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===The War Begins===
After the Orks landed, a massive [[warp storm]] formed around the Armageddon system, preventing Imperial reinforcements from aiding the beleaguered forces on the planet. The Ork forces split off into their five separate tribes, and two of them were sent north to take hold of [[Armageddon Prime]]. [[Herman von Strab]], the [[Imperial Commander|Overlord]] of Armageddon, was ignorant of the threat posed by the Orks. There were several warnings of the upcoming danger, including the [[Emperor's Tarot]] cards and freighter captains' warnings of disturbances in the [[warp]], but von Strab ignored them all. Only after the Orks landed did any real distress signal leave the planet, and only due to the foresight of [[Sebastian Yarrick]]. Von Strab banished Yarrick to [[Hades Hive]] for countermanding his orders, located in [[Armageddon Secundus]].{{Fn|3}}
Von Strab decided he could take on the Orks with the available forces of the planetary [[PDF]]s. The populations of [[Armageddon Prime]] formed into defensive units and fortified around their [[Hive]] homes but were pushed further and further back by the unstoppable Orks. Piecemeal attacks were ordered by von Strab, which only led to the deaths of more [[human]]s. Yarrick ordered shuttle runs to help arm the north, the pilots skipping out of the atmosphere and back in again before the Orks could intercept them. Many pilots died as their ships were destroyed, the remains falling back to the planet in flaming chunks.{{Fn|3}}
