Here it is, my first game with my Flesh eaters marines!
man did we have some fun! both of us were fielding fairly small forces at about or fractionally under 2000 points and as we both aren't overly experienced with the rules we took our time and played it as best we could, so i apologise if we make any errors with the rules
there's a lot of pics here taken during the game and i'll do my best to make it interesting and good reading
well, lets get started eh!
Flesh Eaters space marines VS Blood Angels
Flesh Eaters force:
Chapter master Naimad
Terminator librarian Tomas
Chaplain Edwardo
Tac squad Incisal led by Sergeant Luke
Tac squad Alveolar led by Sergeant Janus
2x Rhino transports
Devastator squad w/plasma cannons led by Sergeant Erinus
Death Co. (led by chaplain Edwardo)
Terminator squad
CC all with lightning claws
Furioso Dreadnought Adamus with Blood talons
Landraider Redeemer Optimus.
Blood Angels force:
Commander Dante
Sanguinary guard
Death Co.
Chaplain
Landraider
Terminator squad w/sang priest hammers and lightning claws
Terminator Epistolary
DC dreadnought
Storm Raven (not pictured)
The chapter master of the Flesh eaters Commander Naimad was seated at his pulpit in orbit, a muscle in his jaw bunched and he read and re read the data slate, a world where they kept a chapter keep and used it's inhabitants for recruiting initiates to their dying chapter was apparently being scouted by chaos forces, red armoured marines brighter than the plate worn by the Flesh eaters had been spotted through the swirling storms of dust that blanketed the planet, any attempt to make contact to confirm their identity was foiled by the dampening effect the dust had on their equipment, assuming Word bearers or even the dread chaos army of Khorne were below them, Naimad felt the felt the welcome and familiar lust of battle building through his augmented body! surging to his feet the veins in his bald head visibly throbbing he called throughout his battle barge the speaker reaching every section "Brothers of the Flesh eaters, we prepare for battle! once again we gain a chance to prove ourselves loyal to the emperor and not degenerates as some think! all squads assemble in launch bay 3 in 45 minutes"
Commander Dante strode through the hissing doors to his personal chamber to stand before his polished armour plate assembled and being prepared for his wearing on the planet below, A successor chapter from their own gene stock the Flesh eaters always known and watched for their tendency to fall into blood lust quicker than most of their lineage were tracked to the world of Evandalus Prime by his scout squads, his mission and duty to the chapter was to attempt to contact their current master Naimad and attempt to coerce the chapter back into the fold of the more regulated Blood Angels successors, the reputation of the force below was great enough that Dante himself thought it necessary to be here in person to try and talk reason with a commander more prone to asking questions of himself after the war was over and he had slaked his hunger on the flesh of his enemies, not a prospect Dante was looking forward to as they would be a far greater asset to the battle raging through the galaxy and a formidable enemy should they turn on his forces.
Set up: Evandalus prime, a planet on the far edge of sector 333 below the belt of primus, a world choked by viscous dust storms and home to hardy imperial citizens who while kept far away from constant watching by the imperial politicians still held an unwavering loyalty to the god emperor and worked hard to maintain the planets underground nutrient facilities.
on the east side of the planet closest to the second sun was a training ground of ruined buildings and abandoned outposts this was where the Flesh eaters were to land and begin to unravel who was on their planet.....
As the Blood Angel force was solely deepstriking from orbit my Flesh eaters deployed first, the
DC led by chaplain Edwardo took up behind ruins to the right of the board while in the center my Redeemer and a rhino containing
Tac squad Incisal supported by furioso Adamus set down, on the far left my
dev squad took up a position behind a multi story ruin hoping to move up for a commanding view of the battle, feeling confident as near them was Librarian Tomas and Chapter master Naimad and further behind them near the rear was rhino containing
Tac squad Alveolar.
Turn one:
Flesh Eaters: Redeemer,Rhino and Furioso all move forward 6inches while the
Dev squad move into the upper levels of the ruins to obtain a better firing arc and attempt to pierce the storms and flickering light of the war zone.
BA: nothing but an eerie silence pervades......
Turn two:
BA: rolls to deepstrike Dante and Sang guard but a glitch in the co-ordinates makes them fail to appear, re setting the dials ensures the
DC with chaplain appear near the building occupied by the Flesh eater
Dev squad also in close proximity to Tomas and Naimad!
