The Athanos Crusade, Boot Camp Campaign thread

Athanos Crusade – 997M41

At this date in the south western area of Segmentum Tempestus, a crusade was launched to relieve the Athanos system of a large rebellion of massive proportions. The main leaders of the rebellion devoted themselves to the Dark Gods, summoning forth Daemons and Chaos Space Marine Traitors. Led by Lord General Augustus ‘Ironclaw’ Drevin, the crusade was launched, combining a massive Imperial Guard force, supported by Astartes companies and Titan battle groups.


The system consisted of five inhabited planets and three lifeless rocks orbiting a Phi-grade star. The system was laid out like thus:

X234B-C2 – Phi grade Star
X34H-U – Uninhabitable
Athanos I – Desert World, Large mineral reserves with a small population
Athanos II – Hive/City World, No uninhabited areas (population partially evacuated by loyalist forces)
Athanos III – Forest World, also used for cultivating certain crops
Athanos VI – Hive world, suspected headquarters of Rebellion command
X33J-U – Uninhabitable
Athanos V – Hive world, prone to plasma storms
X32K-U – Uninhabitable ice world



The crusade command divided each world into three sectors, each sector commanded by a single commander as listed here:

Athanos I: Sector 1 – thechosen1, Sector 2 – ezeckial, Sector 3 – doom diver
Athanos II: Sector 1 – Firenze, Sector 2 - Zdog, Sector 3 – Makoto
Athanos III: Sector 1 – Imperial Empire, Sector 2 – Marshal Argos, Sector 3 – Pax Urbus Pax Imperi
Athanos IV: Sector 1 – Superstalin!, Sector 2 - Grimbad, Sector 3 – Splinter
Athanos V: Sector 1 - sirdrasco, Sector 2 - Mkoll, Sector 3 –
Fleet: Izaak, ,



Units under each commander:

Firenze: 13th Light Varonian Infantry, 6th Varonian Armoured, Knights Griffon 3rd Company, Space Wolves Iron Wolf Company, Legio Annihilatum Titan Legion (In full)

Superstalin!: 19th Russika Karn Siege Regiment

thechosen1: Tylansian 7th MEU, Disciples of Talravin 1st and 3rd Companies, Ordos Malleus enclave

Imperial Empire: 28th Royal Cadian Regiment

Izaak: Battlefleet

sirdrasco: 4th Battalion, Ordos Malleus enclave

ezeckial:

Zdog: 3rd Gorpstan Combined Support Regiment

Grimbad: Draugar IV Infantry, Ordos Xenos detachment

Mkoll: Aukriian 1st

Makoto: 5th Craithian Line Infantry

doom diver:

Pax Urbus Pax Imperi:

Splinter: Inquisitorial Stormtroopers

Marshal Argos: Fantoman 313th Drop Troop Regiment, Fantoman 327th Infantry Regiment, Fantoman 504th Special Assault Regiment, Fantoman 507th Infantry Regiment, Fantoman 508th Infantry Regiment, Fantoman 73rd Armored Regiment, Black Templar Crusade

Rules for the Campaign:

All participants must command an army using the Imperial Guard codex of at least 1500pts. Support from other Imperium affiliated codices and Imperial Apocalypse units may be used to bolster this force up to a maximum of 5000pts.

Each player must try to play one game per week (or fortnight if your schedule is a little full) that is updated each week (or fortnight) on Boot Camp in the campaign thread. Participants give a brief overview (like a small command report for a lord commander) of the battle along with what speed the force is advancing. Example Report:

Games are scored as thus:
Win (Advancing Quickly) - 2 campaign points
Draw (Advancing Slowly) - 1 campaign points
Loss (Stalled) - 0 campaign points.

Each player has ten campaign points to gather till they conquer their assigned sector. When this is done, they may contribute any other campaign games they fight to other people's campaign scores to help them fight off their enemies.

Enemy Forces are called as follows:
Chaos Marines/Daemons/Guard/Titans are the same names
Eldar and Dark Eldar are the same but are called 'pirates'.
Tau forces are a pirate xenos force that has been scouring the sector called the Jaimundir Alliance
Tyranids are local xenos life forms that are unnamed.
Orks belong to a small Waaagh! incursion in the sector.
Necrons are also trying to purge the sector also.

