The Battle of Kemlik Square!

'The Tanks of the Warrick 1st Rifles and The Black Scorpions rumbled through the streets of the ruined captial. They had been skirmishing around the outskirts all week. Finally the Sons of Keraz had commited to a battle. Their headquarters were discovered and would defend it at all costs. Chaplain Vorenus watched the commencing battle from afar.... He was sure Centurions Ramius and Cassius would crush the traitors but something did not seem right in the cathedral, it was ruined yet still mighty but it's glory was gone, there was an eerie silence...something was not right. He shook the doubt from his mind. He was here to avenge a defeat from long ago. Gorius,... he will die today!'

The chaplains intuitions would prove to be right as a warp rift opened up in the Church. The miasma of the warp streaming through. The Librarian immediately felt the presence of evil. Evil beyond his wildest nightmares!

Elsewhere the 6 objectives would be as follows. Two terrified stranded soldier with vital information, one hiding the in the fountain/momunment, the other hiding in the 'Jolly Goblin' Tavern. Two drums of Kerofuel, one in the church, the other near the Precinct. A crate of unstable vortex grenades, vital to the war effort, was hidden amongst the traitor barricades. The last objective was the remains of Governor Gaius Thotarn, who was slain on the roof of the regional PDF headquarters (the beige building to the right)

The Battlefield: Kemlik Square - The Great monument to an ancient knight named Augustus Kemlik

The Capital, In ruins after the initial battle, The city would be flames again soon enough.

Turn 1

The Imperial tanks crashing toward the Chaos lines across the open square.

The Imperial Guard tanks remained still, ready to fire into the chaos lines. The Ancient Baneblade 'Thor' leading the charge. Three Basilisks where stations at the rear, ready to hammer the traitors. The Black Scorpions moved up the right flank with three dreadnoughts and two tactical squads. The were followed by the Mega Dreadnought! A superheavy walker! 3 Predators and a Hellhound began moving toward the abandoned Arbites Precinct. As the Space Marines deployed a squad of Traitor Chosen Marines had infiltrated into the rear near the church. Luckily Chief Librarian Stokahn (mephiston) was nearby. One of the predators diverted towards this new threat.

The hapless conscripts are sent toward the Superhuman Space Marines by the ruthless commander.

The line opened fire with a thundering barrage! Artillery rained down upon the traitors damaging a Basilisk's Earthshaker cannon. The leman russes, dreadnoughts, mega-dreadnought  blasted the traitors with shells, heavy bolters plasma and searing inferno cannons. The sheer amount of fire mowed down around 30-40 guardsmen. Some traitor soldiers still stood due to the heavily fortified barricades granting a 3+ cover save. The Mega Dreadnought fired its Hellstorm Missile Launcher at the manticore. The missiles struck home, igniting the massive manticore ordnance vapourising the tank! A leman russ scored a hit agains the foremost Chimera, wrecking the tank. The crew exited, coughing and spluttering.

'Bail out!'

 

The Traitors lines reel from the onslaught!

The evil Chosen marines at the rear broke cover and quickly realised their mistake. The waiting predator lived up to it's named and opened up with everything! A hunter killer missile splattered one marine. A storm bolter, auto cannon and two heavy bolters rattled off a storm of shots taking 5 marines down! Their ancient armor failing them!

Stokan marched forward, blasting a foul marine's head off with a well placed plasma shot. He moved in for the kill, screaming in rage he cut down the last three with ease.

 The imperials had opened the game with a bang, destroying a manticore, a chimera, about 40 guardsmen. Now it was the Chaos turn! They would avenge their fallen brethren.

The Traitor lines replied with a scheduled bombardment! Shells rained down like thunder destroying a predator.

'ARGH!'

