>>16733944
i have a question, is our timeline before or after the events in DOW 2?

BTW minor fluff change. Now Eliana has green eyes and Riztiana has purple eyes. Just to tell them apart.

>>16733990

After...

Previous threads

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16633591/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16655751/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16676079/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16697259/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16705778/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16714511/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/16714511/

>>16733944
alright then, do we have 1. any Tyranid bio-toxin? 2.a way to properly scan the splinter fleet?

>>16734044

We dont have any tyranid bio-toxin.. Nor enough amount of time to make one....

And scanning the fleet can be done with array on our fleet....

>>16734089
fuck... we need to come up with a plan with the commander on how to stop this splinter fleet

>>16734121
commanders

Bump. Come on tg. This will be an awesome 40k quest. Give it a chance.

Well since it seems we are short on time maybe we should try to kill that thing from inside if we can.

BTW isnt 2500 a low number for guardsmen.

Right, we gotta stop that hive ship. Have the guard and celestians distract the main forces of the hive while our 1st company alongside the Mantis Warriors will strike at the heart of the enemy. 3rd Company and our recruits will reinforce the main battle-line where needed.

First we need a more detailed troops rooster i think.

Also using guardsmen, sisters and half of our marines to hold position with remaining we should attack to the hive.

hey everybody drop by the IRC channel. Go to suptg, click chat, go through all the security checks don't worry it won't do anything. Copy and paste this and put it in the comment line.

/join ChapterMasterQUEST

>>16734283
I am agreeing with this.
I want to know exactly what kinda resources we have on the group, to the armor configurations.
Drop a LR BA style right into the hive ship.

>>16734250
>>16734273
>>16734283

You tell your plan. Seraphim Julia and General Karthos approves of this idea while Mantis Warriors chapter master Audin accepts your plan but he wants the gene-seed and the relics of his chapter carried off world, saved from tyranids foul claws.

>>16734357
"We were intending for you, our brothers to share the glory, but if your chapter is in such dire need I could bring the 3rd Company if you take their place on the battlefield instead."

>>16734357
Well, that is not entirely unreasonable.
Do we have a cruiser aside we can use to evac the items of value to the chapter?

First thing we need to do is pound the ships in orbit. HARD. Their biggest ship is in full vulnerability mode, and from what I gather through Lexicanum, the two protecting it are basically weak Strike Cruisers. We've got a Battle-Barge and a Strike Cruiser, along with assorted Destroyers and lesser craft that they come with. If we pound them fast and hard, we should be able to clear the skies. Once we control space, it'll be much easier to control the ground.

Did I say earlier if we should bring Librarians? Can't remember, but if so, in concert with our fleet-based sensors, we should locate the primary synapse creatures. Think Ork Warboss, in that when you kill them the Tyranids will revert to their baser animal instincts. With the Hive Mind inside the main ship vulnerable and taking a pounding in orbit, and their primary synapse creatures being taken out in concerted efforts, we should be able to turn the war in our favor.

- Full on Orbital Assault on the Guardian Ships and Hive Mind
- Council with Librarians and Fleet-based auspex to determine location of primary synapse Tyranids

GOGOGO

>>16734337

We have

2500 soldiers
(Armed with hotshot lasguns by standard and each wearing caraprace-plate armor instead of normal flak amour. Also some of them are carryping plasma guns, flamers, meltaguns.... More like stormtroopers than normal guardsmen.)
5 heavy weapons team armed with autocannons.
3 chimera
2 hellhound
2 leman russ

140 Mantis warriors marines

30 terminators
40 devastators
30 assault marines
40 tactical marines

Crimson Hearts

50 celestians
15 with heavy bolter
25 with multi melta
10 with flamer

Our 1st company
50 terminators.
30 veteran assault
20 veteran tactical

Our 3rd company

50 tactical
40 assault
10 veteran assault

Also we have
2 land speeder tempest
2 normal land speeder
Land Raider
2 Preadators

>>16734393

Let's kick it into gear everyone!

