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'''Dagon''' is a minor [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]], currently active in the [[Eastern Fringe]]s and the [[Jericho Reach]] region. A splinter fleet of [[Hive Fleet Behemoth|Behemoth]], it detached before its destruction in the [[First Tyrannic War]]. The Tyranid Hive Fleet launched a surprise attack [[Imperial]] forces of the [[Achilus Crusade]] in 817.[[M41]], sewing widespread and death and confusion thanks to the [[Shadow in the Warp]]. The Hive Fleet has consumed at least nine inhabited worlds while immediately threatening six more. The fate of more then twenty other systems lost in the Shadow in the Warp remains unknown.{{Fn|1}}

Herisor was the first world to fall to the Hive fleet followed by attack on Freya and Zanatov's Harbour

Since the discovery of Freya’s ruination in early 814M41, Deathwatch forces became aware of the Tyranid incursion. Only with their help has the Achilus Crusade managed to stall the advance of Dagon.{{Fn|2}}

~~Dagon Overview~~

Though Herisor was the first world to fall to the Tyranid threat, attacks upon Freya and Zanatov’s Harbour also occurred in short order. Timing of these early attacks is difficult to gauge, as there was little contact during the attack and substantial time may have passed before investigations revealed the Tyranid activity. Best estimates suggest that all three of these worlds were under assault at the same time.

Since these initial attacks, reports have begun pouring in from worlds all across the rimward edge of the Reach. Much of this information comes from bedraggled survivors who managed to escape on warp-capable vessels just as their worlds were being consumed, and Crusade leadership has

struggled to sort through the mountains of contradictory reports. Some headway has been made in stalling the relentless advance of the Hive Fleet, but most of it has been due to the efforts of the Triumverate who are operating deep within the Shadow in the Warp.

The agents of the Deathwatch and the Ordo Xenos have had much more luck than the overwhelmed Crusade leadership. Making use of their array of rapid strike vessels, the Deathwatch has sent Kill-teams into the swarm to collect samples for analysis, scout the Hive Fleet’s progress into the system, and to strike at high-value targets when the opportunity rises. However, even the elite and well organised Deathwatch Space Marines have difficulty contending with the complete communications blackout imposed by the Shadow in the Warp. Watch Fortress Erioch will go great lengths of time hearing nothing from the rimward edge of the Reach, unsure if the Watch Stations there are even still standing.

Hive Fleet Dagon Tactics

“There is no evidence that these so-called “Tyranids” are a reasoning opponent. The xenos are surely incapable of using any sort of advanced tactics. Rather they are little more than an all-consuming organism. Overcoming them should be a simple matter of applying thought and leverage to determine their vulnerabilities.”

~~–Bishop Josef Daven to Inquisitor Kryptman~~

Because of the limitations imposed by the Shadow in the Warp, Imperial analysts believe that Hive Fleet Dagon was identified only after it had completed several successful assaults within the Jericho Reach. As a consequence, it is uncertain whether the Tyranid forces are the spear tip of a much larger force, or if they simply represent the surge in growth that would occur after absorbing the bio-mass from several of the region’s planets. If these xenos began their intrusion with a limited force, it may be that the earliest attacks exhibited were undertaken in a conservative manner.

–General Mikal Curas, in his last dispatch to the Lord Militant

“There is no evidence that these so-called “Tyranids” are a reasoning opponent. The xenos are surely incapable of using any sort of advanced tactics. Rather they are little more than an all-consuming organism. Overcoming them should be a simple matter of applying thought and leverage to determine their vulnerabilities.”

–Bishop Josef Daven to Inquisitor Kryptman

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