The Glassing of Djangoris Alpha IV

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Banshees, flying towards their death - much like short-lived paper planes

Info of Djangoris Alpha IV

Shock Trooper's Vox-"Shooting the hell out of these Xeno Bastards!...Static...they are not Tau!" "They're dying to a laspistol!" "How dare they attack us with such inferiority? Emperor CRUSHES!"

History

Before its demise, the Djangoris system, or more formally known as the Djangoris Constellation of the Djangoris Sub-Sector (it's size meaning that Sub-Sector is it's actual classification), were a cluster of Stars numbering around a dozen, located in the furthest reaches of Ultima Segmentum. The system has been cut off from the rest of the galaxy by a Warp Storm since before the Great Crusade and possibly since the Age of Strife. Recently the Warp storm has cleared and because of that, an exploratory fleet was sent to examine the system. They found that there was already a thriving human society in the Sub-Sector, unaffected by the Warp Storm due to a lack of faster than light technology. Contact was made with the government running the Sub-Sector which is called the UNSC (an acronym for United Nations Space Command) the purpose being to try to convince them to join the Imperium in order to avoid having to use resources in attempting to force them to join. At first the UNSC was reluctant to join, seeing the losses from the tithes that would have to be paid to be far in excess to any gains from the protection of the Imperium's military and at one point nearly causing the sub-system to be the target of a crusade because of a comment by a UNSC diplomat stating that they would attempt to ward off alien threats through diplomacy rather than military action. Due to the Adeptus Administratum being rather overzealous in thinking that the UNSC would be excited to join a small (by imperium standards) fleet was sent in - to ensure that Djangoris becomes a proper sub-sector of the imperium - consisting of the Missionarus Galaxia and Explorators for the purpose of converting the populace and furthering the Quest for Knowledge respectively. The UNSC caught a glimpse of the power of the Imperium, before they thought the strength of the Imperium's ships involved a focus on Quality rather than Quantity, now they noticed that the Imperium's ships not only outnumber the UNSC warships, they are also individually stronger. Knowing that they wouldn't be able to win a war with the Imperium the UNSC relented. As of now the Missionarus Galaxia and Adeptus Mechanicus are trying to assimilate the various religions and scientific institutions in the UNSC.

UNSC

The UNSC is a semi-autonomous governmental body that runs the Djangoris Sub-Sector. It is a 400 year old governmental body, formed in the year 765.M41 (year 2163 by the Djangoris calendar) after the "Interplanetary War" which engulfed the Sub-Sector. The UNSC itself is a Representative/Constitutional Democracy that is largely cosmopolitan. Many different cultures can be observed throughout the Sub-sector with multiple languages and sense of aesthetics throughout the planets. Recently the UNSC has been forced to become more hardline in the process of dealing with insurgencies which the Imperium itself is indifferent to since Inquisitorial investigations have found those to be absent of Chaos taint.

Planets

The five main habitable Planets around the local Star cluster, are Djangoris Alpha IV, Djangoris Alpha II, Djangoris Minor Stella, Djangoris Prime XI and Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae.

Djangoris Alpha IV: Known to it's inhabitants as Planet Reach, it is one of the most important worlds in the sector and is a Industrial/Mining/Agri World which is most famous for its SPARTAN program. The planet itself has massive titanium deposits with mines running thousands of meters deep. The planet is the main headquarters of the UNSC, the location of it's largest shipyard, and where it's most elite troops are trained.

Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae: Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae is known as Algolis to it's inhabitants. It is a Forge/Mining/Civilized World who had the STC to build Crassus Transports and Warhound-Class Titans (actually, the designs were invented by engineers native to the sector before being brought into the Imperium) and because of that has gained the largest Mechanicus presence in the Sub-System.

Both of these planets are bustling with city life, showing Sky-scrapers that are so tall that it could reach its home Stars, massive Bucket Wheel Excavators that are 15km long, Science Laboratories and Forge Factories so large, an entire Legion of Warlord-Class Titans would fit in one of its rooms with ample space to spare.

Djangoris Minor Stella: A small planet where life is very easy-going and care free, it's inhabitants call the planet Harvest and since it is an Agri-World, the farming of Groxes and Bread is usually paid in high price in tithes when the deeds will come.

Djangoris Prime XI: Known as Crassus to it's inhabitants, life here is the direct opposite of life on Harvest, being classified as a Death-world (specifically a Desert World), Crassus is noted to only have a few million in population, is completely barren, boiling temperatures during the day, freezing temperatures at night, sandstorms that can slowly skin an exposed human alive and dangerous Fauna; the most infamous is the Djangoris Storm Lizard so named being a massive colossal that if fully grown, dwarfs a Tyranid Harridan and causes sandstorms with every step.

