Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-1734134-20190911202955/@comment-1734134-20191206183301

Hen’s strike almost decapitates the Tau trooper in one swift stroke, the creature spasming and mewling as it dies upon the blade. Another alien moves to try and put Hen down, a plasma blast from its shotgun slamming into his flank, only for another partisan to come up behind the attacker and slam his entrenching tool into its head. The Tau infantry slowly begin to withdraw, desperately trying to untangle themselves from the messy melee. The Tau forces outside the forest likewise begin to slowly withdraw, unleashing a free storm of heavily artillery to cover their fall back.

The Hammerhead buckles under the blast of the Battlecannon, but manages to remain afloat, another pair of the Tau hover tanks providing supporting fire as the red armoured aliens begin to fall back, recognising the situation is little more than a quagmire. The Tau throw up shields and send forward Drones to try and provide cover from the immense fire power of the Knight. The Battlesuits attempt to provide covering fire for the infantry, but the Knight’s gattling cannons shred their relatively light armour. The Tau force continues to fall back, much of its fire now focussed on suppressing the Knight.

Cyradon’s spin throws the daemon back, allowing him to run it across the flickering monstrosities chest. Pale, liquid-like light blazes from the wound he inflicts, the creature reeling as its form is left to flicker, phasing in and out of reality as it struggles to maintain its grip on the material world. Loosing another snarl, it launches itself forward, attempting to decapitate the Space Marine.

The injured Partisans, while badly injured by plasma burns, are far from dead. Their armour is scorched and melted, but with medical attention they are unlikely to die.

It does not take long before Tarkhan is finished repairing the artillery, while the partisans and Guard bring more scrap metal to assist in his repairs of the Shadowsword, alongside whatever tools they can scrounge up. Several Chimera wrecks are brought forth as well.