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[BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:55 pm

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Well, we were hoping the Chaos supplement would have been released for this weekend and scheduled a Black Legion vs Marines game...

Well, the supplement wasn't released, but a game was still played! *laugh*

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:55 pm

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Rules Used

Black Legion 3.7 (with updated summoning rules)
Space Marines 1.1
Additional: Any Marine Detachment that is allowed the Dreadnaught upgrade may exchange all its Rhinos for 1 free Dreadnaught. This does not limit the number of Dreadnaughts available from the upgrade.

Armies Used

Chaos Black Legion - 2995 Points

Black Legion Chosen (Slaanesh)
6 Chosen
1 Daemon Prince
1 Champion of Chaos
1 Obliterator

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

Black Legion Retinue (Tzeentch)
8 Chaos Marines
1 Chaos Lord
Daemonic Pact
4 Havocs

Black Legion Retinue (Undivided) - (BTS Goal)
7 Chaos Marines
1 Chaos Lord
1 Icon Bearer
3 Defilers
2 Dreadnaughts
1 Obliterator

Raptor Cult (Undivided)
1 Chaos Lord
6 Raptors

Forlorn Hope (Undivided)
4 Chaos Marines
2 Rhinos

Black Legion Armoured Company (Undivided)
5 Land Raiders

Muddy Marines - 3000 Points

Tactical HQ
6 Tacticals
2 Rhinos
3 Razorbacks (2 Lascannon, 1 Heavy Bolter)
1 Supreme Commander

Tactical 1 - (BTS Goal)
6 Tacticals
2 Rhinos
3 Razorbacks (1 Lascannon, 2 Heavy Bolters)
1 Hunter
1 Librarian

Terminator Detachment
4 Terminators
Chaplain

Devastator Detachment
4 Devastators
1 Librarian
2 Dreadnaughts (Shooty)

Predator Detachment
4 Predator Annihilators
1 Librarian
1 Vindicator
1 Hunter

Land Speeders 1
5 Land Speeders
1 Librarian

Land Speeders 2
5 Land Speeder Tornados

Whirlwinds
4 Whirlwinds

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:02 pm

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Battlefield:

4x6
Space Marines chose long edges.

Deployment:

Space Marines kept the Terminator Detachment in reserve.

Black Legion did the same with the Chosen.

The Devastators and Land Speeder 2 were garrisoned on overwatch and Speeder 1 was garrisoned slightly behind Marine Objective 2.

Black Legion was able to garrison Retinue 3 on overwatch in the Cathedral by stretching all the way from the Chaos Blitz. Retinue 2 was also garrisoned on overwatch in the scrub near Chaos Objective 1. The Forlorn Hope were garrisoned in the scrub near Chaos Objective 2.

Remaining deployment as shown:

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:06 pm

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Turn 1

No teleports, but a bit of a stand-off in the centre of the battlefield?

Strategy Roll: Black Legion!

The Land Raiders of the Armoured Company double down the road, crest the hill, and then blast Land Speeder Detachment 2 at long range with lascannons. ?Two Tornados are knocked from the sky.

The Forlorn Hope hesitate before doubling to fire on Speeder 1 and cause no damage.

The Whirlwinds sustain fire on the massive Retinue 3, but only manage to take out a single Chaos Marine unit, the Traitors' armour easily withstanding the rain of missiles.

Giving Retinue 3 a wide berth, the Predators double towards the right flank to open fire on the Armoured Company, but only place a Blast marker on the Chaos tanks.

Dropping their overwatch, Retinue 2 sustains fire on the dug-in Devastators and nearly wipes them out! ?The Librarian only survives because of his invulnerable save and neither of the two Dreadnaughts are targeted, still, 3 Devastators are taken out and the detachment is nearly broken.

Tactical Detachment 1 follows the Predators on a double and they also fire on the Chaos Land Raiders? and they also do no damage!

The Raptors take to the skies and march into the cover of some ruins to flank the Predator detachment.

The survivors of the Devastator Detachment marshal, firing on Retinue 3 to little effect, but clearing all their Blast markers.

Speeder Detachment 2 does the same thing, and produces the same results.

Retinue 1 doubles up the hill to lob some long distance fire at Tactical 1, but does no damage.

The Tactical HQ sustains fire on the Forlorn Hope and kills 1 Chaos Marine and 1 Rhino.

In a surprising move, Retinue 3 charges forward to engage the intermingled Devastators and Land Speeders 2! ?The Black Legion loses 1 Defiler and 1 Dreadnaught, but the Devastators are wiped out and only a single Typhoon is able to jet away from the fray.

Feeling a need for vengeance, Speeder 1 engages the Forlorn Hope. ?It costs them a Land Speeder to wipe out the corrupted Marines?

End of Turn:

All formations in each army successfully rally.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:43 pm

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End of Turn 1 from another angle:

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:59 pm

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Turn 2

The Chosen arrive, bracketing the Predators and Tactical 1 between themselves and the Raptors? and they get a Blast marker for their trouble.

Strategy Roll: Space Marines!

The Whirlwinds sustain fire? over the Cathedral and onto the exposed Retinue 1! ?Two Chaos Marines and 1 surprised Noise Marine are scythed down.

