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==Overview==
The remnants of the [[Ultramar]] fleet under the command of [[Marneus Calgar|Chapter Master Marneus Calgar]] were steadily being forced back by Hive Fleet Behemoth, when reinforcements arrived in the form of squadrons from [[Batttlefleet Battlefleet Bakka]] with over two hundred warships led by the Emperor-class capital ship [[Dominus Astra]] under the command of [[Zaccarius Rath|Lord Admiral Rath]]. Trapped between the Ultramar fleet to the rear and the Tempestus fleet in front, the hive fleet turned around in an attempt to destroy the lesser Ultramar force. The Ultramar fleet was able to keep them at bay while the Tempestus fleet closed in around the Tyranids, closing the trap. Despite being outnumbered by the Tyranids by at least 3 to 1, the Imperial ships blasted through the hive fleet. Which scattered into smaller groups, that counter-attacked in piecemeal fashion, all beaten off by the Imperial forces. Within an hour, the hive fleet was now more, though at the cost of half of the remaining Ultramar ships.
The Ultramar fleet then turned back insystem to provide relief to the beleaguered garrison on Macragge, and save them from the Tyranid hordes. The Tempestus fleet fell in line behind them, when another Tyranid fleet emerged from [[warp space]]. A fleet consisting of hundreds of large bio-ships
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Magazine 7]], pg. 6-8
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