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.
The Armies
Krieg PL: 25 Blessings: 3
Kriegmeister Keist PL: 3 Blessings: 3
The Emperor's Fury, Powerfist, Old Grudges, Koledin's Triumph
Platoon Command Squad Karis PL: 4
Meltagun, Master-vox, Medi-pack, Regimental Standard, Lt. Karis (Power Sword, Plasma Pistol)
Truppen Horst PL:4
Watchmeister (Power Sword), 2 Meltaguns, Medi-pack, Vox-caster, 6 Truppen
Truppen Valbek PL: 4
Watchmeister (Power Sword), 2 Meltaguns, Medi-pack, Vox-caster, 6 Truppen
Truppen Kagorik PL: 4
Watchmeister (Power Sword), 2 Meltaguns, Medi-pack, Vox-caster, 6 Truppen
Field Gun Battery PL: 6
2 Bombast Field Guns
Iron Hands PL: 25 Blessings: 4
Primaris Captain PL: 5 Blessings: 3
Company Champion PL: 3
Intercessor 1 PL: 5
Gladiator Reaper PL: 12 Blessings: 1
Agendas
Krieg
Inspired Command
Arming the Assault
Iron Hands
The Battle
Well, this one was super quick, and very bloody.
Iron Hands deployed on their home objjective. 
Most of the Krieg force deployed on their home objective. 
Truppen Kagorik trying a pincer move pre-game.
So, here's what happend. It was so horrific I forgot to take pictures.
Turn 1, Kagorik got wiped out by the firepower of Intercessor 1, Company Champion and Captain.
The Reaper moved into position and poured fire into the mass of bodies in the ruin, and only killed three.
Keist had to order Truppen Horst and Valbek to Move Move Move so they could get their meltaguns in range of the tank, but only stripped 8 wounds off it, and the field guns missed. The important thing for me was that I forgot my Regimental Doctrines completely. Learning moment.
The Reaper then, with two squads of infantry in the open, did what it does best. It REAPED. It hoovered up both squads and the command squad, leaving Keist on his own.
The field guns did literally nothing this battle, except make a lot of noise. Maybe they'll work better once they are painted.
The last man standing, Kriegmeister Keist performs a forlorn hope
charge to take down the murder machine. He died to Overwatch fire.
Summary
Wiped out to a man! That was a dominating performance by the Iron Hands. 12" anti-tank weapons might be a problem in the future.
Also, not forgetting my Warlord Trait (Old Grudges), or my Regimental Doctrines (+1 to hit when under full strength, +1 to hit for arty) would have been really helpful.
Lessons learned, hopefully!
After Action Report
Krieg
Kriegmeister Keist: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)
Platoon Command Squad Karis: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)
Battle Scar - Fatigued: Unit cannot control objectives
Truppen Horst: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)
Truppen Valbek: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)
Truppen Kagorik: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)
Field Gun Battery: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)
Iron Hands
Captain: +1 XP (Battle), +3 XP (Marked), +1 Kill (r)
Company Champion: +1 XP (Battle)
Intercessor 1: +1 XP (Battle)
Gladiator Reaper: +1 XP (Battle), +4 Kills (r)
Until next time, happy gaming!
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