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===Invasion===
Assembling a moderately sized force under the command of [[Lord Commander]] [[Otto Ivan Gustavus]], the bulk of Imperial forces were organized into the 4621st Imperial Guard Army under 'Chief of Arms'' [[De Stael]]. Imperial planning was initiated thanks to [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] reconnaissance missions but hindered by bureaucratic red tape and infighting between various Imperial services. The invasion took almost a year to organize and launch.{{Fn|1e}}
At 2392998.M41 the Taros Intervention Force was activated, and after three weeks of [[Warp]] travel arrived in the Taros system. The first Imperial troops on Taros were elements from the [[Raptors]] who were assigned with disabling the planets Missile Silos. Aided by an orbital bombardment from their [[Battle Barge]] ''War Talon'', the Raptors landed [[Battle-Brother]]s aided by [[Scout]] Squad mapping. The Raptors first target, Missile Silo Decima, quickly fell while the second silo was destroyed as soon as the first. Tau [[Human]] collaborator forces were overwhelmed and fled while the Raptors only suffered 1 dead and 17 wounded (5 seriously). With the missile silos disabled, the main Imperial invasion commenced. Reeling from the Raptors attack, the Collaborator PDF did not resist the Imperial landings. Soon days went by as the Imperials consolidated their landing zone and no sign of the enemy was seen.{{Fn|1f}}
