014.M31 · The Siege of Terra
Destruction of the Magnifican · fall of the Gorgon Bastion
Place: Terra · Segmentum Solar
Traitor victory The Iron Warriors’ strike levels the Magnifican; eternal night rises over Terra.
Having taken field command, Perturabo, with the forces of three masters of the Iron Warriors’ Stor-Bezashk, delivered a strike of weapon-of-mass-destruction class that wiped out the Magnifican — the north-eastern megastructure of the Palace. The ash cloud from the gigantic bombardment plunged Terra into eternal night.
Sides
- Type
- Siege
- Scale
- 3 of 5
Significance
Perturabo deprives the loyalists of cover for delaying actions; the Gorgon Bastion falls.
Sources
- Lexicanum: Siege of Terra, Defense of the Lion’s Gate
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