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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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Tanakreg was known for its formidable air-defence network<sup>1</sup> and its immense salt mines. It was also home to a [[Necron]] [[Monolith]], buried deep within the planet's crust.
It was attacked in ''date'' by the [[Word Bearers]] [[Legion]] led by a [[Dark Apostle]] by the name of [[Jarulek]]. The local [[PDF]], numbering approximately 200,000 men, was subsequently slaughtered. They Minimal casualties were suffered by the Word Bearers due to propogating cult uprisings and internal corruption of people inside of the higher echelons. This caused the Air-Defence turrets to be turned offline during the assault, leaving the skies open for Deep Striking Chaos Marines. The [[Word Bearers]] believed that the [[Necron]] tomb was a weapon that could be used against the Imperium of Man, in order to disable Imperial warp travel.<sup>1</sup> They unknowingly unleashed the Necrons, and it can be reasoned that this was one of the first encounters with the Necrons themselves.
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.<sup>1</sup>
The Imperial deployment saw a pair one Imperator [[Titan]] used: The [i]Exemplis[/i] of the ancient [[Legio Ignatium]] of Mars. Another Mechanicus machine was used, an [Titansi]Ordinatus[/i] Machine, a enormous tank-like vehicle with a powerful Sonic Weaponry Cannon usedby Titans attached to it. This sonic cannon blasted ultra-high and ultra-low frequencies which shattered armor, flesh, and stone alike under the sonic barrage.
==Chaos Taint==
