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[BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:19 am

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This was the third game we played... loads of fun! ?I was fielding the forces of Chaos while a friend brought an interesting Tau army to the field...

*edit* That should say Game 3 up there!!! ?*sigh*

CS - Changed.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:24 am

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Rules Used

All experimental rules
Tau 4.4
Black Legion 3.7

Tau Battle Suit Tio'Ve - 2000 points

Battlesuit Cadre 1 - (BTS goal)
Crisis Upgrade
Shas'O

Battlesuit Cadre 2
Crisis Upgrade
Shas'El

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 1

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 2

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 3

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 4

Black Legion Rolling Doom - 1995 points

Black Legion Chosen (Undivided) - (BTS goal)
5 Chosen
1 Daemon Prince, winged
1 Obliterator

Black Legion Retinue 1 (Slaanesh)
8 Chaos Marines
1 Warlord
4 Noise Marines

Black Legion Retinue 2 (Undivided)
8 Chaos Marines
1 Chaos Lord
2 Land Raiders
2 Rhinos

Black Legion Retinue 3 (Undivided)
8 Chaos Marines
1 Chaos Lord
1 Defiler
1 Obliterator

Black Legion Armoured Company (Undivided)
5 Predators

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:25 am

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Setup

4x4 table
Black Legion chose edge deployment.

Garrisons and Deployment

Black Legion kept the Chosen in reserve.

Tau kept all Stealth Contingents in reserve.

Black Legion garrisoned Retinue 1 tightly packed into ruins forward of their Objective 1, while Retinue 3 was garrisoned in the ruined cathedral.

Tau had no garrisons.

Black Legion deployed the Armoured Company left of their Blitz and Retinue 2 in the large ruin at the forward edge of the deployment zone.

Tau placed the two Battlesuit Cadres on either side of their Blitz, the Shas'O in ruins and the Shas'El out in the open.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:17 am

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Turn 1

Stealth Contingent 1 appears in the ruins near Retinue 1, receiving 2 blast markers, while Stealth Contingent 2 appears in the ruins near the Armoured Company with 1 blast marker.

Strategy roll: Black Legion

The Slaanesh Retinue advances on Stealth Contingent 2 and the Noise Marines play a cacophonous symphony to accompany the heavy weapons of the Chaos Marines. ?Two Stealth teams are blasted apart and the rest break and flee from the terrible noise.

The Armoured Company advances out of Stealth Contingent 2's zone of control and turns to fire on them, laying a single blast marker.

Stealth Contingent 2 retaliates by engaging the Predators. One Chaos tank is eliminated by the surprise attack before it can react and the others blaze away at the Tau, taking out a Stealth team? but the balance slightly tips in the favour of Chaos and the tanks win, blasting down another Stealth team as the disengage.

Hunkered down in the ruined cathedral, Retinue 2 sustains fire, with the Defiler targeting Crisis Cadre 1. ?One Battlesuit team is knocked out of commission by the indirect fire.

The Shas'O advances his teams of XV8s and fires on Retinue 1, killing 2 Chaos Marines.

Retinue 2 mounts up in their tanks and rumble forward on a double towards Battlesuit Cadre 2, laying a single blast marker.

The second Crisis Cadre hesitates, but then advances on Retinue 2, guns blazing. ?Two Chaos Rhinos and 2 Chaos Marines are laid low by the Tau's awesome firepower!

Rallies: All Black Legion formations rally, and all but the Shas'O's formation rally for the Tau.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:30 am

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Turn 2

Stealth Contingent 3 appears in the ruins between the Predators and Retinue 1, getting 1 BM.

Strategy roll: Tau (on a tie)

The Shas'O advances in Retinue 1 blowing apart 3 Chaos Marines.

The other Battlesuit Cadre sustains fire on Retinue 2 killing 3 more Chaos Marines and breaking the unit.

The Predators of the Armoured Company pivot and sustain fire on Stealth Contingent 3, catching them in a crossfire? though only one Stealth team goes down.

Retinue 1 is eager to engage any of the nearby Tau; they discuss which formation to attack, start bickering, ask the Supreme Commander, disagree, start arguing loudly, and finally just fire on Stealth Contingent 3, in crossfire, and kill another Stealth Team, breaking the formation.