The rhino pushing forward received incoming missile fire which was ineffective but the autocannons slammed home, wrecking the rhino. Tactical squad Cassius exited, standing in front of a whole line of angry soldiers ready to gun them down. Mortars, grenades, las guns, and plasma slammed into the squad. The horrific fire knocked down 5 marines. the second rhino was also holed by a missile, Squad Ramius were then fired upon by the conscripts. 2 marines fell.

Squad Ramius exit the flaming rhino. They would slaughter the fools who dared to stand agains the Astartes!

The rest of the traitor line fired with a demolisher missing the mark and a leman russ shaking a loyalist russ. Otherwise the fire from the traitors this turn was sporadic and unlucky.

Turn 2

The imperial line surges forwards, determined to wipe out and take the objectives controlled by the enemy.

A tactical squad moves in from the edge and takes the objective, setting up a lascannon on sniper duty

The line in the middle surges forward. A large platoon reinforces the artillery battery, knowing something would be coming through the rift soon. 

 
Up at the top of the battle the line again opens up on the traitors. The mega dread and dreadnoughts firing a torrent into the soldiers. More men are mowed down. One dreadnought annihilates a chimera showering shrapnel around it. Two men are decapitated by searing shrapnel. The basilisk rain down death again, smashing the traitor basilisk to pieces.

The right flank looks ready to collapse, bodies and gore litter the battlefield.

Squad Cassius move into the ruins whilst the mega dread covers their advance

 Ramius charges headfirst into the conscripts. They are slain to a man with viciousness and brutality.

'This is where they DIE!For the EMPRAH!

 

The squad surges forwad, eager to slay the mortar squads occupying the regional headquarters.

The Chaos forces play another trump card. Strategic redeployment. The regional HQ empties, tanks dissapear only to appear almost behind the imperial lines. The commanders of the Imperial forces react with trepidation. These so called 'sons of keraz' were no mere cultists. A brilliant military mind lay behind these plans. Another wave of conscripts marched onto the field along with a chimera, a platoon and a mighty baneblade!

The redeployed forces surprise the imperials! The chaos forces blow off an autocannon and stun another predator!

'Take Cover!!!!'

A chaos assassin also appears out of nowhere (counts as Sly Marbo) This dastardly assassin threw a demo charge at the basilisks, it scatters slightly killing several troopers.

The chaos assassin appears from nowhere!

 The baneblade unleashes fury! Firing all weapons that can see the platoon on the other side of the church. 10+ men are vapourised!. A mental cultist wielding a massive chainsword charges into the stunned predator but in his fury he swings too wildy, missing the mark.

The field of battle is looking favourable for the Imperials! But what awaits in the warp rift?

'Chaplain Vorenus stood solemnly, looking at the view screen of the makeshift camp. He could hear the booming sounds of battle. He was ready to join the battle at a moments notice. He would bid his time. The mysterious librarian had reported  warp rift in the church. A soldier from the Warrick rifles ran towards the towering chaplain. 'My Lord, the battle is going well! General Sir Richard Teabibbler
reports the right flank secure and that the regional HQ will be ours imminently!
'SILENCE!, The regional HQ is of no consequence!' roared the Chaplain, the soldier cowered before the skull-helmed chaplain. Vorenus turned to his honour guard, his most trusted marines. 'Brothers, Something is happening here, the traitors have laid a trap I'm sure of it... Make your peace with the Emperor... whatever comes throught that rift will the most evil and powerful of foes! Be ready!' 

Turn 3

Things had changed in a heartbeat, the battle that was all but won was now heading in a different direction. The Baneblade must be neutralised. A land raider and sternguard squadron enter the battle near the Baneblade. Chaplain Vorenus enters the battlefield with his honour guard, moving closer to the Warp Rift.... waiting.

The veterans enter the fray at the right time! Prepare for Glory!

The second platoon enters the battlefield to secure the objectives

Sir Richard Teabibbler: 'I say chaps, Things are tickety boo here!'

