Warhammer World Birthday Battle: The Hunt for Cawl

The Skitarii determined that the sniper scouts were the main primary threat.  Their rifles had the potential to snipe Cawl through the ruined windows if they so much as detected any careless movement on his part.  Their laser sights would be untroubled by the AdMech forces in between.  All available Skitarii firepower was focussed in their direction.  Casualties were inflicted but the hard cover of the Imperial bastion enabled the camo-cloaked Salamanders to cling on.  The Sicarian Infiltrators had seemingly detected the other Salamander Scout squad and emerged from the shadows with their Stub Carbines blazing.  They picked off a couple of scouts with their guns, and then charged in and finished off the unit with their power swords.  Victory was to be short lived however, as from behind the fallen scouts emerged a squad of hulking Custodian Guard.  The Sicarians braced themselves for immediate retribution.  If they could occupy the golden warriors for a while, maybe other troops could come to their aid…

The Dragoon riders new at once that their orders would mean self-sacrifice.  They were to intercept the combined arms of Salamander Space Marines, their Rhino transport and their heavily shielded Custodes companions.  There was zero chance of survival.  However, every enemy casualty would be a gift to the Machine God, and their own eventual destruction would be a willing sacrifice in His name.

The Sicarian Infiltrators did indeed occupy the local Custodian threat for a while, and upon their inevitable destruction the Kataphron Breachers took their place.  The Breachers held out for as long as they could, the Custodes worryingly close to their ultimate target.

As expected the Sydonian Dragoons did little more than stall the Imperial advance for a moment.  The Onager Dunecrawler and Fulgurite Electro Priests then stepping in to halt the advance once more.  The Custodes Contemptor Dreadnaught made short work of this obstacle and the advance continued once more.

Meanwhile, Vulkan He’stan had another look at the crystal close to his lookout post.  His first search revealed nothing, but this time…this time… There seemed to be a faint shape within, blurring in and out of form.  He could delay no longer, and with a whirl of motion he plunged the Spear of Vulkan deep into the heart of the structure.  The crystal shattered on impact…