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Today I had a fun match against my friend. Here is hoe it went.

ARMIES

CSM
HQ
1 Khorne lord on juggernaut with murder sword

Troops
2x5 Zerkers chain axes plasma pistol

Fast Attack
1x5 raptors 2 melta's melta boombs power sword

Heavy Support
Forgefeind

=600pts


IMPERIAL GAURD

HQ
CCS plasma pistol astropath medic vox caster chimera camo cloaks

Troops
Vets Grenadiers demolitions plasma pistol
Vets plasma pistol

Fast Attack
vendetta heavy bolters
vendetta heavy bolters

=600pts

He would put his vets in the vendettas. I know this is illegal but we let it go. What do you think of the armies. I know this will be tough for me and my Chaos.
Edit: Forgot to add the heavy bolters on vendetta and the CCS's chimera!

Deployment

I won roll of and we are playing crusade. There are 3 objectives. Hammer and anvil deployment. We had two terrain pieces a long river that went across the edge of his deployment zone and a fort at the back of mine. I put my forgefeind at the back and middle with the lord in front. The zerkers would go along each flank. Just outside my deployment zone along each flank where 2 objectives and the last was behind the water terrain feature. He deployed his Chimera in the middle of his zone.

CSM turn 1

Zerkers moved up to claim the objectives. On my right flank there was nothing of note and on the left... Sabotaged! My khorne lord stopped just in front of the water. The forgefeind shot at the chimera causing a glance and a pen. He saved the glance and I stunned him with the pen. Damn! I didn't kill it. I will have to hope to get lucky next turn.

Imperial Guard turn 1

He sat there and did nothing. He wiffed all of his shooting.

CSM turn 2

The zerkers moved round to get a better hold on the objective and the Korhne lord stayed put. The forgefeind only managed another stun! My plan has failed and it is not looking good for me. Raptors would not come in.

Imperial Guard turn 2

Both vendetta's come in. One hovers on and drops it's troops of whilst the other heads up the field. Lascannons kill 3 zerkers.

It's looking grim what do you think about my chances now?

you win, table his CCS turn one and he has no models on the board.

If his CCS survives, and he makes both of his reserve rolls, your screwed because you have no AA.

If he only gets one, its doable to bring it down.

If he fails both (trust me, its possible even with the astropath, I've done it more times than I care to admit) then you win.

 ultimentra wrote:
you win, table his CCS turn one and he has no models on the board.

If his CCS survives, and he makes both of his reserve rolls, your screwed because you have no AA.

If he only gets one, its doable to bring it down.

If he fails both (trust me, its possible even with the astropath, I've done it more times than I care to admit) then you win.

I have no AA because I came planning to fight tyranids. He came ,however, to fight a tzeentch based shooty army. He got a bit of a shock!

 Chaos Rising wrote:

He would put his vets in the vendettas. I know this is illegal but we let it go.!

Why is putting his vets in vendettas illegal? They have a transport capacity of 12.

You should not be writing a list just to play a certain army. You

should have a list for all comers.

RB

eclipseoto wrote:

 Chaos Rising wrote:

He would put his vets in the vendettas. I know this is illegal but we let it go.!

Why is putting his vets in vendettas illegal? They have a transport capacity of 12.

Because then 470pts of his army is in reserves.

RB wrote:
You should not be writing a list just to play a certain army. You

should have a list for all comers.

RB

You should play however the heck you want. If both players want to tailor lists, then they should tailor their lists.

 Chaos Rising wrote:

eclipseoto wrote:

 Chaos Rising wrote:

He would put his vets in the vendettas. I know this is illegal but we let it go.!

Why is putting his vets in vendettas illegal? They have a transport capacity of 12.

Because then 470pts of his army is in reserves.

The 50% reserve rules apply to units, not points, and units embarked on flyers don't count, so in this case, the CCS is the only unit eligible to deploy on the board.