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This is the First Game in a MultiBattle Campaign.
MoreHammer is going to play some of the Games across the Pond and we'll keep track of the combined scores.
The setting for the Campaign is on a strange Eldar Maiden world that has since been claimed and settled on by the Imperium.
A huge Flux in the warp has draw Chaos Forces to the Area.
In this First Battle, A Nurgle Force has Deployed on the planets surface Checking out some Eldar Ruins...
Adeptus Astartes are quick to detect the threat and mobilise, They hope to hit the Traitor Vangard before they can get a foot hold on the planet and advance towards the Cities!
---Panics Plague Marine Traitors---
HQ
DeamonPrince (WarpTime)
GreaterDeamon
Elites
DreadNought (PlasmaCannon, ExtraArmour)
DreadNought (PlasmaCannon, ExtraArmour)
DreadNought (ExtraDCCW, ExtraArmour)
Troops
10 PlagueMarines (2x PlasmaGuns, PersonnelIcon, Champion with PowerFist)
10 PlagueMarines (1 PlasmaGun, 1MeltaGun, PersonnelIcon, Champion with PowerSword, Rhino with DozerBlade (not pictured)
7 lesser Daemons
7 lesser Daemons
7 lesser Daemons
Heavy
Vindicator (Possession)
Vindicator (Possession)
Preditor (
TL Lascannon, 2LascannonSponsons)
---Heretics Crimson Fists---
(-I'll update when I find out heretics exact equipment details)
HQ
Space marine Captain with PowerFist&PowerSword
with 5 man
CMD squad (inc StandardBearer, Champion)
Elites
Dreadnought with AssaultCannon
Troops
10 man Tactical Squad
10 man Tactical Squad
10 man Tactical Squad
---Fingers UltraMarines---
(-I'll update when I find out Fingers exact equipment details)
HQ
Captain with ThunderHammer
Troops
10 man TacticalSquad
FastAttack
8 man JumpPack Assault Squad
Heavy
5 man Devestators
Mission:
Annihilation –
Pitched Battle
---Deployment---
---Turn 1---
The
CSM PlasmaDread at the back gets Angry at the bottle neck and fires twice at the
DCCW Dread! the shots scatter off and kill 3 PlagueMarines!
the
CC dread then makes a run move towards the enemy.
The rest of the
CSM force move out. Preditor targets the imperial dread and misses.
The other plasma dread kills 3 UltraMarine devestators.
The Vindicators trundle forward and Fire killing 4 CrimsonFist and 1 ultra marine.
The Rhino Races forward.
The MArines Hold their Line and Fire, Several hits on the Vindcators score a shaken/stunned result but are ignored by deamonic possession.
the UltraMarine Devestators take Aim and destroy the
CSM Preditor
(+1KP)
---End of Turn1--- Traitors 0KP-- Loyalists 1KP ---
---End of Turn1--- Traitors 0KP-- Loyalists 1KP ---
---Turn 2---
2 Squads of LesserDaemons Arrive from the Warp.
The Vindicators fire again, one misses the other kills 4 CrimsonFist marines
Both
CSM plasma dreads fire at the UltraMarine killing 7.
DeamonPrince Leaps from cover towards the Devestators... 'you destroyed my tank!'
Assault Marines jump forward to intercept the DaemonPrince, their plasma pistol causes 1 wound. they assault in, The DaemonPrince kills three of the UltraMarine assault troops in return they wound him again.
UltraMarine Devistators shoot at vindicator destroying its demoliser Canon
The remains of the CrimsonFist Squad rushes forward and immobilise the other Vindicator
---End of Turn2--- Traitors 0KP-- Loyalists 1KP ---
---End of Turn2--- Traitors 0KP-- Loyalists 1KP ---
---Turn 3---
A GreaterDeamon begins to Possesse the body of a Champion, his squad panics and throw him out of the moving rhino!
At the other side of the table PlagueMarines Move to help the DaemonPrince. but he shows them he has it under control and kills 3 more Jump troops.
Lesser DEamons Swarm around the 2 CrimsonFists attacking the Vindicator and kill 1.
Both Plasma dreads target the CrimsonFist Dread but Miss.
The UltraMarine Devestators again prove their Skills and immobilize and Strip the Plasma cannon off the dread nearest to them.
The Deamon Prince finnishes off the UltraMarine Assault Marines.
(+1KP)
The CrimsonFist GunLine is overwhelmed by the nasty aura around the newly appeared GreaterDaemon and fire everything at it!
But fate is on nurgles side and he shrugs off the hits, suffering only one wound!
The CrimsonFist
CMD is stunned by the Troops failure to Kill the GreaterDeamon and decide to bannish it in combat.
But they fail to score any wounds! the GreaterDaemon laughs and kills the StandardBearer.
