Sisters of Battle win Local 1500 point Tournament

[Toogeloo]

The stage was set...

14 armies entered, but only 1 emerged victorious, and it was the mighty Sisters of Battle.

 

Local game event in my area, free entry, $20 store credit for first place. 1500 points was the limit, Forge World models were allowed. As part of the scoring, Sportsmanship scores of 1 through 5 were allocated at the end of each battle). Of the entrants, there were 3 Orc armies, 2 Chaos Marines armies, 4 Space Marine armies, 1 Daemons army, 2 Eldar armies, 1 Dark Eldar army, and 1 Sisters of Battle army... me.

 

 

My 1500 point Tournament List:

 

HQ:

Canoness Luzza- 151 points

+Blessed Weapon, Inferno Pistol, Cloak of St Aspira, Jump Pack, Mantle of Ophelia, Book of St Lucius, Frag Grenades.

 

TR1 and TR2:

2x Battle Sister Squads- 191 points each

+Veteran Superior, Combi-flamer, Meltagun, Heavy Flamer, 7x Boltguns

+Sisters of Battle Rhino (Forge World, IA2)

 

TR3 and TR4:

2x Battle Sister Squads- 177 points each

+Veteran Superior, Flamer, Heavy Flamer, 7x Boltguns

+Sisters of Battle Rhino (Forge World, IA2)

 

FA:

Seraphim Squad- 208 points

+Veteran Superior, Eviscerator, Book of St Lucius, 2x Hand Flamers, 4x Bolt Pistols

 

HS1, HS2, and HS3:

3x Exorcists (Forge World, IA2)- 135 points each

 

 

Summary of the 3 Battles:

 

Battle 1:

The Ramorcist vs. The Wyches

 

Battle 1 was Pitched Battle, Command and Control with the first turn having Night fighting. Terrain was sparse, almost non-existant, containing 1 large mountain near the center of the board and 5 small ruins in each corner. I won first turn and deployment and chose the side that had a tad more LoS blocking ability, placing my Objective in a corner Ruin. My opponent placed his objective in the middle of his side just near the mountain in the center. I deployed 3 Rhinos, 2 Exorcists, and the Seraphim with Canoness in the center of my deployment zone behind the mountain as well, and the remaining Rhino and Exorcist to guard my objective in the corner. His deployment was all his transports with Warriors, Wychs, an Archon, and Homoculus as well as his HS vehicles were placed in the corner with a beeline to my objective and one lone Warrior squad to guard his objective.

 

First turn night fight allowed me to scooch one Rhino around the mountain 6" on the side closest to my objective and light up his Warriors on the objective successfully. The other 2 Rhinos had moved 12" around and popped smoke. The exorcists all fired at the Warriors and eliminated all but five. The Seraphim and Canoness had jumped with the Rhinos using them as cover until the Mountain could be cleared. He attempted to retaliate against the now visible Rhino with all but one HS vehicle firing off about 10 Bright Lances and other high strength weapons at it but failing to either hit or penetrate on each (though a stray blast template did knock out a Seraphim model who was unprepared for the hit and died instantly). He cursed his luck and decided to use the final volley of shots on his last vehicle to target the Exorcist by my objective and luckily saw it and stunned it.

 

On round two, I broke the Canoness away from her entourage and headed towards his objective, the Seraphim followed lagging slightly behind for the Canoness to maintain her independence. The jumps were enough to get all girls in range and shoot, completely destroying anything around his objective. Now concern needed to be placed on the large number of vehicles headed towards my objective. The Rhino near it scurried around the ruins to get better cover, but the poor exorcist being stunned could only watch in horror as the vehicles closed the distance to less than a dozen inches around it. 2 Rhinos from the center headed towards the upcoming battle while the 3rd departed towards his objective. On his turn, he shot at Rhinos and finally managed to stop one in its tracks, immobilizing it. They turned their attention on the vulnerable Exorcist and fired at it, penetrating the organ on the back and rendering it useless. Feeling the vehicle no longer a threat, they turned their attention at the Rhino near the Objective and stunned it with further fire.

 

Enraged at the tarnishing of their vehicle, the drivers of the weaponless Exorcist attempted to ram the very vehicle that had disabled their weaponry. The Ravager crew, thinking the Exorcist was useless on the battlefield at this point, did not dodge the attack and the ram incredibly knocked the skimmer to the ground causing it to wreck on the spot. The incredible attack rallied the girls in the Immobilized Rhino as they peeked out of their hatch firing a meltagun at the nearest transport, which successfully hit and penetrated causing it too to crash and this time explode. The other mobile Rhino, which happened to be nearby the crashed transport, heavy flamed the survivors causing many to squeal as the promethium scorched their flesh. The two exorcists with active launchers attempted shots at remaining vehicles, but the sites were not properly calibrated and all shots missed. The remaining Xenos Pirates attempted to shut down the oncoming Rhino squads, finally destroying a Rhino and forcing the Sisters out, and the Homoculus forced a pinning test on them which was failed. Some Wyches that were nearby subsequentally assault them but were unprepared for the faithfulness of the girls and ended up losing the battle by one casualty.

