The scouring of Deimos

 

After defeating the fleet orbiting the forgeworld of Deimos the knights of Dorn launch a massive assault on the planet, clashing with masses of cultists and two heretic warbands

The Hemidel crusade assembled in full

-Marshal Gheidon

-5x assault terminators

-Emperor's Champion

-Chaplian Grimaldus

-Devastator squad Pious

-Devastator squad Puritas

-Devastator squad Ignis

-Intercessor squad Baldouin

-Crusader squad Bohemond

-Ancient Tankred

Hordes of cultists form the bulk of the chaos force, but soon fall to the massed marine firepower

Safely hidden in a corner the heretics score several victory points

Gatling and laser cannons pummel the blasphemous foe

Suddenly a drop pod crases into the battlefield, disgorging a zealous crusader squad led by the Emperor's Champion himself

A bloody combat erupts in the ruins, and when the dust settles all the bersekers and most of the havocs have fallen to templar blades

Next turn Kharn and the Chaos Lord proceed to wipe out most of the crusader squad

While the chaos sorcerer and his buddies teleport into a crater

The Betrayer engages the Champion, but his fury is no match for the blademaster and is swiftly killed by the Emperor's chosen (again)

Marshal Gheidon and his sword brethern then show up

Then the dreadnought explodes, taking out most of the units within the ruin

Gheidon smushes some poor cultists

While the Champion slays the chaos lord

After such a holy slaughter of traitors the battle is won, praise be to the Emperor!

Having taken the forgeworld the Templars steel themselves for the inevitable heretic counterattack