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[[Image:M1860556 Crimson Fists Opener.jpg|thumb|left|Crimson Fists with Pedro Kantor]]Their homeworld was invaded by Orks in mid-M41. The Crimsons Fists, led by Captain Drakken of the 3rd company had earlier tried to sabotage an Ork [[Waaagh]] building on the nearby world [[Badlading]], but failed. The Orks rallied under Warlord [[Snagrod]] - the Arch-arsonist of [[Charadon]] - and invaded in response, despite the almost suicidal nature of invading a Space Marine homeworld. The odds shifted in the Orks' favour when the Crimson Fists [[fortress-monastery]] was destroyed by a stray missile from its own defence system. Of more than six hundred space marines stationed there, only sixteen (among them Chapter Master Pedro Kantor and Brother-Captain Cortez) escaped the blast.<sup>9</sup>
The last two-hundred and eighteen surviving Space Marines on Rynn's World consolidated their defences at the planet's capitol, [[New Rynn City]], and managed to stave off the invasion after a furious, 18-month siege behind the city's walls. The siege was broken by a relief force of more than 2200 ships and elements of 6 Space Marine Chapters(amongst them the Ravenwing of the Dark Angels<sup>10</sup>), the Titan Legions, and the Imperial Navy. <sup>9</sup> With no more than a hundred surviving marines the Chapter came close to being disbanded due to irrecoverable battle losses, but have since managed to recover.<sup>1</sup> The chapter is back to half its original strength as of late M41.<sup>5</sup>
Since the Ork invasion, the Fists have sworn vengeance on all Ork-kind. This conflict is reflected in the fourth edition rules, with the Crimson Fists having advantages in close combat with Orks but having access to fewer specialist troops.
*<sup>8</sup> [[One Hate]] by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]. (Taken from [[Heroes of The Space Marines]])
*<sup>9</sup> [[Rynn's World]] by [[Steve Parker]]
*<sup>10</sup> [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]], p.44
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