 

The next turn found the weaponless Rhino ecstatic at their new found fondness for ramming things, they again attempted to ram another transport which attempted to dodge and zigged when it should have zagged. Again, the Exorcist's hull breached the transport and caused it to crash to the ground a useless pile of wreckage. The Archon and Warriors piled out, but were subsequently consumed by the Flames of a nearby Rhino squad. The Archon watched in horror as his army was bathed slowly in the Emperor's Wrath and charged used his furious charge to seek out the Canoness in battle. She survived his attacks and made attacks of her own. His invulnerability seemed top notch, but one attacked seethed through and disabled his shielding... The Archon's last sights were that of the Canoness bringing the Emperor's Benediction upon him as every last Dark Eldar was slain the final turn of combat on the next Sister turn.

 

Battle #1 Result: Massacre victory in favor of the Sisters of Battle.

[Toogeloo]

Battle #2

Luzza Jenkins and the Fried Green Tomatoes

 

Battle 2 was a Spearhead, Annihilation battle, with no special rules. The Sisters already decimated one Xenos scum, now they had to face the dreaded Orks. Where were the Deathwatch when Canoness Luzza needed their help? The Sisters pulled up late as they found the Orks already deployed and waiting on the first turn. Surveying the battlefield, there was far more building in this battle than the last, providing much protection for the Sisters. She order a quick deployment and as the Orks laughed at their female opposition, they had not realized the Sisters were already on the offensive as they seized the initiative. Exorcists targeted Ork Trukks and and a Looted Tank, the volley fell short on the trukks as their cover protected them, but the Tank was not so lucky and lost its ordnance cannon right away. Luzza ordered her Seraphim and Rhinos to only inch forward as she popped ahead a larger distance. The Ork army was enraged at the cheap tactics of shooting without assaulting and decided to close the gap quickly; turbo-boosting trucks rushed past the large battle wagon, though it stayed close enough to continue providing cover to their vehicles. Orks on Rokkets moved 18" straight towards the Sister's camp as well. Though plenty of shooting was done, nothing scratched the Rhinos or Exorcists, and the Orks rancorous laughing could be heard as the lone Canoness stood near surrounded by trukks and rokket mounted orks by about 10" in all directions.

 

Luzza did a quick prayer to her god, the Emperor, and performed her own solo WAAAGH! as she charged the Rokket mounted Orks. The Seraphim jumped to where she once stood closer to the Trukks. Rhinos skirted the terrain making walls between the Orks and the Exorcists. The Exorcists volleyed every shot they had at the Trukks as multiple missles sailed through terrain and Rhinos and destroyed two of the three forcing the Orks to bail out of one Wreck and dizzied by another that exploded. The Seraphim, close to the Carreened exploded trukk fired their hand flamers o' Ork-be-gone and finished off the squad. Solo, Luzza charged the Ork Rokketeers as she smirked when their faces turned from fierceness to bewilderment. She swung wildly and killed 3 Orks, but thanks to her Spirit and willingness to Martyr herself, the Emperor saw fit she live from the rebuke. The Orks spirit was iron though and they continued to fight.

 

The Orks, angered at the atrocity of their vintage 40,069 Trukks charged two of the Rhinos forming a wall, but due to their Speed of the previous turns, only a few lucky hits stunned and immobilized the two Rhinos, however one Rhino on the other side was not as lucky as the shots fired from the previous phase of combat had exploded and killed two girls inside. The Seraphim nearby could only watch in horror as a Boss, his Nob bodyguard, and near a dozen orks came rushing both squads launching a dual assault. The Seraphim lost all but their Veteran, and the Battle Sisters were forced to fall back. The Seraphim used the Orks as a launch pad to Hit and Run and headed towards the Battle Wagon (which had not moved in the previous Movement phase... silly little battle wagon). The Canoness cleansed another 3 Rokket Orks and this time they truly feared her faith and attempted to run, but the Canoness cut them all down.

 

As the Sisters began their next turn, the ones falling back saw the light as the Ork Warboss was attempting to chase them down... now was not the time to run. Calling for aid from the nearby Rhino, the remaining girls and the fresh squad bathed the Ork Warboss and his crew in the flames of vengeance as every last Ork disentegrated in a coordinated effort. The Two Rhinos completely surrounded by almost 50 Orks popped open their two hatches and dropped those numbers to 5 Orks with their flamey goodness. The Exorcists mopped up the stragglers and finished off the Looted Tank. The Seraphim Vet launched an assault at the stationary Battlewagon and wrecked it easily. The Canoness surveyed the Battlefield and saw a lone squad of Goblins hiding in the back corner of the battlefield, she smirked as she ordered all units to converge on the final enemies in the vicinity as she knew victory was complete.

 

Battle #2 Result: Massacre victory in favor of the Sisters of Battle.

