Board Thread:Off-Topic Activities/@comment-26336673-20190309082746/@comment-29646689-20190314212614

The Mooks are slowly becoming better armed. While at the beginning of the battle they are unarmed, now they seemed to be armed with modern-day weapons. They have also seemed to understand cover, as they are now using vehicles and buildings to their advantage.

The Baneblade, though powerful, is unable to advance when it encounters a collapsed building. The ruins are too tall for the supertank to scale.

Reports from across the city claims that the Mooks have gained some amount of intelligence and are now attacking competently. Several Clone Trooper checkpoints are overrun.

[Emperor] Oh, this is bad.

[Emperor] Baneblade, you are now free to destroy anything and everything.

[Tank captain] Yes, my lord.

Immediately, the Baneblade's heavy artillery cannon fires. The projectile tears into the ruins, sending the debris flying away and into the oncoming Mooks.

[Emperor] accesses comlink Emperor to 501st Legion. Unknown hostile invasion in (coordinates here). Additional firepower required.

[???] 501st Legion to Emperor. Legion deploying. Acclamator-class Assault Transport incoming, ETA 15 minutes.

[Emperor] turns to his troops Clone Troopers, hold the line! Reinforcements are coming in 15 minutes.

[Clone Troopers] Orders received.

[Emperor] comlink Deploy the Astartes.

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From the Star Destroyer comes more drop pods. But these are different.

There are only about 20 drop pods. But 20 is all it takes.

They land amongst the Mooks, crushing them. When the doors open, the Mooks nearest to the pods are slaughtered in a brutal melee.

When the Mooks are cleared, next to each drop pod stands a supersoldier of immense propensities. Standing at eight feet tall and clad in heavy armor painted black, they were meant to do what normal humans cannot not. They were the Black Templars, a chapter of the Space Marine legions employed by the Imperium of Man. They focus on melee combat, believing that ranged combat is for cowards. They specialize in ripping and tearing through enemies with incredible brutality, leaving nothing alive.

Surviving Clone Troopers in the area rallied around either one of the deployed AT-TE tanks, the Baneblade, or a Black Templars space marine. They have orders to hold for 15 minutes against increasingly well-armed Mooks until the main Empire forces can arrive.

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A broadcast emanates from the orbiting Star Destroyer.

"ATTENTION GROUNDSIDE PERSONNEL"

"The city of Citopia is under attack unknown hostile forces. Police and Empire military forces have been deployed groundside to maintain control, and more troops are on the way. However, as of this moment we have reason to believe that the enemies will breach the defense soon."

"All civilians follow orders given by police officers or Clone Troopers. All armed defense personnel follow orders given by your immediate superior. Orbital bombardment will not be executed unless extreme situations occur."

and it cuts out there.