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The final battle of the Badab War would be against the Astral Claws stronghold known as the Palace of Thorns located on the world of [[Badab Primaris|Badab]] itself. The assault was carried out primarily by the [[Star Phantoms]] Chapter. Almost impregnable to ground assault, the Star Phantoms instead assaulted the Palace via [[drop pod]]s and [[thunderhawk]]s under the cover of a colossal orbital bombardment. More then five hundred Space Marines from the seven full companies which participated in the assault survived their initial entry. A bitter struggle then erupted between the Astral Claws and Star Phantoms as they vied for control of the palace while the fleet in orbit traded fire with the defense lasers and missile silos of Huron's stronghold.{{Fn|3}}