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Tyranid Army List

HQ: Hive Tyrant (1#, 208 Pts)
1 Hive Tyrant @ 208 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 In; Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Implant Attack; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Lash Whip & Bonesword; Venom Cannon; Synapse Creature; The Horror

Troops: Ripper Swarm (43#, 989 Pts)
8 Ripper Swarm @ 184 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Leaping; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Spinefists

8 Ripper Swarm @ 184 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Leaping; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Spinefists

9 Ripper Swarm @ 207 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Leaping; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Spinefists

9 Ripper Swarm @ 207 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Leaping; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Spinefists

9 Ripper Swarm @ 207 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Leaping; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Spinefists

Fast Attack: Ravener (3#, 120 Pts)
3 Ravener @ 120 Pts
Rending Claws; Scything Talons (x1)

Heavy Support: Carnifex (3#, 683 Pts)
1 Carnifex @ 235 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 In; Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Bonded Exoskeleton; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Reinforced Chitin; Spine Banks; Tail Weapon - Scythe; Toxic Miasma; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Tusked; Crushing Claws; Scything Talons (x1)

1 Carnifex @ 235 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 In; Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Bonded Exoskeleton; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Reinforced Chitin; Spine Banks; Tail Weapon - Scythe; Toxic Miasma; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Tusked; Crushing Claws; Scything Talons (x1)

1 Carnifex @ 213 Pts
Adrenal Glands +1 In; Adrenal Glands +1 WS; Bonded Exoskeleton; Enhanced Senses +1 BS; Extended Carapace +1 Save; Reinforced Chitin; Spine Banks; Tail Weapon - Mace; Toxic Miasma; Toxin Sacs +1 St; Tusked; Scything Talons (x2)

Total Roster Cost: 2000

Tau Army List
HQ: Commander Shas'el (1#, 117 Pts)
1 Commander Shas'el @ 117 Pts
Airbursting Fragmentation Projector; Fusion Blaster; Iridium Armour; Stimulant Injector; Multi-Tracker

Elite: Crisis Battlesuit (12#, 571 Pts)
5 Stealthsuits @ 190 Pts
Add Team Leader; Burst Cannon (x5)
1 Team Leader
Bonding Knife; Burst Cannon

3 Crisis Battlesuit @ 186 Pts
Missile Pod; Plasma Rifle; Multi-Tracker

3 Crisis Battlesuit @ 195 Pts
Twin Linked Plasma Rifle; Targeting Array

Troops: Fire Warrior (65#, 635 Pts)
10 Kroot Carnivore Squad @ 155 Pts
Add Kroot Shaper; Add Kroot Hounds; Kroot Rifle (x10)
1 Kroot Shaper
Pulse Carbine; Shaper Upgrade
6 Kroot Hounds @ [36] Pts

12 Fire Warrior @ 120 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x12)

12 Fire Warrior @ 120 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x12)

12 Fire Warrior @ 120 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x12)

12 Fire Warrior @ 120 Pts
Pulse Rifle (x12)

Fast Attack: Pathfinder (9#, 172 Pts)
5 Pathfinder @ 172 Pts
Add Shas'ui; Markerlight (x5); Pulse Carbine (x5)
1 Shas'ui
Bonding Knife; Markerlight; Pulse Carbine
1 Devilfish @ [85] Pts
Burst Cannon; Gun Drones; Marker Beacon; Disruption Pod; Landing Gear
2 Gun Drones
Twin Linked Pulse Carbines

Heavy Support: Hammerhead Gunship (3#, 505 Pts)
1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 170 Pts
Railgun; Two Burst Cannons; Targeting Array; Disruption Pod; Flechette Discharger; Landing Gear; Target Lock

1 Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship @ 165 Pts
Turret Mounted Seeker Missles; Target Lock; Two Networked Markerlights; Two Burst Cannons; Disruption Pod; Flechette Discharger; Landing Gear; Multi-Tracker; Targeting Array

1 Hammerhead Gunship @ 170 Pts
Railgun; Two Burst Cannons; Targeting Array; Disruption Pod; Flechette Discharger; Landing Gear; Target Lock

Total Roster Cost: 2000





























































WINNER:TYRANIDS

Note: Ripper Swarms CAN do it too! just be careful with those S6+ blasts! They hurt like a .....

