21 Februay 2011

21 February 2011:  Bravo Company, 3^rd Battalion, under Captain Donovan (KIA) was mauled by a huge force of warp spawn, xenos raiders, and Skitarii of the Dark Mechanicum.  The Uradelns and their Black Templar space marine allies fought a grueling slug-fest, meting out heavy casualties to the enemy forces and killing off most of their monstrosities and massive war machines.  Yet the slavering hordes rushed onwards, uncaring of throwing their lives away to our flamers, ordnance, and direct fire, and 1^st and 2^nd platoons (HUG) were eventually destroyed, though they gave as well as they got, inspired by the heroic examples of their commissars.  Lieutenants Bradbeer and Bremser, along with some surviving tank crewmen, las-cannon crewmen, a Valkyrie, and the remnants of the allied space marine contingent, managed to get back to friendly lines and our ships are now bombarding the battlefield from low orbit.