The sternguard open fire. 5 close range melta shots pummel the baneblade. Despite this ferocious firepower the ancient tank proves too strong. The tracks are severely melted and the crew panic a little but little else is achieve. The landraider sprays searing flamestorm over the advancing troopers, killing 8. The redeployed troops now face the full fury of the Imperial Guard. A Vulcan Macharius sprays massive shells into the ranks, decimating the soliders. two demolishers are also lobbed across killing a whole command squad.  The assassin meets his maker by torrents of flame.

Dakka Dakka Dakka

To the north the remaining traitor faces are gunned down down, now only some disabled tanks and crippled hulls remain. The battle seems to be won with 4 objectives firmly in control of the Imperial forces. The Terminators charge into the baneblade, clambering over the frazzled surface. The powerfists and chainfists go to work. The damage is superficial but panics the crew so much that the Baneblade will be unable to move or shoot next turn. The demolisher cannon is also ripped to pieces.

'Bring it down!'

With few forces remaining things look grim for the chaos forces. But then the trap was sprung. As the majority of the army was in the north, taking the enemy objectives... the warp rift pulsed and rumbled. The librarian felt the presence of unimagible evil, he prepared himself for the worst.

Gorius enters the field, a priority target for the Black Scorpions

At first, the reinforcements seemed manageable. Hideous chaos spawn shambled onto the field, another wave of useless conscripts marched forward, a Rhino containing the arch-slayer Gorius, Nemesis of Chaplain Vorenus finally entered the fray. Chaplain Vorenus was instantly informed, he would not be able to engage him in combat, but he vowed he would be slayed. He opened comms to the mega dreadnought

'Brother Aquinas, the rhino is the priority target. The contents are decreed to be threat level Alpha. It's Gorius.... I order you to sh...' The chaplain was interupted by the beasts emerging from the warp rift.

Then, with a terrible thunder and crackling the daemons appeared!

First through the rift! An'Grath the Unbound! 

Truly is can be said that these Chaos forces have long been planning such a move. The many souls of the city sacrificed for the blood god!

And Skarbrand himself!!!, The priest still had faith in the Emperor... The emperor could not help him now!

An'Grath, Skarbrand, a Bloodthirster named, Gar'than and The Skulltaker with 3 squads of Bloodletters ripped their way into reality, The Chaplain's fears had come true. This was all a ruse... sacrifice the millions of souls of Kesahl and use this final grand battle to summon these terrible creatures, this sector would surely fall without the help of the grey knights!

Without much to fire the traitors moved forward, determined to take some imperial dogs down with them. Some sporadic fire wounded some terminators but the sanguiary priest was on hand to heal them. A shot from the missile launchers on the precint blow up a leman russ, another squad blew the turret of a hellhound. The arrived daemons could not yet charge into combat, their physical forms not yet complete.

'We cannot hope to stand!, Run away I say, run aw...*Shot by the commissar'

Turn 4

The mega dread pummeled the rhino with punisher cannons as ordered. The endless amounts of shells eventually stripped the rhino of all it's worth. The squad exited the wrecked vehicle. The mega dreadnought then fired it's rockets at the squad killing 4 marines. The vindicator also fired at the squad killing them all in a fiery blast! Gorius' shredded body was thrown high into the air, landing with a thump. In the North the remaining hulks were ripped apart by the dreadnoughts and the rest of the marines their. With little shooting to do, all that remained was the assault phase. Nobody on the imperial guard side was looking forward to that.

The Chaplain opened the comms to the army.


'Brave men of the Imperial Guard, Brothers of the Scorpion! We face death incarnate, The true horror of the warp. We cannot win against such a foe! Withdraw from the battlefield, you shall fight another day! I shall delay these warp spawned filth... Withdraw!

'The chaplain and librarian attempt to delay the God of Death'

 The Chaplain and his honour guard charged into the huge bloodthirster, Librarian Stokahn also joined the fray, his experience fighting daemons would surely help them? Despite his immense strength he could not wound the greater daemon. The Chaplain and the librarian were slain to a man by the skulltaker and the bloodthirster. The last thing the Chaplain saw was the Stokahn being flung across the church floor, bloodied and rended.

The Baneblade was ripped to shreds by the terminators, most of the weapons were destroyed and it was immobilised.

And so the chaos turn began, the daemons plowed through the hapless guardsmen. An'Grath leapt over the battlefield, attacking another held objective, he slew 5 marines and forced them to withdraw.

With that final act of brutality the Chaos forces held 2 objectives, the Imperials held 2 and the remaining two were contested. A draw.... but an EPIC draw at that!

'Vorenus awoke in a fit of rage, the final moment of the battle still fresh in his mind. The sounds around him were dulled and distant, he was choking and writhing. He was in an amniotic rejuvenation tank, he realised both his legs and one of his arms were gone, his midsection was a mess of stiches and pipes. He could see apothecaries milling about in front of him. He heard a voice, a familiar voice!. It was Librarian Stokahn, lying on a surgeons table, badly injured.
'Vorenus, you are gravely injured, do not struggle. The apothecaries are preparing your body. Chapter Master Kane has deemed you fight on!, I agree with him.'
'A dreadnought?' pondered Vorenus 'It will suffice'
'Indeed Vorenus, you have many more enemies to slay'
'What of Gorius, what of the battle?' asked Vorenus eagerly.
'Gorius is dead Vorenus, his body shattered beyond recognition. Gunner Adivarius scored a direct hit with his demolisher cannon. Vorenus smiled, he had not slain him personally but it pleased him to know he died in such an ignominious fashion.
'After the daemons appeared we withdrew quickly, we lost brothers but the battle it was not in vain. We recovered Governor Thotarns body. It contained his personal diary, detailed information about the so called 'Sons of Keraz'. It contained force dispositions, battle tactics and commander names. We dealt them a hammer blow indeed but they sacrficed a large portion of their army to bring that Daemon into being. We have alerted the Inquisition. They assure me reinforcements are enroute. This sector will fall if we do not stop them. Rest now Vorenus, Your chance will come again. Next time we will be ready....'

Dawn of War!

Chaplain Vorenus sat solemnly is his dark chamber. He thumbed the activation button of his crozius nervously. His gnarled face was bathed the cold glow of the view screen.

The various files scrolled down and he flicked through the information, contemplating what was to come.

The battle barge, Altar of Judgement had received calls for aid. The planet Kesahl had rebelled. Elements of the PDF had defected, cultists rose up and a brutal warwas raging. The remaining loyal PDF had been beaten back to a remaining few cities, the planet would fall soon.  The 1st Warrick rifles and elements of the 212nd Skitarii Binary had already heeded the call. Vorenus knew they would handle the situation. Although aloof and haughty, the 1st Warrick rifles were famed for the determination and battle skill. Space marine intervention was deemed to be unecessary until Vorenus examined new info-packets that were received. Disturbing reports of daemonic entities and ancient enemies. Amongst the many names, one stood out. 'Gorius - The Arch-slayer, Beast of Helmus, Herald of Violation'.

Vorenus hissed the name. Decades ago they had met on the bloody fields of Velanus IV. The duel was fierce and brutal, each blow filled with 10000 years of hatred. The chaplains brutal strength was matched by Gorius' elegant swordsmanship, neither gaining the upperhand. Before the duel could end a nearby Baneblade was vaporised as it's reactor overloaded. Vorenus and Gorius were blown across the battle field. Vorenus later awoke finding his quarry escaped. The name of Gorius would rise in infamy as he murdererd and pillaged his way across the sector. Vorenus blamed himself for every soul lost, every city burned. Now he had a chance to avenge them! Vorenus ordered the Legion to make ready, The Altar of Judgement would join the campaign. His legion would aid in the destruction whatever filth was on Kesahl....and he would find Gorius... and slay him.

The Black Scorpions

Origins

'We have come to Destroy you! ' - The battle cry of the 4th expeditionary company

The Black Scorpions are a Space Marine chapter based on the planet Arcturus in the Helion System. Their creation remains a complete mystery. Vague and cryptic tomes indicate that they first saw combat as a full strength chapter at some point during the last years of M39. These records states that the chapter was petitioned to scour the Helion system of the Ork empires that inhabited it.

The early records show the chapter to be an entirely fleet based chapter until they conquered the Helion system in their first documented crusade. By 002 M40 they had liberated the Helion system from the Ork warlord Gobdreg the Invincible. The campaign of liberation was hard fought and tested the young chapter. Many losses were suffered as the Orks stood their ground like only Orks can. One by one the planets fell to the swords of the Black Scorpions. The campaign was long and arduous but the end finally seemed near when they landed on the final planet, Arcturus. Weary and outnumbered they were determined to scour the final ork held planet. Upon making planetfall The Black Scorpions discovered many human settlements full of stalwart and hardy people. They had endured the constant ork attacks by building fortress like settlements in the most inhospitable regions of the planet. The constant state of warfare contributed to a hugely experienced and tough population of warriors.

On the day that is now known as the Day of Reckoning the Arcturans looked to the skies and witnessed their salvation as thunderhawks streaked through the blue skies and slammed down into the dusty ground. The Arcturans, eager to prove their worth fought along side the Space marines and together, over the next few months, fought tooth and nail to eradicate the orks. The following conflict united the planet and against the odds they managed to push the orks back to the equatorial jungles were they remain to this day. The chapter claimed the system and immediately used Arcturus as a base after discovering a vast and ancient cathedral in the mountains of the North Pole. The ancient catacombs and vast halls were perfect for use as a fortress monastery. The Arcturans were also found to be excellent candidates for new recruits and the Scorpions began to replace the many losses they suffered at the hands of the orks.

Their close ties with the Ordo Xenos is evident based on the amount of missions they accomplish at the behest of the Inquisition. Indeed, the scouring of Helion was ordered by Grand Inquisitor Anaxion of the Ordo Xenos. After the conquering of the system the Inquisition carried out unknown excavations on one of the previously ork infested moons above Arcturus. The reason and result of this activity is unknown except that the Inquisition left quickly and had the moon severely bombarded from orbit. As a reward for their sacrifices The Black Scorpions were granted fiefdom over the system and left to their own devices.

Organisation
Their organisation is similar to that of the black templars albeit on a smaller scale. Numerous small detachments of Marines are constantly on missions around the galaxy hunting Xenos, cleansing and burning their way across the galaxy.

Home Planet


The Helion system was once a great civilization. The cities and cathedrals were great works of art and it's citizens enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life. It was a beacon of perfection and technological advancement until the Age of Strife. Little is known about these dark times other than society on the planets of Helion collapsed into war, genocide and death. Alien invasions and civil war took it's toll and the once great halls and cathedrals were buried under the anvil of war. The human population was decimated and what few settlements remained standing were pits of squalor and violence. The arrival of the Black Scorpions marked a turning point in it's history. The native population are now well underway in their attempt to rebuild it's former glory. Indeed some of the larger cities have grown exponentially.

Arcturus, the most populous planet in the system and home the chapter's fortress, is a mountainous planet with large equatorial jungles and gigantic forests full of man eating plants and fearsome predators like the Cytus Swallower. There are also a number of fearsome feral Ork tribes that reside in the dangerous jungles, kept at bay by the thousand mile burning deserts and craggy mountains that isolate them. The bone chilling ice caps, blistering deserts, huge mountains and fetid jungles provide excellent training grounds. The warlike and aggressive people live a harsh existence in feudal cities and towns built upon the ruins of the once great cities. The deadly weather, creatures and landscape have helped sculpt the people into tenacious, sturdy people.

