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 Waaagh 18 wrote:

So I had my game today and got tabled. He had a Dark Eldar warbeast deathstar that my little squads died to before they could attack... he also had AP2 weapons on a squad with 4 attacks each, that wrecked my Tankbusta squad... all his witches haywired my BWs... It was like as soon as he had first turn I was dead.

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. It would be really easy for someone to make a post now telling you in hindsight what you should have taken against DE. I always look at DE as a bad match up for Cult of Speed. You big strength is your speed and well, they neutralize it. Now its a shoot out and generally their range is longer and they have a better BS. Just a tough break.

I think you list was built decently as a "take all comers" list. Personally, I run a similar list (have been doing Speed Freeks since Armageddon source book) don't run any battlewagons, all trukks. So, rather then add a second BW I would have advised take more trukks and rokkit boyz! I can understand you fielded models you had though.

I even had a second ed Trukk! It was so small he was happy to see it as it looked like a gocart. Next time I won't take the BWs, they don't seem very survivable, they always die early for me. Also, I'll be sure to always take some lootas or template/blast weapons in the future.

Don't let these 'Oomies give you guff about bringing a solo BW.
Give the BW IWND with grot riggers 10 points

Its more survivable than you think. I've been runnign a solo BW in a 1000pt list and its never been blown up.

Keep it hull down with troops or trukks to give it its cover save, and play conservative the first turn with it, keep its front armor facing threats.

If they waste their efforts shooting at it, It'll soak up most of the fire power and leave your trukks unscathed

Then, the grots goto work next turn and fix it up.

He charged both my BWs with Haywire witches... There was pretty much nothing I could do about it...


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The witches started in venoms, so they got there turn 2

My expirience with dark eldars was simply as speed freak. Take mobs of warbikes,turboboost, jink with 3+ cover save (or2+ in nightfight if he dont have antinightfight), put painboy and waboss to warbikes and then see how he tries to kill it. 2nd turn and he's down

@OP

You may want to wait a bit until you've had a few games against the new DE, Wyches lost their Haywire Grenades,amongst other things