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Hi Folks and fellow Gamers,
Last Day and Night I fought a Battle against Marines , the Forces were Set at 5000 Points. The Marine Player knew he would face Tau. I did not know exactly what he was coming for, but antecipated that we only Play with an Official or Experimental List. So he could choose Eldar, Marines or even some Orks. Any other List he would had to proxy most of the Army.
So here come the Players,
On the Marine Side:
?Tactical Detachment #1 with SC 400
Tactical Detachment #2 with Captain 350
Devastator Detachment #3 250
Devastator Detachment #4 with Chaplain 300
Scout Detachment #5 with Sniper 175
Assault Detachment #6 175
Assault Detachment #7 with Chaplain 225
Assault Detachment #8 with Chaplain 225
Thunder Hawk #9 200
Landing Craft #10 350
Strike Cruiser #11 200
Whirlwind Detachment #12 with Hunter 375
Warhound #13 Lucius Pattern (Inferno Gun from AMTL) 250
Warhound #14 Lucius Pattern (Inferno Gun from AMTL) 250
Devastator Detachment #15 250
Predator Detachment #16 , 2 Annihilator,2 Destructors, 2 Vindicator,Captain ? ? ? 500
Predator #17 with Captain, 2 Annihilator,2 Destructors 350
Assault Detachment #18 175
I didn?t knew that he took an LC until he deployed, from that on I was somewhat nervous.
Nevertheless, the Tau Side:
As a sidenote, the Marine Player numbered his forces counting up, while I counted the amount of each Cadre/Contingent taken.
Cadres:
Fire Warrior #1 with 4 Devilfish and Ethereal 375
Fire Warrior #2 200
Crisis Cadre #1 with extra Crisis, Shas?o and Drones 550
Crisis Cadre #2 with Shas?el and Drones 375
HHAC #1 (3 Rail,2 IC) with Skyray and 1 Swordfish 475
HHAC #2 (3 Rail,2 IC) with Skyray and 1 Swordfish 475
Contingents:
Broadside Contingent #1 300
Stealth Contingent #1 250
Tetra Contingent #1 with Piranhas 275
Stingray Contingent #1 250
Hammerhead Contingent #1 (3 Rail,1 IC) with Skyray 325
Scorpionfish #1 200
Auxilia:
Gue?vesa #1 175
Air Caste:
Morays #1 ?both with Railcannons 600
Hero Cruiser#1 with Tracer augmented 200
Deployment:
The Deployment Zone were along each half of the Table with 15 cm into it. View is from Tau perspective.
Lacking the poosibility to post a Map, I sketched very roughly the Terrain used.Sorry for the Inconvenience.
---------------Deployment Zone Marines--------------------
---Woods 3-------Stone 4------Stone 3---Hill 3------------
----Hill 2---Bunker 3--Ruins 5--Ruins 4--Bunker 2------------
----Hill 2----------Ruins 3--------Ruins 1-Woods 1----------
----Hill 2----Bunker 1Ruins 3------Ruins 1-Woods 1----------
------Woods 2-----------Ruins 2--Stone 1------------------
----------------Stone 2-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------Hill 1-------------
---------------Deployment Zone Tau-----------------------
Garrisons:
Scout Detachment #5 deployed in Ruins 4 and 5 sitting on an Objective
Assault Detachment #6 guard the Marine Blitz Objective siting in Woods 3
Tau Stealth #1 deployed wide dispersed across Ruins 1,2 and 3 also guarding a T&H Objective
Broadside Contingent #1 deployed in Woods 1 guarding the Tau Blitz Objective.
Note: When I speak of ownership, then it is meant in which Table Half it is situated.
The Cast In Order of appearance,
Whirlwind #12 behind Hill 3 HHAC#1 behind Stone 1
Tactical #2 , loaded behind Whirlwinds #12 Firewarrior #2 left of HHAC #1
Tactical #1 , loaded behind Woods 3 Crisis #2 behind Woods 2
Devastator #15 left of Tactical #1 HH Cont. #1 right of Crisis #2
Assault #18 behind Stone 4 Auxilia #1 at center
Warhound #13 right of asault #18 Scorpionfish #1 between Aux. #1
and Firewarrior #2
Warhound #14 right of Tactical #1 Firewarrior #1 leftmost Flank
Predator #17 behind Assault #18 Stingray #1 behind Aux.#1
At this Point the Marine Player stopped Deploying, and I began thinking about it! But it goes on.
