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However, the Traitors' tactic was tactics were disrupted as squadrons of lightning-swift White Scars [[Xiphon Interceptor]]s arrived to relieve their grounded brethren. The Vth Legion's pilots drove their aircraft hard, pushing their powerful engines to breaking point as they shattered the practiced formations of the Emperor's Children. A deadly clash ensued as Vth Legion interceptors whirled and stroke like hawks in the heavens, denying the IIIrd Legion ground forces of their aerial support which soon forced the traitors to retreat.{{Fn|3}}

With the escalation of the [[Solar War]], elements of the [[Imperial Fists]] Legion and newly-formed [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] moved to bolster the defences of the planet, pushing the Emperor's Children back. Unfortunately, as [[Battle of Beta-Garmon|the situation ]] around [[Battle of Beta-GarmonStar Cluster|Beta-Garmon]] began to worsen, a massive [[Dark Mechanicum]] force invaded Lorin Alpha, forcing the White Scars to go to ground in the trench networks. Out of their element, the White Scars buckled under overwhelming [[Skitarius]] assaults, and with the arrival of the [[Sons of Horus]], the tide turned completely in the Traitor's favour, forcing the Loyalists to fall back towards Terra.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}