Battle Forged CAD 615pts

HQ
Deathleaper

Troops
Children of Cryptus
Phodian Hive Warriors w/ TS AG, BS Scytals, VC Scytals, RC LW&BS

Elites
2X Lictors

Formation 290pts
Broodlord Hunting Pack
Broodlord w/ TS Scytals

total 905pts

*Tyranid player forgot to account for 95 points. Which were supposed to be a venomthrope and additional lictor.

Battle Forged CAD

Imperial Guard CAD, 305pts

1 x Lord Commissar, The Emperors Benedicton, Power Fist, 95pts
10 x Veterans, Heavy Flamer 70pts
10 x Veterans, Heavy Flamer 70pts
10 x Veterans, Heavy Flamer 70pts

Ultramarines CAD, 695pts

1 x Librarian, lvl1, jump pack, force sword, 80pts

5 x scouts, Land speeder storm w/HF, 95pts
5 x TAC marines, Rhino, Flamer, 110pts
5 x TAC marines, Rhino, Flamer, 110pts

5 x Assault Marines, jump packs, 90pts
5 x Assault Marines, jump packs, 90pts

Mission:
The Screaming Forest - Imperial Primary Objective: Evacuate! At the end of the game, 1VP award for every imperial unit that has left the table via the long table edge.

Tyranid primary objective: Tyranids are awarded 1 VP for every unit they kill.

Game Length:[b/]
The game continues until there are no more Space Marines left on the table.

[b]Deployment:

Deep jungle surrounds the space marine compound. A single path leads through to the evacuation point merely two rhinos wide. The players roll off, and the space marines get the farthest table edge. The tyranids can deploy within 3" of any other table edge.




Initiative: Space Marines go first. Tyranids fail to seize.

Special Rules:

Permanent night fighting
All forest terrain is considered jungle: each turn a player must roll a 3D6 to determine what special jungle event takes place.

Warlord Traits:

Tyranids: Deathleaper takes Mind Eater - 2 VPs for every independent character killed
Librarian:
Psychic:

Space Marines
Psychic Scream, Force

Tyranids
Both Broodlords have The Horror ability

Reasons why Imperial Forces will win:

1: They only need to evacuate half their forces to win the game
2: The have a landspeeder and rhino which can flatout to the evacuation point
3: Frak missiles and bolters make short work of genestealers.

Reasons why tyranids will win:

1: Genestealers and Lictors rock in CC
2: The deployment means our forces can flank the enemy
3: This is a nid campaign.

Deployment and Tactical Considerations

The marines were faced with a dilemma. Evacuate the troops too fast, and stragglers will be left behind. Too slow, and their forces may be overwhelmed. As the attack might come from any side, the marines spread their troops out around the entire compound, with deadly devastator squad in the bird’s nest to give covering fire. The catachan’s held the rear, perhaps offering a softer target for the approaching threat.



Tyranids dispersed throughout the jungle parallel to the evacuation route. The plan, harry the evacuation at all stages. Then, at the last leg, the lictors, deathleaper and phodian warrior will intercept the evacuees that make it.

Turn overview & Photos

Psychic phase. Force is successfully denied by Nids.

The assault marines advance providing protection to the flanks. The rhinos take up position ahead of the column.



"You men, get to your transports!"

The Catachan 'bait' swing around to the front of the camp to join in the evacuation.



"The whole goddam place is crawling. What the hell are those things?"

*Photo missing

Ineffective krak missiles rain down from the bunker at the shadows in the jungle.

Psychic Phase

"Terra! We are not ready to take on such a terrible foe"

Horror is cast on the assault marines and they fail their leadership test suffering pinning for the rest of the turn.



"But wait there's something moving in the jungle. Just ahead. There. Didn't you see it?"

A brood of genestealers bursts from the jungle and envelop the librarian and his unit. A lictor emerges from the melee and challenges the librarian. a single wound is taken from both combatants. The assault squad suffers 3 casualties but holds its ground.



Phodian Warriors are unable to do any damage with their venom canon.



Other broods suffer poor move rolls and remain pretty much where they are. Two groups of genestealers fail to breach the jungle. What are they waiting for?





Deathleaper advances keeping a cautious eye on the krak missiles in the bunker.



VP – Tyranids 0:0 Imperial Forces

Turn overview & Photos

The rhinos and landspeeder make their get away scoring 3 vps for the imperial player

Ahead of the column the tactical marines take point to cover the retreat of the remaining units.


Withering fire from the krak missiles reduces the children of cryptus to 2.


Having disgorged its contents the landspeeder is gobbled up by the deathleaper, then, with a combined assault from the lictor the 2 hold up the 5 man squad of scouts. 3 drop but the melee continues.

Turn overview & Photos

Successful psychic powers terrify the assault marines for a second time, reducing them to a quivering bunch of nancy boys.
The spawn of crytpus hones in on the horrified assault marines.


The phodian warriors make short work of the tactical marines. The lashwhip and bonesword combo makes for a devastating combo against armour value 3.


The librarian and his unit fall to the broodlord, genestealers and lictor. The Brood surges forward under fire from the krak missiles from the encampment.




VP – Tyranids 3:3 Imperial Forces

Turn overview & Photos

Krak missiles kill the last 2 children of cryptus, and the spawn himself is reduced to a single wound. Nevertheless he zeroes in on the assault marines.



The Catachan squads advance to bring supporting fire to bear. Bolter fire takes out precious few of the new wave of genestealers.



The scouts fall in the continued combat, freeing up the deathleaper and lictor to advance on the bunker.

The phodian warriors take heavy wounds from flamer and bolter fire. But they triumph again in the assault phase butchering another tactical marine squad.

Turn overview & Photos

Finally the 2 squads of reluctant genestealers burst forth and charge the compound.



The imperial guard are charged and drop to a man. The commissar is left with little choice as to how to proceed.



The remaining tyranids assault the central column and destroy the assault marines.



VP – Tyranids 6:3 Imperial Forces

Turn overview & Photos

Devastator doctrine is invoked, but the Krak Missiles fail to slow the oncoming tide. The last remaining imperial guard make a desperate last stand. The last of the Children of Cryptus die to flamer fire. However, the combined fire is not enough to slow the onslaught.



The Commissar charges the genestealers and makes many heroic saves, but dies valiantly.

Turn overview & Photos

Horror is successfully cast on the catachans. Who fall in assault.

The last of the marines atop the bastion are surrounded.



VP – Tyranids 7:3 Imperial Forces

Turn overview & Photos

"Brother's, we can not overcome, but at least we can buy precious time for denizens of the manufactorum. Make them pay for your lives dearly!"

Fire from the bastion is inaffective.

Turn overview & Photos

The lictors assault absorbing the deadly krak missile overwatch.


The bunker is overrun by the tyranid vanguard