HHAC #2 between HH Cont.#1 and Auxilia #1
Crisis #1 rightmost Flank
Morays #1 behind Stone 1
So , I had the Activation advantage by 3. Marines announced Aerospace Operation in Turn 2, leaving me the 3rd Turn to arrive.
The Battle begins:
Turn 1:
Marines win Initiative
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As usual the Marines began with a Bombardment from their Whirwinds, sustaining on the
Stealth troops in the Ruins, achieving 1 Hit killing 1 Stealth Suit and laying 2 BM. Grinding with his teeth the Marine Commander passed on to the Tau. Well, as it is in every Game I had no Battle Plan at this moment, so I went with the Auxilia #1 doubling them into Ruins 2 joining the Stealth Team. Thinking of getting rid of the Stealth the Marine Player decided to use Devastators, so he activated Devs. #15 and moved them behind Bunker 3 unloaded and let loose , achieving 2 Hits, from which one was saved killing another one and leaving them Broken, the remainig Stealth then retreated behind Ruins 2. Reinforcing the Ruins I doubled the Firewarriors #2 towards Ruins 1, some inside other outside and shot at the Scout Detachment #5, but no Hit, just 1 BM. Seeing that the Marines answered with the Assault Detachment moving them right behind Ruins 4 and 5 ( kinda Preparation?). Seeking to reinforce the Broadsides #1 in Woods 1 , I marched the Crisis #1 into it and positioned them facing the Marine Side. Further reinforcing the Center , the Marines ordered the Warhound#14 to move up and mop up some Heretics firing at the Auxilia #1, seeing that Monster the Auxilia must have dug in, because the Warhound only managed to get 1 Hit, killing 1 and laying 2 BM. Answering this threat the HH Contingent opened sustained Fire at it, and killing it instantly with 10 Hits, no one was saved and it was marked , so the GM could fire in as well. Warhound #14 advanced between Woods 3 and Hill 2 guarding Bunker 3. Foreseeing a major Marine Assault , the second Crisis hurried into Bunker 1 on a double. The Scouts seeing some Movement right of them opened fire killing 1 lone Drone, laying 1 BM. The return fire missed all, Scouts camouflaged and in Cover !! -> 1BM
Retaining the Firewarrior #1 with the Ethereal tried to keep up with the Crisis #2 but failed, probably Com-Interference, but at least they managed to follow them and unloaded guarding the rear of the Crisis. Meanwhile the Tactical Detachment #1 doubled forward towards Bunker 1 , unloaded the Troops and shot at the Crisis establishing a Firebase, but again no Hit achieved - > 1 BM.Beeing called in from the Crisis under Fire the Stingray Contingent #1 moved up and fired at the new threat achieving 5 Hits ,killing 1 Tactical Squad, 2 BM. Trying to Contain the Tau Advance on the right Side the Marines deployed the Tacticals #2 at the right of Hill 3 unloading and shooting at the Crisis #1 in Woods 1 , 50 Percent Hit , and 2 of them were saved, killing a Drone, 1 BM. Seeing the Whirlwinds exposed the Tetra Shui commanded to advance behind Wood 1 and shoot, but it was not well prepared and so the shots flew wide, 1 BM. Seeing what was going to happen with the right Flank, the Marine Commander ordered his Predator Detachment #17 to advance and take out some Broadsides, he wished he had chosen another thing : The Broadsides beeing on Overwatch opened Fire and killed 2 Tanks ? 1 Destructor and 1 Annihilator, leaving 3 BM?s, despite the losses he opened Fire with the Annihilator laying just one BM, the Destructor beeing suppressed.
