The Second Pacification of Isstvan V, known to the Imperium as Operation Carthage, was a battle of the Great Scouring.[1]
Launched in mid 018.M31, the battle saw the Imperium invade the infamous world of Isstvan V, where the Drop Site Massacre had taken place at the openings stages of the Horus Heresy.[1]
The Desert Lions took part in the battle and were accompanied by an attached cohort of Legio Cybernetica robots, when the Chapter attacked the world's defence forts. The Space Marines were preceded by the cohort, which had been programmed to advance on the defences in an apparently mindless fashion. Though the robots were easily destroyed by the defenders, they succeeded in mapping out the defenders' fire-plans and blind spots. When the Desert Lions launched their attack afterwards, only seven Marines were lost. All of the surviving robots of the cohort, were inducted into the Chapter as honorary members as a mark of respect.[2]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Community: The Scouring timeline – How the Warhammer Studio worked with Black Library authors on the new series (archived from the original 12 March 2026, last accessed 12 March 2026)
- 2: White Dwarf 104 (UK), pg. 16