Campaign Weekend

In between Warmarch and Gaous Secundus, I bought a Thunderbolt Fighter and some more Infantry, and worked out my army list, and started painting.  I couldn’t use the DKK list, but I could use Codex Guard with 40k approved Forgeworld models (the Thunderbolt, Artillery basically).  The weekend had 5 games of differing points sizes, with the last one being 2x2000 point armies with you and a friend (Joe and I allied with the fluff being that we loaded my artillery with dead Tyranid Lictors, fired them at the other army before the game, hence Nids+Guard alliance)

 

The "Baron von Aufblitzenherzen" and his Thunderbolt (Lord Flasheart from Blackadder springs to mind)

To Arms!: Sector Librus: 750 Points.

HQ: 65

Company Command Squad (50): 65

Regimental Standard (15)

Elites: 50

Heavy Mortar Battery: 50

1 Heavy Mortar (50).

Troops: 315

Infantry Platoon: 210

Command Section (30): 40

2 Grenade Launchers (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 60

3 Mortars

Veteran Squad (70): 105

Grenadiers (30), Grenade Launcher (5), Lasguns.

Heavy Support: 270

Leman Russ Vanquisher (155): 170

Hull Mounted Lascannon.

Heavy Artillery Battery: 100

Medusa Siege Gun (100)

Fortifications: 50

Aegis Defence Line: 50

That was against a beautifully painted Salamanders Army, I managed to pull off a win, but it was close (damned Dreadnoughts, they’ll be the bane of me yet)

The start of game 1:


Corruption Within?: Sector Scientia: 1.000 Points.

HQ: 65

Company Command Squad (50): 65

Regimental Standard (15)

Elites: 112

Heavy Mortar Battery: 56

1 Heavy Mortar (50), with 1 additional crewman (6).

Heavy Quad Launcher Battery: 56

1 Heavy Quad Launcher (50), with 1 additional crewman (6).

Troops: 380

Infantry Platoon: 280

Command Section (30): 40

2 Grenade Launchers (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 70

Meltagun (10), Krak Grenades (10).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 60

3 Mortars

Veteran Squad (70): 100

Grenadiers (30), Shotguns.

Fast Attack: 65

Rough Rider Squadron (55): 65

1 Additional Rough Rider (10), 6 Rough Riders in total.

Heavy Support: 278

Leman Russ Vanquisher (155): 170

Hull Mounted Lascannon.

Heavy Artillery Battery: 118

Medusa Siege Gun (100), with 3 additional crew (18)

Fortifications: 100

Aegis Defence Line (50): 100

Quad Gun (50)

Against Eldar (not that well painted or modelled), with 2 Lynx grav tanks.  It started off close (damned Night-Fight), but I managed to pull away and win comfortably.

Threat Unmasked: Sector Doctrina: 2.496 Points.

1^st Primary Detachment: 1.451

HQ: 65

Company Command Squad (50): 65

Regimental Standard (15)

Elites: 248

Heavy Mortar Battery: 124

2 Heavy Mortars (100), each with 2 additional crewmen (24).

Heavy Quad Launcher Battery: 124

2 Heavy Quad Launchers (100), each with 2 additional crewmen (24).

Troops: 610

1^st Infantry Platoon: 330

Command Section (30): 40

2 Grenade Launchers (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 60

Meltagun (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 60

Meltagun (10).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 60

3 Mortars

2^nd Infantry Platoon: 280

Command Section (30): 40

2 Flamers (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Flamer (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Flamer (5).

 Infantry Squad (50): 55

Flamer (5).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 75

3 Heavy Bolters

Fast Attack: 65

Rough Rider Squadron (55): 65

1 Additional Rough Rider (10), 6 Rough Riders in total.

Heavy Support: 413

Heavy Artillery Battery: 99

Earthshaker Cannon (75), with 4 additional crew (24)

Heavy Artillery Battery: 124

Medusa Siege Gun (100), with 4 additional crew (24)

Thunderbolt Fighter (180): 190

Distinctive Paint Scheme (10): It’s famous red colouring.

The Baron Aufblitzenherzen piloting.

Fortifications: 50

Aegis Defence Line: 50

2^nd Primary Detachment: 1.045

HQ: 80

Commissar Lord (70): 80

Bolt Pistol and Sword, Carapace Armour (10).

Troops: 235

Veteran Squad (70): 135

Grenadiers (30), Heavy Flamer (20), Meltagun (10), Flamer (5), Lasguns.

Veteran Squad (70): 100

Grenadiers (30), Shotguns.

Fast Attack: 140

Hellhound (130): 140

Pintle Mounted Heavy Stubber (10).

Heavy Support: 540

Leman Russ Vanquisher (155): 170

Hull Mounted Lascannon.

Leman Russ Vanquisher (155): 170

Hull Mounted Lascannon.

Leman Russ Executioner (190): 200

Pintle Mounted Heavy Stubber (10).