Trying to eliminate this Human threat once and for all the 1st HHAC doubled forward right of Bunker 2 and shot at them ? inflicting 3 Hits , killing the remaining Destructor, leaving the Formation Broken which retreated to the front of Hill 3. At this Point the Marines ran out of activations.
The Morays seeing their moment of Glory doubled to support the Crisis on the left flank opening Fire at the 1st Tactical Detachment, nearly wiping them out, leaving the Captain and a sole Rhino, ?but as a true Marine you give no Ground ? so they stayed there.
The Scorpionfish, hungry for a kill, advanced to the left of Stone 1 and tried to finish off the Broken Predator Detachment, but somehow the Targetting matrix went crazy , so no Hit.
Finally the Last Activation would be the 2nd HHAC. Whereas I could not decide what to do with them, kill the Warhound, finish the Tac, or something else? As I really couldn?t decide, I put them on Overwatch. What later proved to be a Key Decision to Marine defeat.
Rally Phase:
All Formation Rally , except for the Predator Detachment, the Auxilia with 2 BM, and the Broadsides with 1 BM.
Turn 2:
Aerospace Op?s:
Planetfall :
A Marine LC landed directly in the Middle of the Ruins in the center of the Map, unloading the 16th Predator Detachment , the 8th Assault Detachment and the 4th Devastator Detachment
A Thunderhawk came in with sreaming Engines right behind Hill 2 and the 1st Firewarrior, unloading the 7th Assault Detachment and the 3rd Devastator Detachment.
Marines win Initiative.
The deployed Troops from the LC declare a Combined Assault against an Intermingled Tau Formation Consisting of the 1st Auxilia, 1st Stealth , 1st Moray and the 1st Stingray Contingent. The Stealth seeing that the can reach more when they redeploy, jump a few cm towards the enemy, which charges at the very moment, but.... ?there is the 2nd HHAC which still is on Overwatch and seeing that mass of enemy troops poured Fire into the Charging Marines, destroying 2 Predators and 2 Vindicators, laying 5 BM. The Engage begins: the Stealth having reached an Ideal position opened fire first , inflicting 3 Hits, which killed 2 Infantry Squads.The remaining Marine Force slaughter 3 Auxilia Squads and later the LC kills another one. The Tau Fire achieved 7 Hits killing the remaining Predators, ensuing Support Fire from the 2nd Firewarriors kill another Marine Squad. The Combat Resolution showed 15 ? 7 for the Tau, wiping the Surviors from the Table. The LC gets 1 BM. This was kinda turning Point in the Battle. The Tau regained confidence. The Marines lost in a single engage action 975 Points worth of Units.
The left Flank:
The 7th Assault detachment tried in vain to convince their Devastator Comrades to join in a Combined Assault, but the Dev. Lieutenant merely pointed out ? no Captain ,no Assault. Same for the T-Hawk. So they went alone against the 1st Firewarriors inflicting 2 Hits, which one is saved. The brave Tau fired back inflicting 5 Hits, but the Marines field a better Armour ? 4 Saves. To the Assaulty surprise, the Dev?s and the T-Hawk joined in with Support Fire ? tearing through 2 Devilfish and one Firewarrior, breaking them after a Resolution of 11 ? 9. Despite that the Ethereal managed to keep his fellows calm and ordered them into the Woods 2.
The 1st HHAC got the Order to take the 12th Whirwind out , but refused once. After a harsh yell of the Shas?o they got it. They moved towards the enemy and fired to inflict 5 Hits, with just one beeing saved. A sole Hunter retreated towards the center. Tau retain. The 1st Moray opened sustained Fire on the 15th Devastators killin 2 Rhinos and 2 Infantry Squads, breaking them. Again the Marines give no Ground. The Marine Commander received notice that his anxiusly awaited Strike Cruiser has reached position to open Orbital Bombardment, with a smile on his lips he ordered : Commence Bombardment. The coordinates were in the middle of Woods 1 direct on top of the Blitz Objective. The Gods must have had their Hands over us. Because, despite having 8 Targets under the Barrage Template (the first had none) there was just one Hit which was saved. Giving the 1st Crisis and the 1st Broadsides just 1 BM each.
