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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an invasion of the [[Imperial]] World of [[Tanakreg]] by the [[Word Bearers]] [[Chaos Space Marines]] in [[M41]].{{Fn|1}}
===Overview===
Tanakreg was attacked by the [[Word Bearers]] [[Traitor Legion]] led by a [[Dark Apostle]] by the name of [[Jarulek]]. The local [[PDF]], numbering approximately 200,000 men, was subsequently slaughtered. Minimal casualties were suffered by the Word Bearers due to propagating cult uprisings and internal corruption of people inside of the higher echelons. This caused the Air-Defense turrets to be turned offline due to sabotage of the power cores during the assault, leaving the skies open for Deep Striking Chaos Marines. The Imperial deployment saw one [[Imperator Titan]] used: The ''[[Exemplis]]'' of the ancient [[Legio Ignatum]] of Mars. Another Mechanicus machine was used, an [[Ordinatus|Ordinatus Machine]], an enormous tank-like vehicle with a powerful Sonic Weaponry Cannon used by Titans attached to it. This sonic cannon blasted ultra-high and ultra-low frequencies which shattered armour, flesh, and stone alike under the sonic barrage.{{Fn|1}}
Among the [[Imperial]] forces sent to reclaim the planet, the [[Elysian Drop Troops]] and [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] pursued different agendas. The [[Imperial Guard]] wished merely to annihilate the [[Chaos Space Marines]] and retake the world, whilst the Adeptus Mechanicus desired to keep the Word Bearers from discovering the Necrons.{{Fn|1}}
===Sources===
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Dark Apostle (Novel)]]{{cite this}}