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Deep in the silent vacuum of space, aboard a chaos devastation class vessel’s tallest citadel, an ancient light flickers an approach warning.
“Lord, our long range sensors detect ship readings to our prow”
“What the engine signature?”
“Hard to make out my Lord… multiple readings… “
“Stay course, we must make it to the Solitude system before the corpse gods lackeys”
Yet at that moment out in the shadows an Archons flagship slips gracefully though the firmament. He sits patiently, the only sound a mild mechanical hum from the mimic engines.
“These are my winnowing fields, I will not have my fun fooled with”

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So recently I have been trying to organise some BFG games in London – see here - http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/630894.page . This is my first of 2015 (played yesterday) and my first ever report! My interlocker I will call ‘The Archon’ for now – we met on the top floor of a pub in Clapham, sank a couple of pints and tried to introduce each other’s fleet to the abyss in a straight up 1000 point confrontation.

Chaos Force

1X Styx Class HC – Unforgiven
1X Devastation Class C - Idolicus
1 X Murder Class C – Spear of Heresy
3 x Infidel Class E – Dark Squadron
4 x Iconoclast Class E – Locust Squadron

Dark Elder Fleet

2 X Torture Class C – Unknown Designation
6 x Corsair Class F – Unknown Designation

So – we are both new to the game – I having played a smattering of games in the previous 6 months and the Archons first game ever. Despite this his fleet of all original DE vessels were quite the spectacle. We were using the BFG:R rules (incl DE updates) and I anticipated a hard hitting nimble force. The DE Torture classes took the phantom lance pattern – leaving the DE no ordinance with which to defend. However in the end, this seemed not hamper the fleet too badly. The board was arranged as below – with chaos deploying first.

Looks cool... now we want more images from the battle.

Yeah, what actually happened! Interested parties want to know!

CHAOS Turn 1 - I artfully manoeuvred my Chaos fleet 'forward'. No real strategy except keep ordinance releasing ones back a bit and let the DE chew on the shootier cruiser + escorts. Retrospectively I probably could have used the asteroids more to my advantage. I thought Dark Eldar might well take both turns of mimic engines before firing so abandoned all hope of out manoeuvring them. I deployed my bombers to deter right flank movement.

Dark Eldar Turn 1 - Instead of the artful dance of death and sabre rattling I expected, the DE ran straight at my first attack grouping.This is where I learned that even thought the number next to the phantom lance entry may be small, it packs quite the punch. Weapons batteries and lances opened up with all squads passing 'lock on' orders. The Murder class cruiser fell swiftly under a horrid rate of fire as did the infidels of Dark Squadron. In retaliation chaos bombers made attack runs at the backfield Corsair's, scoring only a lacklustre one hit (of two) on each.

Chaos Turn 2 - I swung forward now to present my guns at a shorter range, releasing more bombers from their bays to pound the backfield Corsairs into dust after my Locust Squadrons Batteries failed to score palpable hits. They eventually fell to bombing runs however. Dorsal lances and prow weapons batteries targeted the Torture class cruisers but failed to cause significant damage nor score the critical damage that I hoped.

Dark Eldar Turn 2 - The Dark Eldar fleet, with un-faded confidence spun round to face my broadside. With all lances and batteries focussed on the Devastation class, its shields fell and it turned into a drifting hulk, despite only one 'lock-on' test being passed. I was surprised again at out how devastating Eldar weapons were.

Chaos Turn 3 - What remained of the Chaos fleet sung round heading for the safety of a nearby moon attempting to focus fire the last remaining corsairs. Alas they proved resilient as I only managed to sink one. Reloading ordinance yet again I sent bombers after the DE cruisers. The combat was quite flappy as the turrets failed to hit anything and the bombers failed to bomb anything.

Dark Eldar Turn 3 - The Dark Eldar went for the throat focussing all power on my remaining cruiser, the heavy Styx class. Its blazing hulk spun off towards the gravity well of the nearby asteroid feild after some strong rolling.

Final: In turns 4 on either side my Locust Squadron Rushed the remaining Corsairs shooting them down in a suicide run. However the remaining cruisers swiftly sunk the whole squadron. In the end Chaos ordinance and rashness fell to Dark Eldar speed and firepower. Though all in all it was a fun game and I hope for many more in 2015.

Do need to get a new camera though I think.....

Cool stuff. Which pub did you meet in?

The Alexandria in Clapham - though I tried out Dark Sphere as a BFG venue yesterday and it was very nice (previously I've been there for Warhammer) - pic attached.

So yeah - PM me if you fancy a game.

Thanks for the report. The pictures were nicely done. Cool.

fun stuff !