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[BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
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Author:  Chroma [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:12 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
We got in one more fight on the weekend, this time against Eldar, so it was high-tech vs high-tech, with my fielding the Biel-Tan, which I hadn't done in quite a while.
Author:  Chroma [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:35 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Rules Used

All experimental rules
Tau 4.4
Biel-Tan
Spirit Stones: 1 "Spirit Stone" usable per 1000 points (2)

Tau Investigation Tio'Ve - 2000 points

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

Armoured Mobile Hunter Cadre
4 Railguns
1 Ion Cannon
1 Swordfish upgrade

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 1

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 2

Stealth Battlesuit Contingent 3

Broadside Contingent


Biel-Tan Swordwind - 2000 points

Avatar

Wraithgate

Guardian Warhost
1 Farseer
3 Heavy Weapon Platforms
3 Wraithguard
3 Guardians

Aspect Warhost 1 - (BTS goal)
2 Dark Reapers
1 Exarch
2 Dire Avengers
2 Fire Dragons
1 Exarch
2 Shining Spears
3 Wave Serpents

Aspect Warhost 2
8 Warp Spiders
1 Autarch
1 Exarch

Fire Prism Troupe
3 Fire Prisms

Falcon Troupe
2 Firestorm
3 Falcons

Jetbike Troupe 1
6 Jetbikes

Ranger Troupe
5 Rangers
Author:  Tactica [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:39 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
OMG - look at the stealths!

"Summon Luck of Strategy Roll" to the Tau...
Author:  Honda [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:22 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
I agree, this one looks like it's going to hurt.
Author:  Chroma [ Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:06 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Well, this wasn't supposed to be a teaser, but my girlfriend got some good news today so we're going out this evening.  

I hope to get this report up tomorrow (and the pictures up for all the others)!
Author:  Ginger [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:27 am ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
As we wait, out breath has never been so bated before.

Ginger
Author:  Chroma [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:50 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Setup

4x4 table
Biel-Tan chose edge deployment.

Garrisons and Deployment

Biel-Tan kept Aspect Warhost 2 and the Jetbike Troupe in the Webway

Tau kept one Stealth Contingent in reserve.

Biel-Tan garrisoned the Ranger Troupe in ruins near the Wraithgate.

Tau garrisoned the Broadsides into the ruins ahead of their Blitz, with a Stealth Contingent dug-in at both forward Objectives.
Author:  Chroma [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Turn 1

No teleports.

Strategy roll: Biel-Tan

The Falcons double forward against their Tau counterparts and fire on the Armoured Hunter Cadre? laying a single blast marker.

The Fire Prisms follow up, advancing on the Hammerheads, pop up and? lay a single blast marker.

Stealth Contingent 1 engages the Fire Prism Troupe and shreds two of the Eldar grav-tanks, forcing the survivor to flee.

The Rangers prepare to advance on the Broadsides, are intimidated by the big guns, and decide to regroup instead.

Feeling somewhat abused, the Armoured Cadre is unsure what to do, they hum and ha a bit, contact the Shas'O, complain to him, still can't decide what to do, and finally just regroup. (The number of snake-eyes that get rolled for Supreme Commander re-rolls on our battlefield has almost convinced me not to waste points on them? *sigh*)

Aspect Host 1 mounts up and doubles on Stealth Contingent 2, laying a single blast marker and placing themselves in a strong supporting position.

The Autarch and her Warp Spiders coming flickering out of the Wraithgate to engage Stealth Contingent 2? who promptly jump out of range of the infiltrating Aspect Warriors? doh? and nothing happens.

Stealth Contingent 2, intimidated by all the nearby Aspect Warriors, hesitates, and then regroups.

Guarding the Eldar Blitz, the Guardians go on overwatch.

The Broadside Contingent doubles up on the Falcon Troupe. ?One of their team breaks a leg in the ruins, but the other three each down a target, blasting apart 2 Falcons and a Firestorm forcing the Eldar to flee.

The Shas'O doubles up towards Aspect Warhost 1, catching them in a crossfire with Stealth Contingent 2, and blasts apart 2 Wave Serpents?

Rallies: Aspect Warhost 1 (used 1 Spirit Stone) rallies for Biel-Tan and Tau have no blast markers to remove.
Author:  Chroma [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:01 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Turn 2

No teleports.