High above them the thunderhawk carrying the
BA landraider made a pass but also failed to drop it's cargo on the ground due to large blast of wind carrying rocks dangerous to the mighty machines engines, luckily the storm raven was already below the brief wind storm and appeared through the haze on the right side of the board carrying it's cargo of a
DC dreadnought hovering in sight of the Flesh eaters Redeemer.
BA storm Raven gets it's target acquired and locks on firing 4 Bloodstrike missiles directly at the Redeemer Optimus! missiles 1+2 hit the toughened front armour and glanced off arcing back into the sky before detonating harmlessly, it's 3rd missile corkscrewed away wildly chasing a large flying native to the planet exploding in it's warm flesh and showering the ground with it's blood like red rain a fitting picture for the Eaters of Flesh to fight under, the last missile fired from the storm raven it's gunner making sure all targets were locked and systems active, the Bloodstrike missile leapt towards the redeemers armoured front glacis next to the assault cannon where it promptly sputtered and died! falling harmlessly to be ground under it's mighty tracks! the Redeemer's driver then opened the hatch leaning out and gave the SR a armoured middle finger hurling abuse!
in frustration the SR gunner then thumbed the activation rune on the assault cannon raking the Flesh eaters Dc with large caliber bullets hitting 4 of them and wounding with all shots but the fury and passion they posses made them shrug off the injuries as if they never happened and they stood tall.
On the left side of the battle the
BA DC launched themselves into librarian Tomas firing madly with bolt pistols hitting him 6 times and wounding him with 4 shots only one shot luckily finding purchase in his neck between the terminator armour's seal
with one wound left Tomas is them targeted by a Dc with an infernus pistol, being a warrior of great renown and many centuries of battle he turned aside just as the shot hit home and it failed to wound him!
The Flesh eaters hurried to action rhino carrying
Tac squad Alveolar moving 12 inches away from the
BA DC. the Redeemer moves forward 6inches while
Tac squad Incisal rushes to cover and disembarks Sergeant Luke and his marines, Furioso Adamus follows the Redeemer and the Flesh eaters
DC. jump over to gain cover 12inches forward.
Librarian Tomas turns his inner eye to channel the powers of the warp preparing to cast smite on the
DC. assailing him but the wound in his neck has drained him of energy and he fails his test! pulling his bolt pistol in fluid motion he rains a barrage of shots into the
DC. hitting two with 1 wound which he saved in their desperate attempt to clash with him, while squad Incisal prepared to help their mighty Librarian by firing a volley of bolter rounds into them the self propelled shells hitting 3 of them and wounding with each explosive round! unluckily though the
DC. were in such a fever of battle they again didn't even register they'd been hit and shrugged off the injuries! frustrated by the lack of wounds Sergeant Luke ordered his missile launcher marine to open fire hitting two
DC, when the smoke cleared his enhanced vision saw two
DC. lying prone on the earth, smiling in triumph sergeant Luke turned to commend his squad when one of his battle brothers shouted to him, Luke turned to see the two
DC. marines pick themselves up and dust the rocks from their armour joining their brothers racing around the corner at Tomas!
The Flesh Eaters Redeemer gunner dropped down in his hatch again activating his firing stud on the Assault cannon a blazing hail of shots at the SR hitting it 4 times with no damage caused, in frustration he then fired his Flamestorm cannon at it realising it wouldn't do any damage but hoped it would prove a deterrent for them coming closer!
Feeling his blood trickling from the wound in his neck and his energy failing him, Tomas decides he can't get away from the
BA DC. and decides to go out swinging!
he assaults the
DC. hitting one and then proceeded to roll a 1 doing nothing to them! this provides them the opportunity to retaliate which they do with all the fury they possess hitting him 4 times and finding purchase in his his mighty armour 3 times laying him low as his his life fades from him in a pool of blood Nooooooo!
Turn Three:
BA move: Adam rolls again to deepstrike his Landraider which he fails!
he then tried again to launch Dante and Sang guard into battle and fails again!
lastly he tries for his terminator squad to arrive and gets lucky landing them near Tactical squad Incisal!
this is then followed up by the
BA DC. launching themselves into the building occupied by the Flesh eaters
Dev squad led by Sergeant Erinus and the SR flying over the field to hover behind the Flesh Eaters Dc. dropping it's payload of the
DC. dreadnought along the flight path!
