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Hi everyone, and welcome to my first battle report from the Rapid Fire 2015 tournament. Rapid Fire is held by the guys from Stirling Wargamers. I'll go into more details in a future post, but I'll just say from the start that I had a fantastic weekend and well done to the guys for running such a great weekend that was very well organised.

The tournament consisted of 6 games of 40k over two days, featuring a mixture of eternal war and maelstrom missions. Lists were 1850 pts and could include units from up to two detachments (which could be formations). Armies could not include "come the apocalypse" allies and a maximum of 600 pts could be spent on Forgeworld/Superheavies/Gargantuan creatures. There were some comp rules including; maximum 18 warp charge dice, re-rolled saves capped at 4+ and invulnerable saves allowed vs destroyer weapons.

Each mission would use a mixture of primary and secondary objective victory points to determine the winner and the differences between the victory points for both players would determine how many tournament points they each scored. For the missions, First Blood was replaced with Draw Blood; select an enemy unit, if they are destroyed by the end of the game, you achieve the objective. A nice change that reduces the importance of going first in missions.

My 1850 list consists of:
Kor'sarro Khan- Moondrakken
Librarian- Mastery Level 2, Auspex, Meltabombs, Force Sword, Bolt Pistol
5 Command Squad- Mounted on bikes, 4 grav guns, 2 storm shields, Apothecary

5 Bikers- 2 Grav guns, sergeant has meltabombs
5 Bikers- 2 Grav guns, sergeant has meltabombs
5 Bikers- 2 Meltaguns, sergeant has meltabombs
10 Tactical marines- Meltagun, sergeant has combi-melta and meltabombs
Drop Pod- Storm Bolter
5 Scouts- Bolt pistols, close combat weapons, sergeant has meltabombs
Landspeeder Storm- Heavy Bolter, Cerberus Missile launcher

Drop Pod- Deathwind missile launcher
Stormtalon- TL assault cannons, skyhammer missile launcher
2 Attack Bikes- Multimeltas

5 Devastators- 4 Missile Launchers
Rhino- Storm Bolter
3 Centurions- Grav amps and grav cannons, hurricane bolters

I have previously posted on my blog about my army composition and what I think the strengths and weaknesses are, you can find it here: http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/rapid-fire-2015-tournament-1850-white.html

I have posted the battle report from my first game; Crusade with Vanguard strike deployment against an Ork army. The full battle report with turn maps, pictures and commentary can be found at: http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/rapid-fire-2015-battle-report-game-1.html

I will be posting the rest of the battle reports over the coming two weeks, hope you enjoy.







Game 2 is now up on the blog http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/rapid-fire-2015-battle-report-game-2.html

This time, my White Scars take on the Necron Decurion in a maelstrom mission.

Game 3 is now up on the blog http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-3-white-scars-vs.html
This time, the White Scars take on an Eldar army in a modified Relic mission.

Game 4 is now up on the blog http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-4-white-scars-vs.html
The White Scars take on a Necron Decurion once again.

Game 5 is now up on the blog. This time, my White Scars take on an unholy alliance of Chaos Daemons and Chaos space marines in a maelstrom mission. http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-5-white-scars-vs.html

The final game of the tournament is now up. This time, my White Scars take on another Eldar army in Crusade. http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-6-white-scars-vs.html

Armies on Display http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-armies-on-display-pic.html

Finally, I have just posted a review of my White Scars army, looking at what units performed well and how I could improve. http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-white-scars-army-review.html

Oh cool, you were at Rapid Fire. Me too.

How'd you get on then? Hopefully I'll get my reports up soon too.

 Caranthir987 wrote:
Oh cool, you were at Rapid Fire. Me too.

How'd you get on then? Hopefully I'll get my reports up soon too.

Quite well, won more than I lost and finished in the top half, so I was happy. How did you get on?

Well done, thats great!

I was doing quite well until I came across the Supremacy suit that was there, and got tabled in 40 minutes. Had a great time though.

 Caranthir987 wrote:
Well done, thats great!

I was doing quite well until I came across the Supremacy suit that was there, and got tabled in 40 minutes. Had a great time though.

I do not envy you having to face that. With my army, facing the Tau would have been a killer.

The battle report for game 2 is now up on my blog http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/rapid-fire-2015-battle-report-game-2.html

This time, the White Scars take on the Necron Decurion in a maelstrom mission.

Well done !

 Dozer Blades wrote:
Well done !

Cheers! It's always nice to pull a win against a tough army, especially as I was so close to getting tabled.

Game 3 is now up on the blog http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-3-white-scars-vs.html

This time, the White Scars take on an Eldar army in a modified Relic mission.

