Hexis battles, mid 07.020M42

Heavy fighting continued on Hexis into mid 07.020M42, but the intensity of the fighting had begun to slacken as all sides ran short of strategic supplies. Hexis remained at the extreme end of every faction's logisitics framework, and even for the necrons and tyranids, who didn't have to worry about this, their resources to prosecute offensive operations were running low and needed time to replenish.

 

The main action in 07.020M42 saw the Adeptus Mechanicus track down and wipe out the kroot auxilliary force that had been sent to investigate the planet. The Tau force was eliminated, ending Tau hopes of finding the Nexus Arrangement themselves. If they were ever to benefit from it, they would now have to rely on their unreliable Aeldari allies.

 

In the south, the Ultramarines led an expedition to shore up the Imperial left flank in Menthotep. The Grot force holding the zone proved to be a surprisingly stubborn foe however, and after an intense battle, the ultramarines, mostly made up of light scouts, were unable to dislodge the greenskins from their positions on the southern edge of the city. Despite having everything thrown at them, the Grots and their ork cousins still maintained an irritating and thretening presence on the planet, and denied the Imperium the opportunity to unearth vital secrets from the south of the ruined settlement.