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'''{{PAGENAME}}Sword of Defiance''' was a [[Strike Cruiser]] in the [[Dark Angels]] [[Chapter]] and . It was commanded by [[Fourth Captain|Fourth Master]] [[Korahael]], when it took part in defending [[Cadia]] during the [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]]. The Strike Cruiser was shot down during the invasion, but crashed intact on the [[Fortress World]] and was able to still fire upon the [[Despoiler]]'s forces, while serving as a base of operations for Korahael's Company. This came to an end , however, when it was repeatedly struck by fire from the [[Death Guard]]'s [[Terminus Est]] battleship, which spread diseases throughout the {{PAGENAME}}, Sword of Defiance that even the Dark Angels' bodies could not combat. As a result, the Company was forced to abandon the Strike Cruiser{{Fn|1a}} , and it was later destroyed, when the Despoiler's invasion caused Cadia to explode.{{Fn|1b}}

*1: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]],