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===Horus Heresy===
*{{Main|Manachean War}}
In the early stages of the [[Horus Heresy]], where much of the Imperium was kept in the dark regarding the [[Battle of Isstvan III|attrocity at Isstvan]] and [[The_Flight_of_the_Eisenstein_(Novel)#Part_Three:_Unbroken|word of Horus' betrayal reaching Terra itself]], Port Maw was used as a layover and resupply station for the fleets which would be deployed to the [[Dropsite Massacre| ill-fated punitive mission ]] to [[Isstvan V]].{{Fn|3b}}
The great construction works project surrounding Port Maw was far from complete by the start of Lupercal's war on the Imperium. Nevertheless, Port Maw was already operational in some limited capacity as a naval supply base and muster station, even as the very first drops of blood were being shed at Isstvan. Hundreds of millions of workers as well as planet-side administration and support staff were already firmly established on the habitable planet of Æstellica which Port Maw orbited around.{{Fn|3a}} Most importantly, it alongside the rest of the Coronid deeps could call upon regiments kept to the standards of the [[Solar Auxilia]] pattern, thanks to the high technological and industrial basis of the Manachean Commonwealth allowing for such troops to be supplied and maintained.{{Fn|3b}}