No shooting from the
BA so expectant are they on getting to grips with the enemy that they now assault, both sides are still not entirely clear on who they are fighting as the storms keep interfering with their communication devices and whether they are friend or foe it's too late for both armies as already blood has been spilled! The
BA DC. dreadnought Neilio assaults the Flesh eaters
DC. a flurry of blows connecting twice with two wounds taken, Chaplain Edwardo saves one blow but another brother wasn't as lucky and was promptly cleaved in twain by the mighty war machines Blood talons, as one marine fell the
DC. Dread was taken by battle lust and swung again at Chaplain Edwardo punching through his armour and causing damage which he duly ignored by chanting hymnals from the chapters history stirring his warriors onto greater feats of valor! Edwardo's Squad now launch their own assault against the edifice of metal in front of them, 5 hits against the dreadnought from power weapons do nothing and don't even scratch his paint but in the moment they still crave the fight, pushing through their brothers is the Ex chapter master of the Flesh eaters who succumbed to the Black rage sporting a Power fist and another brother with a thunder hammer hoping to penetrate the war machine now disoriented by the flurry of obnoxious power weapon attacks, the thunder hammer marine hits squarely on the
DC dreadnought the ring of metal even loud through the helmets of the surrounding warriors but his blow fails to penetrate the sarcophagus, moving into an advantageous position the Ex chapter master swings his fist in rage his centuries of experience and battle skill focused now on the one enemy in front of him the crackling energies from his power fist spark and dance around his fingers as he plunges his entire arm up to his elbow into the dreadnoughts body, with fluids leaking and motors dying the dreadnought sparks internally causing a massive explosion ripping him apart and killing one
DC to the right of him, as his blood talon shears off in the blast it punctured the brothers helmet dropping him instantly, sweating and crazy eyed with battle lust the Ex master now Dc. looks expectantly for more combat!
On the other side of the battle bloody carnage ensues as the
BA DC. assault
Dev squad in the upper echelons of the ruins, with frantic dice rolls they score 11 hits and then 10 wounds utterly decimating the entire squad before they even got to fire a shot!
Deciding to move for advantage in the battle and bring the fight closer the Flesh eaters Redeemer moves forward towards the
BA terminators followed by the furioso Adamus, while the Dc. attempt to close the distance to the
BA DC.,
Tac squad Incisal take cover behind their rhino and Chapter Master Naimad moves away from the
BA DC.
The Redeemer now fires it's mighty flamestorm cannons at the
BA termies hitting and wounding 4 who's armour blessedly held up against the searing heat, switching to assault cannon he opens fire, the close range providing nowhere to hide as the terminators were hit 3 times and wounded 2 times with one mighty hero falling with his helmet lense now a bloody hole from which his brain leaked.
The rhino carrying squad Alveolar fires it's pintle mounted storm bolter at the
BA DC. hitting and wounding one marine who made his save as expected and continued to stand firm, adding a pot shot Chapter Master naimad fires a bolt round into the
BA DC. hoping for a lucky mark but while he managed to hit one as his training and standing should expect he failed to wound the
DC.
Turn Four:
Adam rolls to deepstrike Dante again with his Sanguinary guard successfully landing within sight of Chapter master Naimad, while his dice rolls were hot his Landraider also appeared on the side of the board in between the two tactical squads one still embarked in their rhino transport.
BA Terminator squad bunch up around the redeemer while the bloodthirsty
BA DC. move towards the rhino containing
Tac squad Alveolar, a screaming pitch from the skies above heralded the Storm Raven flying towards the Flesh eaters
DC. and Furioso Adamus.
Sensing the battle turning in their favor the
BA push the advantage firing the landraider's twin linked Lascannon into the rhino with squad Alveolar on board but fails to destroy it, switching methods he now fires his multi melta at the same target hitting penetrating and destroying the pintle mounted storm bolter. using power of the machine spirit the other lascannon fires at the empty Rhino shaking the crew, adding fire support to the venerable tank the
BA DC. fire into the rhino closest to them penetrating but causing no harm.
while battle raged intensely around the ruins, nearest the abandoned outpost the storm raven opened fire with it's Hurricane Bolters into the Flesh Eaters
DC. hitting two but the skills they posses kept them from harm, as they moved to protect themselves the Storm raven opened up with a hail of bullets from the Assault Cannon hitting and wounding 4 marines who suffered no fatalities thanks to the fires raging within their hearts!
