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Two stages were crucial: the commitment of as many [[bio-ship]]s as possible and the full extraction of the loyalist regiments. As regards the first, [[Imperial Navy]] fleets engaged the bio-ships of Hive Fleet Leviathan in an ever-growing series of hit and run attacks and boarding actions (most of which were executed by [[Deathwatch]] [[kill-team]]s) which succeeded in drawing the xenos' attention. On Rophanon itself, Blythe successfully disengaged from Voor's forces and, most importantly, without leaving a clue of what really was going to happen to the doomed planet.
The Tyranid attack was fearless and overwhelming, consuming the rebels and all the rest of the living habitat in a few weeks. Then, a very small vessel equipped with the fastest drives and the most complex shielding devices slipped through the Hive Fleet picket ships and unloaded a single [[cyclonic torpedo]], declaring the final death of a world and the xenos lifeforms on its surface. The Rophanon rebellion was crushed and an impressive (albeit not fatal) blow was dealt to Leviathan.
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