Editing Taros Campaign (section)

==Battle At The Palace==

Initially the plan [[Just as Planned|went perfectly]]. Enemy orbital defence elements flat out refused to open fire upon the Space Marine [[Strike Cruiser]], and the ship managed to deploy its drop pods without problem. [[Assault Squad]]s tore through the poor PDF forces, clearing room after room with properly applied frag grenades, bolt pistols, and the occasional side of FUCK YOU!

Finally, they broke into a large chamber, and found some surviving guards and officials. Assuming the Governor was among them, he called in the Terminators, [[Rip and tear|who proceeded to gun down everyone present in less than a second]].

Analysis soon revealed that the Governor had never been there at all, as none of the recovered DNA showed signs of being even closely related to him. Aramos, obviously pissed off about this, ordered his men to move to the second plan. T'au [[Manta]]s soon flew overhead, and the tactical squads found themselves under fire from [[XV-8 Crisis Battlesuit]] teams, [[Hammerhead Gunship]]s, and [[Fish of Fury|Mechanized infantry]] elements. Far into the night, the Avenging Sons tactical squads attempted to hold, until they fell back.

The preceding day was a fierce battle, with air strikes, infantry charges, and tank bombardment turning the already ragged palace into shreds. The Marines held their position, and sought to defeat the T'au by entering a war of attrition, though captain Aramos noted that his men were running low on grenades and ammo. In a stroke of true brilliance, the author remembered that [[Fluff|Space Marines don't need sleep]], and had them use that to their advantage in the preceding night when T'au attempted to sneak into forward positions within the palace.

The second day was not so fortunate for either side. The T'au had used the night to bring up more guns, including [[XV88 Broadside Battlesuit|Broadsides]] and more Hammerheads. These units were combined with [[Barracuda]] fire to try and rip the Space Marine cover from them, and fighting became primarily concentrated at the gates. Aramos ordered air support to run the T'au aircraft and bomb the city, trying to knock out some of the enemy fire.

...[[Just as planned|This plan actually worked]]. Most of the fighting afterwards was reduced to sporadic gunfire and the occasional sniper shot, until another surge forced the Terminators to be commited, of which three of them were killed by Crisis fire, and a Dreadnought was felled. Aramos realized the situation was hopeless, and ordered [[Thunderhawk]]s to withdraw his men. The [[Avenging Sons]] had failed, and the First Taros Intervention with them.