Hylas: Van Dorn continues offensive

The success of Imperial forces on Hylas continued into mid 02.018M42 as Van Dorn continued his offensive in the southern half of Hylas. Buoyed by recent successes and the arrival of reinforcements, the Novgorod Guard pushed on from their new front line positions to the last settlement to hold out in the southern half of the planet's single continent. Covering hundreds of miles in just a few days, the guard entered Benger on 1202.018M42, and managed to push the orks out of the dilapidated city by 1602.018M42

The Imperium could now see the end of the long war on Hylas in sight, but Van Dorn's supply lines were now stretched, as Administratum logistics struggled to keep up with the pace of the offensive. Now Benger stood at the tip of a long salient, and Van Dorn's men threatened to cut the orks in Berkeley off from supply from the south. Everyone now waited for the ork counter attack, which must surely come.