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Is a nurgle greater deomon T8?
What is a hive tyrant?

Anyway, good to hear that 'Nids CAN be pawned in close combat. Even if it IS by chaos scum.

No, I can't actually field a "Great Unclean One" in a Chaos Marines army. I'm down to a Summoned Greater Daemon, the stat-line for which is in the back of your rulebook.
Hive Tyrants are just a bit smaller than a Carnifex, but are psychic, synapse giving killing machines. They are the most visible leader unit for the 'Nids.

You'd be surprised how bad anything that isn't a Gene-stealer is a close combat (even MCs if you have the equipment) as an MEQ. So just shoot the Gene-stealers and stab everything else.

I know what a Hive Tyrant is, I kind of meant his toughness.

Anyway, I would avoid going toe-to-toe with tyranids if I can help. Any of them I would prefer to shoot.

Two true stories

In an apocalypse game, I had advanced two infantry platoons and a CCS into a building to claim an objective. The objective then transformed into a demon prince, and the combined might of the two platoons, and a commissar elbow dropping from the top of the building, brought it down after 2 turns, which meant that we should have won. 'So,' says the staff member running the game, 'evil can win if they wipe out all the guard.' So the whole opposing army, with a titan, a banebladey-type thing, and countless infantry and tanks were firing at my two platoons of guard, sitting in the ruins, with only a coversave and cameoline to save them. THe building had turned into a raging inferno, although you could hardly see it for the dust. They survived 2 turns, slowly getting whittled down. Despite saving over 100 cover saves, 53 guardsmen's lives were lost, but the command squad survived to win the game.


Orks would make good heavy metal fans. Or so this guy at my local store thought. He had converted a squad of orks lugging around electric guitars, speakers, drumkits and whatnot. They had a special rule that whenever not in combat, they gave a leadership boost or whatever to nearby units as the power of ROCK compelled units to follow the rock concert. I had a trukk with shock attack gun bolted to it and a death roller. They needed a lift to a nearby objective, I obliged. On the other side of the board, a space marine command squad had been chopping its way through countless orks and other grunts. The shooting over there had been ineffective, so I casually fired a shot at them. 11. Through the warp goes the trukk, the orks on the back still playing in one of the most epic rock concerts ever devised. A warphole appears in front of the command squad, of out which drifts the faint noises of rock. They grow louder and louder. Suddenly, out bursts the trukk, ablaze from warpfire, with an ork playing a guitar solo on the hood.

With that much awesome going for the orks, the space marines never stood a chance.

In background the most epic (fail) death is 90% of the crimsons fists chapter: Missile goes up, missile comes down, missile hits ammo depot, your entire (own) planet is destroyed.

Yeah, if I was Pedro Kantor I would personally strangle whoever fired that missile AND the techpriest responsible for its maintenance.

Speaking of Pedro...

Last Wednsday, He was holding down the flank of my opponents army (w. Tactical Squad). A brood of genestealers comes in off the edge. He runs forewards to rapid fire with his squad (Wipeing out all but 1 stealer). Next round, Another brood pops up. Pedro now realizes that his last move brought him to close to the edge. The Genestealers assualt. To cut a shgort story shorter, we find Pedro, about 2 turns later, 1 wound left, surrounded by about 8 genestealers.Needless to say, the Crimson Fists need a new chapter master.

My Chaos Lord got into a battle with Commisar Yarrick, My Lord won the battle as he was hovering away on his jetpack. my friend mention Yarrick could come back with 1 wound on a save, after the rest of the army pushed back the Loyalist scum. My lord killed himself with his Daemon wep, however my Slanneshi Mage lashes Yarrick in front of a Noise Marine squad. Needless to say for the death of their beloved leader my Noise Marine's gave Yarr death by firing squad.

SM Force Commander independent character was assaulted by exactly 1 hormagaunt. The FC rolled only 1s to hit, and the gaunt managed to hit 3 times for 3 wounds against the FC's higher WS, T4, and 2+ artificer armor.