>>16734389

You have 5 shadowhawks and stormbird capable of such evac.

>>16734393

We brought our librarians (2 lexicanum and Epistolary Fenix) with us. Though Fenix can try to locate synapse creatures under the shadow of hive mind and survive it would leave him weak.

>>16734449
I say we give them the stormbird for use in evacuations, and a shadowhawk if need be.
As it stands for battle plans, we can't rely on a ground battle here, we do not have the forces, period.
>>16734393 is on the ball. We start dropping synapse creatures on the ground, and take the fight to the menace in the skies directly with all available forces.

>>16734486
>>16734393

You revise your plan again after you consult with Argath and Fenix. Favoring a more indirect approach you decide on Fenix locating the synaps creatures, fleet engaging the two guardian hive organism then go for an orbital bombardment and using stormbird and one of the shadowhawks for the evac, but you will need time to load all that gene-seed and relic onto the stormbird. Tyranids will strike soon in full force so without a defense force it woul be impossible to evac.

What now chapter master?

>>16734549
no offence but if the relic is slowing us down then we need to forget about it, the geneseed matters more than a relic we know jack crap about

>>16734549
>have meat will use
I say we set up defensive perimeters around the places of importance, the starports, heavily defensive lines around areas with static weapon emplacements.
They are already on the ground, so devote our entire IG resources to holding the line, along with, imo, 30% of our entire marine assets, barring terminators. We may need them for space based boarding actions.

>>16734449
shadowhawk? never heard of that transporter/lander/fighter
is it some stealth version of the thunderhawk thats only in the fluff?

Well, Sisters of Battle with their flamers are the best choice. Obviously the Mantis Warriors will want to do the loading, but most of them can aid in the defense. Third Company can set up a defense as well, but the First Company should be waiting to be dropped at first notice. Get those damn beasts down, now.

Yes shadowhawk is stealth variant of thunderhawk with improved precision strike missles. (Not in the fluff.)

>>16734590
>>16734575

First: They're stealth-based 'hawks, entirely fanon for the sake of quest

Second: IRC channel #ChapterMasterQUEST
Join mofo

>>16734593
>>16734575

You revise your plan and decide its best to position guardsmen along with sisters to defend the wreckage of Manti Warriors battle-barge, holding the line while gene-seed and relics are loaded on the stormbird. Mantis Warriors leave their devastators and tactical squads with the defending forces but comit their terminators and assault squads to your command. You also order 3rd company to defense but Archaron objects telling you that 3rd is more suited for offense. Still its obeys your orders.

>>16734625
Have 3rd be a mobile reserves and do counterattacks where necessary.

Now get those big boys out of the air so we can get some delicious orbital bombardment going.

>>16734625

3rd Company can suck it up, it's not like the loading will take the whole battle. We won't be beginning the necessary assaults until after the Space battle is over, and by then they won't be as needed. So man the fuck up, Archaron.

We've set everything up, how is the space battle going/gone?

>>16734625
Instruct Acharon that if the 3rd company is well suited to offense, than you expect them to be taking the fight to the xeno menace by virtue of flank assaults, harassment and isolate/destroy maneuvers.
Give him the ability to command his men as he sees fit, so long as he does not over extend himself or diverge from our core battle plan.
The Emperor protects.

>>16734658
>>16734651
>>16734646

On your orders all forces take their positions.

Your fleet consisting of

Silence of Death (Battle Barge)
Ravendare(Strike Cruiser)
Shadow Hunter(Strike Cruiser)
Unshakable(Lunar Class Cruiser)

Engages the gargantuan space organisims. A swarm of smaller creatures pour out from them to form a defensive armour around them while they reach with their tentacles to tear your ships apart. You fleet Master of The Fleet Argath orders the two strike cruisers to fire on specific positions piercing their armour. With letting Tyranid organisim regenarate he orders Silance of Death to open fire on one of them while Unshakable tries to fend of another. Silence of Death kill the gangantuan organisim with its main batteries frying it and tearing it apart but Unshakable is caught by the tentacles of other one and is getting teared apart. Argath being ready for this orders unshakable to focus its fire on tentacles while Silence of Death readies its batteries for a second salvo. With the help of the other two Strike Cruisers Unshakable manages to free itself and Silence of Death kills the last organisim. Though Unshakable is severly damaged skys are ours.

