Vraks: the final battle

 

With the wall breached and the Citadel itself under siege, the defenders begin a deseparate innvocation of their false gods. The massive loss of life facilitates the opening of a warp tear, through wich march the daemons of chaos led by the fearsome bloodthirster Ka'Bandha. Only an imperial victory will ensure that the planet doesn't become a hellworld and a bastion of Chaos.

Three reavers form the loyalist centre

In the right, Krieg artillery and a warhound maniple are ready to pounce on the enemy flank

The left is pretty much devoid of imperial troops, with only two stormblades to hold the line there

The first turn sees the two enemy warlords on the right lose their shields, but an Astorum reaver is also stripped from its voids and savaged by concentrated fire

Next turn, an armoured company shows up in the renegade left

Tanks and warhounds join efforts to destroy the warlord next to the ruins

A traitor warhound is also eradicated by plasma fire

However, the damaged reaver is felled by the renegade bombardment

Next turn, a volcano shot nukes all tanks save one out of existence

The traitor tanks have been also eliminated by titans and superheavies

Another warlord is killed by my princeps senioris

Alas in its death throes, the engine turns and blows the legs out from my melee reaver, that falls to the ground in flames

Battle comes to an end with only one enemy engine left and Vraks safely in imperial hands