Fortifications: 50

Aegis Defence Line: 50

This was not going to be a fun game, Playing lengthways across a 6’x4’ board, with my opponent Chaos Marines.  He saw my army and uttered “oh this will be fun!”  Things started poorly for him when I stole the initiative, and my first shot (Medusa artillery piece) aimed at some Thousand Suns marines scattered 12”, centring on the head of Huron Blackheart, he failed his first “look out, sir” roll, then his 4+ invul save (S10, Ap2 = Ouch!) and the Khorne Berserkers with him went the same way, the game went along that same vein, and I ended up tabling him in a few turns.  First time I won 3 games in a day at a tournament, and I was looking forward to Sunday, even though I didn’t win the Pub Quiz – well you can’t have everything.

The Complete Army!

Treachery!: Sector Memoria: 1.746 Points.

HQ: 65

Company Command Squad (50): 65

Regimental Standard (15)

Elites: 248

Heavy Mortar Battery: 124

2 Heavy Mortars (100), each with 2 additional crewmen (24).

Heavy Quad Launcher Battery: 124

2 Heavy Quad Launchers (100), each with 2 additional crewmen (24).

Troops: 700

Infantry Platoon: 405

Command Section (30): 40

2 Grenade Launchers (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 60

Meltagun (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 60

Meltagun (10).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 75

3 Heavy Bolters

Heavy Weapons Squad: 60

3 Mortars

Veteran Squad (70): 130

Grenadiers (30), Demolitions (30), Shotguns.

Veteran Squad (70): 165

Grenadiers (30), Demolitions (30), Heavy Flamer (20), Meltagun (10), Flamer (5), Lasguns.

Fast Attack: 70

Rough Rider Squadron (55): 70

1 Additional Rough Rider (10), Meltabombs (5), 6 Rough Riders in total.

Heavy Support: 563

Leman Russ Vanquisher Squadron: 340

2 Leman Russ Vanquishers (310), both with a Hull Mounted Lascannon (30).

Heavy Artillery Battery: 124

Medusa Siege Gun (100), with 4 additional crew (24)

Heavy Artillery Battery: 99

Earthshaker Cannon (75), with 4 additional crew (24)

Fortifications: 100

Aegis Defence Line (50): 100

Quad Gun (50)

This was a loss, and only because I could not kill an effing Ironclad Dreadnought (although I forgot that Veterans with Meltabombs hit on WS, not 6’s v. walkers now, which cost me the game), and I failed to win a nomination for Best Army for that game, which hurt more than the loss, as my army was better painted than at Warmarch.  Oh wel.

The Final Gambit: Sector Edoceo: 1.996 Points.

1^st Primary Detachment: 1.286

HQ: 65

Company Command Squad (50): 65

Regimental Standard (15)

Elites: 248

Heavy Mortar Battery: 124

2 Heavy Mortars (100), each with 2 additional crewmen (24).

Heavy Quad Launcher Battery: 124

2 Heavy Quad Launchers (100), each with 2 additional crewmen (24).

Troops: 455

1^st Infantry Platoon: 210

Command Section (30): 40

2 Grenade Launchers (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Infantry Squad (50): 55

Grenade Launcher (5).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 60

3 Mortars

2^nd Infantry Platoon: 245

Command Section (30): 50

2 Meltaguns (20).

Infantry Squad (50): 60

Meltagun (10).

Infantry Squad (50): 60

Meltagun (10).

Heavy Weapons Squad: 75

3 Heavy Bolters

Fast Attack: 65

Rough Rider Squadron (55): 65

1 Additional Rough Rider (10), 6 Rough Riders in total.

Heavy Support: 403

Heavy Artillery Battery: 99

Earthshaker Cannon (75), with 4 additional crew (24)

Heavy Artillery Battery: 124

Medusa Siege Gun (100), with 4 additional crew (24)

Thunderbolt Fighter: 180

The Baron Aufblitzenherzen piloting.

Fortifications: 50

Aegis Defence Line: 50

2^nd Primary Detachment: 710

HQ: 85

Commissar Lord (70): 85

Bolt Pistol and Sword, Carapace Armour (10), Meltabombs (5).

Troops: 235

Veteran Squad (70): 135

Grenadiers (30), Heavy Flamer (20), Meltagun (10), Flamer (5), Lasguns.

Veteran Squad (70): 100

Grenadiers (30), Shotguns.

Heavy Support: 340

Leman Russ Vanquisher (155): 170

Hull Mounted Lascannon.

Leman Russ Vanquisher (155): 170

Hull Mounted Lascannon.

Fortifications: 50

Aegis Defence Line: 50

Carrying out the theme of a bad day’s worth of games, Joe and I came up against a Boyfriend/(rather uninterested) Girlfriend combination of Necrons with the Stormlord and Black Templars/Coteaz+3 HB Servitors combination (4+ Re-roll seize the initiative rolls anyone), + flying Croissant spam as well.  Had we played a full game, (slow over rate by the other side), we would have drawn, possibly won, but we lost by 1. VP, oh well.

The Game v. Necrons/Black Templars:

Despite that rather poor second day, I had great fun at the weekend, and Phil Anderson’s beautiful Praetorian Army won the best painted, and it definitely deserved it (I voted for it!).