Guard Outpost 232

Catachan forces have been under assault for 6 days at outpost 232 on the planet Vigils Prime. Death Guard forces were attempting to establish a foothold to eventually take the rest of the planet with plague and pestilence.

Day 1

Catachan mounted a defence ready to engage the Death Guard. The enemy forces had landed and began their armoured assault. Heavy weapons managed to immobilise one of their rhinos but out emerged the Cleaved, a vile chapter of the Death Guard. With their lord in front they began the slow march.

Day 2

Cultists tried to summon reinforcements but didn’t quite manage the psychic power needed to gain Nurgle’s blessing. Catachan heavy weapons continued to harass plague marines but the vile foe were only slowed and continued the trudge towards the defensive line.

Day 3

Imperial armour had arrived to reinforce the Catachan lines: 1 Leman Russ battle tank to help defend the eastern defences. The first rhino remained immobile but the lord and his forces moved ever on, eventually taking light casualties but getting close to their prey.

The other rhino to the east was not stopped early enough and deployed its contingent of traitors. The rhino’s weapons managed to eliminate an entire squad leaving the tank to hold the line and block the route. They held but the Leman Russ gained no ground and was outnumbered. Cultists were now successful in summoning the dreadful Blightlord terminators to join the fray right into the guards’ ranks along with vile rotten Nurgle demons.

Day 4

Heretical forces were in full swing taking losses but not enough to quell their advance. Guardsmen were readying their bayonets — the enemy were close. Gun lines prepped more heavy weapons. The guard valiantly held their ground but were taking significant losses. Catachan Devils tried to slow the Chaos Lord’s advance but were unsuccessful.

Day 5

Catachan forces were taking considerable losses and were making a tactical withdrawal, firing as they went. Some terminators and demons were slain in the attempt. The Cleaved continued their slow pestilent trudge, breaching a building with demons and destroying a heavy weapons nest and eventually a main defensive bunker. Catachan Devils regrouped and tried to retake the bunker but fell in the attempt.

Day 6

The Catachan lines were now in full retreat and some units were routed and fled south to regroup. The main bunkers held for a while but eventually succumbed to heretical forces. The eastern line was now fully overrun. Plague marines managed to plant a melta bomb on its side track and eventually destroyed the metal beast. Command HQ put up a valiant last stand but eventually had to retreat. Death Guard have overcome the Imperial defenders but word has it Iron Hand Straken has arrived in system and has planned a counter attack to quell the filthy traitors.