Kazhaniv's storm of attacks tore a breach in the Ork lines. Heavy tanks and Terminators followed in his wake, charging through to cut the Orks into isolated pockets.
On the outer battlefield, the Titans advanced with ponderous strides, crushing every large Ork war machine in their path and steadily compressing the enemy lines.
One white crater after another erupted under their bombardment, taking whole swathes of Orks with them as the Titans' subterranean cannons and Volcano Cannons fired without pause.
Evan had not deployed the Roscoe Ground Sweeper. This world had good relations with the Forge World, so he needed to be careful and protect the Chapter's trump card.
Even so, the light of the Omnissiah shone upon this world. The mechanical might assembled here surpassed that found on most Imperial battlefields.
The Greene family's Knight suits plunged deep into the Ork tide. Severed limbs churned in the green waves as the entire Knight House fought together, closing in around the Gork Dreadnought.
But the Titans were slow, after all, and the Greene family engaged the enemy first.
The Gork Dreadnought charged forward wildly. This machine also carried deadly melee weapons, and the formidable close-combat power of Gork's Claw was enough to tear the attacking Knight suits apart.
The Greene family's Gallant Knight suit was the first to engage. Equipped exclusively with melee weapons, this kind of Knight suit specialized in taking down enemies of its own class.
Shieldbreaker's "Waaaaagh!" blared from the loudspeakers. The earthshaking roar sent the surrounding Orks' morale soaring.
Bomb Squig climbed onto the Gork Dreadnought's shoulder and hurled grenades at the Knight suit. These slow-moving attacks passed through its Ion Shield and exploded directly against its outer armour.
The Gallant Knight suit at the forefront ignored everything around it, exploiting its twin blades to launch