On many worlds in the Bastior Sub-sector, burrowing organisms dug subterranean networks of assult tunnels. Imperial commanders ordered their entrances secured and then flooded with promethium or collapsed with charges.
Battle Size: Incursion
Mission: Secure the Tunnels
Tyranid Infestation Fleet vs Imperial Fists Gladius Detachment
Operating in infested space, Imperial Fists were forced to resupply by scavenging worlds that had fallen to the Tyranids. This meant braving charnel landscapes of shattered Imperial cities waiting in mountainous heaps to be consumed. Heradon Hive - Tyranid swarmed refuge of zealous psykers is just such a landscape.
Battle Size: Incursion
Mission: Rotting Bio-mass
Tyranid Infestation Fleet vs Imperial Fists Gladius Detachment
As everyone is aware by now, 10th edition 40K is out and being used to play games. Or at least trying to be used. The initial rollout of 10th was, rocky, to say the least. When I first read through the new ruleset, I was fairly dismayed. There were some rule interactions that seemed, initially at least, like they were going to cause problems.
Crusade Battle: Tempest of War
Primary Mission: Priority Targets
Deployment: Search and Destroy
Mission Rule: Delayed Reserves
Points: 1500
Mission Victor Bonus:
Attacker Wins: A Character that took part in the battle gains a Crusade Relic (not free).
Defender Wins: Can add a new Character to Order of Battle, they get a free Warlord Trait, Relic or Specialist Reinforcement Requisition (0 RP).
Attacker: Goffs
Defender: Krieg
The ongoing battle between the Admech and the Krieg continues, though things were...a bit funky.
This time we stepped up the battle to 1500 points, which would have been around 75 PL. Though, after the battle we found one of the reasons that things have been going so poorly for Krieg. It turns out the Admech points were at 1425, and I thought my Krieg was 1500 even. But the Admech was 86 PL, vs the Krieg 58 PL.
I thought points were supposed to be a more fair, more granulated way to ensure a balanced game? WTF?
Anyway, this game was a bit closer, but man, did I ever feel every single point of PL difference. And Krieg got 2 bonus CP pre-game due to the Blessings difference. Still had a blast, and the Admech are a challenging army to play against. It is definitely helping me learn how to pilot my Infantry/Artillery Krieg force since every mistake I make really hurts.
So, when I sit down to write this up, I re-tally my Krieg points total...and am stunned to find it is only 1195 points. Well. That explains so much. Being down over 200 points would make a bit of a difference. Argh!
Mission: Tempest of War - Claim the Battlefield
Deployment - Sweeping Engagement
Mission Rule - Scrambler Fields
Points: 1500
Armies: Admech - Stygies vs Guard - Krieg
Didn't get any pictures of this game, this is really just for me to post the game results. A brief recap...
This was a 1000 point Crusade game, using the Tempest of War cards to generate the primary mission and secondary missions.
This was a rematch, between Kreig and AdMech. The first game was so disastrous I tapped on turn 2 (with my Krieg). I later realized that by tapping, I had basically robbed my opponent of a lot of potential XP. So, this time, though I doubted the outcome would be much different, I was determined to play it through to the end.
And it was as bad as the previous game. Though last game was basically my own fault for some very poor deployment choices, this game, my dice just said...no. It was so bad, my opponent offered to let me re-roll an entire volley of shooting, because out of 14 rolls, I didn't get even one 3+. Rough.
So, Krieg tabled on turn 4 by AdMech not even using their Dogma rules. At least this game I managed to kill 4 enemy units.
On a positive note, Death Korps Marshall Keist has reached Legendary rank after only 6 battles. He has received the Crusade Relic Star of Terra for his and his troops sacrifices in the name of the Emperor.
His star shines brightly, even as he and his troops get utterly crushed by the AdMech.
+1 RP, -1 RP (Uplifting Primers)
Death Korps Marshall Keist: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics), +3 XP (Marked), +3 XP (Inspired Command) +1 Kill (m)
Platoon Command Squad Karis: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics), Battle Scar: Lost Leg
Truppen Horst: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics)
Truppen Valbeck: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics)
Truppen Kagorik: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics)
Truppen Tyborc: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics)
Mortar Squad Devorr: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics), +1 Kill (r)
Heavy Bolters Squad Garric: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics)
Field Ordnance Battery: Heavy Lascannons: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics)
Field Ordnance Battery: Bombast Field Guns: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics), +1 Kill (r)
Field Ordnance Battery: Malleus Rocket Launcher: +3 XP (Battle, Primers, Logistics), +1 Kill (r)
Until next time, happy gaming!
Crusade Battle: Tempest of War
Mission: Take and Hold
Deployment: Dawn of War
Twist: Lightning Storms
Points: 1000
Mission Victor Bonus: One HQ unit that survives the battle can be given a Battle Trait of choice.
Captain Arastos has been searching for the Ork Warboss Ghenga for some time, and has finally been able to deploy his terminators in the path of the rampaging horde. Determined to stem the green tide, his brave veterans brace themselves for the coming storm.
