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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a campaign waged by the [[Imperium]] on the [[Industrial World]] of [[Obsus Prima]] in [[M41]].{{Fn|1}}
 
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a campaign waged by the [[Imperium]] on the [[Industrial World]] of [[Obsus Prima]] in [[M41]].{{Fn|1}}
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
Despite the usual signs, such as a proliferation of dark [[cult]]s and growing acceptance of [[Mutant|mutation]], [[Obsus Prima]] was left to its own devices. Several [[Inquisitor]]s visited the planet, but allowed their fears to be assuaged, which clearly suggests supernatural powers of persuasion were employed. Normally, when the whispers of sedition are heard, any suspected of being in the least bit corrupted are relentlessly rooted out. As a general rule, it is the Inquisitorial way to err on the side of horrific brutality. However, before these anomalies could be properly pieced together, the attentions of logistars, Inquisitors and the whole of the [[Adeptus Terra]] were focused elsewhere as the Eye of Terror once more threatened to burst forth with new horrors, and neighboring sectors were exposed to the plots and treacheries of their age-old foe. The uprising’s timing was well orchestrated, as the rebels waited until the disasters in surrounding sectors drew off reinforcements. [[Marshal (Imperial Guard)|Grand-Marshal]] Durov of [[Vostroya]] and his army group had left to answer distress calls from the Finial Sector, when, on Obsus Prima, [[Manufactorum]] workers rose up against their oppressive conditions. When the [[Planetary Defence Force]] was called upon to suppress the growing unrest, they themselves fractionalized. Within months there was open rebellion, and civil war followed. The population pulled itself apart and anarchy ruled. With its defence forces shattered, it was not long before every major spaceport, orbital station and comm-tower on Obsus Prima was held by the rebels. However, the primary plasma reactor – a vast walled complex that dominated the world’s largest island – was still in the hands of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. It had become the refuge of loyalists, yet their numbers were few and they could not hope to hold out for long, especially when more dangerous enemies than Cultists let themselves become known.{{Fn|1}}
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The planet [[Obsus Prima]] was largely left to its own devices despite the usual warning signs - a proliferation of [[Chaos Cult|dark cults]] and growing acceptance of [[Mutant|mutation]]. Several [[Inquisitor]]s had visited the planet, but had not seen fit to take any action. Under normal circumstances, the slightest hint of corruption would justify many within the [[Inquisition]] to err on the side of caution and conduct some kind of brutal purge, suggesting that supernatural powers of persuasion were employed.{{Fn|1}}
  
The only Imperial force that could reach Obsus Prima in any reasonable amount of time was the [[Notable Vostroyan Firstborn Regiments|Vostroyan 39th armoured regiment]] — a [[regiment]] whose spine was much-stiffened by the attachment of the [[Baneblade]] ''Hammer of Vostroya''. By a quirk of fate, a failure in their transport’s Warp-engine had forced their craft to make an early exit from the [[Immaterium]]. It was not easy getting past the cordon of orbital stations, or landing on the island’s makeshift air dock – but the loyalists welcomed them, cheered in particular by the sight of the immense super-heavy tank. The soldiers of the Vostroyan regiment divided, positioning their battle tanks as defensive bulwarks at each of the three main entrances: the Blacksea docks, the Northgate, and the Ascension Gate. Within days, attacks began against the complex. Vast barges used to haul industrial sludge now bore rebel artillery companies and bombardments rained down upon the island. Although a reactor and not a fortress, the Adeptus Mechanicus complex was ringed with defensive batteries and weapons emplacements. Soon enough, battles raged around the few major entrances into the complex: the fortified gates where the Vostroyan tanks awaited. There, rebels landed flotillas of craft filled with cultists and traitorous soldiers. By the thousands they advanced, seeking to blast their way in. As their foes bore few heavy weapons, Hammer of Vostroya reigned triumphant, each shot blowing bloody chunks out of the enemy attack waves while facing little threat to its own survival. So it went for days, with assault after assault being bloodily repulsed.{{Fn|1}}
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Around that time, the [[Eye of Terror]] once more threatened to burst forth with new horrors, and neighbouring [[sector]]s were exposed to the plots and treacheries of their [[Chaos|age-old foe]]. While the attentions of [[logistar]]s, Inquisitors and the whole of the [[Adeptus Terra]] were focused elsewhere, sedition stirred on Obsus Prima, aided by disasters in surrounding sectors drawing reinforcements away from the world. [[Marshal (Imperial Guard)|Grand-Marshal]] [[Durov]] of [[Vostroya]] and his army group had left to answer distress calls from the [[Finial Sector]], when, on Obsus Prima, [[Manufactorum]] workers rose up against their oppressive conditions. The [[Planetary Defence Force]] was called upon to suppress the growing unrest, but they themselves were divided into Imperial loyalists and those who supported the workers. Within months there was open rebellion, and civil war followed. The population pulled itself apart and anarchy ruled.{{Fn|1}}
  
