Editing Taros Campaign (section)

==Operation Comet==
De Stael ordered a mission involving [[Elysian Drop Troops]] and Stormtrooper units to sieze a Hydroplant near the front lines that could be used to supply the frontline Imperial forces. He hoped it would make defending at least some of his supply lines somewhat easier. The plan had similarities to D-day and other WW2 uses of paratroopers: elite forward units would push forward and take the plant, while Space Marines, Cadians, and the Warhounds pushed up the field to relieve the Paratroops.

The initial landings originally went without a hitch. The paratroops jumped into the facility, and gained control of it. Then Kroot and T'au forces ambushed them, and fierce fighting ensued. The Imperial Guard were able to throw them out, but only after heavy fighting. The second landings, lacking the obvious element of surprise, were engaged by AA batteries, fighters, heavy weapons units, and generally ripped apart.

"BUT WAIT" You Ask. "Why couldn't they do both in just two consecutive landings?" Remember the landing zone for these aircraft is at the initial landing zone for the Imperial Guard. So they have to fly all this way under fighter protection, fly back, refuel, rearm, repair, switch pilots, then do it again, and land in an industrial facility all in one go, with only a certain number of craft having night flight capabilities. So daylight landings are the only real option. All the craft are operating at the edge of their operational range, stretching the time they can stay there incredibly thin. Also, aircraft are stretched pretty thin by this time in the campaign.

The reinforcing elements couldn't help either. Though the initial march towards the Primary water facilities went well, forcing the T'au to retreat in a way unfavorable to them, the T'au were able to [[not as planned|strike a crippling blow by wiping an Imperial Titan off the field]]. Conflicting GW lore indicates that it was either [[Longstrike]], or more likely, a [[Tiger Shark]] AX-1-0.

This forced the remaining titans to withdraw, but allowed the Cadians to push forward. They did so under constant harassment from Devilfish, Piranhas, Pathfinders, and [[Tetra]]s, all launching heavier weapons at the enemy units. In the end, it was revealed that the Cadians arrived a day too late to aid the paratroops, and worse, the Water treatment plant was gone. The Operation had ended in failure, and was symbolic to whom the Battle would belong to.