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|commander1= Alpharius, Omegon | |commander1= Alpharius, Omegon | ||
|commander2= Leman Russ | |commander2= Leman Russ | ||
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|scale=Void battle | |scale=Void battle | ||
|theatre= Horus Heresy | |theatre= Horus Heresy | ||
|strength1= Bulk of Legion fleet | |strength1= Bulk of Alpha Legion fleet led by the Alpha | ||
|strength2= Bulk of | |strength2= Bulk of Space Wolves fleet led by the Hrafnkel, Dark Angels Starfort and heavy Fleet Assets | ||
|casualties1= High | |casualties1= High | ||
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With no other friendly forces around, Russ fell into despair, believing that defeat was imminent, and retreated to his chambers to ponder things. With his primarch in an emo mood, First Captain Gunnar Gunnhilt took command and decided to attempt a desperate breakout maneuver. Gunnhilt's maneuver partially succeeded, though at the cost of his own life and that of his vessel, the ''Ragnarok''. As the battle heightened, Russ reappeared, having suppressed his inner demons regarding his past actions. Despite Russ's leadership, the Alpha Legion fleet surrounded the Space Wolves as they began their final stand. | With no other friendly forces around, Russ fell into despair, believing that defeat was imminent, and retreated to his chambers to ponder things. With his primarch in an emo mood, First Captain Gunnar Gunnhilt took command and decided to attempt a desperate breakout maneuver. Gunnhilt's maneuver partially succeeded, though at the cost of his own life and that of his vessel, the ''Ragnarok''. As the battle heightened, Russ reappeared, having suppressed his inner demons regarding his past actions. Despite Russ's leadership, the Alpha Legion fleet surrounded the Space Wolves as they began their final stand. | ||
During the conflict, a spy had infiltrated the Space Wolves fleet to determine their loyalties. This spy was captured and identified himself as Captain Ormand of the Dark Angels, and was taken to Russ. The Captain explained that he was there to determine the intentions of the Space Wolves legion, and answered with a single word: "Loyal". | |||
In response, a [[Dark Angels]] fleet of Dominus Class Cruisers headed by a Ramilies Class Starfort, sufficient to take on either side entered into the conflict. After a vicious void battle, the Alpha Legion fleet withdrew. | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Russ explained the course of the Heresy thus far to the Dark Angels commander, | Russ explained the course of the Heresy thus far to the Dark Angels commander, Castellan Althalos, who had only been aware of the civil war raging in the galaxy based on fragmentary reports, and had been uncertain of who to trust. These Dark Angels answered to [[Luther]], but remained Loyalists, as they had been out of contact for quite some time, and were even unaware of the tradition of [[Faash|Honour Duelling]] that had arisen between the two Legions, which Russ found quite refreshing. | ||
There was an exchange of information for materials, refits, and repairs, though Russ acknowledged that his Legion would never be the same force that it had once been, and became almost singularly focused on taking the fight directly to Horus. | |||
Therefore he set a course for Terra to contemplate his plans for assaulting Horus directly, putting in action a plan for the [[Knights-Errant]] to determine the traitors' strength and scout out the ''Vengeful Spirit'''s weak points while it was in orbit above the planet Molech, setting the stage for the eventual [[Battle of Trisolian]] which would occur later. The battle also left Russ nursing a colossal grudge against Jaghatai and the White Scars, which would later lead to a heated confrontation when the V Legion returned to Terra on the eve of the Siege. | |||
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Revision as of 12:20, 14 December 2022
| The Battle of the Alaxxes Nebula | |
| Date | 007.M31 |
| Scale | Void battle |
| Theatre | Horus Heresy |
| Status | Pyrrhic Imperial victory |
| Belligerents | |
| Alpha Legion | Space Wolves, Dark Angels |
| Commanders and Leaders | |
| Alpharius, Omegon | Leman Russ |
| Strength | |
| Bulk of Alpha Legion fleet led by the Alpha | Bulk of Space Wolves fleet led by the Hrafnkel, Dark Angels Starfort and heavy Fleet Assets |
| Losses | |
| High | High |
| Outcome | |
| Crippled the Space Wolves, limiting their role the Heresy to harassers. | |
The Battle of the Alaxxes Nebula took place directly after the Burning of Prospero, as the Alpha Legion, led by their primarch(s) attempted to utterly destroy the battered Space Wolves Legion.
Overview
As the Space Wolf fleet departed Prospero to (metaphorically and literally) lick their wounds after the battle, they were ambushed by an Alpha Legion fleet. Russ, immediately noting that his fleet was drastically outmatched, beat an immediate retreat to the nearby Alaxxes Nebula where his fleet would not be cut to pieces in short order. He then began attempting to figure out what the hell was going on and who was on whose side.
Russ called up Jaghatai Khan in an attempt to get the White Scars' fleet to come to his aid, but the Khan was suspicious, having recently received a message from Horus that the Wolves had gone rogue and rebelled. Rather than intervene on either side, the Scars set out to find the truth for themselves.
With no other friendly forces around, Russ fell into despair, believing that defeat was imminent, and retreated to his chambers to ponder things. With his primarch in an emo mood, First Captain Gunnar Gunnhilt took command and decided to attempt a desperate breakout maneuver. Gunnhilt's maneuver partially succeeded, though at the cost of his own life and that of his vessel, the Ragnarok. As the battle heightened, Russ reappeared, having suppressed his inner demons regarding his past actions. Despite Russ's leadership, the Alpha Legion fleet surrounded the Space Wolves as they began their final stand.
During the conflict, a spy had infiltrated the Space Wolves fleet to determine their loyalties. This spy was captured and identified himself as Captain Ormand of the Dark Angels, and was taken to Russ. The Captain explained that he was there to determine the intentions of the Space Wolves legion, and answered with a single word: "Loyal".
In response, a Dark Angels fleet of Dominus Class Cruisers headed by a Ramilies Class Starfort, sufficient to take on either side entered into the conflict. After a vicious void battle, the Alpha Legion fleet withdrew.
Aftermath
Russ explained the course of the Heresy thus far to the Dark Angels commander, Castellan Althalos, who had only been aware of the civil war raging in the galaxy based on fragmentary reports, and had been uncertain of who to trust. These Dark Angels answered to Luther, but remained Loyalists, as they had been out of contact for quite some time, and were even unaware of the tradition of Honour Duelling that had arisen between the two Legions, which Russ found quite refreshing.
There was an exchange of information for materials, refits, and repairs, though Russ acknowledged that his Legion would never be the same force that it had once been, and became almost singularly focused on taking the fight directly to Horus.
Therefore he set a course for Terra to contemplate his plans for assaulting Horus directly, putting in action a plan for the Knights-Errant to determine the traitors' strength and scout out the Vengeful Spirit's weak points while it was in orbit above the planet Molech, setting the stage for the eventual Battle of Trisolian which would occur later. The battle also left Russ nursing a colossal grudge against Jaghatai and the White Scars, which would later lead to a heated confrontation when the V Legion returned to Terra on the eve of the Siege.