I got Three story's all 4ed haven played 5th yet.

In a mega battle it was IG vs IG and Marines. My buddy had 10 ratling snipers in some trees. I soon said there is no room for hobbits in the 40k and blasted them with a Hellhound . no more hobbits

It was my 1k Sons vs a pure Grey knights and it was the first time i fielded my rhino with a cobi melta As his landRaider drove froward. He never fired at my rhino the guys already dismounted as he focused on them my rhino fired it melta boom destroyed the land raider

Same battle a squad of Greyknights charged my Sons after 2 rounds of combat my sons go on to take the Obj. That +4 Inv. save helps i couldn't believe it i wiped out his squad

Crazy_Carnifex wrote:Speaking of Pedro...

Last Wednsday, He was holding down the flank of my opponents army (w. Tactical Squad). A brood of genestealers comes in off the edge. He runs forewards to rapid fire with his squad (Wipeing out all but 1 stealer). Next round, Another brood pops up. Pedro now realizes that his last move brought him to close to the edge. The Genestealers assualt. To cut a shgort story shorter, we find Pedro, about 2 turns later, 1 wound left, surrounded by about 8 genestealers.Needless to say, the Crimson Fists need a new chapter master.

Ahaha I remember that ^ ^ I so wanted him to win to so I could do a happy dance. Everything just started to fall apart fo rme on the 3rd turn . was a fun game ^ ^

An Ork Warlord failing death or glory against a Rhino...

So I'm playing this 3,000 point game of Nid's vs. Space Marines. On the Nid side there are 2 Hive Tyrants, 6 Carnifexes, 64 Gaunts, 40 Genestealers, some flying Warriors and Raveners. The Nid side was very packed.

On Turn 2, the Space Marines deepstrike in a drop pod right behind a few of the Carnifexes and disembark a squad of Sternguard. This was the Space Marine players key plan to eliminate a few MC's early.

He then proceeds to fire from a Land Raider, a S8 or 10, I forget, large blast onto my hive tyrant, which scatters right onto the drop pod. A 6 is rolled to penetrate, then a 6 on the damage chart, and then a 6 to determine distance. This explosion managed to take out 3 Sternguard, which then although they did some damage, were wiped out the next turn.

Back in fourth 2 of my marines managed to cause 4 wounds on an Eldar Avatar and kill him in a single turns shooting. That was great. My friend hasnt used a avatar for months after that.

So, I have an old firewarrior I got from another guy who is really silly looking. he's duel-wielding pulse rifles, so we (me and a buddy) decided to paint him up like master chief; to suit his silliness. We joked how he always was doing stupid gak like shooting with his pulse pistol instead of the rifle because "the battle-rifle is for noobs" and so on.

back when I first started playing, I had a game against said buddy using chaos. it was a disaster for me, but one of the high points of the game was a when 4 firewarriors had to fight a lone possessed marine who had somehow survived our pulse fire. the marine kills 2 of my guys, the 3rd misses, and "master chief"? he punches it in the face, killing it.

afterward we joked that in close combat, his rallying cry was always "press the melee button!"

I've had two fun situations:

1. While playing Tau against Tyranid swarms, twice in the same game I had a lictor assault a squad of 6 firewarriors by popping into their cover and taking to to close and personal combat. Between the two six man squads of firewarriors, both lictors died, and only 1 firewarrior was lost. There were some 6s and 1s rolled.

Dashofpepper wrote:I've had two fun situations:

1. While playing Tau against Tyranid swarms, twice in the same game I had a lictor assault a squad of 6 firewarriors by popping into their cover and taking to to close and personal combat. Between the two six man squads of firewarriors, both lictors died, and only 1 firewarrior was lost. There were some 6s and 1s rolled.

Where's number 2?


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And "who is number one?"

