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|Combatant1 = [[Imperium]]
|Combatant2 = [[Necron]]s
|Commanders1 = [[Marshal_(Imperial_Guard)|Marshal]] [[Karis Venner]] (KIA)<br>[[Chapter Master]] [[Asterion Moloc]]<br>[[Governor]] [[Calibron Laan]]<br>[[Reclusiarch]] [[Ivanus Enkomi]]
|Commanders2 = [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]] [[Xun'bakyr]]<br>[[Necron Lord|Lord]] [[Ixatotekh]]<br>[[Necron Lord|Lord]] [[Maktlan Kutlakh]]<br>[[Nemesor]] [[Tlazolt]]<br>[[Cryptek]] [[Toholk]]
|Strength1 = See [[Orphean War_#Imperial Order of Battle|Order of Battle]]
===The Battle of Amarah===
Laan's inaction allowed the attackers, now identified as [[Necrons]], to slowly choke off Amarah, but rather then making a swift move on the sector capital, the mysterious foe simply halted their advance. This allowed Laan to bring in reinforcements from out-of-sector as well as build up the defenses of Amarah itself. The forces on Amarah had grown to colossal proportions: over 19 million [[Imperial Guard]], with ten times that number of [[PDF]] and militia. Foremost among the Imperial Guard forces were 2 million guardsmen of the [[Death Korps of Krieg]], spearheaded by the [[17th Line Korps]] under command of [[Marshal_(Imperial_Guard)|Marshal]] [[Karis Venner]]. In addition, several [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s had answered the Orphean call to arms, including the entirety of the [[Minotaurs]] and elements of the [[Marauders]], [[Red Seraph]]s, and [[Nemesis Chapter]], which were en-route. The naval armada around Amarah included hundreds of [[escort]]-class vessels, over sixty [[Imperial Navy]] [[Cruiser]]s and Capital Ships (including seven [[Battleship]]s), and four [[Space Marine]] [[Battle Barge]]s. Seldom in the history of the Imperium had such a force been massed to defend a single star system.{{Fn|1b}}
On 3970992.[[M41]], the Battle of Amarah suddenly began with a massive gravitational flux unleashed on Amarah's star, causing violent solar flares. These flares instantly incinerated everything on the day-side of the planet as [[vox]] and auger traffic went dead. Even the orbiting Sentinel-4 [[Imperial Space Station|Orbital Defense Station]] burst into flames. It was then that the Necrons unleashed their wrath.{{Fn|1b}} The planet was quickly assaulted by a massive Black Fleet of alien vessels, systematically destroying the remaining battlestations in orbit. Missile Silos and [[Defence Laser]]s had little time to retaliate, for the Necrons had already landed in force. [[Necron Warrior]]s and their constructs advanced on the [[Hive]]s of Amarah as [[Scarab]] constructs burst from the sewers of the planet's star port. The largest hive on Amarah, New Vassburg, was bombed from the air with anti-matter bombs by Necron [[Doom Scythe]]s and [[Night Shroud]]s. Military outposts were also targeted by the Necrons, foremost among them the fortress of Bastion Militaris, which became besieged by a phalanx of war machines. The mighty fortress proved no match for its attackers, and a million Guardsmen were wiped from existence.{{Fn|1b}}
