Phoenix Island
Phoenix Island is an island on the planet Armageddon, located in the northern part of the planet's world-ocean, between Armageddon Secundus and the Fire Wastes.[1]
Third War for Armageddon
During the Third War for Armageddon, the island came under heavy assault by the invading orks, as the island hosted a major spaceport used to ferry supplies to the orbital naval station of St. Jowen's Dock. This spaceport was one of the few avenues that Imperial reinforcements could use to reach the planet's surface.[2]
The main assault came when the orks landed a Rok in the Fire Wastes to the northeast of the island, effectively blocking off the Heliopolis Bridge and preventing any non-airborne reinforcements from reaching the island.[2][3] The Space Marines of the Black Dragons Chapter responded, fielding a full nine companies[3] to prevent the orks from seizing the valuable Nadala Gorge Ore Mine.[2]
Unfortunately, the Black Dragons arrived too late to stop the orks from breaking through Imperial defences and storming the island en masse. The Heliopolis Bridge was destroyed and ork saboteurs had infiltrated both the mines and the docks, wreaking havoc on Imperial supply lines. The orks' destruction of the island's facilities also released so much chemical waste and pollution that the island's atmosphere became unbreathable, which forced many of the remaining defenders to either withdraw completely or be forced underground. The Space Marines, however, were still able to fight thanks to their power armour. They engaged the orks in several battles which reduced much of the island's surface to a toxic, acidic mire that even the orks could not survive. The Black Dragons eventually broke the main ork force at the Valkyrie Bay Refinery, although they were forced to destroy the facility in the process.[3]
Results Table[3]
This is the table of the results of the Armageddon Campaign showing the strength of control of the Orks and Imperium over certain areas. It shows that the island's battlezones were mostly stalemated.[3]
Key feature |
Orks
|
Imperium
|
Outcome |
Ork Rok Dropsite |
55%
|
45%
|
Contested |
Heliopolis Bridge |
59%
|
41%
|
Contested |
Victorinius Spaceport |
59%
|
41%
|
Contested |
Valkyrie Bay Refinery |
37%
|
63%
|
Imperial held |
Jabiru Quay |
44%
|
56%
|
Contested |
Ibis Reef Harbour |
49%
|
51%
|
Contested |
Nadala Gorge Ore Mine |
50%
|
50%
|
Contested |
Phoenix Island Mineral Storage Facility |
43%
|
57%
|
Contested |
See also
Sources
- 1: Archived Armageddon site: Armageddon Campaign Map (archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 24th December 2020)
- 2: Third War for Armageddon website: Phoenix Island (archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 24th December 2020)
- 3: Third War for Armageddon website: Phoenix Island Warzone News (archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 24th December 2020)