Your game seems to be missing something... what could it be... oh yes!

Terrain.

H.B.M.C. wrote:Your game seems to be missing something... what could it be... oh yes!

Terrain.

What are you talking about? Just look at those staple boxes!

Cool method of making a battle report, very clear.

Very enjoyable.

Wait... on the 3rd and 2nd last pic... are those your feet i see?!?!!?

Good god, who was your tau player? Deepstriking 6 suits right into the middle of a tyranid force? 48 fire warriors with no devilfish support?

HMMMMM.

lol thanks everyone for checking this out and yes those are my toes you see.

we need to purchase more terrain I agree. But that's only a handicap for my army so it's cool i've also played many games using NO terrain versus gunlines just to see how bad it would be and to practice forcing my way through.

Oddly enough I win more often in these 'no terrain' games.

Cheese Elemental wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:Your game seems to be missing something... what could it be... oh yes!

Terrain.

What are you talking about? Just look at those staple boxes!

I loled

jamunition wrote:Very enjoyable.

Wait... on the 3rd and 2nd last pic... are those your feet i see?!?!!?

....I thought it was obvious. It's a Tyranid Bio-titan.
Nice report-I enjoyed the way it was told.

How come you don't paint some of your army?

Great battle report! Very unique way to do it. Easy to follow and understand.

@Tyranid Horde: Some people are players, not painters. I am the exact opposite, but I understand the opposing viewpoint.

Always interesting seeing your batreps, Akaiyou. There are always interesting and clear on what is happening, making for a fast read-through! Now if only the models were fully painted, these would be beautiful batreps

go bugs keep up the good work

good battle report dude.

good report, but I wanna echo earlier sentiments... Running terrain by the book always leaves much to be desired on the playing field, I reckon it needs more terrain

Interesting Battle report! But you guys forgot one thing...Rippers cannot score!

Yup it is true. Swarms cannot score. The only way you could have won is by completely destroying the opponent. Was that done? I can't tell by your last pictures.

Yes the tau were completely wiped out thanks to that last ripper swarm killing the stealth suits

Cool once again, a tau player misunderstood the importance of running away. He let the nids move straight up to his edge and own him in CC. Nice paintwork you have. All very neutral...

Good report, you need to get cracking with some paint though!

Good game looked like fun
but may i ask what was your plan if the tau had held you back?
Swarms cant take objectives so how were you going to win?

Swarms cant hold objectives. but the tau couldnt have won becus it went past 5 turns... when was it soposed to end?


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How were the ripper swarms working without a synaps creature within 12'' of them? carnafexes dont have synaps.

and I dont think the rippers were allowed to be within 2'' of the carnefex, due to coherency

over all good battle!

You couldn't put up a stack of books or two in the middle?

Im sure you had fun, but 40K it isn't.

I dont have my nids book in front of me and its been a long time since i've played them, but i dont remember ripper swarms needing synapse, due to them being mindless swarms anyways. BTW i really hope that was a joke bug list, but very nice batrep was fun to look at.

Shad0w wrote:Swarms cant hold objectives. but the tau couldnt have won becus it went past 5 turns... when was it soposed to end?


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How were the ripper swarms working without a synaps creature within 12'' of them? carnafexes dont have synaps.

and I dont think the rippers were allowed to be within 2'' of the carnefex, due to coherency

over all good battle!

1. Anything fearless doesnt need synapse.

2. Since when do we need to keep ANY distance from our own troops?? The only restriction other than (you can't stack models on top of each other's heads) is that you have to stay 1" away from ENEMY models.

3. The tau weren't going to be able to hold me back regardless i was going to get there one way or another however i came to the game expecting to force a draw at the very least which wasn't going to be hard to do at all, and i ended up winning as i originally intended by wiping them out.

Rippers are pretty strong their only downfall is not being scoring.