Beliefs
The Black Scorpions believe fastidiously in martial prowess. They train constantly and study the Alien extensively. The bond of brotherhood and family are important to the Black Scorpions and, unlike many Chapters, interact freely with the people of Arcturus. The great halls of the various cities are turned into shrines and museums dedicated to those that have joined the Chapter. The walls are festooned with artifacts and trophies that the Marines brings back. These halls remind the Arcturans how far a citizen can take his devotion to the emperor.


The Black Scorpions venerate the Emperor and fight in his name. They believe firmly in the purity and righteousness of humanity and will endeavor to destroy any Xenos that threaten humanity's future. While hating all aliens passionately they maintain a special hatred for the Tau, whom they have fought on a number of occasions. They believe the Tau attempts at diplomacy and subterfuge are an even greater insult to humanity than the outright brutality of the Orks or Tyranids. The Black Scorpions will often go out of their way in order to participate in campaigns or conflicts against the Tau and as such have gained a notorious reputation among the Tau as merciless killers who butcher and  mutilate all Tau they find.

The chapter, although young, is somewhat famous for having discovered many artifacts and treasures over the years. Their missions for the Ordo Xenos often result in captured Alien technology or ancient dark age artifacts. Also, The Helion System is home to many ancient librariums and lost repositories of ancient knowledge, relics from a once great human civilization long since destroyed. Their success in this field has granted them several distinguishing features. The Black Scorpions maintain one of the most diverse collections of power armor and weapons.

The Black Scorpions are always eager to explore drifting hulks and forgotten librariums. The Scorpions passion for the technical and unknown is strong. These exploits have earned them the gratitude and admiration of many in the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Black Scorpions desire to keep this special relationship has earned them the ire of other chapters. An Imperial Fist Captain famously accused them of being "Foolish treasure hunters" after the Black Scorpions refused to reinforce a crusade due to the exploration of the haunted libraries on Dalamar V. Many of the more established chapters maintain that the Black Scorpions have not earned the benefits they receive. Many chapters view them with suspicion and are wary. The Howling Griffons Captain Malus famously claimed 'They are nought but pawns of the Inquisition, mercenaries even. They have neither honor nor courage.'


Despite certains chapters distrusting them, The Black Scorpions have carved out a fearsome reputation for themselves. They expect no quarter and give none themselves.

The Battle of Precinct 63

'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!"

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.

Artillery ready to rain death into enemy lines!

Panorama of the Battlefield

The abandoned precinct house firmly in control of the Imperial Guard

Cannon to right of them, cannon to left of them, cannon in front of them, volley'd and thunder'd

Make Ready!

Incoming! Casualties are taken

No Fear! The Ancient kamikazies into the enemy lines!

The Death Company, recently dropped from a storm raven are ambushed by reinforcements!

....And take casualties as a result! A desperate battle ensues!

Yet another squad lured into a trap! Ackbar style!

A chimera is taken out of action, the coughing, spluttering men exiting the crippled vehicle.

The Leman Russ' push forward to close the gap in the lines

The precinct house all but cleared of men. The Commander stands alone! Defiant!

The Ultramarines crash into the flanks.

Men! Stand your ground!

Pushing forward!

The Predators, damaged but still in the fight, spray death into the imperial lines!

The Mega Dreadnought takes it's toll, tanks explode and men soil themselves.

A swirling melee erupts as things get close and personal

A scalp is added to Centurion Ramius' collection

The looming presence of the Mega Dreadnought!

The Hammernaters and the Ultramarine Commander take on the Baneblade

The Librarian finished off the remaining Blood Angels

Victory! The joint force of Ultramarines and Black Scorpions proved too strong  

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

The Battle of Four points

2500 points Black Scorpions vs Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii

4 Objectives

The result:  1 controlled by the Black Scorpions, 1 held by the Skitarii with 2 others barely contested by the Admech forces.


