With the outer city taken by the Genestealer Cultists, the end is in sight for the defenders. The Inner Wall protects the Hive, but can all of the entryways into the Underhive be blocked and defended?
One such point is now under attack. The Portal Gate has exploded inward (bottom edge)as the Cultists breach the defense and the fight is on. Arbites detachment on left; Orlocks in center with the PDF forces manning the second and third lines...
The Arbites and Orlocks...The PDF forces on the second and third lines:View from the PDF line towards initial fighting with the command center at the bottom edge...The PDF sniper taking his shots...The initial volley from the Orlocks, takes down numerous Cultists...More Neophytes rush forward and destroy an Arbites Automata...PDF troopers rain destruction on another unit of Neophytes located on the right...As Aberrants charge into the Orlocks, it is a bloodbath. While two of the Aberrants are taken down, the defenders are almost eliminated...The second Arbites Automata is destroyed by some Acolytes...The last of the Orlocks go down to the power of the Aberrants...The PDF troopers on the second level, take their first losses, but nearly wipe out the attacking Neophytes...Fire and casualties are exchanged between the Cultists and Arbites...The main defensive line manned by the PDF takes down both Acolytes and Neophytes...The last two Neophytes on the right take down one PDF trooper, but then are destroyed...The Arbites charge into the Cultists...The Aberrants continuing to inflict casualties...As the PDF destroy a unit of Acolytes, the gang of Corpse Grinders flood out of the lower level...The Arbites eliminate some Neophytes, but in return are destroyed to the last man. You may spot a Locus and a Kelermorph amongst the Cultists...Defenders shoot down numerous Corpse Grinders, and one Aberrant in melee! But the PDF on the left along with their Commissar, is wiped out...The PDF forces on the second level, lose one of their number while whittling down the Corpse Grinder Juves...The sniper is taken down by the Kelermorph...The struggle around the command center is bloody...As Acolytes charge up the stairs, the last PDF go down to Corpse Grinder fire...As the Cultists, inc the deadly Aberrant, storm the Lascannon crew, the hopes of the defenders rapidly dwindle...The Aberrant takes down the PDF commander and the Cultists have destroyed the defenders! The Underhive (and therefore the entire Hive), is overrun...With the fall of the Capital, all that remains of the Imperial presence on Ieaid is the PDF Fort Cornelius Tanteral!