Hauptmann
07-31-2006, 8:00 PM
Armageddon is a Hive World in the Imperium, and has bore the brunt of two major invasions in the past decades. First by Chaos warriors, and second by the Orks under the command of Warlord Ghazghkull Thrak (http://www.warboards.org/wiki/Ghazghkull_Thraka). The Imperium of Man was victorious in both wars, but they are unprepared for what is to come. The Orks are returning to the ash wastes of Armageddon with only one thing in mind. Drive the human forces off the planet and take it for themselves. Orks have already struck, drawing first blood against the Imperial Guard defenders of the Hive cities. Once more, veterans of the past wars and new recruits alike have risen to face the Orks and drive them from their planet a second time. The veteran Steel Legion of Armageddon has swollen in numbers, and their battle experience against the Orks will be invaluable in the weeks to come. Ork warbands are pillaging acorss Armageddon Prime and Armageddon Secundus, preparing their artillery and other weapons for assaulting the Hive cities.
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Ork Forces
The forces of Gazgrim are the Orks who are leading the attack on Armageddon Prime are numerous indeed. In total there are over three hundred warbands of the foul green skins on that part of the continent. This approximates to almost nine hundred thousand warriors intent on nothing but the extermination of the humans.
The horde attacking Armageddon Prime are even more numerous. In total there are over five hundred warbands under the command of Ghazghkull
Mag Uruk Thraka himself. This amounts to over a million Ork soldiers assaulting this part of the continent.
Under the leadership of Urgok the Unstoppable, one hundred and sixteen Ork bands have made landing in the Fire Wastes to secure the northen area of Armageddon. This is about three hundred thousand Orks total.
And in the southern area of Armageddon, three hundred and twenty one Ork bands are following the orders of the over-Fiend of Octarius Gorsnik Magash to secure the Dead Lands. This is around nine hundred thousand Orks.
Total Ork Forces: Approx. Three Million, two hundred thousand.
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Imperium Forces
Many hundreds of thousands of Imperial Guardsmen have committed themselves to driving the alien Orks off their home planet. Men from Cadia, Catachan, Elysia, and other planets have also been brought in to try and match the huge number of Orks that are assaulting their planet. All together, two hundred and thirty seven regiments, seventeen battalions, four brigades, five companies, and four Legions of Imperial Guard are stationed on Armageddon.
The legendary Space Marines have also committed many of their number to the battle. One hundred thirty four of Space Marine companies from twenty four Chapters have arrived to help bolster the defenses against the Xeno threat.
Numerous other forces are stationed on planet, from Techpriests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to Battle Sisters of the Adeptus Sororitas
Total Forces: Aprox. One million, four hundred thirty seven thousand Imperial Guardsmen, Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus and Adeptus Sororitas
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Objectives
Currently Ork forces are assaulting the Hive City of Volcanus on Armageddon Prime. The characters can play as an Imperium or Ork character, but nothing other than was listed above. So no Tau, no Eldar or Dark Eldar, and no Chaos. The city is enduring a huge siege. Many men are starting to die of starvation as almost no supplies are able to get through. The objective of the Imperium characters is to break out of the siege and attempt to retake the Hive city of Tempestora. The objective of the Ork forces is, obviously, to prevent these things from taking place and to take Volcanus.
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Situation
The siege is currently in a state of trench warfare around Volcanus. The Imperial trenches are well constructed and maintained by the Death Korps of Krieg, a unit of highly skilled siege warfare specialists. The primary defense trench surrounds the entire Hive city and has a zig-zag pattern to make it harder to hit the Guardsmen. Fifteen yards inward is a secondary defense trench. This is higher so the men in this trench can fire over the heads of the soldiers in the prime trench. Every fifteen yards yards in the prime trench and every twenty five yards in the secondary trench are concrete firing pits containing two heavy weapons: Heavy Bolters, Lascannons, or Mortars are most common. Behind the secondary trench are a series of earthen works providing camoflouge and defense for the artillery pieces. The Ork trenches are far less well developed or manned. Their trenches are hastily dug and barely defensible, but their sheer numbers are over whelming. They also possess artillery of their own.