Tough game but well played.

 Dozer Blades wrote:
Tough game but well played.

Cheers! It was a very tough game. In hindsight, there were a few ways I could have maybe played it better:
- Not keeping units in reserve
- Focusing on the Relic and not suiciding the Centurions and Command squad
- Not play Eldar (this was the big one I would change )

TO must have pointed ears... Not like your opponent needed any help.

Game 4 is now up on the blog http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-4-white-scars-vs.html
The White Scars take on a Necron Decurion once again.

First I think that the Wraiths should have not benefited from reanimation protocols the turn they teleported. I would have asked a judge for a ruling.

Second you just needed one turn to get away from the Wraiths. I would have used a sacrificial unit to bait them away from your main force.

Third your dice didn't do you any favors... It happens.

 Dozer Blades wrote:
First I think that the Wraiths should have not benefited from reanimation protocols the turn they teleported. I would have asked a judge for a ruling.

Second you just needed one turn to get away from the Wraiths. I would have used a sacrificial unit to bait them away from your main force.

Third your dice didn't do you any favors... It happens.

Cheers! I wasn't sure about the Wraiths, but a lot of people have said the same thing. I assumed the rules were correct, but should have queried it to make sure.

I thought about sacrificing a unit to the Wratihs, but the only unit I had left (apart from the command squad) was a couple of bikers and I'm sure the Wraiths and characters would have easily torn through them.

My rolling was pretty poor in this game. I always seem to fail Hit and Run rolls with a 6 on Khan when they really matter.

"My rolling was pretty poor in this game. I always seem to fail Hit and Run rolls with a 6 on Khan when they really matter."

I know that feeling well !

Game 5 is now up on the blog. This time, my White Scars take on an unholy alliance of Chaos Daemons and Chaos space marines in a maelstrom mission. http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-5-white-scars-vs.html

Well done !

 Dozer Blades wrote:
Well done !

Cheers! Felt good to grab a win after two crushing defeats.

The final game of the tournament is now up. This time, my White Scars take on another Eldar army in Crusade. http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-game-6-white-scars-vs.html

Well done and a great finish !

 Dozer Blades wrote:
Well done and a great finish !

Thanks! I was really pleased with how the game went. When I first saw the list, I thought I was in real trouble and in for a kicking.

I've now posted up photos of a lot of the armies that were at Rapid Fire 2015. Some amazing forces were on display (pic heavy post)
http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-armies-on-display-pic.html

Excellent battle reports and really enjoyed your thoughts afterwards.

 awbbie wrote:
Excellent battle reports and really enjoyed your thoughts afterwards.

Thanks! I like to do some after battle comments on the game to see where I could improve or what plans work well in the game. I think it helps improve the army and prevents me from making the same mistakes over and over.

I have just posted a review of my army for the tournament- what units did well and how the army could be improved. http://standwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/rapid-fire-2015-white-scars-army-review.html

About the game vs the necrons you lost, when you fail to kill the wraiths:
you said it was an error to deep strike the centurions far away.
However, even if you didn't kill the unit you wanted to kill, this drew a lot of you opponent's forces ,cutting his army in two for the cost of only one unit.
I think it's a pretty good idea^^
Just you shouldn't have drop podded the Tac squad here.
Sorry for this one.

When you chose to concentrate your fire in the wraiths, I thought "oh God no, he is going to loose this battle" ah ah^^

Oh, and I'm happy to have info about Khan, especially in combat, as I rarely heard about him. Seems to be a solide choice.

Just wanted to share my feelings with you.
Always nice to have instructive battle report.

 godardc wrote:
About the game vs the necrons you lost, when you fail to kill the wraiths:
you said it was an error to deep strike the centurions far away.
However, even if you didn't kill the unit you wanted to kill, this drew a lot of you opponent's forces ,cutting his army in two for the cost of only one unit.
I think it's a pretty good idea^^
Just you shouldn't have drop podded the Tac squad here.
Sorry for this one.

When you chose to concentrate your fire in the wraiths, I thought "oh God no, he is going to loose this battle" ah ah^^

Oh, and I'm happy to have info about Khan, especially in combat, as I rarely heard about him. Seems to be a solide choice.

Just wanted to share my feelings with you.
Always nice to have instructive battle report.

Thanks for the comments!
Yeah, I should have known better about the Wraiths. I have faced the before and they are always a tough unit to beat in the Cryptek harvest formation. I honestly thought I would do better than 2 wounds though! Hopefully, I'll remember that lesson for next time and not focus on them.

I like taking Khan. He can do the job in combat at times, however, his real strength is providing Scout to most of my army.

Khan is by no means a beat stick. He is okay.