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The Traitors’ blockade of Inwit became a protracted siege, and forces loyal to the [[Warmaster]] established footholds upon the surface of the planet in addition to the growing cordon around the entire system, forcing the Imperial Fists and their Auxilia allies to fight from increasingly isolated pockets of resistance on numerous planets throughout the cluster. These locations relied on scarce supplies of ammunition and reinforcements, air dropped in by [[Divisio
Aeronautica]] pilots who flew thousands of perilous sorties over the course of the engagement. Amongst the troops inserted into the thick of the fighting were [[Salamanders]] squads, specially equipped for fighting within the close confines of the ice hives and hab blocks of Inwit. In coordination with the VIIth Legion forces already entrenched within the defences, Vulkan’s sons conduct guerilla raids on Traitor positions on every planet throughout the cluster, setting deadly traps for enemy troops, destabilising their supply lines and sabotaging their war machines. Loyalist morale was significantly boosted when one such raid successfully destroyed two [[Warhound titanTitan]]s and critically damaged a [[Reaver Class Titan]] as it was undergoing refit and resupply. Despite suffering heavy losses in these dangerous actions, comparatively small numbers of troops were able to disrupt the enemy’s actions where the option of conventional attack was not viable.{{Fn|7a}}
As the blockade went on, other Loyalists forces tried to bypass the traitors' defences attempting to support Inwit, which resulted in numerous space battles across half a dozen worlds in the Inwit cluster. The Imperial Fists desperately attempted to keep space lanes open to supply [[Terra]], ceding worlds to the Traitors as they fell back to an ever-tightening defensive line.{{Fn|6}} During the battle, a vast Traitor fleet led by elements of the [[Emperor's Children]] wrought terrible destruction within the Inwit Cluster.{{Fn|7b}}
