29 May 2009

29 May 2009:  A draw for 2^nd Company, 1^st Battalion, who, along with Space Marine allies, fought and held a force of Traitor Marines, who had been reinforced after 22 May and were advancing in pursuit of the mauled 1^st Company.  Both sides suffered moderate casualties.  Unfortunately, a smaller force of Traitor Marines “Iron Warriors” ran into 3^rd Platoon of 1^st Company that same day on the outskirts of Pumorn, a city that had already suffered multiple bombardments and was virtually abandoned.  A Raptor squad jumped in and wiped out the heavy weapons squad, then, down to 2 Marines, they assaulted the rear of a Leman Russ Battle Tank with melta bombs and destroyed it.  The Guardsmen finished them off but were in turn assailed by warp energies from a Chaos Sorcerer, and were attacked by Plague Marines.  There were 4 survivors from 3^rd Platoon and the tank and heavy weapons could not be salvaged as that ground was lost.