Furioso Adamus turned to face the threat and was hit squarely by a multi melta shot that penetrated his mighty frame exploding him with force and scattering his parts over the surrounding field.
moving now to assault the Redeemer the
BA Terminators hit the huge war engine with thunder hammers but the thick armour stops any damage from them.
In the Ruins the
BA DC. assault the rhino carrying squad Alveolar, with such fury and battle lust they strike and hit the transport 7 times with 4 hits penetrating the sides causing the rhino to explode in a massive fireball the sides blossoming outwards like a metal flower, picking themselves from the burning wreck only 5 of the ten man squad survive pulling weapons to bear on the assailants.
seeing the leader of the Blood Angels commander Dante land in a flurry of regal wings and brightly polished golden armour, Chapter Master Naimad rushes towards this worthy opponent as the Flesh eaters terminators disembark the Redeemer to battle the
BA termies in their midst, close by the Tactical squad led by Luke move away to gain a better line of sight.
His face splitting in a feral grin Naimad still running towards Dante and his surrounding Sanguinary guard he fires his bolt pistol on the move neatly sending a bolt round through the throat of one Sanguinary guard his spurting blood and armoured form crashing into his brothers as he died,
Tactical squad Incisal fires at the
BA DC. but fails to score any hits from their distance while the 5 remaining marines from
Tac squad Alveolar hit the
BA DC. with 3 hits causing one wound that was easily saved!
The Redeemer fires again at the
BA termies causing a total of 3 wounds all saved by the thick battle suit they wore, changing tack the assault cannon roars to life again scoring 4 hits and 4 wounds, the close proximity proving deadly for one
BA terminator who was blown asunder.
Tactical squad Alveolar sensing imminent death decide to assault the
BA DC. as there was no chance of escape but the
BA DC. were ready and with higher initiative struck first decisively killing 4 of the 5 marines instantly while sergeant Janus was bought low by a well place thunder hammer strike to his midriff crushing his organs and cracking his armour like a crustacean's shell.
The two terminator squads crash into each other the fury of the assault like a thunderclap, lightning claws spitting incandescent sparks while humming thunder hammers crashed against pauldrons, with 12 hits the Flesh Eaters bring wounds to 6 of the the
BA but retaliating before they die they struck back with the last vestiges of strength hitting and wounding one Flesh Eater who saved the wound easily while another Flesh Eater was run through by a well place strike from a power sword, at the rear of the
BA termies the Librarian channeled the warp energies smiting one Flesh Eater into the dust easily then bringing another crashing down dead next to his brother with his power weapon, both parties warily encircle one another, their martial prowess on both sides making them cautious to say the least!
Turn Five:
BA movement, Dante detaches from his Guard rushing headlong at the Master of the Flesh eaters, his wings whistling as he sprinted to engage, even over the roar of battle and the screeching abrasions of the dust on the surrounding buildings and vehicles Dante could still hear Naimad's undulating battle cry and sense the fury in the oncoming fight!
Overhead the Storm raven flies over the chapter masters towards the boards center, now free from their chapter master, the Sanguinary guard launch their packs to close on the Flesh Eaters
DC. before they can cause damage to their liege!
The
BA DC. move cautiously towards the hunkered down
Tac squad led by Sergeant Luke and the
BA Landraider chases down the empty Rhino.
Both sides sensing the battle closing to an end as few troops from either side remain, the
BA Landraider shoots at the Rhino it chases glancing and destroying the Storm bolter, shooting again it aimed it's melta at the rear and failed to penetrate as the rhino skewed around to prevent the shot hitting, firing assault cannon into
Tac squad Alveolar one shot blows a hapless marine from his feet his arm disintegrating in a shower of ceramite and bone.
Now within range and screaming prayers from his vox caster the
BA DC. assault
Tac squad Alveolar over the barricade, still reeling from the shots fired from the Landraider they were ill prepared for the animal fury of the
DC. and the black clad marines made short and bloody work of every marine leaving none alive to fight again!
