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===The Siege of Port Wander{{Fn|3}}===
In 422.[[M41]], Port Wander was attacked by a [[Waaagh!]] led by an [[Ork]] named [[Gulgrog]]. Due to the limited knowledge of the area and the authorities' lack of interest in rumours about incoming Orks, Port Wander was found unprepared. When the siege proved to be inevitable, some commanders tried a last-minute escape and steadily departed from the docks. Unluckily, most of them (37 merchant haulers and transports and 12 [[Rogue Trader]] vessels) were hit by Ork [[raiderOrk]]s raiders and [[frigate]]s and faced wreckage. After this first battle, bulkier Ork [[Kroozer]]s headed towards the port, but its defences stopped them.
During the first two years of siege (422-423.M41), Port Wander stood alone against many attacks, even fighting the numerous Orks who managed to land on the station about a hundred times. The enemy army lost its momentum and divided into factions; while remaining a menace, it started becoming weaker.
