Taros Campaign
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Occurring in 998.M41[1a], precipitated by The Denab Incident[1b], the Taros Campaign pitched Imperial forces against the Taros Planetary Defence Forces, the Tau, and their Kroot mercenary allies in a series of battles over the planet Taros, known as T'ros to the Tau.
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History
Prior to the campaign, Planetary Governor Aulis, head of the Taros government, developed friendly trading relations with the Tau, and sought to defect to the Tau Empire with the support of much of the planetary population.[1c]
When his treachery was unveiled, the Avenging Sons Space Marines were called upon to assassinate Governor Aulis in what was to be the First Taros Intervention. The Avenging Sons were unable to carry out the assignment after suffering tremendous losses including one Dreadnought at the hands of the Tau forces already assigned to protect the capital Tarokeen and the governor.[1d]
Following the assassination attempt the Tau officially annexed Taros while the Imperium gathered the 4621st Imperial Army to reclaim the planet.[1e]
A large scale invasion followed, including fleet actions within the Taros System[1f], however in the end Imperial forces were forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses including more than five complete Imperial Guard Regiments' worth of troops, one Warhound Titan and several Imperial Navy vessels.[1g]
Imperial Order of Battle
The Imperial Order of Battle consisted of[1h]:
Taros Intervention Force
- Avenging Sons First and Second Companies
4621st Imperial Army
X Corp
- Tallarn 17th Desert Raiders Regiment
- Tallarn 89th Desert Raiders Regiment
- Tallarn 331st Desert Raiders Regiment
- Tallarn 3rd Armoured Regiment
- Tallarn 12th Armoured Regiment
XI Corp
- Elysian 23rd Drop Troops Regiment
- 11th Sareinnian Assault Engineers
- Cadian 114th Shock Troops Regiment
- Krieg 19th Armoured Regiment
- Brimlock 8th Dragoons Regiment
Adeptus Astartes
Imperial Navy
- Fleet-Ground Liaison Teams: 5
- Fighter Wings: 4 (83rd, 386th, 1002nd, 2774th)
- Bomber Wings: 2 (501st, 2424th)
- Tactical Wings: 1 (71st)
Total Air Assets: 78 (36 Thunderbolt Fighters, 24 Marauder Bombers, 18 Valkyries)
Adeptus Mechanicus
- Enginseer Teams: 224
- Ordnance Teams: 12
Legio Titanicus
- Legio Ignatum Scout Titan Battlegroup: 4 Warhound Titans
Departmento Munitorium
- Labour Corp: 2
- Engineer Corp: 2
- Supply Columns: 78
Officio Assassinorium
- Agents: CLASSIFIED
Ministorium
- Orders Hospitaller Field Hospice: 6
- Orders Dialogous Interpreter Teams: 19
Adminsitratum
- Mortuary Teams: 16
- Adeptus Archivists: 18
- Statistician Teams: 42
Imperial Invasion Fleet
Capital Ships
- Overlord Class Battlecruiser Righteous Power
- Tyrant Class Cruiser Star of Cassiopeia
- Dictator Class Cruiser Black Duke
- Lunar Class Cruiser Hammer of Thrace
- Dauntless Class Light Cruiser August
- Dauntless Class Light Cruiser Cerebus
Escort Squadrons
- Errant Squadron: Sword Class Frigates
- Invicis Squadron: Sword Class Frigates
- Omna Squadron: Cobra Class Destroyers
- Novem Squadron: Firestorm Class Frigates
Transports
- Armed Transport Imperius Javelin
- Armed Transport Imperius Gauntlet
- Armed Transport Imperius Anvil
- 'Armed Transport 'Graf Derzki
- Transport Prince Maud
- Transport Marcouf
- Transport Saint Macree
- Transport Isolde
- Transport Son of Jucha
- Heavy Transport Colossia
- Heavy Transport Piety
- Heavy Transport Kagul
- Heavy Tanker Empress of Svedeg
- Behemoth Class Titan Transport Honorous Rex
Tau Order of Battle
The Tau Order of Battle consisted of[1j]:
Tau Fire Caste Army
- At least 100 Hunter Cadres
- 8-9,000 Fire Warriors
- Up to 5,000 Kroot allies
Air Caste Contingent
- 120 Barracudas
- 40 Tiger Sharks
Taros Planetary Defence Forces
- Over 8,000 soldiers
Tau Fleet
Capital Ships
- Or'es El'leath Class Battleship A'Rho
- Lar'shi'vre Class Cruiser Io'Tar
- Lar'shi'vre Class Cruiser Io'Phi
- 4 Escort Squadrons
- 5 Kir'shasvre escorts each
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