>>18442066(cont)
The battle was bloody, the fighting horrific, casualties ran high on both sides until the critical move. The Tau commander, an ethereal, supported by a squad of firewarriors, made to occupy the hill, a final desperate move to force a draw. It was in that moment that Jacobson knew what must be done, with a shout to the Emperor and the Imperium he fought so hard to protect he charged, intercepting the enemy and forcing the foul xenos to retreat.
But it was in that moment, as victory seemed certain, that fate struck. As it's squadmates fell around it, a single tau firewarrior struck, the sergeant stared at the alien, a stunned look on his face, there was no fanfare, no heroic reprieve, the man who had survived against all the odds simply fell to the ground and died.
I named the next Leman Russ I bought "Jacobson" in his honor and it's gone on to carve a bloody path through the enemies of man.
