The Sybaris Rebellion VIII - The Shadow War II

House Ixos was a powerful Guild House - owning large parts of the critical southern starports. Their covert methods were not to be underestimated - preferring a dagger in the dark to outright hostility.  

Above/below: Ixosian operatives - these agents appear to have undergone significant combat hardware implants. Armaments include an array of silenced weapons and disruptors.

 Lord Taln Krell - 7th Scion of House Ixos

The Sybaris Rebellion VIII - The Shadow War

The discovery of the element Nethium on Sybaris in 5488.09 drastically changed the fortunes of war for the Upper Houses. Within months they had secured the influence needed for the requisition of forces from elsewhere in the system. Everywhere the rebels were beaten back and forced underground.

Above/below: Rebels of the Omicron Mining Bloc (O.M.B) - armed with Armax tech weaponry. 

The Sybaris Rebellion VII - The Iron Jungle VI

A secure bivouac with sensor equipment and trip flares were vital at night near the rad zones. Hunting parties of savage mutant cannibals would stalk the pitch jungle for stragglers or wounded prey.

Above: Pict from a Zulu - Type D Sentinel Drone with star-scope filter. (Can you spot them all?)

The Sybaris Rebellion VII - The Iron Jungle V

The Sybarian Kolonial Guard (SKG) armies suffered greatly in this hostile environment that could devour entire divisions in the bush fighting against defenders who knew the terrain well.

Heavy armour was particularly vulnerable to both rebel tank hunters and the improvised resin mines which were difficult to detect.

The Sybaris Rebellion VII - The Iron Jungle IV

Rebel snipers exacted a heavy toll on the invaders inside the complex. Typically after eliminating key targets and detonating crude remote bombs they would quickly disappear into the trap laden labyrinth of factory corridors or pipe ducts.

A motorized heavy machine gun section deploying, Yama Bay. Date unknown.

The Sybaris Rebellion VII - The Iron Jungle III

The rad zones had a drastic effect on local flora; mutating aggressively growing species that were resistant to defoliants.

Above: A rebel patrol in the Gadhai Quadrant. The point man appears to be armed with a heavy blaster likely constructed of locally sourced parts.

The Sybaris Rebellion VII - The Iron Jungle II

It had long been known to the Upper Houses intelligence units that the decaying hulk was a haven to smugglers and rebels. The decision to invade en masse proved to be a strategic disaster.

The rebel units of this area were hardened fighters - typically in the employ of local warlords. As such their battle dress and armament was wildly irregular.  

Fighters with archaic pattern auto rifles.