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The Battle for Macragge

February 2012·pp. 12–13

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The anniversary retrospective revisits Hive Fleet Behemoth’s assault on the Ultramarines’ home world, whose defenders had been warned by Kryptman’s discoveries on Tyran. Adam Troke explains why the contrast between a thin line of determined blue-armoured defenders and an apparently inexhaustible alien swarm makes the conflict memorable. He also recalls how the Battle for Macragge starter set’s opening skirmish helped renew his appreciation of the larger story.

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Anniversary section, printed XII–XIII; numeric page fields represent these separate Roman folios.

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