'Three predators rumbled past as the space marine force moved into position. The combined force of Ultramarines and Black Scorpions were a sight to behold. A mighty force has been assembled...The Adeptus Mechanicus Magos Rik had to pay for his treason once and for all. Somehow he had bargained with the Blood Angels, he had persuaded them to join his cause. Was it some ancient pact? Some agreement made millenia ago? The commanders of the Ultramarines and Black Scorpions cared not. It was time for a reckoning. This city would be taken... or they would die trying! With a cry that roused the entire battle line, the force moved forward into the city..... This would get bloody!"
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| The Battle lines are drawn! |
A massive 6 thousand point force on each side. The Black Scorpions bringing 3 Predators, 3 Vindicators and a Mega Dreadnought amongst other things. The Ultramarines rumbling forward with Land speeders, 2 Land Raiders with terminators, dreadnoughts and tactical squads in drop pods.
The Imperial Guard/Admech force consisting of 3 Basilisks, A baneblade, several chimera mounted squads, and plenty of boots on the ground.
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| Artillery ready to rain death into enemy lines! |
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| Panorama of the Battlefield |
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| The abandoned precinct house firmly in control of the Imperial Guard |
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| Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them, volley'd and thunder'd |
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| Make Ready! |
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| Incoming! Casualties are taken |
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| No Fear! The Ancient kamikazies into the enemy lines! |
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| The Death Company, recently dropped from a storm raven are ambushed by reinforcements! |
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| ....And take casualties as a result! A desperate battle ensues! |
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| Yet another squad lured into a trap! Ackbar style! |
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| A chimera is taken out of action, the coughing, spluttering men exiting the crippled vehicle. |
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| The Leman Russ' push forward to close the gap in the lines |
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| The precinct house all but cleared of men. The Commander stands alone! Defiant! |
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| The Ultramarines crash into the flanks. |
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| Men! Stand your ground! |
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| Pushing forward! |
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| The Predators, damaged but still in the fight, spray death into the imperial lines! |
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| The Mega Dreadnought takes it's toll, tanks explode and men soil themselves. |
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| A swirling melee erupts as things get close and personal |
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| A scalp is added to Centurion Ramius' collection |
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| The looming presence of the Mega Dreadnought! |
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| The Hammernaters and the Ultramarine Commander take on the Baneblade |
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| The Librarian finished off the remaining Blood Angels |
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| Victory! The joint force of Ultramarines and Black Scorpions proved too strong |
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| No time for mercy. Prisoners and rounded up and shot. |
Great fun, great battle. A relatively strong victory for the space marines. The opening rounds resulted is heavy casualties for the Blood Angel/Imperial Guard alliance but they were still fully in the game by the beginning of turn 3. The alliance lacked some focus as some units were sent into the fray without support. The combination of a unified front of space marines and a focussed attack against each of the two flanks proved the alliances undoing.
In hindsight the alliance would have had a better chance if they committed more forces instead of keeping much of their forces in reserve. Their battleline was long and spread out. In the end the Space Marines controlled 4 objectives to the Imperial Guards 1, with the last one contested.
No doubt this report will be reviled and discredit as propaganda but alas.... History is written by the victory
