Hi everybody. I headed over to my local
GW today, and I playe a game. I promissed to make a batrep, so here it is. No pictures though, I didnt found my camera.
I played Guard, with a list Ailaros sugested me. Blob lists, need I say more?
CCS,
MoO, lascannon, vox, sniper rifle
PCS, 3x plasma
PIS, plasma pistol, plasma, commissar, vox
PIS, plasma pistol, plasma
PIS, plasma pistol, plasma
HWS, lascannons
PCS, 3x plasma
PIS, plasma pistol, plasma, commissar, vox
PIS, plasma pistol, plasma
PIS, plasma pistol, plasma
HWS, lascannons
1000 pts.
I don't know how exactly the marine list looked like but it was something like this.
Chaptermaster, Iron halo, powersword
Command squad (don't knwo what was in there, I saw a banner and a champion.)
5 terminators, don't know what they had.
10 tactical marines with missile launcher and powersword
10 tactical marines with misile launcher and powersword
Deployment.
He had the initiative, and chose to set up first (
)He deployed his army on the ridge of his deployment zone, keeping his terminators in reserve.
The field looked like this: A ridge on his deployent side, some fences strewn around the battlefield, and one large building in the centre of the field, breaking line of sight.
I deployed my
CCS behind two rows of the six lascannons I had, in cover behind a fence. I Put first platoon on the right, and second on the left flank of my
CCS.
FIRST TURN.
I tried to seize initiative, but failed with a roll of five. He moved his troops forward a bit. His chaptermaster called in an orbital bombardement, and placed it on top of first platoon on the right. He scattered, and only killed 4 guardsmen. He couldn't shoot anything else, as he was just out of range. My first turn was rather effective. I moved forward with my two platoons, one on the right side of the building, to flank the space marines, as they were coming up from the left flank. The second platoon on the left, headed straight for the space marine battle line. My hopes was to keep the marines busy with one platoon, and then circle them with the other. After moving, I still wasn't in rapid fire range, so I couldn't shoot with the guardsmen, so I ran with them. The moved up 3 and 4 inch respectively.
However, I still had some things to shoot. The master of ordnance targeted the right-most squad of
tac marines. I had lign of sight, so I could substract my
bs from the roll. It scattered slighly, and corrected with the
bs from the
MoO, it hit seven Space Marines, killing six of them. The six lascannons fired as well, but failed to either hit or wound.
SECOND TURN
This turn, The marines played a bit more aggressive.He moved the reduced marine squad in cover behind a wallI. moved my right platoon forward a bit more, next turn they would be in rapid fire range. After shooting with one of his marine squads, and killing 5 guardsmen from the platoon on the left, he charged with his command squad and his chaptermaster. He killed another 7 guardsmen, and then I could hit back. I killed two marines, and managed to get two wounds of the chapter master y cheer luck. I, of course failed my leadership test, but thanks to the commissar, they made the second roll.
THIRD TURN.
More combat first
I moved the right platoon forward again, and from where they stood, the reduced marine squad didn't have any cover no more. I moved up the two lascannon squads to the left, as they didn't have any line of sight, and to be sure when the marines on the right broke through, what they certainly would do next turn, would be greeted by a hail of las. His reduced marine squad on the right shot at my right-most platoon, killing two. So, the two squads on the left fought some more, I took more casualties and I only managed to kill a sinlge marine from the other marine squad who had moved in combat by now. The left platoon was now seriously worn down.
My third turn was a bit meh. I rolled for first rank fire second rank fire on the right squad, they made it, and fired onto the four remaning members of the first larine squad. I decided to shoot my Plasma guns and pistols first, that gave me 15 plasma shots. Two of the overheated, and killed the operators, but the four remaining marines were dead. And I didn't even need to shoot my lasguns.
The fighting on the left escalated. The combined might of the chaptermaster and the marines killed my left platoon completely. He consolidated inside the building.
FOURTH TURN
He failed for his reserve roll (just like in previous turns) He fired with his remaining marines, and only killed two guarsmen, blame his unlucky dice. The master of ordnance fired again, and chose the marine squad as target. He had line of sight, I rolled, it scattered slightly and managed to take the last wound off the chaptermaster (!). Then, I fired with the right platoon again. First rank fire, second rank fire got through, and killed the remaining space marines sheltering in the building.
FIFTH TURN.
With everything the marine player had, now killed and he had nothing on the board no more, his reserves came in. The five deep striking terminators came in. I was in for a rough beating, I knew. But he chose to do something very bold and darngerous. He put a model next to my command squad, just to take them out for fun. But, I deployed them near the table edge, so deep striking was a very dangerous thing to do. He rolled, and luck was on my side. His Terminators scattered off table, and were dead.
With every space marine dead, the game ended. It was a smashing victory for the guard, With five kill points for me and only one for the space marines.
Unit of the match:
The Master Of Ordnance. He didn't only kill a bunch of marines first turn, he killed the chaptermaster in the later stages of the game, thus earing man of the match.
Worst unit:
The tow lascannon squads. They failed to kill anything. Due to me, not knowing what army I would play, and not knowing whether he would take armour, They didn't stand out in an infantry game. Maybe I should have a replacement list ready with altered heavy weapons for each opponant.
I had a fun game, and I'm realy considering putting a narative through my games/Batreps. just like Ailaros does, but with my own background.
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