[Epic] IG fluff

From: Geoff Kemp <geoffkemp_at_...>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:52:28 +0100

"7 clicks to primary target"
"Copy that Sampson" replied sergent Smith

Th=
e Second Catachan Knight land speeder squadron sped above the canpoy of the=
 trees below them rapidly approaching the moutains on the horizon. Gunner =
Mercormic of Knight 3 checked to his left infront he could see Knight 1 and=
 to his left Knights 2 and 4. Behind him he could hear Knight 5, the purr o=
f a finly tuned engine a key above the rest felt reasuring to him.

"5 Cl=
icks to Primary Target", said Sampson`s Voice came over the comlink. Merco=
rmic thought 5 clicks .... 4 Clicks, 3, 2,1 then Checkmate. He knew that th=
e Knight of Catachan had never failed, though there was always a first ....=
.

"3 Clicks to Primary". Mercormic checked the trees below, they were sta=
rting to thin out . "Almost there, May the Emperor guide my aim" Mercormic=
 thought and checked the pressure gayge of the Heavy Flamer. It was readin=
g noimal. The Multi Melta read Charged and ready.

"1 Click to Primary".
"=
Okay Knights, lets make it fast, lets make it low" replied Smith over the C=
ommlink. Mercormic felt his pilot push forwards on the control shaft and g=
uide the speeder within a few feet of the ground.
"Command knight 1, Comman=
d Knight 1; you are red and free" Mercormic heard the Captain at HQ say.
"K=
nights we are free, fire at will, repeat fire at will" was Smiths response.=
 The speeder crested the ridge, Mercormic checked his targetting senses, an=
d accquired the Orks Workshop, he pressed fire, his Multi Melta fired, almo=
st instatly the Workshop Exploded in front of him, Klye, his pilot was forc=
ed to pull back hard, as they went up Mercormic checked left, he saw below =
him Knight 1 target a group of Big Orks, dropping them like flies with his =
heavy bolter. all that was left standing was an Ork the size of and Oyrgn. =
 Knight 3 swept low over a shatny building covered with Smaller Ork like cr=
eatures that Mercormic knew of as Gretchen. He releasd the pressure on the=
 Flamer, he could hear the high pitched screams of the small green skins.

=
The Huge orkoid took a clumsly swing at Knight one, but Smith Skillfully do=
dged the blow, and pulled the speeder in to a tight turn around some sort o=
f Ork temple. As he pulled around it, it appeared to move, no it couldn`t =
be e thought, but it was, the building was moving. He thought, we don`t ha=
ve time for this as he bought his speeder to bear on the Warlord, Sampson l=
et rip with the Heavy Bolter, the Ork stood upright for a moment with three=
 great holes, two in his chest and one where his face use to be. then it f=
ell to the floor. Smith heard a grating sound to his rear, Sampson Checked=
, that Building was moving, but it was no Building, it was one of the mini =
gargants which the orks had dubbed "Stompers"

Below him Kyle saw the Stomp=
er start to attempt to chase Knight 1. It fired it`s battle cannon, and mi=
ssed as smith dodged hard left. Mercormic checked the Multi Melta, it was =
Charged and ready to fire. Kyle brought the Speeder around to back of the =
stomper. Mercormic saw Orks Shoving coal in to a crude steam engine. next=
 to the boiler he could just make out the Ammo store for the Battle Cannon.=
Mercormic got on the Commlink : "Sir I`m going to disable the Primary Weapo=
n, take it out before it takes us out Sir"

"Good Luck Guardsman" came Smit=
hs relpy

  Mercormic, brought the Multi melta to bear on the Stompers Ammo=
 crates. The green box on the targeting display flashed red. Postive loc=
k-on he thought, almost as a knee jerk, said "we have tone ". Mercormic pu=
lled the trigger. He hit the Ammo Crate. The Ammo started to crackile, th=
en BOOM the Ammo Exploded.

Mercormic had hit the Boiler of the Stomper ins=
tead of the Ammo, with the flames from the Boiler spilling out over the Amm=
o, causing the AMmo to over heat and Explode, destroying the Stomper. Kyle=
 had to pull hard right to avoid the inferno. as rose up over a small burni=
ng hut. Smiths voice came over the Commlink "primary Objective met, return=
 to base"

Geoff Kemp
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