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==Overview==
Shortly after the [[Farsight Expedition]], ragtag Ork armadas suddenly emerged from the Western Veil Nebula. A staggeringly massive Greenskin fleet appeared, composing of several [[Warboss]]es each vying for overall supremacy. At Given the size of the Ork armada, at first the Tau did not believed their scanners to be malfunctioning. However when the Tau did realize what they were facing, only the decrepit state of the Orks' spacecraft and their incessant infighting allowed for Tau preparation. The Tau nonetheless doubted they could stand before this massive threat, until [[Ethereal Supreme]] [[Aun'va]] gathered the leaders of every [[Sept]] and rallied them to a common cause - survival.{{Fn|1}}
Aun'va gathered the Septs closest to the Ork forces - [[Vior'la]], [[Sa'cea]], and [[Tau'n]], and had them combine their forces in a delaying attack. Behind them, all other Septs would rush troops towards the front in a counterattack. The first battles of the war took place as the [[Tau Fleet]] launched hit-and-run attacks to stem the greenskin tide and lure their ships within range of powerful orbital defence stations. While this caused heavy Ork losses, a few greenskin sabotage ships managed to crash into the Tau stations and wreak havoc. [[Fire Warrior]] defenders were soon deployed aboard the remaining stations, and many desperate battles that lasted for months raged in the depths of space.{{Fn|1}}