Djangoris Alpha II: A lush, tropical and very quiet World, the citizens here are known to be timid and shy, because of this there are very little social contact with the other Planets. It is called Sargasso by it's home population. The administratum classifies it as a pleasure world.

Military

Although noted among the Ad-Mech to be a very advanced and efficient Sub-Sector, they were an oddity among the Imperium for its mass usage of Las-weaponry over Auto-weaponry , whatever was the case, it was mainly due to the intense radiation of the Djangoris Stars that constantly powered Las-weaponry and at any given time, fully charged. Regiments from the Djangoris system tend to stick with Auto-weaponry even when they are outside the system due to its glamour. Due to the sub-system's only recent integration with the Imperium Djangoris regiments do not have access to all the equipment available to typical Imperial Guard regiments but in exchange have access to a few tools that are unavailable to other Imperial Guard regiments (and even Astartes) which will be described in further detail in the technology section.

The system has so far produced two Imperial Guard Regiments. The Djangorian Hell-Jumpers and the 468th Shock Troopers. What is odd for the Djangoris Guard Regiments is their apparent lack of Commissars, this has lead their soldiers to become immature, gung-ho, and trigger happy, which is unfortunately disdained by other Imperial forces, but to the stubborn and thick soldiers of Djangoris, they simply don't care. The few Commissars that are present have either been shot or have adopted less hard line methods. The soldiers are all brothers in arms and all Commissars have gotten shot immediately after performing their last summary execution.

Djangorian Hell-Jumpers: The Djangorian Hell-Jumpers are unique in that they specialized in orbital drop shock maneuvers from orbital insertion pods, and are meant to be dropped in the middle of an opposing army, causing chaos, destruction, mass-panic and crushing any unfortunate scum in its way, only the most insane dare try to enlist in the Hell-Jumpers. They're famous battle cry is "First feet into Hell". Since the Imperium's regular ships are only equipped to perform a Drop-pod assault for Astartes the regiment has a single UNSC produced ship to allow itself to perform it's unique regimental doctrines. The ship recruits from any planet they happen to be near and regularly returns to the Djangoris system.

Djangoris 468th Shock Troopers: The Djangoris 468th Shock Troopers on the other hand, are usually the main line of defense and offense, with nothing more then Flak Armor, a few grenades, a Stub-Pistol and a Auto-Gun, these men stride into battle knowing the Emperor is with them.

Technology

Most of the technology in the Djangoris system is inferior to Imperium technology due to not having access to the feats of the Dark Age. However, because they've developed along separate lines they have access to equipment that hasn't yet been integrated into the rest of the Imperium.

Artificial Intelligence: The Djangoris systems were also noted to have a strong reliance on advanced, radiation proof A.I. for most of their technology, in-order to compensate for the massive RDP (Radiation Pulse) that hamper their electronic circuitry. The A.I are created through CIM (Cognitive Impression Modeling); sending electrical shocks through a human brain in order to scan and copy it, destroying said brain in the process. Because of their mass use of A.I., they were at once repeatedly filed for Heresy by the Tech-Priest of Mars, but such threats are pardoned due to the large amounts of resources and STC their Worlds carry. Prolonged interaction with Djangoris A.I has meant that not all Tech-Priests are convinced that they are "Abominable Intelligence" due to their benevolent and very human behavior. Some have been known to believe that the UNSC had discovered how to create a Machine Spirit, with the more radical Tech-Priests deeming CIM to allow transcendence; a complete unity with machines. Puritan Tech-Priests cite the inevitable stage of Rampancy - where an A.I becomes increasingly unstable, potentially dangerous and eventually dies - as proof that they are abominable. Radical Tech-Priest cite the actions of Magos Brafor Micel who successfully restored two rampant A.I known as Mack and Sif; as proof that all that's needed to prevent Rampancy is proper maintenance. Debates continue.

Spartans: The Spartans were developed before the UNSC joined the Imperium in order to deal with insurrections in their territory. The project was in it's 4th stage when contact with the Imperium was established. The Spartans themselves are inferior to Astartes but there are some advantages. The augmentations have developed far enough that there is no risk of killing a receiver, the procedure can be performed on people from any age group rather than just children, and is not restricted by gender. The most notable product is their SPARTAN-Pattern power armor. The SPARTAN-Pattern is noted among Tech-Priests stationed in Djangoris to borderline on what would call as in between Astartes power armor and Astartes Scout armor. In addition it has a weak energy shield (the equivalent of an Astartes Combat shield) as standard, something that not even Artificer armor automatically possess and as such has drawn the attention of Tech-priests wishing to make the energy field standard in the next line of power armor while also making use of the Imperium's superior ability to produce energy to double it's strength. The proportions themselves are for humans so it's not possible for it to be made available for Astartes by scaling it up however it would still fit the Scouts. Sacrificing strength and resilience over speed, agility and reliability, these so called SPARTAN IV's are not considered as true Spacemarines, but by the people of Djangoris, they still get the job done. The Departmento Munitorum is interested in making augmentations like these standard for Storm Troopers while the Ministorum despises the project for it's deviance from the holy human form.

