Part 6: Day 04, The Ariel Highlands, Attack (Defeat)
habituallyred posted:
Strike the Highlands while the Eldar leader is away. Surely we can fly supplies over the wall even if the Eldar have the same idea and attack our most recent conquest.
Black Balloon posted:
Go Greater Good the shit out of the Highlands with some Hammerheads.
Poil posted:
Stomp over the Northlands. Rip the flesh from the eldar bones and feed them to the dogs kroot.
Scintilla posted:
Highlands.
Fuck the Eldar.
Heh heh, wow, I certainly appreciate your zeal, Shas'uis! So be it, we shall attack the Highlands.
Tread softly, Shas'o, their defenses are formidable and you lack a proper Honour Guard.
Yeah, yeah, I'll be careful. Onward!
The Ariel Highlands constitute a massive battlefield. As you can see, there's a bounty of strategic points here. If we can claim this territory, we'll be able to shore up our defenses across Kronus quickly and cheaply!
We need to move quickly, though. The enemy already has two functioning bases in the area with stationed troops.
We've taken the base point, Shas'o. Let's move on.
Our basic Stealthsuits will capture the points around our base. We will scout ahead for the enemy base locations. If we can quickly take out at least one, we'll stand a chance at capturing the Highlands.
A Ranger Squad! Kill them before they can infiltrate.
Haha, look at them cower before our plasma fire!
I wonder if our base is faring as well as we are?
You shall all fall before my blade!
Ethereal save us!
Rush her, rush her!
She's too fast!
Yeah, they're probably fine.
Shas'o, we've knocked out their Listening Posts!
Good. One of their bases is nearby. Move quickly and quietly.
Aaaaaah!!!
Shas'o, where are you?
A pitiful race. Young and too full of hubris.
Shas'o, we found the ba--
*is killed by cannon fire*
Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap! Too many fortifications! Not enough Wargear! I gotta get out of here!
We did it! We beat back the Farseer!
Ha, she won't be showing her fa--
*dies*
Ahh! Who's shooting? Where is that gun fire coming from?
I don't know! Someone call up a Vespid squad!
I'll scout for more requisition. We're gonna need it to, uh. To, to--uh. G-guys? There's more of them incoming.
There, fire on the Tau!
Lousy Harlequin, piss off!
Your coming here was a mistake, young one.
No, don't follow me! That's a
bad idea!
This attack was a bad idea! A terrible idea! Ethereal sa--
*Battlesuit fails*
--ugh, I'm just gonna--lie down for a moment.
Turrets are online, let's see how the Eldar like us now!
Not very, but we need those Vespid.
We are here.
There they are, get those damned Rangers!
Your leader has fallen. Surrender or face a similar fate.
What?! Shas'o? By the Ethereals...
Fall back, we need to fall back! We can fight another day, but we need to fall back!
Shas'o, you've returned. I take it the war did not fare well?
No comment.
Reports say the Necron have again attempted to overtake the Imperial Guard. They were, again, beaten back.
The Imperium of Man are a tenacious bunch. I'll give them that.
The Farseer Taldeer has moved her forces directly to the Ariel Highlands. If you were having problems taking it now, Shas'o, it's going to be even worse.
She can still support the Northlands, but if we can capture them now, we would cut Taldeer off from her primary base.
What's our next move?
You know, we
could return to Tash'n and then strike at the Agamar Desert. The Orkz are beginning to reinforce it, and that could become a problem later on.
I'll leave the decision to my war council.