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The Night Hawks went on a 50 year campaign to recapture their world of Cloudium from the Eldar which unfortunatly was unsuccessful due to a lack in number of able marines after the previous conflict. The Marines assaulted via drop pod and thunderhawk fighting through the corridors of the fortress monastery, intent on taking back the great city from the Xenos scum. They assaulted with 9 companies and left with just 7. Eventually the council of terra decided the best way to end this problem was by Eradication, the planet was firestormed and destroyed.
|Marine=Unknown.jpg
|Name=Night Hawks
|Symbol=A White HawkUnknown.jpg|Founding Chapter=Believed, Raven Guardpossibly
|Founding=Unknown
|Chapter Master=N/AUnknown
|Homeworld=Cloudium(destroyed)Unknown|Fortress-Monastery=The Nest (fleet based)Unknown|Colours=Purple Torso, Thighs And Greeves With Golden Shoulder Trim And Black InsetsUnknown
|Miniature=Unknown.jpg
|Specialty=Lightning AssaultUnknown|Battle Cry="Strike From The Skies Brothers"Unknown|Strength=700+Unknown
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non-stop sorties throughout the night, pounding the rebel positions with missile salvos and driving them back from the trapped Dragoons. Stopping only to rearm, the Night Hawks’ Typhoons kept up the relentless barrage until in the face of the Chapter’s furious assaults the rebels withdrew<sup>1</sup>.
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