aounfather
May 1st, 2008, 18:36
This is the battle report from a tournament I took part in this past weekend. I played three battles, first against Blood Angels, second against Chaos Marines, Third against a Raven Guard type marine force.
Game results:
Tie
Win
Win
Here is my tournament List
HQ
Hive Tyrant Toxin Sacs Enhanced Senses Devourer Venom Cannon Flesh Hooks Catalyst
Hive Tyrant Toxin Sacs Enhanced Senses Devourer Devourer Implant Attack Wings Adrenal Glands Adrenal Glands Flesh Hooks Toxic Miasma Psychic Scream
3 Guard Flesh Hooks Scything Talons
Warriors Adrenal Glands Bio Plasma Extended Carapace Leaping Rending Claws
Scything Talons
Carnifex Devourer Devourer Enhanced Senses Flesh Hooks
Carnifex Devourer Devourer Enhanced Senses Flesh Hooks
Troops
6 Genestealers Scuttlers Extended Carapace
6 Genestealers Scuttlers Extended Carapace
6 Genestealers Scuttlers Extended Carapace
16 Gaunts Spinefists
16 Gaunts Spinefists
16 Gaunts Spinefists
Fast Attack
Ravener Scything Talons & Rending Claws Deathspitter
Ravener Scything Talons & Rending Claws Deathspitter
Heavy Support
2 Zoanthropes Warp Blast Synapse Creature
Carnifex Enhance Senses Venom Cannon Barbed Strangler Flesh Hooks
His Army (From What I remember)
1 Chaos Lord Demon Weapon Combi Bolter Terminator Armor
5 Terminators Powerfists Combibolters
2 Obliterators
7 Khorne Berserkers Rhino
7 Khorne Berserkers Rhino
6 Noise Marines (No Idea on weapons)
9 Possessed (power weapons) Rhino
5 Raptors Plasma Pistol Meltagun
5 Havocs 2X Missile Launcher 2X Lascannon
Vindicator
There might have been some daemons but I think he forgot about them.
Setup:
The terrain was spaced evenly across the battlefield with two pieces placed near the middle about 6 inches apart making a great firing lane/movement and LOS inhibitor.
The setup was Cleanse and the mission was to capture the middle of the table.
I had first setup. I pretty much covered my deployment zone in gaunts and genestealers with the rest sprinkled throughout. He placed a kanga line of vehicles starting with his Vindicator on the right side of his deployment zone facing me. The Havocs went in back with the Obliterators. The Terminators, noise marines, Lord and raptors set up in sight of the firing lane and as close as they could get to it. One rhino positioned itself on the left edge of his deployment zone behind terrain.
1st Turn:
He rolled first turn and moved his termies up toward the middle. The raptors moved up slowly to get in range of one Dakkafex. The lord and noise marines hung back. The left Rhino moved around the terrain to get a flank on my army. The Kanga Line moved forward to menace the right flank of my army. No one disembarked.
Shooting:
The raptors and Havocs fired on my Dakkafex, killing it with lots of well places Las and plas fire. The obliterators missed their target with plasma cannons. The vindicator fired a direct hit, which killed 4 gaunts. Why he was firing on gaunts with a vindicator I have no idea. The rest of his fire was fairly ineffective (read: He only killed some more gaunts)
No Assault
My 1st Turn:
Movement:
I moved the gaunts and two squads of genestealers forward to get in the middle of the board. The other Dakkafex, Sniperfex, Walking Tyrant and third Genestealer squad moved along the right flank to deal with the Kanga line of vehicles. The Flyrant flapped around to get a bead on the rhino’s side armor (I know it’s the same as the front.)
Shooting:
The Flyrant destroyed the Rhino, which disgorged its pinned Khorne Berserkers minus 2. The Gaunts and raveners fired on the terminators, killing 2. The Zoanthropes tried to fire on the vindicator, one hurt itself and the other missed. The Walking Tyrant destroyed the Vindicator for them. The Sniperfex failed to his the broad side of a rhino while the dakkafex blew up the Rhino holding the Possessed which tumbled out pinned but otherwise suffered no damage.
Assault:
One ravener charged the Terminators and clawed one to death before getting mashed into spiky paste by their powerfists. The Flyrant proved to be out of range of the Pinned berserkers.
2nd Turn:
Movement:
The terminators moved up to 1 inch away from the gaunts. The raptors moved up to fire at the zoanthropes. The only surviving Rhino moved across form the Kanga line to get behind the terrain away from my Tyrant and Dakkafex. The obliterators moved 1 inch thanks to slow and purposeful.
Shooting:
The terminators fired on the Zoanthropes (yeah you read that right) but their bolter shells pattered off of the psychic barriers of the confused Zoes. The Raptors added their fire but missed and one had to make a hasty armor check as his pistol overheated. The rhino was found to be in the way of the Obliterators and Havocs fire so they didn’t fire this turn.
Assault:
The terminators were far out of range of the Zoes so they couldn’t charge. The raptors were also out of range.
Tyranid 2nd Turn:
Movement:
The walking tyrant and Dakkafex moved toward the Possessed with a squad of genestealers in front of them. The Flyrant moved into assault range of the Khorne Berserkers. The gaunts surrounded the termies while one genestealer squad moved into charge range of the Raptors. The other squad moved closer to the cover, which separated the armies.
Shooting:
The Flyrant killed 2 more Khorne Berserkers with focused devourer fire. The Walking Tyrant And DakkaFex filled the air with beetles and crystals and caused over a dozen wounds to the possessed squad only to see every wound fall off of the armor of the mutated marines. The gaunts ALL fired at the Terminators and managed to kill one. The ravener missed and the Zoes were looking at butterflies or something.
Assault:
The Gaunts charged the lone Termie. The Flyrant charged the Khorne Berserkers. The genestealers charged the raptors.
The gaunts rolled half their attacks and killed off the last termie. They then consolidated 2 inches back to the center. The Genestealers wiped out the Raptors and consolidated into cover. The Flyrant killed everyone in its kill zone and moved into the 2 that were left of the Khorne Berserkers.
3rd Turn:
Movement:
The Rhino moved over to block the center after dropping off its Khorne berserkers in range of my genestealers who had killed the raptors. The Obliterators moved to the edge of the cover and ranged their weapons at the same genestealers. The possessed moved up to the genestealers in front of the walking tyrant.
Shooting:
The rhino killed one gaunt. The berserkers, noise marines, Lord, Obliterators, and Havocs all fired on the squad of Genestealers in cover and killed 2.
Assault:
The Khorne Berserkers charged the Genestealers. The Possessed charged the other genestealers.
The Khorne Berserkers lost 2 but wiped out their opponents and consolidated out of the terrain on the other side…in front of all my gaunts. The possessed lost 3 to the genestealers and killed 2. The Flyrant killed all of the Khorne Berserkers it was facing and consolidated toward the Havoc squad.
Tyranid 3rd Turn:
Movement:
The gaunts and ravener moved to surround the Khorne Berserkers. The Warriors (who have been sitting on the objective all game) moved toward the rhino. The only unengaged squad of genestealers moved through the terrain to get in range of the noise marines. The Walking Tyrant moved in range of the combat between the Possessed and the genestealers. The Flyrant moved into Assault range of the Obliterators.
Shooting:
The Gaunts and Ravener killed all but one of the Khorne Berserkers. Zoes had a picnic with ham sandwiches (missed again).
Assault:
The Warriors charged the Rhino. The Hive Tyrant charged the Possessed. The Ravener charged the lone Berserker. The Genestealers charged the Noise Marines. The Flyrant found that he was out of range to charge the Obliterators.
The Warriors destroyed the Rhino with a 4 on the penetrating chart. The Genestealers wiped out the noise marines and consolidated into the Lord. The Ravener killed the lone Khorne Berserker. The genestealers and Hive tyrant killed off all the possessed but the unit champion, who killed one genestealer and then dies to outnumbering.
4th Turn:
Movement:
The Obliterators moved 2 inches towards my Flyrant.
Shooting:
In a blaze of hatred the obliterators and havocs took aim at my Flyrant, really bad aim, everything either missed or failed to wound except one lone missile which caused a wound.
Assault:
The Genestealers rended the Lord to death before he could strike.
Tyranid Last turn.
Movement:
The Flyrant moved into range of the Obliterators. The genestealers thanks to a great fleet roll and a good massacre roll, moved within 1 inch of the havocs.
Shooting:
The Flyrant caused one wound on the Obliterators.
Assault:
The Flyrant killed off the obliterators with two nice implant attack wounds. The genestealers killed 4 of the Havocs and lost one in return. The havocs broke and were run down.
At the end I had:
Flyrant
Walking Tyrant and all Guard
2 Squads of Genestealers
2 Full Squads of Gaunts
1 Half strength Squad of Gaunts
1 Ravener
Dakkafex
Sniperfex
2 Zoes
1 Squad of Warriors
He Had nothing left.
He had some bad rolling but not enough to warrant this kind off loss. He saved pretty much everything that allowed a save and his CC rolls were pretty good. I rolled above average for rending.
Please tell me how you like my battle reports and I will keep posting them.
Thanks,
Aounfather
Game results:
Tie
Win
Win
Here is my tournament List
HQ
Hive Tyrant Toxin Sacs Enhanced Senses Devourer Venom Cannon Flesh Hooks Catalyst
Hive Tyrant Toxin Sacs Enhanced Senses Devourer Devourer Implant Attack Wings Adrenal Glands Adrenal Glands Flesh Hooks Toxic Miasma Psychic Scream
3 Guard Flesh Hooks Scything Talons
Warriors Adrenal Glands Bio Plasma Extended Carapace Leaping Rending Claws
Scything Talons
Carnifex Devourer Devourer Enhanced Senses Flesh Hooks
Carnifex Devourer Devourer Enhanced Senses Flesh Hooks
Troops
6 Genestealers Scuttlers Extended Carapace
6 Genestealers Scuttlers Extended Carapace
6 Genestealers Scuttlers Extended Carapace
16 Gaunts Spinefists
16 Gaunts Spinefists
16 Gaunts Spinefists
Fast Attack
Ravener Scything Talons & Rending Claws Deathspitter
Ravener Scything Talons & Rending Claws Deathspitter
Heavy Support
2 Zoanthropes Warp Blast Synapse Creature
Carnifex Enhance Senses Venom Cannon Barbed Strangler Flesh Hooks
His Army (From What I remember)
1 Chaos Lord Demon Weapon Combi Bolter Terminator Armor
5 Terminators Powerfists Combibolters
2 Obliterators
7 Khorne Berserkers Rhino
7 Khorne Berserkers Rhino
6 Noise Marines (No Idea on weapons)
9 Possessed (power weapons) Rhino
5 Raptors Plasma Pistol Meltagun
5 Havocs 2X Missile Launcher 2X Lascannon
Vindicator
There might have been some daemons but I think he forgot about them.
Setup:
The terrain was spaced evenly across the battlefield with two pieces placed near the middle about 6 inches apart making a great firing lane/movement and LOS inhibitor.
The setup was Cleanse and the mission was to capture the middle of the table.
I had first setup. I pretty much covered my deployment zone in gaunts and genestealers with the rest sprinkled throughout. He placed a kanga line of vehicles starting with his Vindicator on the right side of his deployment zone facing me. The Havocs went in back with the Obliterators. The Terminators, noise marines, Lord and raptors set up in sight of the firing lane and as close as they could get to it. One rhino positioned itself on the left edge of his deployment zone behind terrain.
1st Turn:
He rolled first turn and moved his termies up toward the middle. The raptors moved up slowly to get in range of one Dakkafex. The lord and noise marines hung back. The left Rhino moved around the terrain to get a flank on my army. The Kanga Line moved forward to menace the right flank of my army. No one disembarked.
Shooting:
The raptors and Havocs fired on my Dakkafex, killing it with lots of well places Las and plas fire. The obliterators missed their target with plasma cannons. The vindicator fired a direct hit, which killed 4 gaunts. Why he was firing on gaunts with a vindicator I have no idea. The rest of his fire was fairly ineffective (read: He only killed some more gaunts)
No Assault
My 1st Turn:
Movement:
I moved the gaunts and two squads of genestealers forward to get in the middle of the board. The other Dakkafex, Sniperfex, Walking Tyrant and third Genestealer squad moved along the right flank to deal with the Kanga line of vehicles. The Flyrant flapped around to get a bead on the rhino’s side armor (I know it’s the same as the front.)
Shooting:
The Flyrant destroyed the Rhino, which disgorged its pinned Khorne Berserkers minus 2. The Gaunts and raveners fired on the terminators, killing 2. The Zoanthropes tried to fire on the vindicator, one hurt itself and the other missed. The Walking Tyrant destroyed the Vindicator for them. The Sniperfex failed to his the broad side of a rhino while the dakkafex blew up the Rhino holding the Possessed which tumbled out pinned but otherwise suffered no damage.
Assault:
One ravener charged the Terminators and clawed one to death before getting mashed into spiky paste by their powerfists. The Flyrant proved to be out of range of the Pinned berserkers.
2nd Turn:
Movement:
The terminators moved up to 1 inch away from the gaunts. The raptors moved up to fire at the zoanthropes. The only surviving Rhino moved across form the Kanga line to get behind the terrain away from my Tyrant and Dakkafex. The obliterators moved 1 inch thanks to slow and purposeful.
Shooting:
The terminators fired on the Zoanthropes (yeah you read that right) but their bolter shells pattered off of the psychic barriers of the confused Zoes. The Raptors added their fire but missed and one had to make a hasty armor check as his pistol overheated. The rhino was found to be in the way of the Obliterators and Havocs fire so they didn’t fire this turn.
Assault:
The terminators were far out of range of the Zoes so they couldn’t charge. The raptors were also out of range.
Tyranid 2nd Turn:
Movement:
The walking tyrant and Dakkafex moved toward the Possessed with a squad of genestealers in front of them. The Flyrant moved into assault range of the Khorne Berserkers. The gaunts surrounded the termies while one genestealer squad moved into charge range of the Raptors. The other squad moved closer to the cover, which separated the armies.
Shooting:
The Flyrant killed 2 more Khorne Berserkers with focused devourer fire. The Walking Tyrant And DakkaFex filled the air with beetles and crystals and caused over a dozen wounds to the possessed squad only to see every wound fall off of the armor of the mutated marines. The gaunts ALL fired at the Terminators and managed to kill one. The ravener missed and the Zoes were looking at butterflies or something.
Assault:
The Gaunts charged the lone Termie. The Flyrant charged the Khorne Berserkers. The genestealers charged the raptors.
The gaunts rolled half their attacks and killed off the last termie. They then consolidated 2 inches back to the center. The Genestealers wiped out the Raptors and consolidated into cover. The Flyrant killed everyone in its kill zone and moved into the 2 that were left of the Khorne Berserkers.
3rd Turn:
Movement:
The Rhino moved over to block the center after dropping off its Khorne berserkers in range of my genestealers who had killed the raptors. The Obliterators moved to the edge of the cover and ranged their weapons at the same genestealers. The possessed moved up to the genestealers in front of the walking tyrant.
Shooting:
The rhino killed one gaunt. The berserkers, noise marines, Lord, Obliterators, and Havocs all fired on the squad of Genestealers in cover and killed 2.
Assault:
The Khorne Berserkers charged the Genestealers. The Possessed charged the other genestealers.
The Khorne Berserkers lost 2 but wiped out their opponents and consolidated out of the terrain on the other side…in front of all my gaunts. The possessed lost 3 to the genestealers and killed 2. The Flyrant killed all of the Khorne Berserkers it was facing and consolidated toward the Havoc squad.
Tyranid 3rd Turn:
Movement:
The gaunts and ravener moved to surround the Khorne Berserkers. The Warriors (who have been sitting on the objective all game) moved toward the rhino. The only unengaged squad of genestealers moved through the terrain to get in range of the noise marines. The Walking Tyrant moved in range of the combat between the Possessed and the genestealers. The Flyrant moved into Assault range of the Obliterators.
Shooting:
The Gaunts and Ravener killed all but one of the Khorne Berserkers. Zoes had a picnic with ham sandwiches (missed again).
Assault:
The Warriors charged the Rhino. The Hive Tyrant charged the Possessed. The Ravener charged the lone Berserker. The Genestealers charged the Noise Marines. The Flyrant found that he was out of range to charge the Obliterators.
The Warriors destroyed the Rhino with a 4 on the penetrating chart. The Genestealers wiped out the noise marines and consolidated into the Lord. The Ravener killed the lone Khorne Berserker. The genestealers and Hive tyrant killed off all the possessed but the unit champion, who killed one genestealer and then dies to outnumbering.
4th Turn:
Movement:
The Obliterators moved 2 inches towards my Flyrant.
Shooting:
In a blaze of hatred the obliterators and havocs took aim at my Flyrant, really bad aim, everything either missed or failed to wound except one lone missile which caused a wound.
Assault:
The Genestealers rended the Lord to death before he could strike.
Tyranid Last turn.
Movement:
The Flyrant moved into range of the Obliterators. The genestealers thanks to a great fleet roll and a good massacre roll, moved within 1 inch of the havocs.
Shooting:
The Flyrant caused one wound on the Obliterators.
Assault:
The Flyrant killed off the obliterators with two nice implant attack wounds. The genestealers killed 4 of the Havocs and lost one in return. The havocs broke and were run down.
At the end I had:
Flyrant
Walking Tyrant and all Guard
2 Squads of Genestealers
2 Full Squads of Gaunts
1 Half strength Squad of Gaunts
1 Ravener
Dakkafex
Sniperfex
2 Zoes
1 Squad of Warriors
He Had nothing left.
He had some bad rolling but not enough to warrant this kind off loss. He saved pretty much everything that allowed a save and his CC rolls were pretty good. I rolled above average for rending.
Please tell me how you like my battle reports and I will keep posting them.
Thanks,
Aounfather