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K'resh Expansions

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The K'resh Expansions was a war between Orks and the Tau Empire, that occurred after the Second Sphere of Expansion, during the Great War of Confederation.[1a]

History

It was among the Tau Empire's battles that Commander Shadowsun commanded, after she was awakened from her sleep by the Supreme Ethereal Aun'Va. Like she had numerous times before, Shadowsun demonstrated her genius of Kauyon warfare, against the Orks' hordes. However she became a legend to her people, by personally leading an audacious strike against the Orks' Warlord. The Commander timed it to coincide with the beginning of an artificial eclipse and used low-flying Orca Dropships, to deploy into the heart of the Orks' encampment with a Stealthsuit Team. As the eclipse masked their presence, Shadowsun and the Stealthsuit Team began to target and kill the Orks' leadership, one by one. The Commander, however, personally killed the hordes' Warlord and their leaders' deaths caused the Orks to collapse into panicked anarchy. By the time the eclipse had ended, the Tau Empire was victorious and the K'resh Expansions had come to an end.[1a]

In its aftermath, Shadowsun became revered and the Tau Empire had achieved a total war footing during the war. The Empire's armies were now filled with blooded veterans, who were buoyed by their victory over the Orks. Knowing the moment was right, the Supreme Ethereal Aun'Va ordered the Tau Empire's Third Sphere of Expansion to begin.[1b]

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