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2014/12/21 02:07:12
Subject: [PICS] 1000pts, Orks taking on Necrons - my first attempt at a bat rep - COMPLETE
Mission - Purge the Alien
Deployment - Dawn of War
First turn - Orks
Warlord Traits & Psychic Powers
Spoiler:
Warlord Traits: Painboy - Bellowing tyrant (reroll failed morale and pinning tests within 12)
Destroyer Lord - Princeps of Deceit (choose 3 units to take pinning tests at start of game)
Psychic powers Weirdboy - Frazzle, Killbolt, Da Krunch
Deployment
Spoiler:
Ork deployment
Killa kanz on the left flank, lootas behind the wall, tankbustas in trukk behind BLOS terrain, wierdboy and painboy in with the blob. Both deffcoptas are held in outflank reserve and gretchin are held in normal reserve.
Necron deployment
Wraiths with Destroyer Lord behind BLOS terrain, 1 AB behind wall, 1 AB behind BLOS terrain. Deathmarks held in Deep Strike Reserve and Night Scythe is in normal reserve.
Necrons attempt to seize but fail.
Orks Turn 1
Spoiler:
At the start of the turn Lootas, Boyz and Kannons take pinning check due to Necron Warlord trait. Kannons are pinned.
Boys, tankbusta trukk and killa kanz all advance.
Weirdboy casts Da Krunch (suffers Perils of the Warp, loses a wound and Frazzle) and causes the AB behind terrain to jink, but no damage.
Combined shooting from tankbustas, trukk, snapshotting kannons and lootas cause Ghost Ark to jink, take 2 hull points off and remove the quantum shielding.
Boyz and killa kanz run.
VPs: Orks 0, Necrons 0
Necrons Turn 1
Spoiler:
D-Lord and wraiths advance on the Killa kans
Ghost Ark and ABs reposition
Necron shooting is largely ineffective, requiring both ABs, Ghost Ark and embarked Warriors to wreck the trukk, gaining First Blood.
Wraiths and D-Lord charge the killa kans (overwatch is ineffective)
And wipe them out.
VPs: Orks 0, Necrons 3
Orks Turn 2
Spoiler:
Both deffcoptas arrive from reserve and the gretchin do not.
1 deffcopta on the right flank behind an AB.
And the other deffcopta on the left flank.
Boyz and Tankbustas advance.
Weirdboy casts Killbolt at the AB causing it to jink.
Deffkopta shoots the AB, shaking it, removing Quantum shielding and a hull point.
Lootas put 2 wounds on the D-Lord.
Deffcopta on the left flank takes another HP off the Ghost Ark (jinked).Tankbustas shoot at the other AB (it jinked) and destroy the Tesla Destructor and remove the Quantum Shielding. Boyz run.
So all the quantum shielding is down, but the Orks are yet to register a kill point.
VPs: Orks 0, Necrons 3
Necrons Turn 2
Spoiler:
The Night Scythe arrives from reserve. The deathmarks fail their reserve roll and remain in reserve.
The Wraiths and D-Lord surround the lootas.
AB turns to fire at the deffcopta, but the deffcopta passes all its saves.
Ghost Ark, embarked warriors and Night Scythe shoot at the tankbustas, killing 5. They pass their moral check. Arc from the NS's Tesla Destructor kills 1 boy. AB shoots its tesla cannon at the deffcopta on that flank but does nothing.
Wraiths and D-Lord assualt and kill the lootas with 1 wraith taking a wound from either overwatch or the combat.
VPs: Orks 0, Necrons 4
Orks Turn 3
Spoiler:
Gretchin fail to arrive from reserve again.
Boys and tankbustas continue the advance.
Deffcopta pulls back slightly
Weirdboy casts Da Krunch (suffers Perils of the Warp and dies) on the wraiths...
...killing one.
Kannons shoot at the Wraiths, killing one.
Tankbustas finish off the Ghost Ark and the boys shoot at the disembarked warriors, downing 2 but both reanimation protocols rolls were successful. Boys attempt an 11" charge and are unsuccessful, but lose none to overwatch.
VPs: Orks 1, Necrons 5
Necrons Turn 3
Spoiler:
Deathmarks fail their reserve roll again.
Wraiths advance on the kannons.
Night Scythe goes after the deffcopta and the AB turns to face the boys.
Warriors retreat from the boys into the corner towards the deffcopta. (Note that the Ghost Ark is wrecked)
And they kill the deffcopta.
Night Scythe kill the other deffcopta and the AB shoots down 4 boys.
Wraiths and D-Lord make short work of the kannons.
VPs: Orks 1, Necrons 8
Orks Turn 4
Spoiler:
Gretchin arrive from reserve automatically and go on the offensive against the Wraiths.
Tankbustas move backwards to gain LOS to the AB
Boys continue to advance on the warriors and AB
Tankbustas explode the AB despite it jinking.
Shooting from the gretchin put 1 wound on the wraiths.
Shooting from the boys down 2 warriors (who don't get back up)
Boys declare a multicharge against the warriors (primary target) and the AB and lose 2 to overwatch.
But make it into combat.
And take out all the warrior and wreck the AB despite the disordered charge and only lose 1 in return.
And they consolidate back towards the centre of the board.
VPs: Orks 4, Necrons 8
Necrons Turn 4
Spoiler:
Deathmarks arrive automatically and almost mishap. The mark the boys.
Night Scythe moves in on the gretchin, as do the wraiths. Warriors disembark from the Night Scythe and go after the tankbustas.
Deathmarks shoot at the boys, killing 1 and wounding the Nob.
Warriors shoot at the tankbustas, wounding the Nob.
Night Scythe shoots at the gretchin, killing 4.