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Notable Imperail Guard Units and Space Marine Chapters
Cadian Shock Troops- 15 Regiments
Catachan Jungle Fighters- 3 Regiments
Death Korps of Krieg- 5 Regiments
Elysian Drop Troops- 14 Squadrons
Imperial Storm Troopers- 14 Companies
Armageddon Steel Legion- 25 Regiments
Black Templar Chapter- 3 Crusades
White Scars Chapter- 3 Brotherhoods
Space Wolves- 5 Companies
Blood Angels- 1 Company
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Character Sheet
Name:
Faction:
Unit:
Description:
Rank: (if applicable)
Equipment:
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Ork Forces
The forces of Gazgrim are the Orks who are leading the attack on Armageddon Prime are numerous indeed. In total there are over three hundred warbands of the foul green skins on that part of the continent. This approximates to almost nine hundred thousand warriors intent on nothing but the extermination of the humans.
The horde attacking Armageddon Prime are even more numerous. In total there are over five hundred warbands under the command of Ghazghkull
Mag Uruk Thraka himself. This amounts to over a million Ork soldiers assaulting this part of the continent.
Under the leadership of Urgok the Unstoppable, one hundred and sixteen Ork bands have made landing in the Fire Wastes to secure the northen area of Armageddon. This is about three hundred thousand Orks total.
And in the southern area of Armageddon, three hundred and twenty one Ork bands are following the orders of the over-Fiend of Octarius Gorsnik Magash to secure the Dead Lands. This is around nine hundred thousand Orks.
Total Ork Forces: Approx. Three Million, two hundred thousand.
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Imperium Forces
Many hundreds of thousands of Imperial Guardsmen have committed themselves to driving the alien Orks off their home planet. Men from Cadia, Catachan, Elysia, and other planets have also been brought in to try and match the huge number of Orks that are assaulting their planet. All together, two hundred and thirty seven regiments, seventeen battalions, four brigades, five companies, and four Legions of Imperial Guard are stationed on Armageddon.
The legendary Space Marines have also committed many of their number to the battle. One hundred thirty four of Space Marine companies from twenty four Chapters have arrived to help bolster the defenses against the Xeno threat.
Numerous other forces are stationed on planet, from Techpriests of the Adeptus Mechanicus to Battle Sisters of the Adeptus Sororitas
Total Forces: Aprox. One million, four hundred thirty seven thousand Imperial Guardsmen, Space Marines, Adeptus Mechanicus and Adeptus Sororitas
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Objectives
Currently Ork forces are assaulting the Hive City of Volcanus on Armageddon Prime. The characters can play as an Imperium or Ork character, but nothing other than was listed above. So no Tau, no Eldar or Dark Eldar, and no Chaos. The city is enduring a huge siege. Many men are starting to die of starvation as almost no supplies are able to get through. The objective of the Imperium characters is to break out of the siege and attempt to retake the Hive city of Tempestora. The objective of the Ork forces is, obviously, to prevent these things from taking place and to take Volcanus.
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Situation
The siege is currently in a state of trench warfare around Volcanus. The Imperial trenches are well constructed and maintained by the Death Korps of Krieg, a unit of highly skilled siege warfare specialists. The primary defense trench surrounds the entire Hive city and has a zig-zag pattern to make it harder to hit the Guardsmen. Fifteen yards inward is a secondary defense trench. This is higher so the men in this trench can fire over the heads of the soldiers in the prime trench. Every fifteen yards yards in the prime trench and every twenty five yards in the secondary trench are concrete firing pits containing two heavy weapons: Heavy Bolters, Lascannons, or Mortars are most common. Behind the secondary trench are a series of earthen works providing camoflouge and defense for the artillery pieces. The Ork trenches are far less well developed or manned. Their trenches are hastily dug and barely defensible, but their sheer numbers are over whelming. They also possess artillery of their own.
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Notable Imperail Guard Units and Space Marine Chapters
Cadian Shock Troops- 15 Regiments
Catachan Jungle Fighters- 3 Regiments
Death Korps of Krieg- 5 Regiments
Elysian Drop Troops- 14 Squadrons
Imperial Storm Troopers- 14 Companies
Armageddon Steel Legion- 25 Regiments
Black Templar Chapter- 3 Crusades
White Scars Chapter- 3 Brotherhoods
Space Wolves- 5 Companies
Blood Angels- 1 Company
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Character Sheet
Name:
Faction:
Unit:
Description:
Rank: (if applicable)
Equipment: