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Alex2284 · January 3rd, 2009, 20:14

I do like the list you came up with Trav, though I don't have a Falcon or Autarchs. Might look into getting them, though in the develpmoent hell that is my fluff for ym Craftworld, my Autarch turned traitor for some reason I haven't come up with.

Anyway, I had my game, and for the first time I won! In the end, the final unit I decided to add was a Wraithlord. It's purpose? To put rightin frontof my Avatar to help it stay alive! Truely a waste for my poor undead hero, but as predicted, he went right for it. it was mostly so he could kill my Avatar though. It only lasted one full turn before dieing. My flatmate managed to go first so it wasn't surprising the WL only lasted one turn before being taken out in the 2nd. He loves using Railguns against it, but it was a heroic sacrifice.

Not much happened turn 1 other than a bunch of railgun shots. Everything moved, then fleeted.

Turn 2 saw yet more Rail guns being fired at the WL and it died. Due to fortune, my Avatar wasn't injured. I only managed to get my war walkers into the board from outflanking, but they managed to shoot then assault some gun drones, which ran off the board (He predictably deployd everything very close to his own table edge). My Fire Prism managed to destroy his Railgun Hammerhead.

On turn 3 he managed to kill one of my War Walkers, causing it to blow up, but the low S of the blast couldn't hurt the squadron. My Scorpions arrived this turn, but due to the deployment roll, arrived too far away from any enemy units to do anything other than shoot.

Turn 4 wasn't too eventful. Few more pot shots between the fire Warrior squads and War Walkers, with the War walkers, ,taking out a big chunk of the FW squad before Assaulting reducing its number to 2 models. Hawks finally arrived but their grenades were lass than effective.

Turn 5 is where it gets interesting. More or less everything that wasn't a railgun was firing at my two Swooping Hawk squads. The thing is, I save what must have 4/5 of every wound suffered. Rapid firing Fire Warriors, twin-linked Gun drones, the lot. One squad is reduced to 2 men and runs away (only to be regrouped by proximity to the Avatar who was down to 2 wounds, the next turn) but the other squad attacks the Ion Cannon Hammerhead. The Flechette kills one man, but the Exarch and sole other Hawk get the Haywaires in. End result - Vehichle explodes! It takes out my 2 remaining hawks, buit what a way to go! My Fire Prism fires its gun into the Kroot Squad set to dispersed, which takes about a third of the kroot out the game. The stupid Kroot squad then lays into my nearest scorpion squad, which are promtly murdered. Unlucky for the Scorpions, but I had another squad behind them to help clear up the mess next turn. By this point, the Avatar has got withing 12 inches of his command squad, throwing the Wailing doom at them, taking out a bodyguard suit.

By turn 6, my main lines are finally approaching his line, and things are looking bleak for the Tau. His Kroot are wiped out in combat, His commander dies by a focused Fire Prism shot after the avatar takes out the other bodyguard with his Wailing doom, and the remaining War Walker gets into combat with the remnants of his Crisis team, effectively stalling them till the end.

At the end of turn 6, he throws in the towel, believinbg he can't counter the approaching units I have. Hands are shook, pride and defeat are felt and we pack up our men. A true game of honour. For the whole game, my 2 Guardian Squads, Harlequins and Farseer didn't see any actual fighting whatsoever. If they game has lasted another turn, they would have been within range to unleash much shuriken fire. That being said, he still had a few units remaining, had he continued, I may not have won quite so distinctly.

In summary, ,I'd say my first proper army list worked quite well against my flatmates particular brand of gaming. Chances are now however, he will know what I'll be planning and no doubt rearrange himself to better deal with me if I try the same. Like Trav said, if ,I had the Autarchs instead of the Farseer/Avatar my reserves would have almost definately arrived faster. I might consider this in the future since the Avatar was almost uneccessary except in the role of Railgun target.

Luck was most definately on my side that fight, it could have gone the opposite wasy if I had been unlucky.

January 3rd, 2009, 20:14	#4 (permalink)
Alex2284 Striking Gale Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stirling, Scotland Age: 25 Posts: 397 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 17	I do like the list you came up with Trav, though I don't have a Falcon or Autarchs. Might look into getting them, though in the develpmoent hell that is my fluff for ym Craftworld, my Autarch turned traitor for some reason I haven't come up with. Anyway, I had my game, and for the first time I won! In the end, the final unit I decided to add was a Wraithlord. It's purpose? To put rightin frontof my Avatar to help it stay alive! Truely a waste for my poor undead hero, but as predicted, he went right for it. it was mostly so he could kill my Avatar though. It only lasted one full turn before dieing. My flatmate managed to go first so it wasn't surprising the WL only lasted one turn before being taken out in the 2nd. He loves using Railguns against it, but it was a heroic sacrifice. Not much happened turn 1 other than a bunch of railgun shots. Everything moved, then fleeted. Turn 2 saw yet more Rail guns being fired at the WL and it died. Due to fortune, my Avatar wasn't injured. I only managed to get my war walkers into the board from outflanking, but they managed to shoot then assault some gun drones, which ran off the board (He predictably deployd everything very close to his own table edge). My Fire Prism managed to destroy his Railgun Hammerhead. On turn 3 he managed to kill one of my War Walkers, causing it to blow up, but the low S of the blast couldn't hurt the squadron. My Scorpions arrived this turn, but due to the deployment roll, arrived too far away from any enemy units to do anything other than shoot. Turn 4 wasn't too eventful. Few more pot shots between the fire Warrior squads and War Walkers, with the War walkers, ,taking out a big chunk of the FW squad before Assaulting reducing its number to 2 models. Hawks finally arrived but their grenades were lass than effective. Turn 5 is where it gets interesting. More or less everything that wasn't a railgun was firing at my two Swooping Hawk squads. The thing is, I save what must have 4/5 of every wound suffered. Rapid firing Fire Warriors, twin-linked Gun drones, the lot. One squad is reduced to 2 men and runs away (only to be regrouped by proximity to the Avatar who was down to 2 wounds, the next turn) but the other squad attacks the Ion Cannon Hammerhead. The Flechette kills one man, but the Exarch and sole other Hawk get the Haywaires in. End result - Vehichle explodes! It takes out my 2 remaining hawks, buit what a way to go! My Fire Prism fires its gun into the Kroot Squad set to dispersed, which takes about a third of the kroot out the game. The stupid Kroot squad then lays into my nearest scorpion squad, which are promtly murdered. Unlucky for the Scorpions, but I had another squad behind them to help clear up the mess next turn. By this point, the Avatar has got withing 12 inches of his command squad, throwing the Wailing doom at them, taking out a bodyguard suit. By turn 6, my main lines are finally approaching his line, and things are looking bleak for the Tau. His Kroot are wiped out in combat, His commander dies by a focused Fire Prism shot after the avatar takes out the other bodyguard with his Wailing doom, and the remaining War Walker gets into combat with the remnants of his Crisis team, effectively stalling them till the end. At the end of turn 6, he throws in the towel, believinbg he can't counter the approaching units I have. Hands are shook, pride and defeat are felt and we pack up our men. A true game of honour. For the whole game, my 2 Guardian Squads, Harlequins and Farseer didn't see any actual fighting whatsoever. If they game has lasted another turn, they would have been within range to unleash much shuriken fire. That being said, he still had a few units remaining, had he continued, I may not have won quite so distinctly. In summary, ,I'd say my first proper army list worked quite well against my flatmates particular brand of gaming. Chances are now however, he will know what I'll be planning and no doubt rearrange himself to better deal with me if I try the same. Like Trav said, if ,I had the Autarchs instead of the Farseer/Avatar my reserves would have almost definately arrived faster. I might consider this in the future since the Avatar was almost uneccessary except in the role of Railgun target. Luck was most definately on my side that fight, it could have gone the opposite wasy if I had been unlucky.