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.
Armies
Strike Force Arastos Blessings: 9
Captain Arastos - Indomitable, Stubborn Heroism, Sentinel of Terra, The Eye of Hypnoth
Adamantine Cuirass
Apothecary Iatros Travma
Terminator Squad Hektor Marksmen's Honours, Aquila Imperialis
Assault Terminator Squad Thanatos
Relic Contemptor Dreadnought Nikephoros
Waaagh! Ghenga Blessings: 15
Warboss Ghenga - Proppa Killy, Da Krushin' Armour, Artisan Bioics, Deadly Charge, Inspiring Hero, Frenzon Injector, Archeotech nano-med
Big Mek Nogbugg
Painboy Bloodcuttah - Conversion Field
Goregutz's Octarian Rukkboyz - Ded Choppy, Cyborks, Sneaky Gitz
Jawchoppa's Lucky Blue Boyz - Ded Choppy, Cyborks, Battle Weary, Walking Wounded
Skrag's Grots - Grizzled
Smik's Killa Kanz
Agendas
Goffs: 1. Krumpin' Spree
2. Survivor (Ghenga)
Fists: 1. Know No Fear
2. Kingslayer
Deployment
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| The horde, with the brave grots leading the way. |
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| Killa Kanz ready to snag an objective. |
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| Hektor on the left, with Captain Arastos, and Nikephoros in the ruined manufactorum. |
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| Thanatos in assault position in the ruined hab-block. |
Turn 1
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| The Goffs surge forward. |
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| Hektor holds, Thanatos pushes into the hab-block. |
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| The lone surviving Killa Kan is on the objective, but Nikephoros failed his charge and is not on the obective. |
Turn 2
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| The boyz position to assault next turn. |
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| The lone Killa Kan failes to damage Nikephoros with rokkits, and doesn't charge, to force him to kill him to claim the objective. |
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| Thanatos emerges from the hab-block to slay some orks. |
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| With the Force Field Boosta active, Thanatos only kills 7 Boyz while wiping out Skrag's Grots. |
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| Nikephoros charges and utterly annihilates the Kan, taking a MW from the ensuing detonation. |
Turn 3
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| Ghenga calls the WAAAGH!, and charges into Thanatos's unprotected back. |
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| Goregutz's Rukkboyz plow into Hektor. |
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| They pile in to maximize choppa action. |
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| Ghenga and Jawchoppa's Boyz inflict serious damage on Thanatos. |
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| The brutality of the Goff charge starts to wear away at Hektor. |
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| Arastos and Hektor do some damage in return. |
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| In the Fists's turn, Jawchoppa's Boyz finish off Hektor, while Ghenga claims the objective. |
Turn 4
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| The Rukkboyz finish off Hektor and Apothecary Travma, leaving Arastos alone. Again. As usual. |
Turn 5
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| The Rukkboyz back away, allowing Ghenga a clean shot at his foe. |
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| He charges in, dealing 2 MW's from the impact. |
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| Dropping Arastos, who attacks with his dying breath, but it is not enough to down the beast this time. Nikephoros did Deploy Teleport Homer, but it far too little and way too late. |
Summary
Goffs victory 70-35 (including paint score).
Easily the strongest army in the campaign, the Orks are bullying their way to a massive lead in terms of victories, experience and Crusade Blessings. They are truly marked by Gork and Mork.
Following this battle, Ghenga's experience was sitting at 59 points, making him Legendary. His reward, was the Crusade Relic Choppa of da Great Waaagh!. This insane item has the following profile:
Choppa of da Great Waaagh! Melee Sx3 AP-3 D3
Now, with Ghenga's various other Battle Traits and Relics, this is his attack profile when he charges:
On a 2+, inflict D3 MW after charge,
WS 2+ A 12 S24 AP-4 D3
And if you manage to kill him, he gets back up on a 2+, with d3 W remaining.
And he can fight on death if he hasn't attacked.
Oh, and that axe? It let's him call a second Waaagh!.
He is S8, with 9W. I think he gives Ghaz a run for his money on sheer damage output. What a beast!
After Action Report
Goffs
+1 RP
Warboss Ghenga: +1 XP (Battle), +3 XP (Marked), +2 XP (Krumpin'), +4 XP (Survivor), +1 Kill (m)
Big Mek Nogbugg: +1 XP (Battle)
Painboy Bloodcuttah: +1 XP (Battle)
Goregutz's Octarian Rukkboyz: +1 XP (Battle), +2 Kills (m)
Jawchoppa's Lucky Blue Boyz: +1 XP (Battle), +1 Kill (m)
Skrag's Grots: +1 XP (Battle)
Smik's Killa Kanz: +1 XP (Battle)
Imperial Fists
+1 RP
Captain Arastos: +1 XP (Battle), +3 XP (Marked)
Apothecary Travma: +1 XP (Battle)
Terminator Squad Hektor: +1 XP (Battle), +4 XP (Know No Fear)
Terminator Squad Thanatos: +1 XP (Battle), +4 XP (Know No Fear)
Relic Contemptor Nikephoros: +1 XP (Battle), +1 Kill (r)
Until next time, happy gaming!
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