"A lone outpost, situated in a remote area so as not to draw attention, secretly contains an uplink to the planetary defense network. If this relay can be demolished or subverted, the orbiting defense guns will be silenced, paving the way for a full scale invasion."
Mission: Crusade -Containment - Combat Patrol - Drop and Demolish
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: 2 units can be Marked for Greatness
"Prior to an assault on a new area of the Imperial defenses protecting Pankallis, the Goffs have launched a small vanguard force to disable an early-warning sensor array in a sudden assault, aiming to overwhelm the small garrison and disable the site before they can raise the alarm."
Kriegmeister Keist and his company have been transferred to a quieter sector to rest and refit after their recent actions. While Keist is off doing Officer things, Commissar Stagler is overseeing the troops. Unfortunately for them, Waaagh Bonekleava has set its' sights on this sector to achieve a breakthrough in the Imperial lines. There is no respite for the valorous, no retreat for the faithful.
Mission: Crusade - Containment - Combat Patrol - Vanguard Operations
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: One unit gains a Planetstrike Battle Trait.
The 15th Siege Company, 501st Siege Battalion, 14th Siege Brigade, 2nd Krieg Siege Division (Reconstituted) has been ordered to recover yet another supply drop that has been lost in city in their area of operations.
Kriegmeister Keist leads 1st Platoon into the city, aware of reports that a Tau Farsight Enclaves force have been submitted.
Mission: Crusade - Combat Patrol - Supply Drop
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: Gain 2 RP instead of 1.
The 15th Siege Company, 501st Siege Battalion, 14th Siege Brigade, 2nd Krieg Siege Division (Reconstituted) has been ordered to recover another supply drop that drifted into the city in their area of operations.
Kriegmeister Keist is slightly concerned due to the recent reports of a Leagues of Votann force having arrived in the Pankallis system.
Mission: Crusade - Combat Patrol - Supply Drop
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: Gain 2 RP instead of 1.
The 15th Siege Company, 501st Siege Battalion, 14th Siege Brigade, 2nd Krieg Siege Division (Reconstituted) has been ordered to recover a supply drop that drifted into the city in their area of operations.
Kriegmeister Keist leads 1st Platoon into the city, aware of reports that the same Aeldari force they have encountered recently is roaming the area.
Mission: Crusade - Combat Patrol - Supply Drop
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: Gain 2 RP instead of 1.
The 15th Siege Company, 501st Siege Battalion, 14th Siege Brigade, 2nd Krieg Siege Division (Reconstituted), having rested and refitted after their initial clashes in the Pankallis system, head back out into the shattered hive city. This time they face the perfidious Aeldari, making their return into the war-torn ruins.
Kriegmeister Keist finds himself immediately on the defensive, as the Aeldar out-maneuver him with their speed. Taking shelter in a ruin, his platoon prepare to fight off the foul xenos.
Mission: Crusade - Combat Patrol - Assassinate
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: 1 unit gains a Battle Trait.
Warboss Garhak Ugul Bludshredda Ghenga had finally healed up. Painboy Bloodcuttah had managed to get out all the shrapnel from his latest wounds dealt by the Iron Hands. He was really starting to develop a dislike for the new Primaris style of tanks. He realized that he was going to have to change up his approach. Sheer number of boyz wasn't enough, for the first time. But he would need some time to gather some scrap for Big Mek Nogbugg to come up with something.
Ghenga leads his forces back into the fray against the Iron Hands.
Mission: Crusade - Strike Force - The Relic
Power: 100 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: Free Battle Trait for unit unit.
Having fought a detachment of Iron Hands to a stalemate, Kriegmeister Keist had his men re-arm and re-load, then headed back out to collect a supply drop and drive the Iron Hands out of this sector. For the Emperor!
Mission: Crusade - Combat Patrol - Supply Drop
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: Gain 2 RP.
A new force has arrived in the Pankallis system, ready to crush the enemies of the Imperium. The 15th Siege Company, 501st Siege Battalion, 14th Siege Brigade, 2nd Krieg Siege Division (Reconstituted) ventures out on their first mission.
Mission: Crusade - Combat Patrol - Sweep and Clear
Power: 25 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: The Victor can nominate two units to be Marked for Greatness.
Warboss Garhak Ugul Bludshredda Ghenga having failed in a second attempt to take over the Waaagh! from Waaaghboss Bonekleava, leads his forces into battle once more. If he can't beat Bonekleava, he is determined to beat the next thing he comes across. He knows where he can find a good scrap, because he knows where the Iron Hands are.
Mission: Crusade - Incursion - The Relic
Power: 75 PL
Mission Victor Bonus: The Victor can nominate two units to be Marked for Greatness.
Warboss Garhak Ugul Bludshredda Ghenga has accrued 39 XP, surpassing Warboss Bonekleava who has only 21 XP. A challenge to who has the right to lead the waaagh! has been issued. Following the rules we have the following phases:
1. Psychic - starting with the Waaagh! Boss
2. Shooting - starting with the Waaagh! Boss
3. Fight - starting with the Waaagh! Boss. Both count as charging. This will be bloody. And quick.
