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**DarkHound**

I was playing a 1k-ish point game against my 'Nid friend a while back. My Obliterator was Lascannon sniping his Zoanthropes (which was surprising in of itself, as I usually miss with those), strangling his synapse early on, as his HQ of choice is the Broodlord. Unfortunatly, I'd completely forgotten he takes Lictors to speed up his Broodlords arrival, and so he dumps one in the building with my Obliterator. A 2 turn brawl breaks out, seeing a stunning lack of martial competance on both sides and after just making his 5+ save against a rending attack on his last wound (the only rending attack, meaning I managed to fail his 2+), my Oblit finally falls over and crushes the bug. I can just imagine the two slapping each other until the Lictor trips and cuts my Obliterator, who falls over on top of him out of exhaustion.

**nintendoeats**

That Wazdakka story is still one of my favourite things in 40k, though that might be cause I'm an ork player.

In-game, I once wiped out 3 Deffkoptas with one round of grot shooting. The Koptas had failed to wound my grots the previous turn, thanks to cyborking.

Grots can survive amazing things when cyborked. I once had a warboss save 3 wounds at once. Classic.

**JoeyFox**

Blood Claws, 4th Ed.

Nearly the entire squad gunned down by an entire eldar army...except the 3 power fists and if I recall (its been a while) 2 normals.

The Eldar were within assault range.

Needless to say, there was a lot of blood in that first squad...but the poor guys were half an inch to short to the next squad...

Death by Eldar, but only after giving them one last F.U.

**Mars.Techpriest**

This:

Black Templar Emperor's Champion assualting a chaos dreadnaught, surviving and causeing it to explode.

or maybe this:

Black Templar Emperor's Champion being killed in assault, by Fire Warriors.

**Space Marine**

I once used my librarian's power (gate of infinity) to teleport him and Calgar with his honor guard into enemy lines .Unfortunately it scattered right in front of a bane blade. It took all the bane blades guns and 2 hammerheads and some tau to kill him

**nintendoeats**

Another epic one, my Mad Dok. The difference between winning and tieing was combat with a Chaos...Stalker? is that the spider thingy? Anyway, one wound left ont he Dok, all I needed was to survive 3 attacks. Feel No Pain did not come through for me. Damn tie.

**Vitruvian XVII**

It was in an Apocalypse battle, Imperium (GK, lots of Marines and a few guard) vs others (Eldar, Dark Eldar and Chaos). Each player (there were 6 or 7 if i remember correctly) had to pick a model to represent themselves on the battlefield, with extra points on top of objectives for the death of these 'generals'.

My friend uses his Surgical Raids. (courtesy of Masters of Chapter)

Then I use my Surgical Raids thanks to my Masters of the Chapter (hardest unit ever by the way). They fail to do anything as most of the single model units are DPs or tanks. However, i then roll to wound the Dark Eldar players Urien Rakarth (Haemonculus special character). I manage to wound and then he fails his save and dies (he had already been wounded from the first Surgical Raids). After my friend puts the model away he reveals that that was his general, placed out of sight on the flank. I laughed so hard i cried and my friend was in a mood for about 10 minutes.

I like to think it was a sniper that blew his head off, awesome.

**Mad Rabbit**

As I was being tabled by an eldar force (Prince Yriel just having destroyed a full squad of CSM), I had a rhino sitting on one flank with Yriel a few inches away. It's immobilized, so I shoot at him with the combi bolter and the havoc launcher. Both wound. Eldar player gets angry and charges Yriel into the rhino. He destroys it and it explodes in his face, killing him.

I find it funny that not only did he fail so many saves in a row, but Yriel managed to butcher a full squad of chaos marines only to be killed by its 50 point transport.

**Sgt Deadmeat**

I know this thread has been quiet for a bit but I wanted to add my recent experience rather than starting a new thread for 'I knew I shouldn't have done that' moments.

