Tyranids Turn 2
Angry about being shot out of the sky, the enraged Flyrant (this time enhancing himself with Endurance) Glided over in front of the Piranhas and prepared to unleash death. Meanwhile, the gargoyles swarmed towards the central fire warrior unit, whilst the rest of the swarm continued their steady advance, the right hand Tervigon casting Endurance on the wounded Trygon. He also spawned 7 gants and burnt out.
Firing started with a bang, with the Hive Guard on the right flank exploding the Devil Fish in front of them. The Hive Guard on the left flank had modest success, destroying the smart missile system on the central Hammerhead and bringing it down to 1 Hull point.
The Tervigon and Gants on the right peppered the right hand Fire Warriors with Cluster Spines and Flesh borers, slaying four of their number.The Gants and Tervigon on the left flank did not fair so well, failing to kill any of the Kroot.
The Flyrant let rip with his Devourers into the Piranhas, destroying 1 and removing a hull point from the second.
The Gargoyles and Trygons fired into the central Fire Warrior unit, but only managed to take down a single warrior.
The Assault began in earnest, with the Flyrant charging into the Pirahnas and the gargoyles charging the Firewarriors. Overwatch saw two of the winged beasts cut down, but they still made their charge and set about wiping out the whole squad for no loss.
The Flyrant Smashed his way through both of the Pirahnas, tossing them aside with contempt before bellowing loudly at the Tau commander.
The Flyrant and Gargoyle Assault
End of Tyranid Turn 2
Tau Turn 2
Tsa Tetsa watched with horror, as the Tau Piranhas were tossed aside by the Flyrant like toys. To his left, the Devil Fish exploded and he could see to the right that one of the Hammerheads was taking serious damage as well.
Not only this, but he could see the two Trygons looming just behind the gargoyles. Although the one on the left looked like it was far enough away to ignore for now, the wounded one to the right was getting dangerously close. He pointed his gun in the direction of the Flyrant, “Take that thing down, we won’t get a second chance at this!”
Their wasn’t a lot of movement on the Tau front. In the centre, the two groups of suits positioned themselves for maximum fire power onto the Flyrant, whilst the Hammer heads settled in to both draw lines on the FLyrant and wounded Trygon.
Firing saw both the crisis suit squads unleash the full potential of their fire power into the Flyrant. Being easier to hit and well within rapid fire range of both units saw the Flyrant cut down in a withering hail of plasma and missiles.
The Firewarriors on the Tau left flank fired into the gants, cutting down 7 of their number with their rapid fire weaponry, whilst the Firewarriors on the opposite flank managed to wound the Tervigon.
The two Hammerheads then fired into the wounded Trygon. The first must have had its targeting system knocked out by the Hive Guard, as it failed to hit at all with its ion cannon. The second only fared marginally better, taking the Trygon down to a single wound.
End of Tau Turn 2
With the gargoyles largely unscathed, and the Trygons closing in, things were looking grim for the Tau.
Victory points at end of Turn 2
Tau
Objectives - 3
Slay the Warlord – 1
Total – 4
Tyranids
Objectives – 7
First Blood – 1
Line Breaker – 1
Total - 9
Automatically Appended Next Post: Tyranids Turn 3
With the Crisis suits continuing to provide a hail of firepower for the Tau, it was time to tie them up until the bigger bugs could come in and crush them.
The Gargoyles (enhanced with Endurance from the Tervigon) swarmed in to engage both Crisis suit units. Meanwhile, the Hive Guard continued to Tank Hunt whilst the Tervigon and Gants advanced on both flanks. The Trygons also moved up, eager to get into the action.
Firing saw the Left hand Tervigon and gants take down 5 Kroot in a blast of cluster spines and flesh borers, sending the last two fleeing for their lives. The Tervigon and gants on the other flank had similar success, taking down the last of the Firewarriors on that flank.
The Gargoyles and one Trygon fired into the suits squads, taking down a couple of drones, whilst the left hand Hive Guard Shook and Stunned the Hammerhead on the landing pad (reducing it to 1 hull point as well. The right hand Hive Guard had less success, failing to penetrate to hull of the damaged Hammerhead.
Assault saw the left hand Trygon charge into the damaged Hammerhead, flipping it easily with its scything talons. The gargoyles swarmed over both the crisis suit squads, who only managed to down 1 of the winged beasts in overwatch fire thanks to their enhanced Endurance. The gargoyles managed to take down a single Crisis suit, for the loss of two gargoyles, locking both squads in combat.
With the odds increasingly against them, Tsa Tetsa gave the single for all out retreat.
End of Game - Tyranid Right Flank
End of Game - Tyranid Left Flank
Tau Concede defeat at end of Tyranid Turn 3
Victory Points
Tau
Objectives – 3
Slay the Warlord – 1
Total – 4
Tyranids
Objectives – 8
First Blood – 1
Line Breaker – 1
Total - 10
Tyranid Victory
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