Warzone Octarius: Pankallis Assault - Stage 1 Phase 2: Battle 21

 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 Armies

Krieg     PL: 25        Crusade Blessings: 9

HQ        Kriegmeister Keist                PL: 3                    Blessings: 4

                    Powerfist

                    Relic - The Emperor's Fury 12" Pistol 3   S8 AP -3 D2

                    WT: Old Grudges - (Aura) Pick one enemy unit before the battle. While a friendly

                                                     PLATOON unit is within 6" of this WARLORD, each time a model in

                                                     that friendly unit makes an attack against that enemy unit, add 1 to the

                                                     wound roll.

                    Crusade Relic: Koledin's Triumph - -1D, ignore 1st failed save each turn.

                    BT: Draconian Disciplinarian - 1 unit within 6" can auto-pass Morale test every turn.

                    Wpn Enh: Fleshbane: +1 D (Powerfist)

HQ        Platoon Command Squad                PL: 4                    Blessings: 0

                    Platoon Commander - Plasma Pistol, Power Sword

                    Veteran w/ Master Vox

                    Veteran w/ Meltagun

                    Veteran w/ Regimental Standard

                    Veteran w/ Medi-pack

                    Battle Scar: Fatigued - Cannot control objectives.

                    Battle Trait: Crazed -  Ignore any or all Ld mod

                                                        Re-roll Morale tests

                                                        Re-roll failed Out of Action tests

T        Krieg Infantry Squad                PL: 4                    Blessings: 1

                    Watchmeister - Plasma Pistol, Chainsword

                    2 x Meltagun, Medi-pack, 6 x Truppen

                    Battle Trait: Crazed

T        Krieg Infantry Squad                PL: 4                    Blessings: 1

                    Watchmeister - Plasma Pistol, Chainsword

                    2 x Meltagun, Medi-pack, 6 x Truppen

                    Battle Trait: Crazed

T        Krieg Infantry Squad                PL: 4                    Blessings: 1

                    Watchmeister - Plasma Pistol, Chainsword

                    2 x Meltagun, Medi-pack, 6 x Truppen

                    Battle Trait: Crazed

FA        Armoured Sentinel w/ Autocannon        PL: 3        Blessings: 1

                    BT: Grizzled Crew - 6+++

HS      Heavy Weapons Squad                PL: 3                Blessings: 1

                    3 x Mortar Teams

                    Battle Trait: Crazed

Logistics

        Military Intelligence: Surplus: +1 CP (Pre-game), +1 Agenda

        Materiel: Deficit: Vehicles -2" Move, Re-arm & Re-equip costs 2 RP.

        Tithe Pool: Deficit: Only get Command Phase CP if Warlord is on the battlefield.

        Morale: All units +1 Ld, +1 XP per battle.

Uplifting Primers (1 RP) Insane Bravery costs 1 CP. +1 XP for every unit after the battle. 

Farsight Enclaves        PL: 25        Blessings: 3

HQ        Coldstar Commander        PL: 9               Blessings: 3

                        WT: Precision of the Hunter

                        Relic: Onager Gauntlet

                        Prototype: DW-02 Adv. Burst Cannon

EL        Crisis Team        PL: 12

                        2 x Flamers, 1 x Plasma Rifle

T           Strike Team        PL: 4

Agendas

Krieg

1. Inspired Command - When an Officer has ordered a unit, and that unit kills an enemy unit, the                                                   Officer gains +1 XP. (Max 3)

2. Arming the Assault - Units can gain XP by performing actions on objectives.

Farsight

1. Teachings of War: While in Mont'ka Tactical Philosophy, a unit gets +1 XP in the first turn for killing

            an enemy unit

The Battle

Deployment

1 Platoon has found a suitable ruin from which to
recover the supplies.

Coldstar up high, Strike Team down low, to contest
recovering the supplies.

Crisis Team eyeing the central supplies.

Turn 1

Crisi Team moving into Mont'ka position.

Strike Team claims the right objective.

2 and 3 Sections push toward the central supplies while Taking Cover.
(Truppen Valbek and Kagorik)

Truppen Horst (1 Section) is in support.

Arming the Assault tally = 1.
Mortar Team Devorr attempts tp provide suppressing fire 
on the Crisis Team, but they fail to target the unit sufficiently.

Turn 2

Farsight score 10 points.
2 and 3 Sections find themselves engaged from the right...

...from the front...

...and from the left.

Krieg scores 10 points.
Arming the Assault tally = 2.

With everyone under Take Aim, they just fail to kill
the Crisis Team. Mortar shells stripped the Drones, and 
lasguns, meltaguns and plasma pistols bounced off the
Shield Generators.

Turn 3

Tau score 10 points.
Flamers and burst cannons killed most of 1 Section, 
leaving Sgt Horst to take the assault of the crisis suit,
which he survived. The Coldstar onager gaunlet'd the Sentinel
into a pile of scrap. Again.

Krieg score 10 points.
   Arming the Assault tally = 3.
Sgt Horst gets beat down by the Crisis Shas'vre.

Kriegmeister Keist attempts to turn the tide single-handedly.
He also falls to the onager gauntlet. Heroic forlorn-hope deaths
 are starting to become his thing.

Turn 4

The supplies by the Strike Team were empty, so that objective disappeared.
Tau scored 15 points.
The Strike Team, Coldstar and Crisis suit combine to
wipe out Command  Sqd Karis and Mortar Team Devorr,
annihilating 1 Platoon.

Krieg Score 0 points.

Turn 5

Tau score 0 points.

Krieg score 0 points.

Summary

Farsight Enclaves win, 35-20.

What an ass whipping. Tau firepower is still absolutely brutal, and the drones are as much of an ass pain as ever. Krieg was able to gain some XP for Arming the Assault, and they are gaining experience at a very rapid rate.

The next set of games will be a mini-arc of Waaagh! Bonekleava attacking the 15th company, using the rules and mission from the Containment Crusade pack.

After Action Report

Krieg

+1 RP

+1 Commendation point

No failed Out of Action tests (Can re-roll from BT: Crazed)

Kriegmeister Keist: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics), +3 XP (Marked)

Platoon Cmd Sqd Karis: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)

Truppen Horst (1 Section): +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)

Truppen Valbek (2 Section): +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)

Truppen Kagorik (3 Section): +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)

Arm. Sentinel Incandescent Defender: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)

Mortar Team Devorr: +3 XP (Battle, Uplifting Primers, Logistics)

Farsight Enclaves

+2 RP

+1 Military Point

Coldstar: +1 XP (Battle), +3 XP (Marked), +2 Kills (m), +1 Kill (r)

Crisis Team: +1 XP (Battle), +2 Kills (r)

Strike Team: +1 Kill (r)

Until next time, happy gaming!