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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a battle waged from 011-013.[[M31]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], when elements of the [[Emperor's Children]] battled [[White Scars]] forces on the lush world of [[Lorin Alpha]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}

==History==
The battle saw the [[White Scars]] and [[Emperor's Children]] conduct a high-speed duel across Lorin Alpha, the last critical bottleneck and point of defence on the last stable space lines connecting [[Terra]] to the northern [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}

As the ground forces of the Emperor's Children and the White Scars crossed blades across the surface of Lorin Alpha, Legion aircraft teared across the sky in hypersonic skirmishes. The [[Fire Raptor]] squadrons of the IIIrd [[Legion]] bracketed their loyalist foes in perfectly coordinated strafing runs, driving them into the kill-zones of Emperor's Children tactical-squads, rapid-deployed ahead of their advance by [[Storm Eagle]] transports.{{Fn|3}} 

However, the Traitors' tactics were disrupted as squadrons of lightning-swift White Scars [[Xiphon Interceptor]]s arrived to relieve their grounded brethren. The Vth Legion's pilots drove their aircraft hard, pushing their powerful engines to breaking point as they shattered the practiced formations of the Emperor's Children. A deadly clash ensued as Vth Legion interceptors whirled and stroke like hawks in the heavens, denying the IIIrd Legion ground forces of their aerial support which soon forced the traitors to retreat.{{Fn|3}} 

With the escalation of the [[Solar War]], elements of the [[Imperial Fists]] Legion and newly-formed [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] moved to bolster the defences of the planet, pushing the Emperor's Children back. Unfortunately, as [[Battle of Beta-Garmon|the situation]] around [[Beta-Garmon Star Cluster|Beta-Garmon]] began to worsen, a massive [[Dark Mechanicum]] force invaded Lorin Alpha, forcing the White Scars to go to ground in the trench networks. Out of their element, the White Scars buckled under overwhelming [[Skitarius]] assaults, and with the arrival of the [[Sons of Horus]], the tide turned completely in the Traitor's favour, forcing the Loyalists to fall back towards Terra.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}

==See also==
*[[Battles of the Horus Heresy (List)]]

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://thehorusheresy.com/explore-the-galaxy Horusheresy.com galactic timeline] (last accessed 2/6/2022)
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness 2nd Edition Rulebook]], pg. 136
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Horus Heresy: Aeronautica Imperialis]], pg. 8

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[[Category:Battles (White Scars)]]