What now chapter master?

Meanwhile reports come from the surface. Tyranid swarm all around the planet are now heading in only one direction. To where your ground forces are deployed. Being the last ressistance one the whole planet Hive Mind moves its ground forces against them. Though lines hold for now. There are casualities...

>>16734721
>Archaron better be doing something important
Press forward.
The hive ship is before us.
If Unshakeable still has it batteries online, it can harry the ship from a distance. It comes down to whether we want to try and board the hive ship outright or bombard it.....
Actually, if the Unshakeable still has it's guns online, it should bombard the planetary forces. Send a strike cruiser to assist, while the rest consign themselves to the Emperor and prepare for terminator boarding action.

Start Planetary scans now. We'll begin with those Primary Synapses are that are personally leading the assault. Those will be the Third Company's priorities, while the rest remain to defend. Mantis Warriors can decide on their own to help taking out Synapses or continuing to aid the defenses.

Those further from the front that our scans point out as the biggest targets will be the targets of the First Company. By teleporting or drop-podding, the Terminators and rest will take the fight DIRECTLY to the Synapse creatures. Get in, take them out, get out, quick.

All the while, our capital ships will be bombarding the shit out of the Hive Mind to keep it occupied. Those other ships capable of planetary bombarding will do so, to alleviate the hordes of Tyranids.

>>16734721
Apply orbital bombardment on enemy concentrations outside direct combat area.

Do we have any weapons that could destroy the hive ship from within?

I have to say, I don't like the idea of committing boarding actions on a Tyranid ship. If it was any other faction, I'd be all for it, but I don't know how that would be all that useful against Tyranids.

>>16734768


Yes we are capable of destroying it from inside. As scans showed in the middle of the main ship, there lies the brain of hive mind. İf we kill it, along with its heart and all Tyranids die, or go insane and kill each other.

>>16734789
>marines
>terminator boarding actions on Nids
Dude, that is how they WIN against nids. Shit, if we had some scouts, I'd roll them in their with melta bombs on a remote charge.
However, I do agree with you that we need to start supporting the ground forces right now. A happy medium?

>>16734790
I suggest we teleport in all available terminators and whatever others from 1st company that we can make board the hive-ship. With the majority of tyranid forces focused on taking out our ground forces it may just be possible.

And it is not like we'll be able to defeat the tyranids on land.

>>16734808
It's not like we need all the cruisers to do the boarding.

Guess I'm just not all that knowledgeable about Tyranids, but I always thought that the ships were gigantic organisms in their own right, and they didn't actually transport anything.

But hey, if we can go all Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body on their asses, I'm down.

>>16734789
>>16734767
>>16734768
>>16734808
>>16734812
>>16734818
Gentlemen, let us come to agreements.
Marines generally use boarding actions by scouts and 1st company terminators to kill hive ships.
However, we must support our ground forces. We must decide on what we will do, and how much we commit.
I say if we go for the boarding action, we devote our entire terminator force to it. It must be done right the first time, there are no second chances. We send the cruisers to bombard the planet, the battlebarge goes toe to toe with the hive ship.
All for? Any modifications?

>>16734847
Tack that as a modification of this plan:
>>16734767

And I'm down.

>>16734847
The hive ship is on the ground according to OP, so it shouldn't need to go toe-to-toe...

Otherwise yes, our termies alongside the Mantis Warriors Termies. The rest (rest of 1st and Mantis Assault) can support ground forces.

