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===Operation Comet===
[[Image:Aestus map (Taros).jpg|thumb|right|Aestus map on the Taros planet (the focus of all Taros Campaign){{Fn|1o}}]]
After 42 days of war, supply shortages and Tau raiding had stalled the offensive. A new Imperial plan was agreed upon, utilizing [[Elysian Drop Troops]] to seize Taros' hydro-farms and controlling the planets water supply. Dubbed Operation Comet, it was a daring plan fraught with dangers that involved striking deep behind Tau lines. The Elysians and [[Stormtrooper]]s were dropped from [[Valkyrie]]'s to assault Hydro-Processing Plant 23-30. After hard fighting, the plant was captured and on the second day the Tau responded with [[Manta]]s to retake Plant 23-30 as [[Barracuda]] fighters assaulted the Imperial gunships. After a bombardment by [[Tigershark]]s, the Tau made a major armored thrust with [[Hammerhead]]s and [[Devilfish]]. A vicious firefight erupted as the Drop Troops were reinforced by Imperial Navy fighters. A Tau siege of the plant soon set in.{{Fn|1j}}