Stealth Contingent 2 moves forward to engage the Armoured Company, eliminating another Predator in a sneak attack, but the remaining Chaos Tanks prove too much for the sneaky Tau and they are wiped out!

Eliciting grumbling from the Chaos Marines, Retinue 3 again sustains fire on Battlesuit Cadre 1, scattering another Crisis Team and breaking the Shas'O's formation.

Stealth Contingent 1 doubles back towards Retinue 1, firing wildly. ?They manage to drop 1 squad of Chaos Marines, breaking the unit which falls back toward Chaos lines.

Rallies: Only the Predators rally for Chaos and the remaining Stealths fail to rally for the Tau.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:39 am

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Turn 3

The Chosen make their arrival in the fortified building near the Tau Blitz, but pick up two blast markers for their trouble. ?And the last Stealth Contingent appears safely, to block the Chosen from the Blitz

Strategy roll: Black Legion

The Chosen roar forward to engage Stealth Contingent 4, who are unable to escape the vicious flight of the Daemon Prince. ?The fight is over quickly as the forces of Chaos completely butcher the Tau.

Retinue 3 finally gets moving to advance on the Shas'O's formation, laying a single blast marker.

The Shas'O advances his troops towards the Chosen and is able to breach the baroque armour of one squad of the Chaos Terminators.

The Shas'El follows his commander's lead and advances on the Chosen to catch them in a crossfire? when the smoke clears a s single stand of Chosen is left standing and they flee for cover.

The Predators advance on Stealth Contingent 2, firing to no effect.

Stealth Contingent 2 advances on the last remaining Chosen and wipes them out.

End of Turn: Black Legion 1 (TSNP) vs Tau 1 (BTS) (Tau was about almost able to achieve Defend the Flags, but was off by just a little bit...)

Rallies: All Black Legion formations rallied and the Shas'O rallied for Tau.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:48 am

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Turn 4

No teleports.

Strategy roll: Black Legion

Retinue 3 advances on the Shas'O, dropping 1 blast marker on them.

The ragged remnants of Retinue 1 advance on Stealth Contingent 2, dropping 1 blast marker on them as well.

The Shas'O advances on Retinue 3, securing Tau Objective 1, blasting apart the Defiler and killing 2 Chaos Marines.

Stealth Contingent 2 hesitates, the marshals, moving to secure the Tau Blitz and

Retinue 2 double on Battlesuit Cadre 2? and also places a single blast marker on them.

The Shas'El advances on the armoured Retinue 2, making precise shots while securing Tau Objective 1, eliminating all but 1 Land Raider, which breaks and flees.

The Armoured Company doubles into Tau territory, firing on the Shas'O's cadre? and, blessings of Chaos, drops two of the Crisis teams, breaking the formation!

End of Turn: Black Legion 1 (TSNP) vs Tau 1 (BTS)

Tiebreaker: Black Legion 1163 vs Tau 1108 - Tie Game!

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The_Real_Chris

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:11 am

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My word the first bl list not maxing out on ignore cover MW attacks

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ragnarok

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:32 pm

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Quote (Chroma @ 04 April 2006 (01:25))

Setup
IG deployed their artillery batteries and Hydra formation around their Blitz while the two Superheavy Companies were placed on the IG near and far right flank.

Err Chroma, what are the IG doing here?

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:19 pm

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Quote (ragnarok @ 04 April 2006 (13:32))

Quote (Chroma @ 04 April 2006 (01:25))

Setup
IG deployed their artillery batteries and Hydra formation around their Blitz while the two Superheavy Companies were placed on the IG near and far right flank.

Err Chroma, what are the IG doing here?

Ah, when I was cutting and pasting the batreps, that must've slipped in... *laugh* No Imperial Guard were harmed in this fight.

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Honda

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:03 pm

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Very interesting battle, especially in light of the Tau forces. Congrats to the Tau player for fighting this one to a draw as I would have expected Chaos to engage them rather heavily in close combat.

Very interesting indeed.

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Tactica

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:49 pm

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I'm with Honda, unexpected outcome.

I thought with 4 stealth formations vs. BL - the tau were DOA.

Kudos to the Tau player for pulling the 4T draw!

So after so many Stealth playtests, what does the consensus look like with them in your group Chroma? (I think this is the second or third game I've seen with heavy stealths taken)

Points, rules, effectiveness, utility?

Cheers,

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 3 - 2000 points

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:14 pm

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Pics are up!

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