>>16734812
they might be prepared for a boarding party so we have to be careful

>>16734847
>>16734812
>>16734808

Your order all remaining Ships except Ravendare to bombard the planet to relieve to forces on the ground. Then you prepare all terminators to boarding action.

You have

50 Terminators
30 Mantis Warrior Terminators
10 Honor Guard Terminators (Seriously come up with a name for them.)

Also Argath requests that he join the combat effort. Also are you planning the join te boarding parties yourself Chapter Master?

>>16734901
Company size strength of termies? Deathwing here we go.

And we join the boarding,

>>16734901
>10 Honor Guard Terminators (Seriously come up with a name for them.)
The Midnight Carnival.
I say all in.
Let the full might of the Emperor's finest, the guardians of the million strong worlds of the Emperor's Imperium, descend upon them.
Our bolts and blades shall blot out the stars, and our victory shall march on everlasting.
Like birds of prey we shall strike, and none will stay our hand.
In the name of the Great Raven, in the name of He Upon His Throne, let us march to war.

>>16734927

You ready Terminator squads for boarding action and and divide them among the boardin pods. Argath and You plus Honor Guard board one drop pod while rest of the Terminators divide equally. Ravendare enters the orbit right above the hive ship and makes a pre bombardment to crush any anti air defense. Then She ejects the drop pods right onto the hive ship. Your pod slams onto the shell of hive mind then opens up. Argath quickly leads your group to a weak point and starts setting up melta charges to make an entrance.

>>16735013
Alright lets make some hussle, otherwise I'll get bored and punch my way in.

>>16735113
let's kick the tires and light the fires!

Argath finishes his work quickly and blasts the carparace opening a hole on it. Quickly you and your group enter. All around the ship other groups are doing the same. While your forces at the ground start getting pushed back as Tyranids send wave after wave but then a pysionic screams echoes. Then another one, then another...... Then Azakniel realizes what Archaron was doing all this time. Leaving the defensive line and taking 30 veteran assault marine with him Archaron hunts synapse creatures one after another, throwing Tyranid forces into disarray and crushing their momentum.

Menawhile you and your group walks through the organic tunnels of hive organism and you come to a crossroads of some sort. Your communications are blocked thanks to Hive Minds interference.

What now Chapter Master?

>>16735144

Would we have any means of intuiting which way would be the more likely way? Check with the Mantis Warriors to be sure. If not, then we split up, because it'd be pointless to send them all down only one way and it turns out to be the wrong way.

Whichever one seems the likeliest route, the Chapter Master goes personally.

A quick scan Argath makes reveals that one of the tunnels connecting to hive minds waste cannels.... So not that way.... The other two seem to be going in the smae direction however Argath tells you that while one of them will be going straight into the heart. The other one would probably lead up to the birthing chambers.

What now Chapter Master?

>>16735217
We take one, Argath the other. If any of us reach the birthing chambers we try to seal the passage and backtrack.

>>16735144
>Archaron IS doing something
Well, it's where it goes.
Split the group up evenly for each path, have a trusted leader in command of each and press up.
Imma uppercut some hive tyrant in the jaw before I leave this place, guaranteed.

>>16735217 its ether we split up and go separate ways or we risk it and go down one path

>>16735217

We split, but not in the obvious way. There's no way in Hell our Chapter Master will go anywhere but the heart, however this should be the Mantis Warriors' honor.

Therefore, the Chapter Master and the head of the Mantis Warriors will head a joint effort down the way to the heart. Our second in command amongst the Terminators will lead the remaining forces down to the birthing chambers.

I say, Chapter Master, Honour Guard, and Mantis Warriors to the heart.
Remaining Crimson Spectre Terminators to the birthing chambers.

>>16735252
I agree with this gentleman, here.

>>16735252
why i do forget that we're playing space marines and not Imperial Guard?