Points will be updated on the first post and recorded here:

Firenze – 8 points
Grimbad - 2 points
Superstalin! - 8 points
thechosen1 - 6 points
Imperial Empire - 3 points
Izaak - 0 points
Makoto - 7 points
sirdrasco - 2 points
ezeckial - 0 points
Zdog - 0 points
Marshal Argos - 1 points
Mkoll - 0 points
doom diver - 0 points
Pax Urbus Pax Imperi - 4 points
Splinter - 1 points

Good Luck all and let us take to the battles we face with courage and the utmost ferocity!

This post has been edited by Firenze on Nov 21 2009, 07:29 PM

The 28th Royal Cadian Regiment, at your service! (decided "Scouts" wasn't the best way to go)

Arbites survivors report presence of Orks in sector II of Athanos IV. The Ordo Xenos has intercepted communications, and theorize that the rebel scum are attempting to bribe the orks with heavy missile weaponry. The Inquisitor has ordered the Draugar IV^th to engage the orks, a stark disappointment to Captain Raud, who hoped to personally hunt down rebel HQ. (Best of luck on that task to the Russika 19^th.) We have requisitioned additional flamer units for spore removal, and with luck, we should be able to engage the orks within the week.


Attached Pict-Capture: Lt. Rohstahl, a Draugar trooper, and Csr. Holt (Note: No relation to the more famous Commissar of the same name) clear the upper levels of an abandoned Arbites watchpost.

Great pic! Awesomely done. My infantry are nowhere near as good.

There are a few slots available still. I also need the names of the forces on the ground.

This post has been edited by Firenze on Jul 30 2009, 10:32 PM

The 28th Royal Cadian Taskforce has found traces of traitors in Sector 1 of Athanos III, and will be purging this rebel force as soon as more intelligence has been found


Armoured Company

The veterans of 1st Platoon

Sgt.Icaruss

Command Squad, with Col.Mikelsen, and staff.

This post has been edited by Imperial Empire on Jul 31 2009, 05:57 AM

++++++++++Origin: Field Marshal Argos, Commander BG-82
+++++++Destination: Lord General Drevin, Athanos System Sector Command
++++++++Received: Athanos System Orbital Relay
+++++++++++Date: 997.M47
+++Telepathic Duct: Astropath-terminus Locion
++++++++++++Ref: THX - 1138
Thought for the Day: "If you want peace, prepare for war"

Esteemed Lord General, I am glad to report that we are now in system and preparing to land on Athanos III. Battle Group 82 shall commence it's landings in sector two sometime within the next 36 hours, if only the Navy could pull it's head out of its...
++++Lost Transmission++++
++++Re-training++++
++++Signal Acquired++++
... Once the 313th Drop Rgt has made planet fall I will bring down our Infantry and Armored support. If all goes to plan BG-82 should have sector 2 clear within 6 weeks.

Additionally, prior to setting off from the Vallivar System, a crusade of Black Templars have pledged their assistance to BG-82 if it is needed. Although welcome I pray to the Emperor it shall not be needed.

I have attached a component list of our combat forces for your review.
BG-82:
313th Drop Troop Regiment **
327th Infantry Regiment **
504th Special Assault Regiment**
507th Infantry Regiment
508th Infantry Regiment
73 Armored Regiment**
* All regiments raised on Fantoma.
** I have models for these, the rest are there only for the fluff.

Your humble servant,
Argos

And you said you were bad at writing fluff! Great one!

Imperial, Nice army. I like the Tanks!

***FLASH***
*** BEGIN TRANSMISSION ***
TO: 4th Battalion, Col. Klink Commanding officer
FROM: Lords of Terra, Ministrotum
SUBJECT: Deployment to the Athanos V: Sector 1

BODY: Col. Klink you are to dispatch your self and elements of the 4th Battalion to the Athonas sector. STOP You are presently the only force in position and will need to proceed with all due haste. STOP Investigate sightings of Xenos and Chaos reported in area. STOP Supplies are on the way and will meet you at the sector capital as well as any reinforcements. STOP Regular reports are expected as per Regulations. STOP Failure is not an option. STOP The Emperor protects. STOP

Office of the Ministrotum
Lord Marshal Garager.

