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As the streams of [[The Lost and the Damned|the lost and damned]] filled the plaza before them, each [[Tank Commander|commander]] gave the others a last salute before sealing their hatches. Such war the fury of the tanks' firepower that many of the cultists turned to flee rather than confront the fury raining down upon them, only to be slaughtered by the Chaos Marines. The tide of attackers pressed onwards, and one by one the Vostroyan tanks began to fall until only ''Hammer of Vostroya'' remained. At this point, the Lord of Skulls reached the Imperial battle lines and engaged in a duel with the Vostroyan Baneblade. ''Hammer of Vostroya'' managed to land a number of solid hits and even disabled its [[Hades Gatling Gun|rotary cannon]] but was unable to prevent it from closing and using its [[Great Cleaver of Khorne|great cleaver]] to hack apart the tank's hull. Finally, the cleaver’s churning blades blade penetrated the tank's power plant, triggering a colossal explosion which crackied the nearby reactor and poisoned the air for thousands of miles.{{Fn|1}}
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Meanwhile, at the Northgate, the slaughter of the cultists continued until they were reinforced by another warband of Chaos Marines: the [[Knights of Blood]]. They were drawn to slaughter and with them came a [[Lord of Skulls]] - a great [[Daemon Engine]] of [[Khorne]]. After seeing that his [[battle cannon]]s were having little impact, [[Imperial Guard Commander|Commander]] [[Vassky]] ordered his [[Leman Russ]] squadron to retreat.{{Fn|1}}
The Vostroyans staged a fighting retreat through the complex, setting ambushes and conducting countercharges. All the time they were pursued by the Lord of Skulls. The surviving tanks of the Vostroyan 39th eventually reunited before the reactor’s citadel. ''Hammer of Vostroya'' once again led the last, desperate defence. As the streams of [[The Lost and the Damned|the lost and damned]] filled the plaza before them, each [[Tank Commander|commander]] gave the others a last salute before sealing their hatches. Such was the fury of the tanks' firepower that many of the cultists turned to flee rather than face them, only to be slaughtered by the Chaos Marines.{{Fn|1}}
Long after the battle, amidst the massive craters, [[Tech-Priest]]s retrieved as many fragments of the super-heavy tank as they could find, for both vehicle and crew deserved to be honoured as heroes of the Imperium.{{Fn|1}}