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Prior to the campaign, Planetary Governor [[Aulis]], head of the Taros government, developed friendly trading relations with the Tau, and sought to defect to the [[Tau Empire]] with the support of much of the planetary population.{{Fn|1c}}

When his treachery was unveiled, the [[Avenging Sons]] [[Space Marine]]s were called upon to assassinate Governor Aulis in what was to be the First Taros Intervention. The [[Avenging Sons]] were unable to carry out the assignment after suffering tremendous losses including one [[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnought]] at the hands of the Tau forces already assigned to protect the capital Tarokeen and the governor.{{Fn|1d}} Following the assassination attempt the [[Tau]] officially annexed Taros while the Imperium decided on full-scale invasion to rectify the situation.{{Fn|1e}}

Targeting the Tau Ethereal in an attempt to decapitate the xenos hierarchy, the Imperials deployed a member of the [[Officio Assassinorum]]'s [[Eversor Temple]]. While Valkyrie-born Stormtroopers assaulted the rest of the headquarters, the berserker assassin managed to self-destruct inside the Tau command bunker, killing [[Ethereal]] [[Aun'Vre]]. However Shas'o [[R'myr]] was directing the bunker defenses personally from outside the bunker and was not killed in the explosion that consumed his Ethereal. Enraged by the loss of their leader, R'myr rallied the surviving Tau as their reinforcements arrived and the Stormtroopers fought to the end.{{Fn|1k}}

*Armed Transport ''Imperius Javelin'' *Armed Transport ''Imperius Gauntlet''

*'Armed Transport 'Graf Derzki'' *Transport ''Prince Maud'' *Transport ''Marcouf'' *Transport ''Saint Macree'' *Transport ''Isolde'' *Transport ''Son of Jucha'' *[[Heavy Transport]] ''Colossia'' *Heavy Transport ''Piety'' *Heavy Transport ''Kagul'' *Heavy Tanker ''Empress of Svedeg''