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Turn 2
The Avatar shows up, right in the thick of things?
Strategy roll: Marines
Seeing the raging Eldar God before them, the Marines take some time to decide what to do (My opponent had a lot of options available and wasn't sure which gambit to start with). Finally, Tactical 1 sustains fire on the Avatar? placing 1BM. (My opponent hoped to break/crit the Avatar as it was the possible link for my performing a combined assault.)
The Marine Supreme Commander takes his Detachment and the Assault Marines in a combined attack against the intermingled Avatar, Guardian Warhost and Windriders.
The battle is brutal and long fought, lasting 2 turns. The Avatar suffers 2DC damage, the Guardians lose 1 Wraithguard, 1 Heavy Weapon, 1 Support Weapon, and 2 Guardians, while the Windriders are untouched. The Marines? are wiped out? barely. The Avatar breaks and the Guardians are holding on by a thread? but they are victorious!
Aspect Warhost 2 doubles forward to get close to Tactical Detachment 1 and manages to take out a single Rhino in the process.
The Warp Spiders then jump forward to engage Tactical Detachment 1 which proceeds to counter-charge into the Aspect Troupe and the Windriders! The Devastators and Land Raiders are in support range as is the Guardian Warhost as another big battle develops.
Again the battle lasts two rounds? and again it goes poorly for the Marines. Only the Librarian and his Razorback survive to flee the fray, though the Eldar have lost 2 Jetbikes, 1 Vyper, 2 Falcons, 1 Dark Reaper and 1 Swooping Hawk, which does break the Jetbikes and the Aspect Troupe? but it is not worth the cost of so many of humanity's finest warriors.
The battered Whirlwinds sustain fire on Aspect 2, placing 1 Blast marker.
The Scouts attempt to sustain fire on Aspect Warhost 2, but the loss of so many Marines has shaken them and their inaccurate fire manages to kill only a single Striking Scorpion.
Swords of Vaul 2 double forward and back, popping up on a hit-and-run attack against the Land Raiders and manage to core one of the heavy tanks.
The Devastators sustain fire on Aspect Warhost 1 killing 2 Warp Spiders and 1 Swooping Hawk, breaking the Eldar formation.
The survivors of Swords of Vaul 1 double forward against the Land Raiders, but do no damage.
Aspect Warhost 2 marshals, moving in to cover and removing 4 Blast markers? leaving 3 still on them.
The Land Raiders advance towards Aspect Warhost 2, but only place a 1 Blast marker.
In an act of insane bravado, Ranger Troupe 1 engages the Land Raiders! One Ranger is killed, but they manage to breach 1 Land Raider and the Eldar narrowly win, pushing the Marine tanks away. (Gotta love sniper in firefights! Of course, I forgot to put the attack on the Librarian's tank, and was just going for the -1 to armour saves. *laugh*)
The Nightwings decide to stand down, and remove all their Blast markers instead of attacking?
End of Turn: All Marine formations rally, while the Aspect Troupe and Windriders fail for the Eldar.
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