My IG took to the field against Smurfs last week and were doing their best to uphold the honour of their regiment (mainly due to 2 Leman Ruses including Old Faithful who never seems to miss). Unfortunately the crew of the Basilisk were rookies who hadn't got the hang of calculating indirect fire trajectories. They spent 4 turns failing to hit a devastator squad by exactly the same distance every shot.

Thankfully Marbo took used his finely honed skills to sneak up beside the bothersome blue unit and dropped a Demo charge into their midst, eradicating all traces of the squad except some smoking armoured boots.

The Commanding Officer decided this was a good time to re-task the Arty to fire in close support to the Veteran Squad that was in danger of being attacked by a squad of Terminators that had just taken out one of the tanks.

The result should not have surprised anyone as the Arty lads missed their target by exactly the same amount and left a limb filled crater where the Vets had been a moment before!

This act of gross incompetence (and possibly universal Karma for me being too smug about Marbo) probably turned what would have been my finest victory into a draw, as neither side had the manpower to claim enough objectives.

You live and learn.... unless you are executed for Failing in Your Duty to The God Emperor!

New Basilisk crew please.

**Rockit**

I charged into assault against a single Ultramarines Biker with my Dakka-kitted Elite Carnifex. The Biker was the lone man left in a squad that got the bad end of a 2x Twin-Linked Devourer round of shooting, he passed LD & I assaulted with the 'Fex to 'finish off' the squad...

Assault Round 1: All Smurf attacks hit. All Smurf attacks wound. All 'Fex saves fail. All 'Fex attacks miss/fail to wound.
Assault Round 2: All Smurf attacks hit. All Smurf attacks wound. All 'Fex saves fail. All 'Fex attacks miss/fail to wound.
Assault Round 3: All Smurf attacks hit. All Smurf attacks wound. All 'Fex saves fail. All 'Fex attacks miss/fail to wound.
Assault Round 4: All Smurf attacks hit. All Smurf attacks wound. All 'Fex saves fail. Pickup the 'Fex.

Well if that just don't beat all... I probably deserved it though for thinking it was an easy KP. Oh hell, it WAS an easy KP I just boffed the dice!

**Emperors Faithful**

Hazzards Last Stand
'How long had he been fighting?' Sergeant Hazzard wandered as he cut down another pathfinder with his chainsword. They had sniped his squad as they aproached the building, one by one. Until only he was left. Now it was him, fighting for his life against a dozen of the wicked eldar rangers. Now, one by one, they fell against him, his chainsword tearing them to shreds.
They hit with their rife butts, again and again. But he would always get back up and rend another limb from limb. The last one lost his nerve and fled, only to be shot down by Hazzards laspistol.
'It's over...It's finnaly over' gasped Hazzard to thin air.
'Yes...it is' The air replied.
Hazzard swept around, only to see his last sight. The crimson arc of a scorpion blade.

-Based on a true story.
That guy held out for 4-5 turns and eventually killed of the 10man ranger sqaud. Only to be charged and killed by a full strength scorpion squad. You'll be pleased to know that they were all obliterated by a Leman Russ moments later.

**Sgt Deadmeat**

Emperors Faithful wrote: You'll be pleased to know that they were all obliterated by a Leman Russ moments later.

That sort of thing always makes me feel warm and fuzzy

Must get a few more Russes

**Emperors Faithful**

Sgt Deadmeat wrote:
Emperors Faithful wrote: You'll be pleased to know that they were all obliterated by a Leman Russ moments later.

That sort of thing always makes me feel warm and fuzzy Must get a few more Russes

Dammit!
I use Inducted Guard for my Witch Hunters so I'm only allowed one!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

**VictorVonTzeentch**

The Warwalker's pilot was panicking, how had the skirmish come to this? The Autarch had lead them so nobly and with out fear even in the face of their most ancient enemy. The fact that the tactics failed just didn't seem logical and now that the lifeless creatures had slain the last of her kin they were after her. She maneuvered the walker into the ruins of a Mon'kiegh building it's architecture sickened her but there was no where else to go, the abomination's were right behind her.

