13 - Galrisian - Apocalypse at the forges of Ruhr, The VI° Legio Metalica Battlegroup, escorted by a cult mechanicus legion of Piombus, at the head of the CCXLIII° imperial regiment faces the ork assault on the lost factories of Ruhr.
<< What can you say me about Piombus, those on whom we lay the outcome of our destinies, General Commissar Friedrich Ebersberg von Weyers? >> << Ha! Ha! You should have studied more at the Astra Militarum officer academy, General Arthur Arz von Straussenburg. On Piombus reign a triumvirate: the Arch-magos of the cult mechanicus, the barony of the Merovingian, and the Legio Metalica "Hells Angels" division. All three respond to the Great blacksmith of the Adeptus Mechanicus of Istarnor VII° system, on the capital planet Istanor, who, of course, responds directly to Mars. The Baron of the Imperial Knights oversees all the forge-cities on the surface, being the world of Piombus a medieval kingdom. Each city has its noble caste, and at the top of this command is the Great Baron. The Arch-magos of the cult mechanicus, on the other hand, are at the head of the people of the skitari, sagitarii, and every other sentient cyborg in the citadel of Piombus. There are forged the tech-priests needed for the world under Vladimir Mountain and all other planetary cities and infrastructures. Finally, the Legio Metalica "Hells Angels" Division. It's the pinnacle of a civilization surely at the limit, looking from the perspective of the Inquisition, and not only. Such a structure is completely out of the canons of the Astra Militarum codex. No one knows how many people count the "H.A." clan, but it's presumable we talk about a million people, I mean humans, in the deep darkness. To these, two or three million men of Mars of the cult mechanicus live under the mountain, and finally there is the court of the Great Baron, although most of his interests and offices are located on the surface. The "Hells Angels" are a division, or if you prefer, a regiment of the Legio Metalica, the one on planet Metalica. Piombus is an old colony of at least ten thousand years old, and I believe that the distance to the mother planet Metalica and the fact that they are perpetually on the front line, here, before the green river, informally, made it a separate titan legion. However, if necessary, it responds to Metalica's direct orders. We live in an era in which we can not afford to choose our allies, and without those of Mars, our Imperium would return to the carbon era, such as the orcs. Not really, because the orks... And about the orks, Good luck, General! The God Emperor protects. We will meet at the siege of Sigismunda, when we will reconquer everything that belong to us! >>
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The reds of Piombus lead the army forward: in front of the column march the VI° Legio Metalica Battlegroup, followed by the Ordinatii Minorus, the Cult Mechanicus, and the CCXLIII° imperial army. High prayers to the Omnissiah and the God Emperor rise to the sky, while solemnly the army of the imperium advances to the battlefield. So different, so united, in their destiny, in their ultimate hour.
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<< Ok, VI° Legio Metalica Battlegroup, I want a fucking job: fast, overwhelming, devastating. We're a fuckin' war machine shot in the ass of these green bastards. No pity assholes! ...in the afternoon I want to be drunk of victory! >> Veteran Princeps Julius Zar on Warlord titan Nuntius Fragor
From the infinite column of the orks, mobs and squadrons by hours went forward, starting to occupy and preside decisive positions on the battlefield. On the arrival line of the orkish massive army, a bad moon warhorde garrisons the space harbor.
Near a major pressurizer, the main objective of the orcs, a stormboyz warhorde garrisons the area, while, not far away, on the orks' right flank, the same do a napoleOrk warhorde and an evil sunz warbike outriders mob.
As the orcs move their avant-garde, even the Imperial forces do the same, with a regiment of infantry occupying the disused nuclear power plant.
To protect the imperial primary objective, at the middle of their deploy, a Legio Cybernetica army composed of six colossus, three cataphracts and three castellans heavy robots guard the forefront.
On the imperial right flank, at the right of the nuclear power plant, Nuntius Fragor warlord titan advances escorted by the ordinatii minorus and macharius super heavy tanks.
The center of the imperial deploy, near their primary objective, is composed of Portae Custos reaver titan, followed by two regiments of leman russ and the vast majority of the imperial infantry.
On the imperial left flank, Lux Vindicta warlord titan and Ardens Lupus warhound titan form the main forces to close the flank from the orks' pincer.
In front of the imperial army the horde of orcs deploys on a larger front, with the Great Gargant escorted by a blitz brigade, a speedfreaks warband and a huge kult of speed.
The rest of the gargants, and the big krawler, deploy on the right flank, facing directly the imperial army, with the rest of the orkish army.
As two battering rams, men and orcs are about to burn the battered, abandoned, Ruhr sector in a dawn of fire, glory and steel.
