In the coming days you will face many challenges, and YOU WILL overcome many obstacles. They will not stop until every planet our great Imperium holds dear has fallen into their service. You are the first, sometimes last, but always the present line of defense for our people. Do not despair, do not lose hope, and never give up lest I kill you myself." Commisar Yarrick M. 41 in pursuit of the Red Corsair Chaos Space Marines en route to Ophelia IV



The Scrimmage of Ophelia VII, The Cadians Meet the Salamander Space Marines and the Battle Sisters of the Order of the Argent Shroud

Commisar Yarrick and his Cadian Shock Troops had been in pursuit of the Red Corsairs for about a week now, and on his journeys he never failed to keep his men motivated, focused, and, above all, inspired as was the job of every commisar. Whilst in pursuit he had noticed several of his men becoming dreary and doubts and carelessness had begun forming and spreading across the rank and file, so he formed a plan to keep the morale up and the senses keen! The Salamanders were on a voyage to discover and investigate the possible sightings of the Relics of Vulkan. Their paths crossed over Ophelia VII, Yarrick and his men contacted Captain Pellas Mir'san of the 2nd Company, and inquired of the captain about forming a scrimmage match with his marines in the capital hive city of the planet below.

Mir'san agreed and the battle was underway!

On the surface, however, Some Sisters of the Argent Shroud were doing some searching of their own, scouring an old burnt out Ecclesiarchal chapel not far from the gates of that exact city, when the magnificent St. Celestine appeared. With her eyes aglow, she notified the sisters of the battle at hand and so the Sisters prepared to join in the fight on the side of the Guard.



The armies meet and the battle is underway! Emperor's Will / Dawn of War deployment





The Guardsmen quickly deploy into the buildings to gain some semblance of cover from the soon to be incoming hail of bolter fire.


The armor is mobilized in hopes to crush the marines quickly and assert Guard superiority.


Chief Librarian Vel'cona and his squad advance up the south side of town to vaporize the armor with his immaterial powers, but is quickly met with lead autocannon rain from the advancing Leman Russ and is wounded along with several members of the squad.


The Sternguard Veterans arrive by drop pod, and throw their combi-melta rounds into the encroaching Devil Dog vaporizing it, not even focused on the second squad of guardsmen taking aim from the building above!


The Guard are quick to fill in gaps in the line with the never ending flood and Yarrick spurs his men on to victory as the men feel the burning light of the great saint in their hearts and minds.


Storm troopers arrive and blast apart Vel'cona's squad with their hot shot lasguns and a heavy flamer equipped Chimera. Assault Terminators are called in to help squash the armor columns with their mighty thunder hammers. It will not be enough.


Captain Mir'san and his marines advance. Hoping to get in range to deal death in the best way they know how... closely.


The Veterans are met with a sharp, pounding wall of lasfire and are melted on the spot. Another marine squad is vaporized. It looks grim for the Salamanders, but they fight on with no fear to show.


The Penitent Engine arrives and bears down on Squad Praetor with its heavenly flame burning and blades turning. The squad braces and steels itself for the fight just ahead.


It charges! PREPARE YOURSELF BROTHERS! The Executioner survives 3 turns of solid lascannon shots. My god...


The hammers do their work and the crazed engine is vanquished, but the squad is now bogged down and in great danger from the Sisters Repentia! In the name of the Emperor let none survive!


The men, firmly entrenched, continue to rain fire on the marines, emboldened by their great leaders to fight on.


Yarrick and the great saint charge the captain's squad in bloody melee and are highly successful, as a new battle rages in the skies above.


The saint falls as the bloody melee rages on. Neither side willing to give ground. Yarrick is merciless with his heavy handed power klaw and lops the heads off 6 marines.


She lives! The Celestine returns to the melee to release her burning fury, and so she does.


A battle sister squad moves into melta range of an exposed Hunter.


Command Squad watches on, issuing orders to the men on the field.


The storm troopers issue a rallying cry with victory on the horizon.


A few arise from the fight. Marines sent to be with their god-emperor.


His comrades blown apart limb from limb by incoming assault cannon fire, guardsman Ivan runs to the victory point, remembering his orders! What a champ!


The Hunter sees his opportunity and blows the Vendetta out of the sky, but sees his end is also at hand.


In an act of true heroism guardsman Ivan passes his leadership test and sprints to the point for his Commisar. Somebody make this man a sergeant!


"We're going down sir!" A lucky krak grenade from a passing guardsman lands right in the lap of the pilot for a penetrating hit!


The hunter is sundered by fury and rage.




In the end, Commisar Yarrick assembles his men in the company of a mass of dead Salamanders and rallies them on to the ship and prepare to face Chaos. The Salamander Apothecaries aboard the battle barge "Flamewrought" decend to the surface to collect the fallen.


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