She turned the construct around, its weapon primed and ready only to be greeted by the sight of Necron warriors posed to strike. They charged her raising their weapons like clubs, they began to attack.

The pilot fought back with the fury of Khaine, trampling their bodies beneath her machine's feet. More where now coming, coming from where her brothers and sister's lay fallen she could see them working their way into the building and above them on the ruined second floor silhouetted by the falling sun, tattered cloak billowing in the wind their foul leader stood, the blood of the noble Autarch splattered across its chest.

All of their remaining horde was upon her now, still fighting furiously the pilot refused to given until her walker was immobilized. Fear gripped her even more now as the unresponsive machine rocked in the fury of their attack's. Warning runes flash on the shattered screen before finally she saw the last one flash to light, the walker was going to blow.

The explosion rocked the all ready shattered building, and engulfed the foul creatures inside. The majority of the Necrons' were blown apart, their foul Lord amongst them. The dying and ruined pilot lay on her back not far from the ruins of the Warwalker, she smiled her last as she watched the remaining Necrons return to whence they came, their casualties too many. As her soul left her for the soulstone she carried, she felt the presence of her kin coming to take her home.

The true* story of how a my Warwalker managed to force a draw in a just for fun game where a friend and I used the models at our local GW.

* It was neither sunny nor windy inside the store, and the model certainly didn't smile or feel anything.

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Emperors Faithful wrote: Sergeant Hazzard

Its Hazard time?

**Emperors Faithful**

BrotherStynier wrote:

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Emperors Faithful wrote: Sergeant Hazzard

Its Hazard time?

heh, heh, heh.
I guess I could have said that.
Actually I nicknamed 1 of my Lietenants Hazzard (has bolt pistol and chainsword) after he single-handedly sent a squad of 20 Dark Eldar warriors running from combat. Twice

. Unfortunately he couldn't catch them and was later pawned by the Archon.

Good story by the way, well told. Maybe you have a higher calling...in articles or novels?

**VictorVonTzeentch**

Emperors Faithful wrote:
BrotherStynier wrote:

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Emperors Faithful wrote: Sergeant Hazzard

Its Hazard time?

heh, heh, heh.
I guess I could have said that.
Actually I nicknamed 1 of my Lietenants Hazzard (has bolt pistol and chainsword) after he single-handedly sent a squad of 20 Dark Eldar warriors running from combat. Twice . Unfortunately he couldn't catch them and was later pawned by the Archon.

Good story by the way, well told. Maybe you have a higher calling...in articles or novels?

Hey Hazzard still died a good death, making 20 DE Warriors flee before getting killed by an Archon doesn't sound to shabby to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ1gUufyHs4&feature=PlayList&p=2376558EC7F30DC6&index=0 Video relevant to Lt. Hazzard.

You thought it was good? Thanks, I was barely working at that, so thanks always good to her you don't suck.

**Emperors Faithful**

Did you just say I suck or that you don't suck?
Grammar unclear.
+Transmission Breacking+
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**VictorVonTzeentch**

I was saying its good to now that one doesn't suck, just much less clearer because I wasn't thinking about what I was saying. As in getting a complement on something, when generally you assume it will be ridiculed.

Sorry for the confusion.

**Emperors Faithful**

That's okay.
We shall purify your mistakes in the flames of an incinerator.

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Also, I watched about 3-4 min of the video.
What was THAT about? The black afro, leaopard dude vs Detective? Funny, but kind of wierd.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

Works for me.

Okay people others of you have to have more awesome deaths to tell of and I'd rather not throw out all of the ones I've seen in one go.

**Emperors Faithful**

I've got another one (true story too I swear!)

