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#redirect {{ImperiumPortal}}The '''8th Expeditionary Fleet''' was an [[Expedition Fleet]] of the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}} ==History==In the early [[Great Crusade]], the vanguard of the Fleet consisted of a large contingent of the [[Iron Warriors|IV<sup>th</sup> Legion]].{{Fn|1}} For 11 years, the 8th Fleet fought a series of actions to secure [[Imperial]] control over the coreward portions of [[Segmentum Solar]], conquering or liberating 29 clusters of [[system]]s and exterminating a number of [[xenos]] empires.{{Fn|1}} Later the 8th Fleet took extremely heavy losses during the [[Siege of Incaladion|liberation]] of [[Incaladion]]; almost 29,000 [[Astartes]] were killed in the war.{{Fn|1}} ==Known Actions==*'''842-843.[[M30]]:''' [[Siege of Incaladion]].{{Fn|1}} ==Heraldry==The emblem of the 8th Fleet was a winged lightning bolt. Notably, the IV<sup>th</sup> Legion adopted this symbol for themselves before they were reunited with their [[primarch]], [[Perturabo]].{{Fn|1}} ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]], pgs. 105-106 [[Category:The Great Crusade]][[Category:Iron Warriors]]
