Turn 2
Maintaining initiative in the battle over the buildings, the marines push forward their two heavy armour formations in the land raiders and fell blades. The gargant is lit up with explosions, its powerfields crackle and die, then rounds start to hit home and the gargant catches fire.
In response its three large cannons fire back at the tightly packed marine armour. The fire is inaccurate but still disables a landraider and damages a fellblade, the immense concussion of the rounds stuns a number of Legion crews. Gretchin riggers poor from the gargant in an attempt to douse flames and restore damaged systems. Before the marines can re-engage the gargant they are forced to defend themselves against an well co-ordinated ork air assault. The lander crashes down amidst the marine tanks and orks scramble all over the tanks whilst crews fight them off with bolters and knifes.
The WE landraider crews dismount to fight the orks toe to toe. The iron hands realise the tactical disadvantage and back away from the lander whilst laying down suppressive fire. The orks loose a number to the fellblades and WE crews but in the end all the WEs are wiped out and a fell blade is lost in spectacular explosion when its demolisher cannon ammo is set off by tankbuster bombs. The remaining two tanks pull back under heavy fire from the Lander.
The initial shock of the ork assault is short lived and the supporting WE infantry rush forwards to engage the orks before they can consolidate their hold in the buildings. The WE, now in their element dismount and fight the orks with bolt pistol and chain blade whilst the nearby IH medusa lend supporting fire. The orks counterchage from the wrecks of armoured vehicles and a large melee ensures. The orks fight to the last but in the end the WEs are victorious and even get aboard the lander killing the few remaining crew before it can take off.
Whilst this is happening the ork fighta bombers return to strafe the WE jet bikes knocking out two before the bikers can scatter. As the fightas pull up from their attack run they are engaged by the returning primaris lightnings. They imperial pilots knock out two but the third escapes and powers away.
Back in the centre the WE are regrouping but the gargant still looms over them. The IH Medusa push through the WE lines to engage and score a number of hits on the gargant but they seem to have little effect. On the other side of the buildings the vindicators advance up towards the bridge to start engaging the ork positions on the other side of the river. A number of orks are killed but scanners still indicate many more hidden in the undergrowth.
A second wave of fighta bombers then arrive and attack the medusa as they reload. A tankbuster rocket hits home causing a bigger secondary explosion that destroys the SPG and its crew. Concerned of an imminent attack across the bridge, the IH infantry commander tries to set up his platoon to cover the river and bridge but some movement on the opposite bank triggers a heavy response from his support elements. Realising they're wasting precious munitions he orders the cease fire. When the smoke clears the effect on the ork positions is negligible.
Further across the river tree tops can be seen falling as heavy ork vehicles advance through the woods. The IH commander is concerned about them massing near the bridge so sends the landraiders forward to block further progress. Near the bridge the landraiders are also able to draw a bead on the Gargant's flank and the lead two vehicles open fire but the gargant still stands though it is now heavily wreathed in fire.
At this time a number of fast ork vehicles are observed to be moving east to west in the north. This data is passed to the whirlwind crew but they are out of range. They then re-orientate and fire into the woods hoping to catch some orks in their hiding spots.
Out on the plains the WE set up an engagement area to the west of the building complex with their remaining sicaran tanks and landspeeders, as the gargant and warband slowly advances. The WE's heavy mechanised infantry formation pushes down the flank to engage the gargant and the two groups exchange fire. The engagement drops a number of shields on the gargant and a sicaran is knocked out. The jetbikes move up in support, ready to counter attack any orks who may challenge the spartans but their approach is drowned out by the IH thunderhawk as it overflys the WE, cannons and sponsons blazing away at the ork gargant. The thunderhawk momentarily touches down and four contemptor dreadnoughts leap from the ramp. Working in pairs they spread out and fire into the giant construct, chewing out chunks of the walker with assault cannons and missiles whilst the thunderhawk powers back into the sky.
Back on the east the IH speeders probe across the river and pop up over the trees to fire into the ork infantry once again. Shortly after the smaller ork gargant crumbles in on itself, the head now too heavy for its blasted and fire stricken torso to hold up. Shortly after, of the construct's heavy arm cannons fall into the river in a great gout of water and steam. Somewhat relieved, the WE and IH infantry around the city take the opportunity to treat wounded and redistribute ammunition.
Unfortunately the IH tanker crews aren't so lucky, both the predators and fellblades have taken damage to critical systems and the techmarines are still trying to rectify the damage.