Colonel Fastan frantically scearched the bodies around him. They couldn't all be dead could they?
But they were. The storm bolters had torn apart the whole platoon. He was the only one left. He staggered to his feet, in shock. They hadn't even fired a shot. Who had killed them? So swiftly? Without warning?
Thundering steps answered him. He looked and saw the foul terminators approach. These were not the noble astartes, they had pus marked skin and armour. Flies swarmed around them in hordes.
Colonel Fastan could only gasp in horror as they slowly approached him.
He reached for his power sword, but the tallest and most foul creature knocked it from his hands, and forced him to the ground.
Fastan whimpered as the creature reached out a disease ridden hand, reciting the prayer of The Emperors Deliverance.
The Emperors Deliverance came in a strange form, for in that instant, Terminator and Guardsman were enveloped by a stray Tank shell that threw them. Lord and Colonel alike, into oblivion.

Again I have to thank the Leman Russ for making this possible. Damn thing scattered onto a fairly one sided coambat.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

Nice, short story.

Late response about the video.

Its from a game called "Eat Lead the Return of Matt Hazard"

Its where I got the "It's Hazard Time!" line from.

**Emperors Faithful**

Actually, come to think about it, that Leman Russ of mine has brought an end to many a climatic moment. Often accidentally.

**31rls31**

seeing fate weaver gone with one bolt gun round at a turney(10 single shots only one hit the daemon,its all up to the daemons leadreship roll,the dice hit the table one lands flat on a six the other one spins the threads of fate it slows to land on a one,but wait it hits a flammers stand and rolls to a six......one wound 333 pt model off the table:()

**athba**

This doesn't really qualify but the best death i saw was when two players fell out over the rules (something to do with a template touching the toe of a figure and the whole unit routing into enemy and dying) - someone said that it wasn't realistic - Bam !!!!!! that was it - the player got up and started stamping on his own figures and for some reason saying 'is this realistic??' ... stomp .... stomp ... I think we all learned a lesson that day........

**DarkHound**

I mourn for the passing of those minis.

**Kogwar**

5 termis laugh as 5 grot take a shaky aim at them. But as the termis slowly walk forword laughing to them selves a bullet meets each of there brains, and the colapse. The store manager then grabs the marine players dice throws them away, and (after an exosisum of the dice) buys the guys a new pair of dice.
Also 5 vanguard with plasma pistols vs 3 scouts, scouts last 3 turns, then the vanguard get squashed by and ironclad.

**KingCracker**

poop

**Emperors Faithful**

Lt. Hazzard (dude with bolt pistol and chainsword again), this guy is legendary.

Was shot at by a Termie, Tzeench sorceror with deamon weapon. Weopon backfires and wounds the soceror.
Hazzard then wounds him again with bolt pistol, charges (with only one other guardsmen in squad.)
Tzeench soceror attacks first with deamon weopon. Backfires (again) and he loses the last wound.
Something like 150-200pts taken out (unwittingly) by 41pts.

Note: This time Hazzard survived the battle.

**DarkHound**

Probably the greatest hero in my army is my Great Unclean One (Greater Daemom for CSM). Best 100 points you can spend.

There was a 1k game of Nids vs my CSM. My Possessed were rending up his right flank, headed for his Zonethropes. My Plague Marines were in a slugfest with his Warriors but advancing. I had phased his Tyrant out, and just stopped seeing it on the board for some reason. My Possessed were 1 turn away from charging his Thropes, effectively killing his ability to kill my Plague Marines. There was nothing between the Possessed and the Thropes, until he moved his Lash Tyrant and its guard in the way. It was one of those, 'oh.. whoops' moments for me. My Possessed were of course slaughtered down to the champion, which put a wound on one of the guard. My turns rolls around, and I roll and my Greater Daemon comes down on the Possessed Champ. That was his 'oh... whoops' moment. It was the wound that the champ put on, allowing my Great Unclean One to score 3 wounds, killing 2 of the Guard and screwing his Lash strategy. My Great Unclean One then mopped up his HQ, and then the Thropes, then pretty much everything else.

The question is, who died the more awesome death? The Champ who died to destroy the Nid force, or the Tyrant for his hubris, allowing for an epic clash of the titans?