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