18 March 2011

18 March 2011:  After a long rest and refit, Captain Ratliff's Bravo Company, 1st Battalion has taken to the field once more!  They have successfully pioneered the use of auto-cannons within HUG platoons (HW HUG).
In their first engagement, they were beset by insidious Dark Eldar raiders, finding themselves in close combat before the first shots were fired!  Sergeant Neuehoffe was forced to abandon two sentinels, but led the remaining two in a stalling action, preventing the enemy advance.  Despite the foe's malicious skills and weapons, Commissar Danith (Valour Medal, 3rd Class) and 1st Platoon (HW HUG) prevailed over the Xenos in the brutal swirling melee.  2nd Platoon (HW HUG) took few casualties, and 3rd (HUG) took none.  Our heavy weapons flashed across the battlefield, and the Dark Eldar, whose vehicles are fast yet flimsy, found themselves on the losing end of the engagement!
Despite the brave actions of Bravo Company, the foul Xenos were able to capture some of our Chaos Space Marine prisoners who would have been sent to be interrogated and then executed by the Ordo Hereticus of the Holy Inquisition.  The cowardly Xenos then retreated back into the webway with notably fewer numbers, even leaving behind some of their wounded for us to have fun with in their haste to escape our wrath!