Callahan’s Gate, a pivotal Colonial stronghold, came under sudden and devastating artillery fire as Warden storm cannons opened up from Marban Hollow. The bombardment tore apart the meticulously constructed concrete defences, leaving the defenders scrambling for survival. The initial Warden assault, a combined effort of tanks and infantry, was met with fierce resistance. Over 300 Warden soldiers and numerous tanks fell to Colonial defensive positions before their lines were pushed back.

Colonial forces, though battered, dug in and returned fire from fortified positions near the town hall. The relentless Warden artillery barrage, including over a hundred storm cannon shells, demolished their outer defences. Slowly but surely, the colonial forces were forced back under the crushing weight of the warden numbers, infantry fighting infantry in the outskirts of the town through trenches and destroyed defensive positions. In the confusion, Warden forces inadvertently struck their own advancing infantry, causing a high death count and breaking their successful advance into the outskirts of the defences.

The break in the push allowed colonial forces to push up into their defences and begin to repulse the continuing invasion, infantry held antitank weapons laid in wait in defensive positions near the entryway of the road waiting to pop up and let loose their shots before withdrawing from their positions. This tactic was extremely effective in dismantling the warden assault and slowing it down to allow for additional reinforcements to flow into the town

Desperate attempts by Colonial engineers to repair defences were short-lived on the frontline, artillery fire killed multiple repair crews disassembling their way of effectively organising their defenses. When the last position on the outskirts of the town fell, the town hall was left exposed with only the lightest form of defences forming a ring around it. Warden infantry launched wave after wave of attacks, supported by tanks that crashed through the remaining Colonial defensive lines towards the city. Night fighting in the tight, smoke-filled streets became a gruesome affair, with both sides engaging in brutal hand-to-hand combat.

The Colonial defenders mounted a heroic counterattack, ambushing the Warden forces as their armour advanced into the city destroying multiple tanks with anti-armour weapons and push guns further hindering the Warden's advance. The surprise assault forced Warden infantry into disarray as their main spearhead was chipped apart, three tanks were destroyed as they passed into the heavily populated ruins area with others damaged or trapped in the streets. Colonial infantry swarmed forward and destroyed a further two enemy tanks and at least ten enemy infantry. Desperate suicide charges by Warden troops to destroy the town hall were thwarted, often by their own artillery, as their own friendly fire continued to hinder their advance.

The battle raged for two days, with both sides enduring catastrophic casualties—over 4,000 an hour at the peak of fighting. The arrival of fresh Colonial armour helped tip the scales, forcing a Warden's tactical withdrawal.

The infantry battle continued on the outskirts of Callahan’s Gate continued for another day before the colonial lines began being assaulted again by the railway mounted storm cannons, the trench fighting was nothing short of brutal made worse by the resurgence of warden artillery. Smoke from artillery shrouded the ruined streets and open fields, providing cover and confusion for the combatants. Warden infantry advanced in staggered waves, using debris and craters for makeshift cover. Learning from their initial assault they moved cautiously, wary of ambushes from the defending Colonials, entrenched in shattered buildings and makeshift barricades.

The assault itself was well planned, but the time of day was not, the night fighting added another layer of terror. The lack of visibility turned the streets into a labyrinth of danger. Colonial forces employed flares to reveal advancing Warden units, only to be countered by smoke grenades, plunging the area back into darkness. Every building was a fortress, every pile of debris a potential ambush site. Atleast five warden tanks were destroyed after the wardens pushed too far with their armour with not enough infantry support

After the destruction of the warden tank line, the colonials launched a devastating counterattack. The Colonial counteroffensive was fierce, with infantry charging under the cover of artillery. Anti-tank weapons were fired at point-blank range devastating infantry and armour alike, creating fiery wrecks that lit up the battlefield. Despite their determination, both sides endured staggering losses, with the streets of Callahan’s Gate being transformed into a harrowing battlefield once again with the streets being littered with the fallen.

The colonial engineers had been busy during the respite of assault, building some defences for the second attack, the warden forces swept those aside with their storm cannons, a strike into them wiped four infantry pillboxes out and killed a number of infantry moving forward to join in the counter-attack. The destruction of the final defensive position and the death of a full squad of infantry outside of the town hall led to the building being completely exposed, waves of infantry began to assault the frontline of the town hall continuously falling foul of their own artillery strikes and storm cannon rounds. A warden tank wave of eight tanks fell upon the town, pushing through the formerly held colonial defensive positions and engaging the infantry in close-quarters fighting. Colonial forces, the initial surprise wearing off, were able to bring armour to bear which destroyed their warden counterparts, infantry held anti-tank weapons were brought to bear and used to rip the armour to shreds.

The fighting in the region continues with long-range artillery striking at the colonial positions, the frontline is still very fluid with infantry and armour making break throughs and counter-striking to force their breakthroughs closed. It's unclear who the victor of the assault is going to be as the battle continues to rage. One thing that is for certain is that the victory or defeat in Callahan's gate will decide the fate of the rest of the deadlands county and possible even the fate of the war as a whole