Spartan Laser: The Djangoris equivalent and superior of a Laspistol. Though the power of the shot is equal; the Spartan Laser can be fired in succession 5 times before having to be reloaded and is small enough to be carried by a single Imperial Guardsman. The only downside is that the Spartan Laser needs a short amount of time to charge up instead of firing as soon as the trigger is pulled. It was however noted to be impossible to recreate fully functional 19 megathule level of lasgun - which, if it directly against organic target, creates massive 3 gigajoules release of heat within single second.

Rail Guns: The UNSC has developed the use of Rail weapons during it's isolation from the Imperium. The multiple permutations are:

• ARC-920: The ARC-920 is the smallest railgun mass produced in Djangoris. The gun fires a high-explosive round set to explode inside the target, said round being similar to the bolter. This has allowed it to be equal in power to a Tau Rail Rifle despite being shorter in length. It's powerful armor piercing abilities has made it highly effective against both Heavy Infantry and light vehicles.
• M68 Gauss Cannon: A weapon commonly mounted on the Djangoris equivalent of the Tauros for use in an anti-armor role.
• Mass Accelerator Cannon (MAC): The main weapon on UNSC ships. It was originally developed as a cheap way to resupply ships from surface to orbit but can also easily be repurposed as a weapon.
• Super Mac: The most powerful weapon that the UNSC has ever developed and due to their smaller ship sizes; can only be mounted on Orbital Defense Platforms. However the ships available to the rest of the Imperium do not have such a limitation. These cannons fire 3000 tonne tungsten round travelling at 12,000 m/s, doing 51.625 kilotons of TNT equivalent damage. In comparison, Nagasaki and Hiroshima nuclear weapon did around 20 and 15 kilotons of TNT equivalent damage, with radioactive death following within miles of the place.

The Majectis City, here seen a batch of Imperial Shock Troopers of the 468th Djangoris Regiment in leisure, counting kills with a Valshnurt-Pattern Tauros and Djangoris-Pattern Lascannon. For the night's beer lot.

First Contact

The Imperial Guard of Djangoris first met the Covenant at the eve on the Imperial Date of M41.678. When these Purple Xeno Ships appeared over the out-skirt nebulae of the Djangoris system, the Imperial Navy and Guardsmen was on high alert of a new Xeno contact. At first they thought they have found a crippled Tau Fleet due to their initial similarities, but closer inspection by the Imperial Navy recognized that their color scheme and ship design matches unlike any Tau Ship, because of this the Imperial Navy of around twelve cruisers and one Retribution-Class ship called Imperial Solitude readied their guns just in case they would be attacked by this new Xeno encounter. News spread on the Djangoris system and the Guardsmen readied their months of combat training against their apparent would-be invaders. As expected, within a few seconds of sighting each other the Purple-colored Xeno Ship fired on to the Imperial Navy. Taking hits of arcane like Plasma, the Imperial Navy returned fire, destroying eighteen Xeno cruisers, this gave a high morale and confidence that the new Xenos would be no match to the wrath of the Emperor's fleet. However such hopes are dashed instantly when a fleet of over three hundred of the same Xeno Fleet suddenly appeared right in front of the Imperial Ships, bewildered and stunned, the Imperial Navy initiated their sublight engine, at staggering .25 c per second. Within seconds of appearing these Xeno ships opened fire all at once, their Plasmic heat released from their weapons completely missing Imperials ships that moved faster than plasma beams. Though Out-numbered, the Imperial Solitude and its cruisers launched a report to Imperial Proper, before circling around graciously as the confounded Xeno fleet scanning around to see where they would move towards, desperately firing all of their weapons and destroying nothing but their own cruisers before succumbing to the damage. The Djangoris system now watches as this completely incompetent Xeno force dances itself to death as once illegal laughter and smile within command center began to ring in every lips.

War for Tyrannicae

The first batch of Covenant forces arrived firstly on Civ-Forge World, Djangoris Prime Tyranicae, to destroy and severely limit the Imperial Guardsmen of Djangoris from Titans and Firepower in a almost Blitzkreig style of combat. When the forces of Tyrannicae heard of the report of their home-fleet they quickly amassed of over thirty Warlord-Class Titans, five Baneblades and over ten regiments of Guardsmen and Tanks. They then moved their forces in a former mining city called Haven's Deep in which they expected their new arrivals would land, and expected this was where the first Covenant troops landed, but what they didn't expect was the sure amount of firepower and War machines these Aliens would bring into the table, within moments of landing Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae would turn into one of the most one-sided practical jokes in Imperial history, just after imperial prank call and Necron Mars chase.

The First Battle of Haven's Deep, Covenant forces with Scarab Legions invading the Imperial outskirts of Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae, unbeknownst to them all, many dining tables were set in hell

In just minutes, the Covenant were dropping millions upon millions of Unggoy that although weak, comes in obscene numbers that not even the Guardsmen could out-number. One of the Guardsmen, Sargent. Hageos Tyrus reported shooting so many Unggoy that his Auto-Cannon ran out of ammo. But found that Unggoys are so weak and their methane tank could also be used as weapons against them. As the war rages on, so did the glamour, over a thousand squads of Sangheili Zealots, Jiralhanae Squads and over five Scarab Legions were dropped in order to combat the Imperial Titans and Tanks. Once those were dropped, instantly the Sangheili Zealots and Jiralhanae Squads were mercilessly slaughtered by thousands of Guardsmen with their overclocked lasguns, it was reported for every several Guardsmen there would be dozens of Sangheili Zealot deaths. Xeno metal, not being able to take constant heat of 3 gigajoules when standard Earth weapons could shatter in single clip. In return. The Scarab Legions attempted firing their severely inferior plasmagun level energy beams were also completely obliterated with naught but single shot of Titans and Super-Heavies, one Warlord-Class Titan called the Djangoris Finest particularly likened to stomping scarabs after walking head on into one to the ground when several Covenant Scarabs poised themselves for maximum counterattack. Covenant heavy-weapon ordinance had no chance. On the Imperial Guards part, hundreds of Leman Russ and Basilisk were casually fending off the attack, until they saw Locusts and Wraiths outnumbering them four to one. With every single one of Covenants invisibility technology blaring like fireworks in the night sky, every single assassination attempts were thwarted. Their inferior energy shields and weapons doing no damage against thick walls of superior carbon structure of Hive city, only to be victim of target practice by children with laspistols above.

The War for Tyrannicae raged over several minutes in brutal weather while their cousins from Djangoris Alpha IV placed bet on their sister Planet with whom more deaths are garnered. But alas, such inferior, yet annoying Alien fighting tactics proved to be the bane of the forces from Tyrannicae, and the world of Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae finally began to enjoy the fun, after they have finished with the forces the Covenant use what the Imperium would call as "poking", the eradication of all life and the biosphere through extreme heat in unguarded planet. When the Covenant attempted to "poke" Tyrannicae, single gigantic torpedo teleported in the very inside of the ship's reactor and blew up before fully charged energy beams were released. Destroying every ship in the vicinity.

Storm of Djangoris Alpha IV

Now preparing for their oncoming fun, the Guardsmen of Djangoris Alpha IV readied their orbital defenses of Lance-Batteries, their Titan Legions and their compartment of Basilisks waiting for their position. Fortunately for the Guard, a detachment of the Rainbow Warriors Spacemarines of both 1st and 4th company, which came from the Strike Cruiser Crystal Reverence, appeared over Djangoris to try and help evacuate the Civilians and support the struggling Guard Regiments. The Rainbow Warriors, being close neighbors and friends to the 468th Djangoris Regiment, wasted no time and did not hesitate in order to help free their comrades from the vile Xenos grip. 1st Company captain, Eximus Secarion lead his entire Terminator Veteran Squads to defend the most vulnerable Forge Factories and Science Laboratories, which contained the STC to create and make the war-machines of the Djangoris Imperial Regiment. While 4th Company Captain, Benedict Amanos lead every 4th company Tactical Marine Squads to help act as the heavy-hitter of the front of the Guardsmen, and also help raise moral towards the Imperial Guard and civilians. Most of the Djangorian Hell-Jumpers were relocated at both the outside and inside perimeter of Majectis City, one of the main Hive-Cities in Djangoris Alpha IV, while all seven hundred SPARTAN II's were regrouped and joined the 4th Company of the Rainbow Warriors, to act as backup and reconnoissance. To make sure that the evacuation of the Civilians remain successful if worst comes to worst, the last remnants of the Djangoris Navy as well as the Strike Cruiser Crystal Reverence supplied as much food and enough room that all two hundred and forty billion civilians could make it on-board.

