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1k points, pretty basic lists
(almost everything is fully painted just not finished, i am currently repainting all my marines)

Marines List Edit: added full list to show it was 1000points; also it should be said this is not a competitive list
-----HQ-----
Librarian
100
-----Troops-----
Tac Squad one
+full squad
+H Bolter free
+Flamer
+Rhino
205
Tac Squad one
+full squad
+H Bolter free
+Flamer
+Rhino
205
-----Elites-----
Sterngaurd
+powerfist
+CombiMeltax2
+Razorback 40pts
200
-----Heavy Support-----
Dev Squad 90pts
+Storm Bolter
+Lascannon x2
+M Lancher x2
+5 marines
280



ARMY TOTAL 990
-----HQ-----
Tyranid Prime
+Adrenal Glands
+Regeneration
100
-----Troops-----
5Warriors
+Adrenal Glands
+Venom Cannon
190
10Genestealers
+Talons
160
24 Hormagaunts
144

14Termagant
+Devourer
140
10Termagant
50
-----Heavy Support-----
Trygon
+Adrenal Glands

210

Total 994


Before Game thoughts,list strategy
Marines
2 Rhinos and the Razorback are ment to form an advancing gun line. Two Sterngaurd have combi-meltas, lib has force dome and smite, this is the anti everything unit, tac squads are for horde. Dev squad is split into two, the two missile launchers can shoot horde or monstrous creatures if needed, the two lascannons get the sergeant in the squad so that one of them can get the BS bonus (hitting on 2+ killing most stuff on 2+, causeing instant death and good ap) I know people say dont take Dev squads but i love them.

Tyranids
Gaunts/Gants are the horde! Run forth and kill! Trygon Deep strikes behind enemy gun lines, Genestealers can outflank or arrive through the tunnel (EVEN THOUGH THE FAQ SAYS THEY CANT)!!! RAWRGH


Marine Deployment


Tyranid Reserves Table


The Horde Advances! Nids win the roll off and get to move first, making good use of running


The Horde quickly looses numbers (marines a bit too)


Trygon shows up start of turn 3 (doesnt scatter, lucky roll) unable to assault in the turn it arrives it shoots at the dev squad, killing two


Dev squad and Strengaurd/lib Kill all the warriors, causing a massive gap in the horde; but by then a lot of marines are lost


Genestealers outflank and help to finish off the tactical squad that were previously tied in combat with the hormagaunts


More stealers show up through the tyrgons tunnel the turn after the trygon appears


Trygon shoots and assualts the Dev Squad with the lascannons, finishing off the combat squad of five,


Sterngaurd fall back and kill all the stealers with poison bullets


The one remaining Tac squad kills 7 Fleshbore gants, sending the other 3 running away!


The stealers that outflanked and finished off a tac squad now advance and charge the sterngaurd vets!


trygon is killing the missile launcher team, sterngaurds fighting stealers, the big squad of gants which never had its chance to shoot because those genestealers took out its target the lower tac squad approach and shoot at the other top tac squad


The trygon has now slain all 10 men in my devestator squad! The fight rages between the stealers and vets. The rhino and razorback are trying to stop the trygon from joining the fight


Lib is reduced to one wound, remarkably the combat had turned significantly with two survivors remaining


The remaining tac squad finishes the devourergant squad they shot at the turn before, easily making them the VIP squad of the match, Killing a wave of 12 hormagaunts, 10gants and then wounding and eliminating the squad of 14devgants, 5 turns of solid pwnage from this squad,


The Trygon destroys the Razorback in an attempt to break through to finish the lib, but on the marine turn they are running off in the rhino


The trygon moves in the direction of the rhino, rolls to run and gets a ; on the marine turn the lib and sterngaurd jump from the rhino, the remaining tac squad moves closer to get into rapid fire range, everything focuses on the trygon bringing it down in a close and cinematic ending

LOTS of colorful pics, excellent to see.

The board seems a bit void of terrain though, and if you told us what turns events occur in it helps the reader appreciate the progress of the game.

Appreciated, Kaidsin.

great pics... but it would be better with some dialog. but keep posting pics...
great paint job on both sides.

are you sure that was 1k points of sm i can field 2 tac squads a whirlwind a vinicator and suped up chapter master for 750 so think about that and it doesnt look right

The forces look right to me.

Dev's/Tac's with Rhinos are all around 200pts as is the sternguard + R/back. The Librarian adds at least another 100.

That leaves 100pts or so for pimpin' them up. I can see at least one P/fist and a melta, plus there's also the combi's on the Sternguard too.

On topic; I love the plants in this bat rep. Really gives the board a jungle feel. Always good to see two painted armies slogging it out. - Nice!

Love it. I enjoy both the wordy, fluffy, strategy filled BRs and the straightfoward quick caption and a photo BRs. This was nice looking and easy to follow. My favorite shot is the lib and friend cruising away from the Trygon. I can easily imagine a raised middle finger or some rude sign hung from the rear bumper.

Teh_K42 wrote:

The board seems a bit void of terrain though, and if you told us what turns events occur in it helps the reader appreciate the progress of the game.

I disagree. i rather like the sparse look with the areas of big plants. The lack of terrain actually gives it character: it looks like a strange alien grassland.

As a tip for the Space Marine player, if your friend has a Trygon and it tears up your army rather frequently from deep striking, build your army as a sort of infantry/castle block, then have a Librarian with a squad of your choice, as the Trygons pop up, charge with the Librarian, use The Quickening, if Codex, or another ability if your choosing if you're BA or otherwise, then use the Force Weapon (meaning Epistolary upgrade is a must). Really takes the scare away from big creepers like them.

good BatRep, it was like a BatRep Lite. I got the gist of everything without constant reference to compass directions or overly fluffy interpretations. I need that haha

Yeah, nice pics and nice game.

Pics are nice. Lovely painted models.

Thanks everyone for the comments, that was my first battle report, so all feedback is appreciated.

Looks like it was a good game. What was the mission? KP?

It was KP, but the game went long so it ended up just being annihilation of the tyranid player.

Great game!