door Chris » 19 jan 2013 18:54
Priority level: Cyan Alpha
Transmitted: Adeptus Astartes Battle Barge Acer Convictio, Segmentum Obscurus
To: Magos Technicus Karantax Primo, Mars
Date: 3886981.M41
Transmitter: Astropath Prime Delgado
Receiver: Astropath-terminus Zingus
Author: Captain Luwak of the Steel Confessors taskforce “Hammersmith”
Magos Technicus Primo,
strike team Iron Hand successfully raided the Canis Belli float. The enemy defense force was fierce. They were led by a psyker and included traitor marines reinforced with a Hellbrute. The psyker also summoned demons from the warp. Despite this, the Iron Hand executed his boarding mission parameters perfectly, and suffered acceptable losses. The Marbot boarding protocol test setup performed as expected. If we can somehow find a way to incorporate a second demolition charge into his standard payload he would achieve even greater brilliance. I understand however that the design is already at its limits.
We have secured two artifacts of unknown origins. One of them appears to be a form of plasma technology which is more stable than our conventional weaponry, although at a slightly lower power output. The other appears to be a prototype for an exosuit. It doesn’t offer the same level of protection as our tactical armour, but it has vastly improved mobility and weapon hardpoints. We have our best tech marines working on decoding and reverse engineering them, and will send more information as soon as it becomes available.
Unfortunately we were not able to reach the bridge logs before the construct suffered catastrophic structure failure. We were hence unable to secure the tertiary objective.
We have rebuilt our forces to the point that expansion is again possible. We will strike at the heart of the planet next, and pincer the Citadel from the Spaceport and the Commercial Area.
For the Emperor and the Omnissiah.
Captain Luwak, Steel Confessors Council.
Captain Luwak looked across the bridge, checking station after station for anything out of the ordinary. Every officer, every crewman, every servitor was working as intended, manning his station, making the fleet run like clockwork. Tick tock, time for action.
“Officer of the fleet!”
“Orders, my lord?”
“Open hangarbays, prepare for drop. Let’s reinforce the lads below with some new threads!”
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
Legers die ik speel: 40K: Steel Confessors(SM), Imperial Guard, Space Wolves, Tau, Orks. Fantasy: Lizardmen, Wood Elves.