With a laugh, the Librarian of Tactical 1 engages the Chosen, making a lateral advance down the road and calling on the support of the Predator Detachment.

It's tougher going than it looked and the Marines lose 1 Tactical Marine, 2 Rhinos and the Hunter? but only the Obliterator and the Daemon Prince survive, broken and hiding in the ruins.

Enraged by the lose of the Chosen, the Chaos Land Raiders advance on the Predator Detachment and the fusillade of lascannons reduce the entire armoured formation to a single Predator that rapidly limps away.

The Raptors follow up by engaging Tactical 1. ?

It is a brutally even fight that goes for two rounds. ?In each round both sides score 1 macro-weapon hit and 2 regular hits? and make no saves? the Marines narrowly win because of numbers, but are still broken and they flee to cover, while the nearby Armoured Company suffers a Blast marker.

Tactical HQ doubles forward to close with Retinue 2. ?They place a single Blast marker, but they've done their job.

Taking a page from the Codex Astartes, Speeder 1 engages Retinue 2 in a textbook clipping assault with the support of Tactical HQ. ?

The Chaos Marines are stern stuff, the Havocs dropping 2 Land Speeders, but it is not near enough to hold the line and the entire Retinue is either cut down or scattered? none left to stand against their hated Brethren! ?(*OUCH!*)

In frustration Retinue 3 sustains fire on the Tactical HQ and takes out a meagre 2 Tactical Marines.

The lone Tornado of Speeder 1 sustains fire on the Chosen and cuts down the Obliterator.

Retinue 1 doubles forward again and the Noise Marines are able to eliminate Tactical 1 with some heavy metal riffs?. WAH WAAAAAAA!

End of Turn:

Only the Daemon Prince of the fallen Chosen fails to rally? *SIGH*

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:00 am

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End of Turn 2 from another angle:

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:17 am

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Turn 3

The Terminators arrive safely smack-dab in the Cathedral, ready to kick butt and take names!

Strategy Roll: Space Marines!

Tactical HQ doubles forward as one half of a pincer movement, keeping Chaos Objective 1 secure, and firing on Retinue 3. They take out 1 Chaos Marine, but the daemonic essence of the Defilers prevents any of the horrific walkers from being damaged.

Acting as the hammer to Tactical HQ's anvil, the Terminators rush through the Cathedral to engage Retinue 3.

The Emperor is with them as the attempt to cleanse the holy place and, despite taking 11 hits, only a single Terminator squad goes down. The Chaos Marines, on the other hand, take grievous loses: the Lord and all his followers are cut down, only the fearless war machines and the Obliterator squad survive to flee Imperial wrath.

Retinue 1 doubles forward to claim Marine Objective 1 and spreads out to contest the Marine Blitz. Their fire also eliminates the last Predator, but a lone Tornado still guards the Marines' Blitz!

That lone Tornado advances to pop-up and hose Retinue 1. Two Chaos Marines go down, and the Marines secure their own Blitz.

Desperate to eliminate the last fast moving element of the Space Marines, the Chaos Armoured Company doubles towards Speeder 1. Three Land Raiders barely make it in to range? but they are unable to do any damage to the Marines.

Speeder 1 jets away, doubling to the Black Legion Blitz and frying 1 Dreadnaught of Retinue 3.

For the third time, the Whirlwinds sustain fire, again targeting Retinue 3, but they are unable to do any damage to the infernal Chaotic machines?

End of Turn:

The Daemon Prince and Retinue 3 fail to rally, but all other formations succeed.

Black Legion 1 (BTS) vs Space Marines 2 (Blitz, T-n-H)

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Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:25 am

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YAY! A BackLegion battlereport

But one thing: Why does the BL-player purchased several DaemonicPacts and an IconBearer and NO daemons???

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orangesm

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:33 am

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Good report... lots of death all around. Nice to see the loyal Terminators help turn the tide.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:31 am

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(BlackLegion @ Feb. 04 2007,00:25)

QUOTE

But one thing: Why does the BL-player purchased several DaemonicPacts and an IconBearer and NO daemons???

I'm actually the Black Legion player, so you can ask me. *laugh*

In a Black Legion list, I don't find daemons worth the points. I tend to put in a Daemonic Pact or two for the odd occasion when I roll a "6" for the Strategy Roll. Daemons do what Chaos Marines are already good at, CCing and FFing, so why wouldn't I spend those points on things I don't need to summon? For a LatD, daemons are almost a must, because they give a boost to lowly cultists and mutants, Chaos Marines don't need the help.

I *do* purchase Chaos Champions and Icon Bearers because they allow me to add more leaders, invulnerable saves or extra attacks to units in a formation, seems totally worth the 50 points to me.

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Markconz

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:50 am

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Cool! Thanks for the report Chroma! Interesting idea using the slaanesh knights for defilers.

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Charad

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:28 pm

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Yeah, that seemed very close battle.
Thanks for the entertaining report!

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Black Legion vs Mud Marines

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:44 pm

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(Markconz @ Feb. 04 2007,06:50)

QUOTE

Cool! Thanks for the report Chroma! Interesting idea using the slaanesh knights for defilers.

Yeah, I wish I had a few more of those little Hell Knights... if only I'd known back in the day... *laugh*

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