Chaos clash with Tau at Mimir 3

While the Federacy aided their tau allies at Echo Reach, they were only be able to leave enough forces in the Mimir system to defend the new federal colony of New Titania. This necessarily meant leaving the outer planets without defences, allowing the forces of chaos an easy transit to Mimir III. The Emperors Children had already established a presence in the system, but increased activity detected by federal listening bouys alarmed the alliance. A meeting was called. 

In order to pay back the federacy for their help at Echo Reach, it was arranged that the tau would lead the assault to clear the rogue chaos warbands from the outer reaches of the system. In reality this was also borne of political necessity. With the federal presence at Echo Reach the tau needed to “help” at Mimir so that both systems were “alliance”. 

Malkaor’s expedition duly set off and landed at Mimir 3. Expecting ill equipped and disorganised chaos warbands they were soon shocked as the whole of the elite Emerald Serpent turned out in force to oppose the tau. The battle was hard fought but the tau were unable to deal with the core might of the tzeentch dedicated daemonic armies. In only 24 hours the tau had withdrawn leaving chaos in control of the small rock world of Mimir III.