Terror struck the Imperial defenders when the [[Iron Warriors]] arrived, using [[Daemon Engine]]s. [[Helbrute]]s, and [[Vindicator]]s to batter the ''Hammer of Vostroya''. At the Northgate, the slaughter of the cultists continued until red-armoured foes arrived. These were the [[Knights of Blood]], merciless traitor Space Marines who were drawn to slaughter. In their midst roared a great tracked machine – an abominable mix of Daemon and engine of war. It spewed forth gouts of blood-ichor, a supernatural liquid with the power to melt even plasteel armour. After watching the beast absorb several direct hits from their battle cannons, Commander [[Vassky]] barked orders to his squadron of [[Leman Russ]] to reverse with all haste. The Daemon Engine’s roaring challenge echoed after the tanks as they manoeuvred into the labyrinthine web of access paths, roadways and under-tunnels that traversed the enormous complex. Thus began a long hunt, a cat and mouse game played out on a titanic scale. The Vostroyans were dangerous prey, setting ambushes and driving their tormentors back with sudden armoured charges. Yet by the time they reached the central core, the [[Lord of Skulls]] that pursued them had claimed two of their number – one with its thunderous firepower, and another shorn in half by the Daemon Engine’s roaring cleaver.{{Fn|1}}
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With the defence forces shattered, it was not long before the revels held every major spaceport, orbital station and comm-tower on Obsus Prima. The lone loyalist holdout was the planet's primary plasma reactor – a vast walled complex that dominated the world’s largest island – which was still in the hands of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. The loyalists, however, were vastly outnumbered. The only Imperial force that could reach Obsus Prima in any reasonable amount of time was the [[Vostroyan 39th armoured regiment]] — whose transport craft, by chance, had left the [[Warp]] early due to a technical problem. Amongst the [[Imperial Guard Regiment|regiment's]] assets was the [[Baneblade]] ''[[Hammer of Vostroya]]'', which proved decisive in the battle to come.{{Fn|1}}
  