The Sanguinary Guard (with red thirst) clashes noisily into the Flesh eaters
DC. who pass their leadership test and bring the fight to their foe up close and personal, the Sang Guard attack first killing all but Chaplain Edwardo truly a legend of the chapter, Edwardo retaliates embedding his crozius in the golden helm of one guard taking pleasure in seeing the life lights fade from the green lenses, turning to wrench the crozius from his kill Edwardo realises that it's stuck fast in the helmet and cannot pull it free in time to deflect a shattering blow from a Sanguinary guard with mighty powerfist, Edwardo continues to scream litany as he goes down.
with the battle noise a muted sound in the background, the two mighty Chapter masters continued their charge into combat the only thing they were focused on was each other, their own breathing and familiar feel of their battle plate readying themselves for what would not be an easy or structured fight!
Dante leaps the last few metres to Naimad his weapons ringing heavy against his armour luckily for Naimad his attacks cause no damage but in the opening strikes Dante rolls a one leaving himself open to Naimad pressing his advantage and with a brutal and swift kick of his power armoured boot he connected squarely in Dantes big golden balls, the shining chapter masters eyes nearly popped through his lenses at the sheer force of the blow in his groin causing him to falter and lose a wound
still confident at kicking Dante in the gonads Naimad hits him 3 times causing 3 wounds still struggling to get his breath Dante loses another 2 wounds bringing him down to 1 left! (probably the best part of the whole game was kicking Dante's nuts
)
Turn six:
No new movement or assaults or shooting, with so few on the board we decided to focus on the battle between the two mighty heroes to determine the victor, Adam had slightly more troops on board at this stage so whoever came out on top shall be victorious!
Dante still reeling from the savagery shown by Naimad, the Flesh Eater was a brutal combatant who with centuries of experience wasted no opening and pressed the attack like none other Dante had seen before, but the legendary Chapter Master of the Blood Angels hadn't held his position of power by sheer luck and countered next with a flurry of blows so fast and with such power that Naimad stumbled under the onslaught being hit 3 times and suffering 2 wounds, both warriors down to Dante with 1 wound remaining and Naimad with only 2 left the next round by Naimad was to be important and he unleashed those power claws into a dance of strikes and parries with a fervor that would have been awe inspiring had they been fighting together and not against one another, wounding Dante 2 times Naimad hoped to bleed him out and walk away to re group his chapter but Dante's armour saved him luckily and he lunged twice at the Flesh eater master his blade piercing Naimad's armour in the weaker section of his abdomen and armpit causing 2 wounds himself, Naimad roared in anger and pain swinging his claws in a backhanded stroke that would have seen him cleave Dantes helmet in two but the Blood Angels Chapter master still had his blade lodged in Naimads side, his twisting swing causing the blade to bite deeper and through his organs, with no saves Naimad fell to the ground his armour bent and rendered by the battle, still his eyes shone with battle lust and spittle foamed at the corners of his ruined mouth, "we are still loyal he coughed, the blood of Sangiunius can't be taken from our bodies or our hearts" Dante looked down as Naimad faded into unconsciousness battling within himself now to expunge the Flesh eaters as an enemy of the imperium or to keep careful watch on them to see what moves they played? the bond of shared blood caused Dante to turn and gingerly call together his troops to leave this planet, the Blood angels barely victorious especially when faced with brothers of their father primarch.
Vowing to keep tabs on the Flesh Eaters, Dante ordered his scouts to assemble and implant monitoring devices throughout the north side of the planet where the heavy dust storms abated and signals could still be transmitted, he hoped the Eaters were honest and still on the side of good, but if they faltered in any way he would be here again and next time he would wipe any trace of them from the records!
Well, that's my first proper battle and report! sorry it's so long but i just got into the swing of it
what a bloody great fight too, Adams
BA all deepstriking caused me a problem with no one to shoot at and a few lucky dice rolls saw his
DC. in the best spot to chase down a bunch of my warriors, but we hit back and it evened out getting really intense with the close combat giving him a scare or two! even though I lost I don't consider it a bad one, it was so close and it could have gone either way, now i just need to figure out why we fight again and again
I hope you enjoyed it everyone i sure did!
Damo
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