Jornath: The Battle of Sluice Processional 74 East

Thanks in large part to the successful diverting strikes of the Knightly Houses and Astra Militarum, the Orkish Hordes pouring onto the vast undeveloped plains beyond the Hive, despite the Navy's best efforts, were delayed from properly organizing a major incursion into Linces Hive before it could be prepared for defense.  Of course though, the attack eventually came, with a massive wave of clanking alien walkers, and snorting war machines hurling themselves at the walls.  Unbeknownst to the Orks, their avenue of advance had been carefully directed by Imperial diversionary attacks, airstrikes, deliberate terrain preparations, and the placement of sacrificial elements to drive a mass of Orks into a deadly trap. 

Sluice Processional 74 East, is an outflow basin a half kilometer in width that is designed to flush a slurry of industrial waste, and sewage back out into the wastelands. It was determined to be the weakest portion of the Hive's perimeter, as it presents a natural breach in the walls, and was the only Sluice Processional where perimeter void shield generator pylons were accessible from ground level. 

When 8500 Orks arrived in the Sluiceway they found themselves funneled into a deadly assault against nearly two full companies of Astartes from the Imperial Dragoons and Sons of Medusa, as well as Noble Custodian Guards from the Akhelian Shield, and a Full Detachment of Knights from House Raven. Brutal Fusilades of Boltguns and Super-Heavy Weaponry tore into an Orkish Motorized Army Group which continued to suicidally careen into the Imperial Line, tearing into the noble Astartes. At the height of the fighting, as the line bowed, the Imperial force commander, the Imperial Dragoon's Lieutenant Thade, sallied into the heart of the Greenskin tide accompanied by his chapters Assault Marines, Intercessors, and the Emperor's Own Custodes. Thade's Sally would break the Orks resolve fully, and started a cascade of disorder into the aliens advance, eventually leading to the Ork withdraw back out into the wastelands.

Ork Flyers soar overhead of the fighting, coming in low to drop high explosives into Knights, and bunkers full of Astartes.

Imperial Dragoon Intercessors, slay Ork Boyz beneath the Void Shield Pylons.

Lt. Thade leads the Defenders of Linces Hive into the heart of the Alien horde

Assault Marines and Terminators deploy amongst the aliens, closing off their line of retreat

The moments following Thade Sally

Armigers of House Raven fire Thermal Spears into Ork Trukks during Thades Sally 

Lt. Thade fearlessly confronts a Killa Kan Mob, the Litany of Hate loud upon his lips as he closes with the clanking machines

Brother Hedrastes, surveys the roadway before his squad's position, in the wake of the alien's first push into their lines.

Demi-Squad Colique struggles to hold back elite infantry and heavy support elements along the extreme left flank

Hellblasters of the Sons of Medusa hold a trench line against Blood Axe Ork Warriors

Evil Sunz Ork Boyz surge past a Battlefortress, trading fire with the Knights of House Raven

A massive melee stretches across the battlefield, as the Emperor's chosen close to deny the Ork advance

Epistolary Gideon of the Imperial Dragoons, directs his strike force's fire as the Ork tide closes