The surviving tanks of the Vostroyan 39th were reunited before the reactor’s citadel. They were battered and blasted, with only traces of peeled paint clinging to their blackened hulls. Yet there, in line abreast, they met the foe with Hammer of Vostroya in their midst. As the streams of the lost and damned filled the plaza before them, each commander gave the others a last salute before sealing their hatches. For a while, their firepower was a righteous thunder. The cultists turned to flee, rather than confront the fury raining down upon them, but they were to learn the fatal lesson that their new masters would just as willingly slaughter them. The tide of attackers pressed onwards, and one by one the Vostroyan tanks began to fall. Yet still ''Hammer of Vostroya'' fought on, her gun-barrels glowing with heat as the super-heavy tank fired again and again. From the midst of the traitor horde, the mighty Lord of Skulls rumbled forth, a horror of brass and blood that crushed all beneath its grinding tracks. The Vostroyan Baneblade’s first shot left a deep crater in the chest-plate of its daemonic foe. Its second smashed through one brass-armoured shoulder and sent its rotary cannon crashing into the cultists’ midst. Yet still the engine of Khorne’s wrath could not be stayed, and with a horrible finality its great cleaver descended. It hacked down into Hammer of Vostroya’s hull again and again, sparks raining outward in sheets from each dolorous blow. Finally, the cleaver’s churning blades sank deep into the Hammer’s power plant, triggering a blast of colossal proportions. The fireball of the exploding super-heavy wreaked terrible damage, cracking the nearby reactor and poisoning the air for thousands of miles. Long after the battle, amidst the massive craters, [[Tech-Priest]]s retrieved as many fragments of the super-heavy tank as they could find, for both vehicle and crew deserved to be honoured as heroes of the Imperium.{{Fn|1}}
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It was not easy getting past the cordon of orbital stations, or landing on the island’s makeshift air dock – but the loyalists welcomed them, cheered in particular by the sight of the immense [[super-heavy tank]]. The Vostroyans split up, positioning their battle tanks as defensive bulwarks at each of the three main entrances to the island: the Blacksea docks, the Northgate, and the Ascension Gate. Within days, the rebels attacked the complex, staging a landing using converted industrial waste barges and beginning an artillery bombardment. Although a reactor and not a fortress, the Mechanicus complex was ringed with defensive batteries and weapons emplacements. Soon enough, battles raged around the few major entrances into the complex: the fortified gates where the Vostroyan tanks awaited. There, rebels landed flotillas of craft filled with thousands of cultists and traitorous soldiers. ''Hammer of Vostroya'' proved its worth in the defence, overmatching the cultist forces while not sustaining any significant damage in return for days on end.{{Fn|1}}
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The stalemate would not last, however, as it was revealed that [[Chaos Space Marine]]s were active on Obsus Prima. A force of [[Iron Warriors]] arrived at the Blacksea docks, using [[Daemon Engine]]s, [[Helbrute]]s and [[Vindicator]]s to batter down the defences. The ''Hammer of Vostroya'' was forced to redeploy to meet this new threat, but was unable to prevent the Iron Warriors breaching the defenders' bulwarks.{{Fn|1}}
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Meanwhile, at the Northgate, the slaughter of the cultists continued until they were reinforced by another warband of Chaos Marines: the [[Knights of Blood]]. They were drawn to slaughter and with them came a [[Lord of Skulls]] - a great [[Daemon Engine]] of [[Khorne]]. After seeing that his [[battle cannon]]s were having little impact, [[Imperial Guard Commander|Commander]] [[Vassky]] ordered his [[Leman Russ]] squadron to retreat.{{Fn|1}}
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The Vostroyans staged a fighting retreat through the complex, setting ambushes and conducting countercharges. All the time they were pursued by the Lord of Skulls. The surviving tanks of the Vostroyan 39th eventually reunited before the reactor’s citadel. ''Hammer of Vostroya'' once again led the last, desperate defence.{{Fn|1}}
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As the streams of [[The Lost and the Damned|the lost and damned]] filled the plaza before them, each [[Tank Commander|commander]] gave the others a last salute before sealing their hatches. Such war the fury of the tanks' firepower that many of the cultists turned to flee rather than confront the fury raining down upon them, only to be slaughtered by the Chaos Marines. The tide of attackers pressed onwards, and one by one the Vostroyan tanks began to fall until only ''Hammer of Vostroya'' remained. At this point, the Lord of Skulls reached the Imperial battle lines and engaged in a duel with the Vostroyan Baneblade. ''Hammer of Vostroya'' managed to land a number of solid hits and even disabled its [[Hades Gatling Gun|rotary cannon]] but was unable to prevent it from closing and using its [[Great Cleaver of Khorne|great cleaver]] to hack apart the tank's hull. Finally, the cleaver’s churning blades penetrated the tank's power plant, triggering a colossal explosion which crackied the nearby reactor and poisoned the air for thousands of miles.{{Fn|1}}
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Long after the battle, amidst the massive craters, [[Tech-Priest]]s retrieved as many fragments of the super-heavy tank as they could find, for both vehicle and crew deserved to be honoured as heroes of the Imperium.{{Fn|1}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Escalation]] — ''Uprising on Obsus Prima''
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Escalation]], pgs. 8-9 — ''Uprising on Obsus Prima''
  
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Revision as of 14:09, 31 October 2020

Obsus Prima Uprising
Date ???.M41[1]
Location Obsus Prima[1]
Outcome Pyrrhic Imperial victory[1]
Combatants
Imperium[1] Chaos[1]
Commanders
Commander Vassky[1] Unknown
Strength
Vostroyan 39th Armoured Regiment[1] Cultists
Iron Warriors
Knights of Blood[1]
Casualties
Heavy[1] Unknown

The Obsus Prima Uprising was a campaign waged by the Imperium on the Industrial World of Obsus Prima in M41.[1]


Overview

The planet Obsus Prima was largely left to its own devices despite the usual warning signs - a proliferation of dark cults and growing acceptance of mutation. Several Inquisitors had visited the planet, but had not seen fit to take any action. Under normal circumstances, the slightest hint of corruption would justify many within the Inquisition to err on the side of caution and conduct some kind of brutal purge, suggesting that supernatural powers of persuasion were employed.[1]