>>16735252
let's do this choice

>>16735235
>>16735243
>>16735248

You split the group and think about assigning Argath to one but then you realize Brother Verwin would be a better choice knowing Argath would insist coming with you also Verwin was more experienced. Sending Verwin and five honor guard terminators with him. You and Argath take the remaining 4 honor guard and march the other way. After some time you arrive to a massive chamber with veins pulsing through the walls. İn the middle you see the brain of the hive organism. A wet, grosteque monstrousty.... Veins that came out from the walls are connected to it., feeding it while it writhes and shakes in a pool of organic liquid.

What now Chapter Master?

>>16735252

You dont know which tunnel leads to which one.... Also your comms are jammed...

>>16735299
we blow shit up that's what we do in this situation but give that honor to the mantis warrior chapter master

>>16735323

He isnt with us. He is at the defense lines.

>>16735330
then we just blow shit up then

>>16735299
Set up a pair of termies on overwatch. The rest of us get to work on the brain. Cut its veins, grenades and meltabombs on brain.

>>16735334
>>16735339
we do these choices

When Squad Tertius burst from the heavy jungle into the small clearing, the first thing they saw were Hormagaunts. Their corpses littered the valley. Next, they noticed the bodies of the Scouts. Through out the valley, they lay surrounded by piles of corpses. It appeared that they were struck before they could group up in a concerted defense, and were taken out one by one. They heard the loud retort of a bolt pistol before they noticed the third and last remarkable detail of the valley. The squad's sergeant turned at the sound to see a lone surviving Tyranid burst from an internal explosion. Silhoutted by the mist of blood was another lone survivor. Scout Varen stood, wide-legged as if straddling an equine, breathing heavily. His eyes were wild in a face covered in blood. On the ground, the dead form of the scout sergeant lay between Varen's legs. There was a small circle just over a meter wide clear of Hormagaunts. Squad Tertius of the Third Company would have stood in awe at the sight, were they not Astartes. Instead, they commended him in their minds for proper behavior becoming of one of their own. Anything less would have been unacceptable. When they approached him, it took a moment for Varen's smoking pistol to waver and finaly dip, the wild look in his eyes slowly fading. Seeing the extensive injuries on the scout, and not wishing to waste the geneseed of the brave fallen, Tertius requested the urgent aid of an Apothecary through the vox.

>>16735373

As Leovain led the lone survivor to the awaiting Rhino for extraction and debriefing, the scout paused.

"What is it, brother Varen?" the Apothecary questioned.

Varen stood, fingering the empty sheath where his dagger once was. "I have brought shame, brother... it appears I have lost my warknife in the melee."

Leovain nodded, and beckoned the scout onwards again, "Yes, we've noticed the late sergeant had lost his as well. Likely they will be found in one of the dead xenos. If the target survived, we will never see it again. A new one will be issued. Speak no more of shame, for you have brought us nothing but honor this day, brother. But come, brother scout. You have accumulated more lacerations than even those found on our fallen sergeant, and need my medical attention."

Varen nodded, distracted. His hand fell from the empty sheath and he followed the apothecary from the scene of unparalleled carnage.

>>16735339
>>16735334

Two of your termies stand watch for any suprises while argath and the other two terminators ready their charges and marches up to the brain. But before they reach the brain the whole chamber shakes as a defeaning scream echoes. Suddenly two bone plates slide over the brain, cutting the all veins but covering it. Then room shakes again as brain begins to rise up revealing the thing beneat it. As it rises to full height and steps out from the pool you finnaly see the thing fully. İts a 18 feet (6 meters) tall monstrousity which has 4 scythe like boneblades and a spiked tail. İts back is covered by protectice shell now extending onto its head. İt has no eyes because it doesnt need them. He opens his mouth wide and screams at you.

What now Chapter Master?

>>16735407
>what now
Dakka dakka.

>>16735407

HIVE TYRANT!

>>16735417

Shame we hadnt brought some orks with us...

Seriously my good drunken anon...

That thing just said i will rape you and shit your bodies.... Be more creative...... =)

>>16735421
pic related

In the words of a great Imperial Commander . . .