*** END TRANSMISSION ***
*** FLASH ***

***FLASH***
*** BEGIN TRANSMISSION ***
TO: Office of the Ministrotum, Lord Marshal Garager.
FROM: 4th Battalion, Col. Klink Commanding officer
SUBJECT: Deployment to the Athanos V: Sector 1

BODY: Lord marshall message received and understood. Stop All available elements are being dispatch as they marshal up. STOP We are currently at 92% efficiency and battle strength. Will detail forces on station in next report . STOP We expect to be on station and beginning operations within the week. STOP Elements of the order of grey Knights expected to travel with us. STOP We will not fail and will begin operations upon my arrival. STOP We will succeed! STOP The Emperor protects. STOP

4th Battalion
Col. Klink Commanding officer

*** END TRANSMISSION ***
*** FLASH ***

[Transmission Incoming]

From: Field Marshall Brutus Stern; Commander of the Russika Karn Forces of Task Force Goliath
Subject: Athanos IV Sector 1

Task Force Goliath has arrived in the Athanos System and are ready to engage the enemy. I am thankful that the men of Russika Karn have been given the task of attacking the traitor's command. The planet will be purged of these heretic, my men are all ready to give their lives for the Emperor.

The exact composition of the forces that are a part of Task Force Goliath are as follows:

19th Russika Karn Siege Regiment
21st Russika Karn Siege Regiment
23rd Russika Karn Siege Regiment
13th Russika Karn Engineers
8th Russika Karn Armoured Devision
15th Russika Karn Artillery

We will assault Athanos IV tomorrow and create a beachead in the Tartarus Wastelands around the Larnthross Defense Network. We will then march to the Capital Hive. Enemy forces are expected to consist of the planets traitorous PDF, local militia, hired Orks, traitor Astartes and Chaos Deamons. All will be crushed in the name of the Emperor.

Praise the Emporer

[Transmission end]

This post has been edited by SuperStalin! on Jul 31 2009, 06:22 PM

[Transmission Incoming]

[Recieving]

Origin: Lieutenant Colonel Dall Harrick, Tylansian 7th MEU, 5th Company.
Date: 997 M41, 0630 Hours
Thought for the day: Ruthlessness is the kindness of the wise.

Lord General, my apologies for not having replied to your message sooner. My 5th Company was in the process of re-arming and resupply when we recieved your request. I am pleased to report that our vessels, along with the vessels of an Astartes Chapter, have arrived in system and are now in geosynchronous orbit above Athanos I. Captain Bart Lemming, the commander of our Third Platoon, has planned to accompany the Astartes planet-side, where they are beginning their assault. You may or may not have heard of Captain Lemming; ever since he was abducted by those foul Eldar xenos, he has never been the same. Regardless, I can think of no better man to spearhead the assault on the planet below.

The Astartes Chapter is a newer one, called the Disciples of Talravin. Their Chapter Master, Cale Uros, has requested that I forward his apologies for his tardiness as well. Chapter Master Uros, Captain Lemming and I await your commands; I have forwarded my proposed battle plan to you for your review. The Astartes have dispatched elements of their Scout company planetside in order to gather intelligence, and I have sent a small force of my elite Tylansian Marines to assist them. Once they report back, we will make landfall, beginning with a mission to evacuate the planet's meager civilian population. Whatever PDF troops remain will be reinforced, and then we will proceed to wipe the planet clean of His foes.

The final ship in our retinue contains an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor and her retinue of Grey Knights. She is here to prevent any potential Daemonic incursions, along with her role as overseer of the campaign as a whole.

Our strike force consists of the following, for your review;

5 Squads of Hardened, battle-proven soldiers (50 in total)
1 full company of Tylansian Marines (300 in total, plus supporting elements)
1 full armored company (several Leman Russ variants)
1 artillery company (a mixture of Griffon heavy mortars and Basilisks)

Though the enemy may find us lacking in numbers, he will not find us lacking in resolve. Our scouts have reported that Orks have been sighted in the area, and the Inquisitor believes that the heretical forces of Chaos have taken root on the planet's surface. We shall know no fear, and will smite our enemies for the glory of the Imperium.

For the glory of the Emperor!

[end transmission]

I may as well join. If there is room, I will fight on any field just let me know. I will be using the Aukriian 1st "The Chagrined".

Nice to have you aboard General!

By UK time, we are just about good to go.

All of you good luck, see you on the ground!

are we starting now? and how do we sort out games?

Yup we've started. As for how it works read the first post in this thread and the section "Rules for the Campaign". But to sum it up, you play a game against someone, and then right up a short story about it a so called After Action Review, there's an example in the "Rules" section. After that Firenze awards the points for the section (also explained above).

So all we have to do is play games and right up AAR's.