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author: Rory Hinnen description: Battle Report: Chaos Routed date: 2026 May 24 10:41 tags: Battlefleet Gothic, Scarus, Fiction, Imperial, Chaos, Thousand Sons, Battle Report published: true image: ../../images/IMG_4486.jpeg_ imageDescription: A black table, both side arranged for battle, a planet and other terrain near the middle. title: Chaos Routed! A Battle Report layout: BattlefleetStory
Thousand Sons Routed!
A small battle report from the Scarus Subsector
Ship Rosters
Imperial
<img src="../../images/IMG_4480.jpeg" "Zealous" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Zealous
Dominator Class Cruiser
Leadership: Captain Duran Durante, 8
Light Cruiser Squadron <img src="../../images/IMG_4478.jpeg" "Resolute" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Resolute
Endeavour Class Light Cruiser
Leadership: Captain Tillinghast, 9
<img src="../../images/IMG_4479.jpeg" "Emporer's Shield" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Emporer's Shield
Endeavour Class Light Cruiser
Leadership: Captain Lestrade, 7
Escort Squadron <img src="../../images/IMG_4481.jpeg" "Rhomphaian Squadron" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Rhomphaian Squadron
Falchion Class Escort Squadron
Leadership: Captain Tarkus, 7
Thousand Sons
<img src="../../images/IMG_4484.jpeg" "Deathskull" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Deathskull
Slaughter Class Cruiser
Leadership: Sorcerer Onoris, 7
<img src="../../images/IMG_4485.jpeg" "Word of Change" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Word of Change
Devastation Class Cruiser
Leadership: Acolyte Captain Mhotep, 9
Escort Squadron <img src="../../images/IMG_4482.jpeg" "Exterminator Squadron" align="left" style="margin-right: 10px;">
Exterminator Squadron
Infidel Class Escort Squadron
Leadership: Acolyte Captain Gilgamos, 9
Turn 1
Imperial fleet All ships turn toward planet, all torpedos are fired towards the invading Thousand Sons Fleet.
Thousand Sons Responding to the Imperial denial of space, the Thousand Sons turn toward planet. The fleet fires all torpedos, 3 fighters, 1 bomber. 1 fighter engages the torpedos, destroying both.
Turn 2
Imperial fleet The Resolute rolls leadership and goes under Load Ordnance.
The Rhomphian squadron rolls leadership, and also goes under Load Ordnance
The Light Cruiser Sqd moves fires on incoming missiles: 2 hits
Zealous moves straight, and fires the Nova Cannon into the Chaos Sqd, and the squadron fails Brace For Impact
The Thousand Sons squadron takes a direct hit, rolls 1 damage and takes down shields
The Light Cruiser Sqd moves straight 20cm
Torpedos hit fighters
Thousand Sons Idolator Sqd fails command role, no further leadership rolls.
Moves through blast markers - no damage
They fire 6 weapons against closing escorts: all fail
Word advances, fires, and manages 1 blast marker on the imperial escorts.
Deathskull advances into the gravity well of the planet, Fires 6 weaponss on Imperial escorts, 2 hits, one escort vaporized.
It follows up with lances against Imperial escorts, no damage.
Imperial Light Cruiser Squadron is masked by the planet, Deathskull has no more available targets.
Turn 3
Imperial fleet
Light Cruiser Squadron Locks-on; 5 hits on Deathskull
Deathskull passes leadership and Braces, saves 2, resulting in 1 internal, no crit
Zealous Locks-on, moves into planet well, and uses the gravity to move abeam
Zealous manages 1 hit on the Deathskull, and rolls critical damage.
Crit: Double 6, Bulkhead collapses, +4
Deathskull crippled
Thousand Sons
Escorts reload, move behind the Zealous and unload weapons. They manage to take down one Shield.
Word fails reload, no further command rolls. It moves to the rear quarter of the Zealous. They manage to inflict one hit.
Deathskull maneuvers behind the Imperial Light Cruiser Squadron, fires and makes 2 hits, 1 Shield down, 1 internal: Crit, starboard armarment lance misses.
Escorts miss.
Turn 4
Imperial fleet Light Cruisers whip around planet using gravity, behind Word, and unload all torpedos 4 weaps - 1 hit Shields overlaps fighters, they are destroyed planet blocks remaining fire opportunities Zealous lock on unloads on Deathskull abeam Deathskull braces 2 hits, one internal, saves fail, hulked Plasma drive overload Sqd braces, one Shield turns past planet, closes on Word torps, weapons, 1 hit torps one misses Word, 3 hits on escorts, wiped out.
Thousand Sons Chaos flees the field