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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}}
In 010.M31, [[Bilatt Svenor]], a former labour-baron of Inwit's Salvage Guild on [[Terros IV]], waged a stalwart resistance campaign against the Emperor's Children after months of brutal raids. Despite taking heavy losses, the guerrillas held out until salvation arrived in the form of an [[Ultramarine]]s Imperial Fists strike force which broke the Traitor blockade and teleported a host of [[Saturnine Terminator]]s into battle with the Emperor's Children. The Traitors attacks were rendered impotent against the hulking Terminators, and they were quickly forced to flee. The liberated planet provided [[promethium]] to the war effort.{{Fn|9}}
By 012-013.M31, the Traitors’ blockade of Inwit had become 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, the sons of [[Vulkan]] conducted 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 Titan]]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}}
* [[Imperial Fists]]{{Fn|1}}
* [[Salamanders]]{{Fn|3}}
* Loyalist [[Imperial Army]]
** [[789th Solar Auxilia Cohort]] ("Ice Bears"){{Fn|3}}
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