Battle of Kvariam Alpha
The Battle of Kvariam Alpha took place in 966.M41 between the Space Wolves and the T'au Empire.[1]
Overview
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As the T'au encroached ever-further into Imperial space, they began to make a move on the Ocean World of Kvariam Alpha, mining its waters. For a decade T'au operations on Kvariam Alpha went unseen by the Imperium, until it was discovered that they had taken the Ocean World and established deep underwater mining cities throughout its seabed. With the Imperial Guard unable to engage the T'au forces deep below the sea, the Space Wolves were called in.[1]
Gunnar Red Moon's Great Company landed on Kvariam's tiny land mass and took the fight to the Fire Warriors that occupied it. The Space Wolves fought off the T'au and established a beachhead, launching an underwater assault with Land Raiders. They drove deep into the ocean along the sea bed, the advanced airtight Land Raiders and their adamantium hulls immune against the effects and pressure of the ocean. As the Space Wolves vehicles approached the Tau's underwater cities, they disgorged Terminators and were met by propeller-tailed Battlesuits as well as sleek underwater craft armed with torpedoes. A desperate, silent undersea battle erupted that eventually saw the Space Wolves victorious when Gunnar shattered the domes of the T'au mining cities.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), pg. 20
