[Lord Borak]

Objective:
6 Objectives. 3 placed by each player.

Mission:
Night fight first turn.

Set up:
Hammer and Anvil






List 1

Task Force Reliquiae (Imperial Guard/Tempestus Scions) - 1999 points


Cadian CAD Detachment: 1670 points


Commissar Lord Lazarus Glass (Warlord)
-Celeritas - Master-Crafted Chainsword. Additionally, when in a challenge, Commissar Lord has a 4+ invulnerable. For every successful save during a challenge, the opposing model takes one automatic hit from Celeritas with the Rending rule, even if the Commissar Lord dies in that round.
-Power fist
100




Infantry Platoon -
PCS


-Mortar
Infantry Squads x 3 (combined)


-Power Axes x 3


-Grenade Launchers x 3


245
Infantry Platoon -
-Platoon Command Squad
-Lascannon
-Vox-caster


Infantry Squads x 3 (combined)


-Commissar
-Vox-caster
-Lascannons x 3
300


Infantry Platoon -
-Platoon Command Squad
-Lascannon
-Vox-caster
-Infantry Squads x 3 (combined)


-Commissar
-Vox-caster
-Lascannons x 3
300




Vendetta




Vendetta




Wyvern Battery -
-Two Wyverns
130




Basilisk Battery
-One Basilisk





Wyvern Battery -


-Two Wyverns


130




Tempestus Scions Allies: 329 points
Tempestus Command Squad
-Meltaguns x 4
125
Tempestus Scions x 6
-Meltaguns x 2
102
Tempestus Scions x 6
-Meltaguns x 2
102




Cadian Warlord Traits:
1. Warlord (and therefore unit) have Zealot.
2. +2 BS for Warlord, +1 BS for unit.
3. Once per game, Warlord can make an Artillery Bombardment like a Master of Ordnance (unlimited range (Line of Sight needed), Strength 9 AP 3 Large Blast, scatters 3D6", only 2D6" if a Hit is rolled)
4. Friendly units in the Cadian detachment don't take Morale tests due to suffering 25% casualties from shooting if within 12" of Warlord.
5. Commissar Lord has Voice of Command (can give IG orders).
6. Warlord must always issue and accept challenges. Friendly characters in this detachment re-roll failed To Hit and To Wound rolls in a challenge.

List 2
Fireblade 60
+fire warriors (10) 150

fire warriors (10) 150

commander
TL fusion blaster
Missile pod
Puretide
Shield generator 160
+
Crisis suits (3)
TL Fusion blasters
Missile pod (3)
Counter fire (3) 186

Piranhas (4)
Fusion blasters (4) 200

Hammerhead
Longstrike
Smart missiles
Disruption pod 185

Riptide
FNP 215

Broadsides (3)
H. Yield (2)
Target lock (rife) 200

Broadsides (3) as above 200

Pathfinders (10) 110

Pathfinders (10) 110

Stealth team (6)
fusion blaster (2) 190

 

[Slayer-Fan123]

I actually don't think the Tau list is optimized enough to take advantage of the overall weaknesses of the AM list. There's tons of cover, but not a lot of Markerlights for the Tau. The Crisis Suits can jump easily, but there's enough Wyverns to force tons of saves (in which a 3+ quickly loses value).
Plus the mission isn't entirely favoring this particular Tau list. Maybe if they used Farsight shenanigans and had tons of Crisis troops...

I'm going to say TASK FORCE RELIQUIAE has this, but not by much.

 

[andrewbeater]

I actually agree with Slayerfan-123 and his evaluation. If the Tau had more markerlights to take away more cover or if it was a kill point mission, it may be a different story. My vote is for List 1 -Imperial Guard/Tempestus Scions by a nose.

 

[TypeSet1]

Agreeing with what was said before, the terrain will hand this to the GUARD. The Tau list is decent, but lacks all of the shenanigans that I usually relate to Tau, and those shenanigans are what would be needed to win this match. If the Tau list had some more markerlights, some Overrides, etc, they would walk around this board. Unfortunately for them, they don't, so my vote stands.

 

[Intrepid]

GUARD. They have both the firepower and meatshields to win this. The table has a lot of cover for advancing blobs, too.

 

[Exarch Thomo]

Can't really add more than what's already been said. GUARD should, on this table, get the win

 

[Frost89]

Guard, this time, as others said. If it was kill points, it would have been a different story.

 

[Lord Borak]

6-0 to the Guard (poor Tau didn't see it coming )