"Brother Chaplain. Are you not injured? " Exclaimed Lieutenant W80.
"The Emperor's enemies stand against us Brother Eight_zero, should I fear a good death to prevent me giving them a bad one. Your logic is faulty." He raised his voice "I smelt burning xenos and knew where the heat was hottest. Give me a situation report Lieutenant."
"We have made efficient progress to this point. Only minor resistance. The mutants have taken over the opposite landing and are holding a reguard at the bridge. I have marshalled the forward elements into assault group to punch through. I am awaiting the second group before we begin our assault."
"Negative Lieutenant, you caution does you credit but haste is our watchword and speed is our friend. If they slow us here it gives them more time to prepare on our axis of attack.
No we must go now. The Emperor protects those who place their faith in him. To the Death Lieutenant. "
"To the Death Brother Chaplain! "
"With me me Death Tempters! Bring them fire, bring them Death!”
The lieutenant punched the override to the bridge door and it began to cycle open as he did so he spoke into his vox assigning his unit orders.
"Delta One Nine on point. Assault intercessors to flank, Hellblasters, light up the enemy!"
The Aggressors in their bulky MkX Gravis armour and flamstorm gauntlets stomped forwards the bridge leading the way. The Chaplain went with them his Rossaris force. Field flicking to life as the enemy tried to snipe at them through the opening hatchway with their small arms.
"We go into the shadow of the Emperor's grace Brothers. Earn your Death! The Chaplain cried as he began the litanies of hate.
Genestealers turn 1
The Genestealers take the first turn and reveal their positions on the far side of the bridge.
The Aberrants hold position not wantimg to come into the open where the marines could catch them in the open on top of the bridge. The immediate fire has no effect on the attacking marines with most of the neophytes out of range and the heavy guns going wide or failing to injure the superhumans.
Space Marines Turn 1
In the marines first turn the Hellblasters fan out either side take out one squad of neophyte hybrids and one squad of hybrid metamorphs.
The Metamorphs were a particular blow to the GSC as their combat power would have been able to significantly blunt the assault intercessors heading down from the gantry towards objective 2 and 4.
Genestealers turn 2
The Aberrants start to cross the bridge looking to change the Aggressors and pin the Marines on the centre objective. Everything else holds back and looks to send a counter punch when the marines break through.
Shooting still does nothing with the heavy guns missing or failing to penetrate.
The Aberrants only need a 5 inch charge and fail not once but twice with a command re roll.
Space Marines Turn 2
With the Aberrants stuck on the bridge the Hellblasters close up and the intercessors look to shoot out the Neophytes that had moved up to shoot.
The Assault intercessors move down into the lower deck to take more objectives and the Aggressors close to flame and charge the Aberrants.
The Hellblasters keep the overcharge switch off as they would only do the same damage on the same to wound. The plasma cuts through their number leaving just 2 alive. The Aggressors only takes a wound off one and the chaplain's shot is true but fails to wound his target.
The intercessors rip through the Neophytes managing to purge all of them with their grenade launcher being particularly effective.
The charge goes in and the Chaplain takes down the hypermorph while his escort kills the final Aberrant.
As he pokes his head through the Chaplain sees the danger of ten Acolytes ready to charge them in return as well as the combined fire of two complete squads and a pyker
Genestealers turn 3
The Acolytes look to avenge their ugly brethren and move to knife range while trying to keep the sight lines clear for the neophytes.
Lasers autogun shells and sonic wave impact into the Aggressors. One marine even get hit by the Webber and is glued to the door frame and unable to break free before his suit is bonded permanently.
The smoke clears and only the Sergeant and the Chaplain still stand.
The Acolytes and the Iconward charge confident they can finish the job. The icon ward fails to take down the sergeant and although the Chaplain is hurt with 3 wounds together they strike back.
The chaplain strikes down 4 goons and the Sergeant puts four onto the Iconward. Two are deflected by Acolytes trying to rescue their banner but the marine still does enough damage to pull the Iconward down.
They consolidate into the neophytes hoping to lock down the unit.
Space marine turn 3
The rest of the army rushes to catch up with the Chaplain. The flanking force of assault intercessors push up the left hand stair case. The first marine pokes his head over the parapet. Having advanced there's no hope of a charge to save the centre.
The intercessors with their hammer wielding Sergeant advance onto the bridge but can't get shots through the Chaplain and Aggressor even if they retreat. Only thing they can see are the neophytes on the cargo crates.
The Hellblasters on the right line up another round of shooting but taking the positions but can't see anything.
On the bridge the intercessors blast at the neophytes and drop all the autogun rank and file and their grenade launcher leaving just the heavy guns and the Webber.
The neophytes do their best to bop the space marines but they are smashed apart losing half their numbers.
Genestealers turn 4
The neophytes back away clearing the firing lanes.
The Magus clamavus and locus all move up to shoot and charge if needed.
The5 man acolyte group moves off the door and moves to charge the flanking marines.
The Magus uses warp trickery to blast through the Chaplain ls armour and kill him with a smite.
The webbber brings drown the hero Aggressor.
The Acolytes fail their charge re rolling still doesn't get the 6 they need.
Space marine turn 4
The heavy weapons are taken out by the advancing intercessors. The assault intercessors slice through most the remaining acolyte group with their pistols.
The Lieutenant and his men charged in and swept the last enemy characters from the bridgehead.
The LT pulled his blade clear of the foul Xenos psycher.
His squad of Intercessors was moving forwards and securing the the next bulkhead door.
Against the door to the bridge the Chaplain lay slumped. His guantlets held the Rubicon and his head was to the ceiling. Motionless. Smoke
The LT moved up to him and checked the holo readout of the priests readouts.
" Apocathary to sector 9. We have wounded" he voxed
"Not yet Brother Chaplain. This is not your death"
He turned to survey the rest of the scene.
"Someone unglue sergeant Delta One Nine off the wall!"
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