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Skemarchus

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Skemarchus was an Imperial manufactorium city.[1]

At some point in M41 the city was invaded by a large ork army so that their Meks could loot its resources to construct great war machines. In response, the Imperium sent an Ultramarines strike force supported by the Astra Militarum to combat the xenos. The Ultramarines contingent, which consisted of Third Company assets supported by a squadron of Sternguard Veterans, was led by Chaplain Ortan Cassius.[1]

The Ultramarines lead the initial assault to recapture the city's port facilities; this would then provide the Militarum with a bridgehead to land their forces and begin cleansing the bulk of Skemarchus. The Space Marines inserted via Stormraven Gunships, with Cassius choosing an aggressive deployment to purge the port and its surrounding manufactoria. Despite the reservations of Sergeant Tatianus and the Sternguard, the Ultramarines pushed onward, killing many of the greenskins. Before long, however, the orks unleashed a newly-built Gargant.[1]

Cassius, who had been leading the assault from the front, was caught in one of the Gargant's cannon blasts and pinned by fallen rubble. His life was saved by Vael Donatus who, with a single bolter shell, detonated an orkish ammunition dump and set off a chain reaction that caused the ground to collapse. The Gargant plunged into the lava rivers beneath Skemarchus, allowing the Ultramarines to rally and complete their mission.[1]

Notes

The source does not specify the name of the planet that Skemarchus is on.[1]

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