Strategy roll: Biel-Tan

Aspect Warhost 1 sustains fire on the Crisis Cadre? and places 1 blast marker.

The Warp Spiders jump forward to engage the Crisis Cadre, who can't jump far enough away to escape, with the Autarch basing the Shas'O? the fight is over in a rapid flicker on monofilament as the all the Battlesuits are wiped out before they can counter-attack. ?The Aspect Warriors move deeper into Tau territory.

The Ranger Troupe advances on Stealth Contingent 1, sniping 1 Stealth Team.

Stealth Contingent 2 advances on Aspect Warhost 1, their Burst Cannons quietly shredding a Dark Reaper and a Dire Avenger.

The Jetbike Troupe marches out of the Wraithgate, deep into Tau territory, attempting to box in Stealth Contingent 2.

The Armoured Cadre advances on Aspect Warhost 1, popping up and killing the Dark Reaper Exarch, another Dire Avenger, and a Wave Serpent, breaking the proud Eldar and forcing them to flee back towards their lines.

The Guardians leave their posts and double on Stealth Contingent 2, laying a single blast marker.

The Broadsides trudge forward, and obliterate the remnants of the Falcon Troupe.

Stealth Contingent 1 prepares to counter-attack against the nearby Rangers, but without the guidance of the Shas'O, the hold their ground and regroup instead.

Rallies: All formations rally, with 1 Spirit Stone being used to aid Aspect Warhost 1, though it has 1 BM remaining.
Author:  Chroma [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:18 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Turn 3

Stealth Contingent 3 reveals itself near the tattered remains of Aspect Warhost 1, and receives one blast marker.



Strategy roll: Biel-Tan

Flush with victory over the Shas'O, the Warp Spiders jump ahead to engage the Armoured Hunter Cadre. Two Warp Spiders are killed, but only 1 Hammerhead manages to escape, racing away from the Aspect Warriors, who jump forward to claim the Tau Blitz.

The Guardian Warhost advances on Stealth Contingent 2, and the Wraithguard evaporate one unit of Stealth suits, while the rest of the formation takes up a support position.

With the encouragement of the Autarch, the Jetbikes engage Stealth Contingent 2, who have no place to escape to. One Jetbike is knocked out of the sky, but the Stealth Contingent is wiped out by support fire. ?The Jetbikes consolidate to take Tau Objective 2.

Stealth Contingent 3 engages the beleaguered Aspect Warhost 1. ?A furious battle (2 turns) ensues, with many hits and many armour saves, in the end, a squad of Fire Dragons are killed and 2 Stealth Teams are lost as the Eldar barely manage to stave off the attack.

Stealth Contingent 1 advances on the Ranger Troupe, killing 3 of them and breaking the formation.

The lone Fire Prism advances to pop up and snap a shot at the Broadsides, laying a single blast marker.

The Broadsides advance on the Warp Spiders, but the ruins protect the Aspect Warriors, and only one of their squads goes down.

Aspect Warhost 1 breathes a sigh of relief that they're still alive and marshals, clearing all blast markers.

And the Avatar just sits glumly in the Webway, feeling unloved and unneeded?

End of Turn: Biel-Tan 3 (BTS, T-n-H, Blitzkrieg) vs Tau 0 (none)
Author:  Chroma [ Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:09 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
Pics are up!
Author:  Tactica [ Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:21 pm ]
Post subject:  [BatRep] Tau Battle Weekend - Game 4 - 2000 points
See my "pre-battle" comments - I feel like a pointy eared eldar... this investment in teleporting stealths when you don't have the Strategy roll on your side is well... asking for:

End of Turn: Biel-Tan 3 (BTS, T-n-H, Blitzkrieg) vs Tau 0 (none)


OUCH!  :80:

From the looks of it, the Eldar army just out matched the tau in every way imaginable in this batrep.

Without the 40K "stealth shield" requiring enemy to get close to the Stelaths in order to see them, they just don't have that same niche value to the Tau in E:A. To me, its something we should still strive for.

Especially now with the sniper drone formation that also has the stealth field.

The field in 40K is clearly meant to hide the unit as soon as you get too far away from them (36" in 40K is max site distance and 21" is the average rolled site distance to see them).

In E:A - that would mean you had to be within 30cm to target the stealths, I think we need to explore this.

Cheers for the batrep - poor tau got mauled by the pointy eared Xenos... and bad!
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