General Synopsis:

A brutal, quick game. The Black Scorpions managing to avoid serious casualties in the opening turn. A scout squad charging toward an objective took 60% Casualties and a Dreadnought had it's assault cannon shot off. Retaliation was swift, A demolisher was blown to pieces, a leman russ had it's cannon ripped off by well placed krak grenades. An unfornate vindicator drive managed to crash his vindicator, immobilising it, rendering it useless.

The following turn saw another round of fire from the Skitarii, shells, lasers, plasma guns. Several spacemarines fell and some vehicles suffering stunned or shaken results. Again a dissapointing result for the Imperials. The remants of the scout squad contiued fighting on, taking out a sentinel in close combat.

As the turns continued the Space Marines proved their worth, for example, a 5 man combat squad holding the entire left flank by themselves. The casualties began to mount for the imperials, a valkyrie was shot out of the sky, more sentinels fell, Dreadnoughts took their toll on the guardsmen in the open. Things began to look grim.


In the closing turns the imperials made a final push toward two objectives. 30 men supported by a chimera pushed into a ruined cathedral. The result was a blood bath, all 30 men were slaugtered but not before taking down 8 marines  in a torrent of plasma and melta fire. The objective contested by a stubborn chimera.

The Commander of the imperials made a desperate charge toward the Bastion in the middle contesting the objective with milimeters to spare. The game ended there as night fell *(or as the roll to continue was a 2)

Overall it was a draw. The casualties however, were much higher for the skitarii, These two armies will meet again, the grudge running deep. The Skitarii commander would have to think of new tactics, and he's running out of men and material.

MAN/UNIT OF THE MATCH?

It would have to be the scout squad! They were down to 4 men in the first 20 seconds of the game, but they kept their cool and managed the following!: Stunning a Chimera, destroying a Leman Russ Battle Cannon, killing two sentinels, and an entire squad of guardsmen..... all after being reduced to 4 men.

4000 points Apocalypse List....rumble rumble rumble!

So, my opponent the dastardly Magos has written up a 4000 point apocalypse list. Our two armies have been clashing regularly on the smaller scale of things but as our burning hatred for each other grows.... so must our armies! It is time!... It is time to see what kind of Army I can build. We muster!

The main problem is I can NEVER fit in everything I want. Also, when I compare lists I'm outnumbered heavily! I've barely got 70 men here!

HQ
Reclusiarch w/jump pack                                                         155pts


TROOPS
Tactical Squad 1 Rhino, Missile Launcher, Flamer              220pts
Tactical Squad 1 Rhino, Missile Launcher, Flamer              220pts
Tactical Squad 1 Razor, Lascannon, Melta                           240pts
Tactical Squad 1 Razor, Lascannon, melta                            240pts
Assault Squad 10 men 2 flamers                                             210pts

ELITES
Sternguard Squad 1 6 men 5 combimelta Razor                   230 pts
Terminators 8 men Assault Cannon                                      390 pts
Terminators 5 men Assault Cannon                                      230 pts
                             

+500FAST ATTACK

HEAVY SUPPORT
Predator x3 Dakka style                                                           300 pts
Vindicator x3                                                                             435 pts
Devastator Squad 10 men 4 ML                                             210 pts
Hellbender Mega Dread                                                          400 pts
Land Raider Crusader                                                              250 pts
Land Raider Standard                                                              250 pts

TOTAL 3980

The calm before the storm!

It's been very quiet here for a while now. That's mainly because of a long dark, cold winter that was expensive (yes, wood and electricity are expensive)

But alas! things are brightening up and progress is being made!

2500 point game on the brand new Gaming Board.

What to improve upon from last time? Lots of tactical squads seem to work wonders.

Basically just take 5 of them in rhinos and CHARGE!. Works. However my opponent has licked his wounds from the previous defeats and has tooled up. More basilisks, more lemans russes....

What I need must surely be more anti tank? but what? Nothing really does well against front armor 14.