Wraiths charge the gretchin and wipe them out.
VPs: Orks 4, Necrons 9
Orks Turn 5
Spoiler:
Boys move towards the deathmarks.
Tankbustas move towards the warriors.
Shooting from the boys downs 1 deathmark who does not get back up.
Tankbustas shoot the warriors but do nothing. They charge and lose 1 to overwatch, but the Nob makes it into combat.
The Nob kills 1 and takes no damage in return, winning the combat but the Necrons would hold.
VPs: Orks 4, Necrons 9
Necrons Turn 5
Spoiler:
Night Scythe flys off the table into ongoing reserves. Wraiths move in to help the warriors with the lone tankbusta Nob.
Deathmarks pull back from the boys.
Shooting from the deathmarks downs 3 boys.
Wraiths join the combat. The tankbusta nob declares a challenge which the D-Lord accepts. (Note the nob was not in btb with the whip coil at the start of the fight subphase)
The tankbusta Nob slays the D-Lord before being killed himself. The D-Lord does not get back up, giving the Orks Slay the Warlord
VPs: Orks 6, Necrons 10
We roll to see if the game continues and it does not. The battle is over.
Post game
Spoiler:
Orks gain Linebreaker with the boys squad giving a final score of Orks 7, Necrons 10.
Victory to the Necrons!!
Thanks for reading everyone. As this is my first attempt there are obviously things I could do better. A couple of things I noticed was to make my wrecked vehicles more recognizable and to do a board overview shot at the end of each turn, as well as the obvious don't have blurry photos. Any feedback is welcome, so I can improve for next time
This message was edited 6 times. Last update was at 2014/12/21 03:15:55
2014/12/21 17:38:24
Subject: [PICS] 1000pts, Orks taking on Necrons - my first attempt at a bat rep - COMPLETE
Thanks for the cattle report. I thought it was well done with pictures of all the major action. I agree that overall battlefield shots are helpful to understand the big picture.
It looks like the Ork gun line of kannons and lootas didn't accomplish much against the fast-moving Necron assault units. Maybe more boyz would have helped screen those units better, or they could have given better board control to keep the Necrons from running away for so long.
Too bad that Weirdboy periled himself to death. I was looking forward to seeing what he can do and you rarely see them taken in Bat Reps (or maybe this result is typical). I'll be looking forward to seeing your next write-up!
Project log and campaign featuring Orks, Imperial Guard, Marines, Tyranids: http://www.xhorikwar.blogspot.com/ Currently focused on our Horus Heresy campaign with White Scars, Death Guard and Imperial Militia.
2014/12/21 21:35:27
Subject: [PICS] 1000pts, Orks taking on Necrons - my first attempt at a bat rep - COMPLETE
Thanks, I was very happy with the way the Necrons turned out, and it was so simple to do too.
The Riddle of Steel wrote: Thanks for the cattle report. I thought it was well done with pictures of all the major action. I agree that overall battlefield shots are helpful to understand the big picture.
You're welcome. Yeah definitely, I was getting a bit confused myself at points just writing the report up.
The Riddle of Steel wrote: It looks like the Ork gun line of kannons and lootas didn't accomplish much against the fast-moving Necron assault units. Maybe more boyz would have helped screen those units better, or they could have given better board control to keep the Necrons from running away for so long.
Yeah, the ork gunline didn't have great game. In hindsight the weirdboy could have been deployed with the kannons (then joined the boys turn 1) to help them not get pinned to make the turn 1 shooting more effective. The lootas rolled poorly against the wraiths both with their 2nd turn shooting and overwatch so were unable to thin them out. Another squad of boys would have helped as the wraiths just ran around the board avoiding the big squad of boys that would have put up a good fight.
The Riddle of Steel wrote: Too bad that Weirdboy periled himself to death. I was looking forward to seeing what he can do and you rarely see them taken in Bat Reps (or maybe this result is typical). I'll be looking forward to seeing your next write-up!
That was unfortunate. It was the first time he perilsed twice in a game (generally doesn't peril at all). Most times I use him he performs great, even MVP level on a few occasions, but that being said, my meta isn't psyker heavy so he always has a good chance to pull his powers off.
2014/12/21 21:47:50
Subject: [PICS] 1000pts, Orks taking on Necrons - my first attempt at a bat rep - COMPLETE
Thanks for sharing, and great report. The format is easy to read and a great format. Not bad for your 1st report.
Yeah I was hoping the gretchin would do something cool. They only had to kill 1 wraith to get their points back and it wouldn't have taken too much luck for that to happen. Also the game was effectively over at that point, the orks were too far behind on KPs.
You're welcome. I always enjoy reading your reports and can now appreciate how much time you must put into them. I found doing my one a lot of work.
2014/12/23 02:39:54
Subject: [PICS] 1000pts, Orks taking on Necrons - my first attempt at a bat rep - COMPLETE
The tankbustas in this edition are rocking. Between tankbusta bombs, bomb squigs, and massed rokkits; I've done quite a bit with them.
Nice to see the Ghost Ark go down quick; I always hated those things.
I think 2 blobs (20ish) of boys would be better, and a big mek with KFF would probably be more competitive than the Weirdboy. The killa kanz would probably be dropped as well, they just aren't up to it this codex/edition.
Yeah, I'm loving the tankbustas. Nothing stands a chance against melta bombs with Tank Hunter. Finally get some use out the squad I built a few years ago.
Actually, the ghost probably should have gone down earlier with the amount of shooting at it in turn 1 and the fact that it lost QS turn 1 as well.
2014/12/24 02:35:51
Subject: [PICS] 1000pts, Orks taking on Necrons - my first attempt at a bat rep - COMPLETE
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