The lone ratling stood atop a hill, turning round at a loud thumping noise. In the far distance he could see a 3 large objects, filling the horizon, seconds later every single weapon from those three Stompas unleashed hell upon his head, his final thought was: "Ahh, so thats why the Commisar told me to stand here... well him!!!"

Okay, 10man IG squad with grenade launcher. G launcher shoots and kills a termie, rest of squad does squat. Termies kills 5 guys from shooting storm bolters.
Squad runs away, regroups next turn and G launcher (assualt 24) wounds and kills another termie.
Entire squad obliterated by another shooting, G launcher falls back. But as he runs away he fires one last shot and kills a 3rd termie.
He then survives every vindictive shot that is thrown affter him. Termie/Tactical and Landraider fail to kill him. He flees off the board. I aptly (but uncreatively) named him 'Termie Killer'.



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It should be noted that every time 'Termie killer' wounded the termies got thier 2+ save.

Playing Fantasy, my Lizardmen vs. High Elves:

My unit of Skirmishing Skinks charged a Lvl 4 HE caster. It was equipped w/ item that made it Etheral so only magical attacks would wound it. I did no wounds to it and it didn't do any wounds against me. I out numbered it and it failed it's Ld test and fled. Over took it and killed it. My weapons can't hurt it, but their special shoes can stomp it to death.

*scratches head*

My friend likes bosspolling whole squads of boyz to death. It pisses me off.

Well it may not seem as awesome as everyone elses, but a squad of 4 assault terminators got pounded by a stormlord, everything on them, vulcan megga bolter, heavy bolters, lascannons, and only managed to kill one. (lascannon came in handy )

I had some guardsmen near by and thought whatthe heck might as well give a volley, i assumed every lasgun missed but the seargent, with his las pistol, killed a terminator, failing his 2+ save.

Rather epic, worst gun ever, kills ultimate troop

Abaddon charges a couple of guard squads and does what he does best. The guardsmen dont break, despit horrible casualties, and actually manage to wound the evil git twice.
Abaddon reduces the squads to one guardsman. Guardsman breaks. Guardsman runs 10". Whilst running away guardsman turns and rapidfires with the mighty maglight.
Two hits. Two 6s... Abaddon slain by a single fleeing guardsman... Awesome

Holy Crap!
Goooooooooooooo Guardsman!!!!!!!!

You could call that fella G.I Guardsman.

That reminds me of a battlerep I read on this site. It was Nurgle Marines vs the old Guard. The Daemon Prince was killed by a fleeing Guardsmen after it had destroyed 2 Leman Russes and I'm fairly certain it was already injured by 1 of them blowing up. I'll see if I can find it.

My brothers Avatar was killed by blowing up a whirlwind in close combat. It was the only thing that Whirlwind has EVER killed.

Marneus Calgar once tried to Death or Glory my Battlewagon with a Deff Rolla.

He failed to even scratch it with his S8 powerfists.

Ahhh, I swear I could hear a lovely crunch as the Lord of Macragge was squashed flat as a pancake.

No, Mr. Calgar I expect you to die!

all hail the power of the battle wagon!
Speaking of which once my single autocannon blew up a battlewagon st the beggining of the game, and the explosion also killed 3 storm boyz as well as several boyz inside. The 2 storm boyz fled off the field after failing the Leadership (do you have to if it is from an exploding vehichle?)

I tend to be very good at killing special characters. Heck, my ratlings once took down Abbadon.

In close combat.

There were two of them.


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Emperors Faithful wrote:all hail the power of the battle wagon!
Speaking of which once my single autocannon blew up a battlewagon st the beggining of the game, and the explosion also killed 3 storm boyz as well as several boyz inside. The 2 storm boyz fled off the field after failing the Leadership (do you have to if it is from an exploding vehichle?)

How do you blow up a battlewagon on turn one with an autocannon? I really doubt it's possible to hit side or rear armour on turn one, and the front is AV 14.