Phase 3 - Game 1
The Forgotten were under attack, taken by surprise. Scores of squat power-armored bodies moved in disciplined ranks against the Fallen. Bulbous wheeled transports filled the air with fire as crackling teleporters brought even heavier-armored squads into the Angels' back lines. Xaphan and his men did not buckle under the pressure, driving the invading "Kin" back and showing them the power of eons of hate. It was too little though, as the stubby Abhumans managed to find the whatever it was their grubby miner hands wanted and wrenched it from the earth.
As Xaphan left the battlefield he cursed the Leagues, for this was the second time they had harassed and defeated him. There would not be a third.
The Forgotten versus the Votann
Forgotten lose the battle, 13-5 (Forgotten were Defender, went 2nd). 1 SAP gained from Strategic Dominance, 1 SAP gained from Drive Deep.
Chaos Glory points gained 3. Unchanged path totals (7/7/8), still favored in all. Use Warfleet bonus for reduced Repair and Rearm Havoc squad Abalim. Did not use bonus from either Personal Glory or Dark Gods Glory. Gained both secondary bonuses from Personal/War Fleet (Xaphan cannot gain another Battle Honour, Raptor Squad Xelith gains a Battle Honour).
Havoc squads Abalim and Kushiel gained Battle Scars (both removed via Repair and Rearm for 3RP)
Units upgraded-
Predator Sauriel gains Weapon Upgrades Brutal/Armor Piercing on its autocannon (+1 S/+1 AP)
Legionaries squad Yukasar gains Tempered in Battle (Once per battle, unit can Fall Back and Shoot/Charge/perform Action. Unit may perform Actions when Battle-Shocked)
Legionaries squad Hamaliel gains Hate-Fueled Butchers (+1 WS)
Raptor squad Xelith gains Hate-Fueled Butchers (+1 WS)
Overall-
Victory - Votann
SAP - +2
RP - 2 (3 lost for Repair/Rearm)
Supply limit - 2415/2450 (unchanged)
Crusade points - Goes from 28 to 31
Mission - Retrieval
Agendas - Drive Deep, Strategic Dominance
Round 1
Votann turn 1 - Votann Sagitaars drop off their split-up Hearthkin squads and move up. Shooting/Crusade Blessing Firestorm rip through the Forgotten lines, but while all squads lose members and the Predator Sauriel drops to one wound, nothing dies. No charges- one Hearthkin squad Searches Drop Site, another tries to find the Courier (mission special rule)
Forgotten Turn 1 - The Forgotten move up fast, both bike squads move to objectives (with one doing the search), while Xaphan and his Chosen move to the very middle. Shooting takes out one Sagitaar and a charge by Xaphan severely damages the Land Fortress and kills a second Sagitaar.
Round 2
Votann turn 2 - Two formations of Hearthguard drop down, a 10man w/champion behind the Havoc squad led by Warpsmith Dar-Kun, and the other near the more wounded bike squad on the left. Shooting/charges kill off the Havocs and all of the Chosen from Xaphan's squad, while he retaliates and destroys the Land Fortress. The Hearthkin squad on the back right objective find the courier, all other objective markers removed (center on kept as a visual marker for Strat Dom Agenda).
Forgotten turn 2 - Rhinos containing Legionaries squads drop in on either side of the battle, while Sar Ornias and his Chosen set up near the 10-man deepstriking Hearthguard. Shooting kills off a Hearthkin squad and does minor damage elsewhere. Ornias' charge is blunted when the Votann Champion shrugs off his Precision damage with a mix of invulnerable saves and Feel No Pain saves, and the Chosen squad does little damage to the Hearthguard. The Hearthguard kill off all the Chosen, leaving Ornias alone.
Round 3
Votann turn 3 - Jetbikes and another 10-man Hearthguard squad set up near the lone objective. Shooting kills off the last bikers on the right, while in the center Xaphan falls to the shooting of the Sagitaar. The last bikes in the center manage to kill the Sagitaar to avenge their Dark Apostle.
Forgotten turn 3 - Two squads of Terminators drop down, as do the Raptors of Xelith. Squad Belgor and the Eligor hold the center, while squad Furlac Surgically Strikes onto the last objective. Xelith lands near one of the remaining Hearthkin squads on the left and swiftly engages them. Squad Yukasar manages to kill off the last Sagitaar on the right, while the Rhino Urval Tank-Shocks a Hearthkin squad to death on the left.
Round 4
Votann turn 4 - Firepower comes down on both Fallen Terminator squads. Belgor in the center holds, though their biker companions die. Furlac on the objective manages to weather the firepower, but the charge of the Hearthguard doom them. With that, the game is pretty much over, as there is no way for the Forgotten to take the final objective from a nearly full-health squad of Hearthguard. They continue on to do their Agendas though.
Forgotten turn 4 - Raptors, having taken to the skies in the enemy's end phase, move to the upper left corner of the map along with Rhino Urval and Legionaries Hamaliel, these three units will stay out of the way and score Drive Deep at the end, while the Eligor scores the fourth Strategic Domination at the end of this round.
Round 5
Votann round 5 - Talking it out, the Votann kill off both the Eligor and his termies, but are unable to damage anything else enough to effect any further kills.
Forgotten round 5 - No further kills possible due to being out of range. Game ends.
Thoughts
Very hard mission to win if you are Defender and don't get lucky on turn 1 by getting the courier off the bat. I did better against the space dwarves this time than I did last time, but still came up short. I think if they hadn't found the courier in that back corner objective I might have had a better chance, but with it there and the good way my opponent used his drops to defend it I wasn't going to be able to get the win. Still, managed to complete both my Agendas again and score that sweet SAP, so the game wasn't totally horrible. Overall it was a good, if hard game.
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