Gentlemen.
Aim low.

>>16735427
Alright, I can do creative.
I stroll up to it and uppercut it in it's goddamned xeno jaw with my powerfist, like I said I would.
Unless someone disagrees with my course of action?

>>16735459

*cough* We're wearing lightning claws *cough*

Not that I'm against it. Actually makes it a tad more effective.

But it would straight ruin the head for mounting later.

"Battle brothers! Spread out, give him more targets than he can handle. Strike hard, strike fast, strike where he does not expect!"

>>16735471

fuck the head we'll take the entire body if we have to

>>16735508
i didn't mean litteraly fucking the head

>>16735481
>>16735459
>>16735443
>>16735508
>>16735471

Your honor guard quickly scatters away and start shooting at the things weak points which arent covered by a shell. You look at Argath which understands what you are thinking and passes the melta charges to you then starts shooting with his heavy bolters. You dash forward and roll under one of the scythes then ignite your jump pack and launch yourself upwards dodging a low swipe. You land on the things head then stab it with your lightning claws. You then tear the whole bone plate, revealing the soft brain tissiue under it. Thing tries to shake you off but you remain and push melta charges into the things brain. But before you set the timer, creature impales you with his tail. A massive spike piercing through your abdomen you fignt against the burning pain. You hear Argath shouting and one of your honor guard getting teared apart. Mustering your strength you raise your bolt pistol and shoot the charges the are still strapped to back of his head. Things head explodes as its body goes limp. All around the planet tyranids feel the death of the hive mind. Most of the tyranids enter coma, especially synapse creatures while the remaining ones go berserk and attack anything in sight. Last of the relics now loaded onto the stormbird ground forces fall back to the shadowhawks and evac.... leaving none behind.... not wounded, nor the dead.

>>16735642
Good.
And everything works out in the end.

Casualities

From 2500 survived only 1300
From 50 celestians now remains 30
From 140 mantis warriors now remains 110
From our 3rd company now remains 89 0f 100
From our 1st company we lost 1 honor guard termi and 7 other marines.
We lost 14 recruits (including Varren's squad)

>>16735697
well that went alright, i think

can we talk to the mantis warrior"s CM after we recover from our wounds?

>>16735786
Are we still alive?

>>16735813
i believe we're still alive

>>16735813

It's been good to have you with us, we need more voices.

Just so you know, we have a sort of OOC chat in the IRC where we discuss ideas and such while we quest. It's still on as I leave now, so you should join it up. Add in another interested to our little think tank.

It's #ChapterMasterQUEST
If you don't have mIRC installed, you can use sup/tg/'s chat, it's the same thing.

See you later, guys!

>>16735899
Thanks, man. See ya next time!

>>16735949
>almost die
>dream of hot bitches
The Emperor Provides.
Demand the hot white haired bitches in the name of Thulsa Doom.

You see two bright emerald green eyes looking at you. Seeing deep into your soul. An angelic beauty looms over you. She prays for you and your soul. You see the kindness in her eyes. Her white silky hair strokes your face..... then nothing...... you dont feel anything at first... then you fell like... moving....no ... YOU ARE FALLİNG..... you gasp and wake up as your conciousness returns to you. You are in the apothecarion. You look around. You try to remember what happened. As your memories slowly return, door opens and Valerion enters.

-Are you awake my lord? Thank the Emperor.

>>16735949
Valerion, what happened when i was out?

>>16735962

Well i provided you for today indeed. Thank you for sharing this quest with me my good anon. Thank you all who shared this quest with me....

İts all for today folks but dont worry. From now i will be around at tuesdays, thursdays, sundays..... and on some occations you can see me seven days of the week so keep your eyes open.

Ooooh forgot to add. Saturdays are offical days for the quest too but i will be much more early then.

>>16736001
Word.
Thanks, OP, this was fun.
The booze helped too.

>>16736009

You are welcome....

>>16736020
Lolol

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