Around that time, the Eye of Terror once more threatened to burst forth with new horrors, and neighbouring sectors were exposed to the plots and treacheries of their age-old foe. While the attentions of logistars, Inquisitors and the whole of the Adeptus Terra were focused elsewhere, sedition stirred on Obsus Prima, aided by disasters in surrounding sectors drawing reinforcements away from the world. Grand-Marshal Durov of Vostroya and his army group had left to answer distress calls from the Finial Sector, when, on Obsus Prima, Manufactorum workers rose up against their oppressive conditions. The Planetary Defence Force was called upon to suppress the growing unrest, but they themselves were divided into Imperial loyalists and those who supported the workers. Within months there was open rebellion, and civil war followed. The population pulled itself apart and anarchy ruled.[1]

With the defence forces shattered, it was not long before the revels held every major spaceport, orbital station and comm-tower on Obsus Prima. The lone loyalist holdout was the planet's primary plasma reactor – a vast walled complex that dominated the world’s largest island – which was still in the hands of the Adeptus Mechanicus. The loyalists, however, were vastly outnumbered. The only Imperial force that could reach Obsus Prima in any reasonable amount of time was the Vostroyan 39th armoured regiment — whose transport craft, by chance, had left the Warp early due to a technical problem. Amongst the regiment's assets was the Baneblade Hammer of Vostroya, which proved decisive in the battle to come.[1]

It was not easy getting past the cordon of orbital stations, or landing on the island’s makeshift air dock – but the loyalists welcomed them, cheered in particular by the sight of the immense super-heavy tank. The Vostroyans split up, positioning their battle tanks as defensive bulwarks at each of the three main entrances to the island: the Blacksea docks, the Northgate, and the Ascension Gate. Within days, the rebels attacked the complex, staging a landing using converted industrial waste barges and beginning an artillery bombardment. Although a reactor and not a fortress, the Mechanicus complex was ringed with defensive batteries and weapons emplacements. Soon enough, battles raged around the few major entrances into the complex: the fortified gates where the Vostroyan tanks awaited. There, rebels landed flotillas of craft filled with thousands of cultists and traitorous soldiers. Hammer of Vostroya proved its worth in the defence, overmatching the cultist forces while not sustaining any significant damage in return for days on end.[1]

The stalemate would not last, however, as it was revealed that Chaos Space Marines were active on Obsus Prima. A force of Iron Warriors arrived at the Blacksea docks, using Daemon Engines, Helbrutes and Vindicators to batter down the defences. The Hammer of Vostroya was forced to redeploy to meet this new threat, but was unable to prevent the Iron Warriors breaching the defenders' bulwarks.[1]

Meanwhile, at the Northgate, the slaughter of the cultists continued until they were reinforced by another warband of Chaos Marines: the Knights of Blood. They were drawn to slaughter and with them came a Lord of Skulls - a great Daemon Engine of Khorne. After seeing that his battle cannons were having little impact, Commander Vassky ordered his Leman Russ squadron to retreat.[1]

The Vostroyans staged a fighting retreat through the complex, setting ambushes and conducting countercharges. All the time they were pursued by the Lord of Skulls. The surviving tanks of the Vostroyan 39th eventually reunited before the reactor’s citadel. Hammer of Vostroya once again led the last, desperate defence.[1]

As the streams of the lost and damned filled the plaza before them, each commander gave the others a last salute before sealing their hatches. Such war the fury of the tanks' firepower that many of the cultists turned to flee rather than confront the fury raining down upon them, only to be slaughtered by the Chaos Marines. The tide of attackers pressed onwards, and one by one the Vostroyan tanks began to fall until only Hammer of Vostroya remained. At this point, the Lord of Skulls reached the Imperial battle lines and engaged in a duel with the Vostroyan Baneblade. Hammer of Vostroya managed to land a number of solid hits and even disabled its rotary cannon but was unable to prevent it from closing and using its great cleaver to hack apart the tank's hull. Finally, the cleaver’s churning blades penetrated the tank's power plant, triggering a colossal explosion which crackied the nearby reactor and poisoned the air for thousands of miles.[1]

Long after the battle, amidst the massive craters, Tech-Priests retrieved as many fragments of the super-heavy tank as they could find, for both vehicle and crew deserved to be honoured as heroes of the Imperium.[1]

See Also

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