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It was undertaken by dozens of [[Traitor]] fleets, who each sought to claim the prize of the [[Imperial Fists]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]'s [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|Homeworld]], [[Inwit]]. The siege then steadily increased in intensity for four years,{{Fn|1}} with the Imperial garrisons being occasionally reinforced by contingents of the [[Imperial Army]] and [[Mechanicum]].{{Fn|3}}

During the Traitor's blockade, the stoic defenders of the fortified cryo-hives on Inwit were confronted with starvation and inevitable defeat should their supplies of food and ammunition be cut off entirely. It was only through the relentless bravery of Imperial Fists and allied Loyalist [[Divisio Aeronautica]] pilots that disaster was adverted. Thousands of supply drops were made over the course of several years, [[Marauder Bomber|Marauder]] transports escorted by [[Xiphon Interceptor]]s and ground-to-air batteries time and again. Only later was it revealed that many of these supply drops were in fact covert troop insertions, allowing Loyalists hunter-killer teams to infiltrate the ice wastes and to kill key individuals in the Traitor's command hierarchy.{{Fn|4}}

* [[Iron Warriors]]{{Fn|3}}

* [[Thousand Sons]]{{Fn|3}}

* Traitor Imperial Army

** [[Cthonian Headhunters]]{{Fn|3}}

*{{Endn|5}}: [[Liber Hereticus]], pg. 171

*{{Endn|6}}: [[Horus Heresy: Age Of Darkness 2nd Edition Rulebook]], pg. 135

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