Vessel withstood and the close range firefights with the Ork vessels are consistent with recorded Adeptus Astartes vesseltactics and capabilities. Despitethis observed inconsistency, the amount of enemy fire that the Though the combat experienceof the transport crews was limited, their observations supportthe hypothesis that Space Marine boarding parties wereresponsible for the destruction of the greenskin vessel. The reporting crews of the transportsdescribed the exchange of fire between the two ships as short,but brutal, with the destruction of the Ork ship appearing tohave been initiated from within. No boarding torpedoesĪppear to have been used, either, though it is possible thatboarding actions were carried out during this period through theuse of teleportation. Instead, the vesselsimply closed with the Ork ships at full speed, fired broadsidesas it came abreast of the Ork vessels, and then disengaged oncethe crude Ork ships were destroyed. While Space Marine vessels typically close with enemy craftunder heavy cover of Thunderhawks and torpedoes, the shipdescribed did not appear to utilize either.
The tactics utilizedby the vessel diverge from the standard Adeptus Astartes tactics. One element of the report throws into question the conclusionthat the vessel is manned by Space Marines. The description of the ship matchesmany particulars of the Cift Report 3628987.M41. It arrived onthe scene undetected as if from nowhere, answered nocommunications throughout the engagement, and disappearedfollowing the engagement. Though nopict-captures of the battlebarge were made, it was described asbeing dark and showing significant battle damage. The sudden intervention of the vessel allowed the transports to disengage and complete the journey to Armageddon without further incident. Whengreenskin vessels on the outskirts of the Armageddon systemattacked the transports carrying the 3rd Semtexian Regiment andseveral Imperial Navy cruisers had little effect, the battlebargeappeared suddenly, engaged and destroyed two of the xenos
It describes the intervention of anunidentified vessel exhibiting characteristics consistent withthose vessels typically used as Space Marine Battlebarges. Unidentified vessel fighting alongside the coalition Imperial fleet.The first report comes from what has come to be known as theBattle of the Outer Gate. Throughout thedefense of Armageddon there have been several reports of an Revered Lord, it is my duty to inform you of matters which mayhave relevance to your ongoing investigation. To: ++ Inquisition Clearance Insufficient ++From: ++ Inquisition Clearance Insufficient ++Date: 999.M41Subject: Adeptus Astartes, ++ Inquisition ClearanceInsufficient++ ChapterThought for the day: Only In Death Does Duty End. The Black AvengerBFG Character Ship Competition Finalist Battlefleet Gothic Legion of the Damned Battleship
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