Report from the Fifth Sphere #2

Report from the Fifth Sphere #2

Losing the initiative

Tau forces are faltering. After an initial successful counter offensive, the Tau find themselves beaten back by the Death Guard. The trap they laid backfired, as the resilient Death Guard troops weathered the barrage of Tau weaponry, returned fire, and closed the gap to route the Tau.

Now the Tau find themselves beaten and bruised, but still holding onto critical outposts surrounding the capital city on the planet of Ko'Lash.

Base Tash'Var

Five of six such outposts remain, which were arrayed in a hexagon around the city. The sixth, base Tash'Var, was destroyed by Death Guard orbital bombardments and has since been raided by mutated Imperial Guard. The mutants quickly made off with important data cores, which could expose weaknesses in the Tau's remaining defenses.

However, not all of the intel from Base Tash'Var was looted. The retreating Tau have set up a makeshift defensive position at the base while they attempt to extradite the remaining data cores before any other looting occurs.

The Rok

Meanwhile, the preliminary assault on the Ork Rok has been a success. Thankfully other forces besides the Tau invaded the Rok, which has resulted in several factions carving out a beachhead in the face of overwhelming Ork numbers.

Unfortunately, this has also resulted in several skirmishes between the invading forces. Forces from the Imperium find themselves battling with the Tau. Mechanicus armies can be seen scouring the Rok, scanning for technology , and Chaos forces have been attracted by all the activity. While these forces bicker and establish perimeters, a massive horde of Orc forces mobilizes beneath the surface, ready to strike.

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