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===Battle for the Astronomican===
Meanwhile, the force of Dark Angels under [[Corswain]] remained in the fringes of the Sol System, rendezvousing with Admiral [[Niora Su-Kassen]] and her hidden fleet led by the ''[[Phalanx]]''. It was agreed that the Dark Angels should make for Terra to aid the defenders, but they would need something significant in order to break the traitor blockade of the world. Su-Kassen provided the enormous Battle-Carrier ''[[Imperator Somnium]]'', the former flagship of the Emperor himself. The ship was largely evacuated of crew and sent plummeting towards the traitor fleet as the Dark Angels vessels hid in its wake. Though torn apart by enemy fire, the mighty ''Imperator Somnium'' was able to destroy four World Eaters [[Heavy Cruiser]]s and an Emperor's Children [[Battle Barge]]. Afterwards, the explosion of the Emperor's ship heavily damaged the ''[[Terminus Est]] '' and the ''[[Conqueror]] '' battleships.{{Fn|15f}}
The Dark Angels vessels were able to launch a [[Drop Pod]] landing operation to deliver their warriors to Terra, with Corswain's force landing upon the [[Forbidden Fortress|Hollow Mountain]]. Battling through the Emperor's Children and many warp-spawned horrors inside the Fortress including the [[Daemon]] [[Vassukella]], Corswain was able to establish contact with Dorn and announced his intent to attempt and reactivate the [[Astronomican]].{{Fn|15g}} Subsequently, Corswain and his Dark Angels found themselves besieged by traitor forces and struggling to hold the Astronomican.{{Fn|22b}}