---End of Turn3--- Traitors 1KP-- Loyalists 1KP ---
---End of Turn3--- Traitors 1KP-- Loyalists 1KP ---
---Turn 4---
The Final Squad of LesserDaemons Arrive drawn to the PlagueMarines next to the eldar structure to the north.
Both LesserDaemons to the North circle the building running towards the UltraMArines.
The heavily wounded DeamonPrince Leaps over the building into Combat the UltraMarine Captain, and kills him under a blur of blows.
(+1KP)
Two ultra marines run in and kill the DaemonPrince to avenge their captain.
(+1KP)
One of the Plasma dreads goes crazy again and runs in the wrong direction!
the 7 lesser deamons kill the UltraMarine
(+1KP)
the Plague marines in the Rhino disembark and fire at the Crimson fists killing 3 Tactical Marines
The GreaterDeamon CrimsonFist CommandSquad combat continues both sides causing 1 wound each.
PlagueMarines charge the pesky/heroic UltraMarine Devestators, the Devestators refuse to bow out without a fight and kill 1 Plaguemarine. The PlagueMarines can only match this and kill 1 UltraMarine
dev.
CrimsonFists shoot at the
DCCW Dread and immobilise the beast.
UltraMarines
Tac form a gunline and rapid fire at the lesserdeamons toward the center killing 6!
the remains of the other UltraMarine squad go after the other LesserDaemon squad, they kill one with the melta gun and assault in killing 1 more
the 5 remaining Lesserdeamons kill both the UltraMarines
(+1KP)
The PlagueMArines ontop of the building kill the last UltraMarine
DEV (+1KP)
The CrimsonFist Captain Perishes at the Hands of the GreaterDeamon
(+1KP)
---End of Turn4--- Traitors 6KP-- Loyalists 2KP ---
---End of Turn4--- Traitors 6KP-- Loyalists 2KP ---
---Turn 5---
Lesserdaemon hides
The Functioning Plasma Dread Kills four more CrimsonFists With Plasma
5lesserDeamons in the north assault the UltraMarine killing 2, the UltraMarine return blows killing all 5 of the filthy SlimeBalls.
(+1KP)
in the south east the 7strong lesserDeamons join the combat between the CrimsonFists and their GreaterDeamon. the remains of the CrimsonFists
CMD can't take the shear number of attacks and are destroyed!
(+1KP)
The UltraMarines Fire at the Rooftop PlagueMarines killing 2.
CrimsonFists fire at the GreaterDeamon causing another wound.
CrimsonFists AndCrimsonfist dread kill the PlagueMarines in combat and retreat to the eldar structures.
(+1KP)
---End of Turn5--- Traitors 7KP-- Loyalists 4KP ---
---End of Turn5--- Traitors 7KP-- Loyalists 4KP ---
We roll for a extra turn, and get one!
---Turn 6---
Both Plasma dreads go into a fire frenzy!
The immobilised Plasma'less' dread excited by all the action throws a tantrum and fires his bolters at the weapon'less' vindicator immobilising it! what a git!
My plasma dread decides to have a go at it too! what are they playing at... but he fails to damage it.
PlagueMArines continue the Shoot out and Kill one More UM
Deamons line up to charge the CrimsonFist
Vindicator kills 3 CrimsonFist and they decide to fall back... safely out of range of the deamon charge. they open fire and kill the Greater Deamon
(+1KP)
CrimsonFist dread assaultCAnnon immobilises the last mobile
CSM Dread
he then assaults into combat and removes its
DCCW Arm
UltraMarine jump up onto the building and assault the
PM but bounce off them... the PlagueMarines kill 2 UltraMarine
---End of Turn6--- Traitors 7KP-- Loyalists 5KP ---
---End of Turn6--- Traitors 7KP-- Loyalists 5KP ---
We roll for one more turn? and get one!
---Turn 7---
Lesser deamons assault the remain CrimsonFist squads and direct their attacks at the 3 men left in one squad. they kill 2 and the last CrimsonFist retreats (to save the
KP)
CrimsonFists Fail to wound the Daemons...?
Marine moves to hide and protect the
KP!
CrimsonFist dread Pulls the plasma cannon off the
CSM dread.
PlagueMarines and UltraMarines duke it out and each squad loses a man
This time the CrimsonFists Put the hurt onthe LEsser Deamons
killing 6 (the killed3 and two failed their no retreat saves) leaving one
PlagueMarines and UltraMarines duke it out again and this time they end up with 2 dead PlagueMarines and 1 dead UltraMarines
Crimson Fist dread Kills the H'arm'less immobilised
CSM dread
(+1KP)
---End of Turn7--- Traitors 7KP-- Loyalists 6KP ---
It was close, even when Fingers and Heretic kept getting more turns, I hung onto my Win... Just!
The War has begun and Nurgle Forces have made planet fall and secured a Landing Zone from which to push onwards towards their goals on this Planet!...
Click here to check out the second battle in this campaign -->
Battle 2
PANIC...
All painted and pushing 60,000 points combined.