Desperate, the Marines ordered the LC to open fire, but it fails. No reroll used.
Having escaped that Power of destruction the 1st Crisis Advanced right in front of the 2nd Tactical Detachment ?seeking revenge of its own. After the smoke clears , the remnants of the Detachment ( 1 Rhino and 1 Infantry Squad) retreated to the Center on a Double.
Again at the left Flank ? the 14th Warhound advanced and shoots at the 2nd Crisis, killing 2 Drones , 2 BM. Given the broken 1st Firewarriors the 3rd Devastators fired and manage to take the remaining 2 Devilfish to the ground.
Meanwhile at the Center, the 2nd Firewarriors sneak past the LC towards the 5th Scout , wanting to get Hands on the Objective they were sitting on, one Scout Squad died in the defense. 2 BM.
Joining the fray , the remaing of the 1st Tactical Detachment ?sustained fire at the 2nd Crisis, but the shots bounced off. 1 BM
Beeing under heavy Fire the Shas?el of the 2nd Crisis ordered to Marshall while shooting at the 5th Scouts. All BM removed. Scouts gain 1 BM.
The Tetras having no much to do, decided to strafe on the ?18th Assault killing 1 Squad. 2 BM.
Gathering his last intact Forces the Marines threw in everything, so with the 6th Assault Detachment which was Guarding their Blitz. They wanted to get rid of the 2nd Crisis at all costs ? Engage. The Crisis jumping away did not help much, but preventing an intermingled assault with the already Broken 1st Firewarriors.The ensuing Combat results were one Drone and one Marine killed, stalling the Attack. The Marines having Deep Striked with the T-Hawk were a thorn in the Eyes, so the 1st HH Contingent tried to convince them to leave. But having no Battle Plan they failed to get it done. The Comms again. Beeing forced to shoot out of the hip the only Target was the T-Hawk, from 3 Hits 2 were saved. 2 BM.
The 18th Assaults decided to do their job and engaged the 2nd Firewarriors , killing 2 of them, with no Marine loss. Supporting Fire from the LC kills another one, the Scouts do no harm. Resolution : 8 ? 8 . Second Round: Each Group achieves 2 Hits , none are saved. The Lc again manages to kill a Firewarrior. After resolution the Marines win but were broken in the process, leaving both partys with 1 Squad.
Again the Marine Player has no Activations.
The 1st Stealth advance to Contest the Objective held by the 5th Scouts inflicting 2 Hits breaking them ? Standard Marine Procedure ? Stay.
After killing the last Predator from the 17th Detachment the 1st Broadsides finish Marshall.
The 1st Stingray advances behind Woods 2 and fire at the 3rd Devastators killing one. 2 BM.
Trying to have an excuse for participating in the Battle the Scorpionfish fired at the LC , inflicting 3 Hits , all were saved.
Rally Phase:
Tau side:
All but the 1st and 2nd Firewarriors rally.
Marine Side :
All, but the 5th Scout and the 15th Devastator rally.
At this point the Marine Player concedes. Having no effective Formations left to win the Day, the Marines retreat .
Surviving Formations (count by Model /or DC)
Marines:
T-Hawk 1 DC
3rd Devastator 3
7th Assault 3
14th Warhound 3 DC
6th Assault 3
1st Tactical 2 ( Supreme Commander, 1 Rhino)
15th Devastator 2 Broken
12th Whirlwind 1
2nd Tactical 2
5th Scout 3
LC 4 DC
18th Assault 1
Tau:
1st Firewarrior 5 FW + Ethereal
1st Stingray 4
2nd Crisis 3 Crisis + Shas?el
HH Cont. 5
2nd HHAC 7
1st Moray 2 x 3 DC
1st Auxilia 7 + Commander
1st Stealth 4
1st Scorpionfsh 3 DC
1st Tetra 10
1st Broadsides 4
1st Crisis all Survived but 1 Drone
1st HHAC 7
So Folks, please Critique
I just saw that the Map isn?t posted. Can someone Help? It?s jpg File.
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