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→The Badab War
The Carcharodon's entry into the Badab War was sudden as it was unexpected. The Chapter's fleet, led by the [[battle barge]] ''Nicor'' and composed of a mix of medium and light warships, arrived without warning at the edge of the Golgothan Wastes, and was initially met with alarm by Loyalist and Secessionist alike. After a quick conference with the leaders of the Loyalists however the Chapter's alignment became clear, and the Carcharodons were warily accepted into forces of the Imperium.
The Chapter quickly established a bloody reputation for itself as it engaged in a campaign of systematic annihilation of the worlds of the Endymion Cluster, whose inhabitants still owed some loyalty to the [[Mantis Warriors]]. Planet after planet was placed under a scorched world policy, their infrastructure smashed and countless multitudes slain, which forced the hand of the Mantis Warriors, whose honor would not allow them to stand by and see people suffer. This played into the plans of the Carcharodons quite nicely, and soon all resistance from the Mantis Warriors was crushed, their time days as an effective fighting force over.
Unable to deny their effectiveness despite his own misgivings, Commander [[Carab Culln]] gave the Carcharodons the responsibility of attacking the primary infrastructure of Badab Primaris, while the [[Star Phantoms]] prosecuted the attack on Huron's seat of power. The Chapter interpreted the orders in their usual brutally efficient manner, and sabotaged the reactor cores of the primary hives located on the planet. The resultant tectonic upheaval broke the back of the Secessionist forces, but also kick-started the process of the world's demise. Countless Loyalists died in the hurried retreat that followed, and to this day it is said that the Star Phantoms hold the Chapter in ire for what happened<sup>c</sup>.