At approximately six minutes after the torpedo teleportation against Covenant "poking" near Djangoris Prime Tyrannicae, a fleet of over a hundred and seventy Covenant ships appeared over one of the moons of Djangoris Alpha IV, now this time the Imperial Guardsmen of Djangoris would no longer be jeering at their new found enemies, this time they will make them bleed in blood; their plan, to use their Lance-Batteries, hoping to destroy as many Covenant ships as possible than their competitors. As the Covenant fleet loomed over the moon, the high-commander of the Guard grinned, tapping on his sword, and at the command in his hands, ordered the troops stationed at the orbital defense to open fire at the weaklings. The repeated strikes of over a thousand Lance-Batteries, each impacting with a force of over a hundred Petatons, creating holes in the moon, until holes finally ended silhouette of the moon. These fragments of the moon, was launched into the unexpecting Covenant fleet, such pieces traveling at sufficient velocity, shattered and crippled over forty Covenant Cruisers. Within that split moment, the Captain of Imperatus Light ordered to fire their Nova Cannon and his several heavy cruisers fire their Lance-Batteries in respective unison. Such overpowering might, overpowered the shields of the Xenos and destroyed over seventeen Covenant ships, however the Covenant was quick to react and the Supreme Commander of the Covenant Navy, ordered his capital ship and several destroyers and cruisers to return fire via Energy Projectors, and at the same time told the rest of the fleet to enact short-burst Slipspace jumps behind the orbital defense and destroy it. After four seconds of repeated battle, the Imperatus Light and the orbital defense manage to destroy up to fifty three Covenant ships, Puzzlingly enough, the Imperatus Light and all its seven heavy cruisers outmaneuvered all covenant ships from relativistic speed of .75 c against much slower covenant ship. The sublight engine alone dodged nearly all plasma bombardment which amounted little to no actual damage against opened void shield, absorbing very entropy of reality. Any battle casualty is to be blamed on the incompetent order of respective high-commander of the fleet against such technologically inferior race.

Thunderous Flight of the Basilisks

Imperial Guardsmen doing what they do best, they fight "Standing"...

As the orbital defense fleet were completely victorous, the Xeno fleet shifts its attention on the planet itself, to unleash whatever collateral damage the swarm of Banshees that blackened the sky of Djangoris Alpha IV can offer, like locusts spreading like wildfire during a time of harvest. As the swarm of Xeno fighter crafts loom ever closer, the Anti-Aircraft gun batteries from Majectis City, Data City, Olephus City, Summer City and their surrounding protectorates unleashed a torrent of missiles and flak rounds, with a sound of vengeance, the defense batteries shattered the weak and vulnerable Banshees like glass. In return, the Xeno fighter crafts released their plasma cannons, however, like a rain on a windshield, their weaponry proved all but ineffective to the invincible Void Shields of Djangoris's vast city complex. Troubled by the stronger defense of the Human cities, the Supreme Commander of the Covenant Navy, regrouped his forces, and tasked his subordinates to construct additional relay beacons on the more rural places on the planet, so that he can teleport the Covenant's ground forces for a surprise attack. However, Imperium intelligence, collected by a series module of planetary scan, had alerted the Djangoris High-Command and ordered the 112th Djangoris Basilisk Battalion, to secretly move eastwards and bombard the organizing Covenant ground forces 20km from the outer city boundaries. The resulting bombardment obliterated all molecular structure within a single mile and startled the invading Xeno forces, twisting and destabilizing the very atoms of the Covenant armor and melting and blowing apart Covenant infantry in blinding ignitus. As the surprise attack failed into disarray, the Covenant, frustrated at this, decided to face their adversary head on. Yet with nearly all space formation crippled by impossible speed of Imperial ships he ordered his full retreat. Before being destroyed to last atoms by the end of the day.

Siege on the Forge Factories

A Hunter pair seconds before being shredded by Tracer-pattern Bolts.

They simply could not even make it to the Forge factory. Let alone siege one.

Last Sacrifice

Many lives of Sanghelli and Jiralhanae were offered in vain. Chaos God Khorne staring with blank curiosity as these suicidal reptiles corpses piling beneath for children to play with.

One Final Effort

Covenant high-commander finally attempt another invasion. This time with much higher number. Nearly 90% of their entire fleet against these unfit heresy.

But before they could be sent, Imperial ships emerged on skies of every covenant planets.

Two-stage cyclonic torpedoes began to hail in the surface.

Last thing witnessing Elite soldier thought to himself was, "So thus God gives, and takes."