Bork'an Raid
The Bork'an Raid occurred in 939.M41, with the Imperium attempting to assassinate as many Tau Earth Caste academics as possible.[1]
Overview
On the Tau Sept of Bork'an, the Imperial 196th Iotan Gryphonnes Scion Regiment are deployed with but a single order from Lord Commissar Tilenus: target the planet's academic facilities and kill as many of the Earth Caste as possible. In the first few hours of the attack, the Scions Valkyrie-borne assault meets with great success. Earth Caste teachers and students alike are gunned down in their auditoriums and research facilities. However the Tau launch a ferocious counterattack led by Battlesuits. The Scions fire can not damage their foes advanced Iridium armour.[1]
A well-executed tactical withdrawal sees the Gryphonnes come within a hundred yards of their extraction point when Commissar Tilenus orders them back into the fight. They subsequently give half their number to seek out any remaining Earth Caste stragglers. However most have by this point been evacuated by Manta gunships. The Scions transmit their findings to Tilenus, but his request for extraction is again denied. Over the next hour the Gryphonnes do as much damage to the Earth Caste facilities as they can before they're wiped out by the Tau battlesuits.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Militarum Tempestus (6th Edition) - Tempestus Millennium