[Toogeloo]

Battle #3

Party Foul

 

Luzza and the Sisters met up with another army of Brothers, the Ultramarines, who had also claimed two victories for the Imperium. As the two armies celebrated, the Boys made the mistake of referring to the Emperor as their father, something the Sisters did not take kindly to. Canoness Luzza attempted to resolve the dispute (while hiding her own personal disdain) and challenged their brothers to a face off. They would fight at Dawn and attempt to recover 4 different objectives across the battlefield. There may be blood, but calling the God of Mankind a father could not be taken lightly.

 

The Marines had already shown up as one Rhino was found in the middle of the battlefield and their combat squad off in the distance already on two objectives. A Sister Rhino attempted to come around the side not sure what was out in the darkened horizon. 2 Land Raiders, one a Crusader with Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield wielding Terminators pulled up in the distance as did 2 Vindicators and another Rhino. The Sisters called back to their army and reported that this would truly be an epic fight. For all the firing by the Marines in the first turn, the Sisters were not scathed at all in their Rhino, and now it was time to show the boys that girls can fight just as well if not better. The Sisters pulled up the line and the Imperium comms were alive with chatter that Canoness Luzza was not present anywhere. The scouting Rhino pulled up to the rear side of the enemy Rhino and lit it up with a Search Light. The Exorcists all smiled as they now had a very juicy and easy target. The enemy Rhino was no more almost instantly, there were however 3 survivors from the resulting explosion.

 

The dawn waned as the morning sun arose. The Land Raider Crusader moved 12" more towards the Sisters side and was now near halfway across the battlefield. The other Enemy Rhino moved 12" towards a 3rd objective and parked behind a wall. The Lascannons on the second Land Raider fired at one exorcist and one Rhino but did nothing as the shots glanced the bedrock of the cliff in front of the two vehicles. One Vindicator moved up and lobbed an Ordnance at the Sister's Scouting Rhino and connected immobilizing as it shook the treads off. The 3 survivors of the exploded Rhino attempted to take shelter in the hills near the objective they were on while their combat squaded counterparts fired their Missle Launcher and shook one Sister Rhino. The second Vindicator pulled up alongside the Heavy Support Land Raider and waited for it's moment to strike wondering where Luzza was at.

 

Their query was met quickly as Luzza flew in from a deep strike. It was a risky ploy, one that the Sisters will still talk about for years as Luzza landed between the Heavy Land Raider and the Vindicator without any scatter at all. She aimed her Inferno Pistol and blasted a Lascannon Sponson off the Land Raider cursing that the landing must have thrown off her aim at the Fuel Tanks. Two of the Exorcists fired at the Vindicator near Luzza and managed to destroy the Ordnance Canon. The third Exorcists crossed its fingers and fired everything it could at the Land Raider Crusader, but for all the spectacular explosions, the vehicle still stood, unscathed. Realizing that they were sitting ducks and knowing they had a Meltagun, the Sisters in the Immobilized Rhino got out and moved towards the Vindicator. The Meltagun fired and penetrated, but only a stunned result occurred. The Seraphim and another Rhino Squad were on their way to assist, but had to stop to finish off the 3 straggling enemies on the objective in the middle. In an effort to get the Combat Squad with Missle Launcher off of it's hill, one Rhino surged forward and bailed out right in front of them laying divinely guided ammunition at their ranks, 3 remained standing after the fire fight anyways.

 

Seeing new prey, the Heavy Land Raider turned and focues its fire on the Canoness. Her spirit was resolute however, and she remained standing even after taking a Lascannon shot and losing some of her health... another shot like that would kill her. The Crusader moved another 12" towards the Sisters that had just shot the Vindicator and piled out 5 Terminators with Hammers and shields and a Chaplain. They assaulted the Sisters who did not stand a chance... the squad was eliminated in whole. The squad cleaned off their hammers as the consolidation moved them closer to the Seraphim and upcoming Rhino. His other Rhino, sensing the Missle Launcher Crew was in danger had the squad disembark and rushed in to assist and laid a beat down on the girls for their impudence in thinking they could take an objective from the marines. Tying up 3 remaining girls in close combat, the 3 surviving combat squad members began moving to a different objective knowing their brothers would be able to hold this one in their place once the sisters were defeated.

 

Canoness Luzza knew this fight was the hardest they had done thus far, but she was not about to let the 3 Combat squad members get to another objective. She engaged them and killed 2 in their assault leaving her tied up for their following turn. Two Exorcists finally defeated one Vindicator to prevent it from causing any trouble, the third Exorcist was attempting to shut down the other Vindicator that was originally targeted by the Meltagun, but to it's avail, no harm came to the vehicle. The Seraphim and Rhino Squad moved in to engage the Terminators, and fired all they could into them killing the Chaplain (incredibly the only two wounds it took were unfavorably lost on saves) and one Terminator between both squads. Knowing the Battle Sisters could not withstand the Terminator's might, the Seraphim charged them killing one more, but losing 2 Seraphim as well.

 

The Land Raider Crusader and the Vindicator would attempt to kill the Battle Sisters if the Terminators could not however. The Crusader killed 2 girls, and the Vindicator's Blast drifted slightly into the combat between the Seraphim and Terminators missing the Seraphim but surprisingly killing one Terminator, but 3 more Sisters from the squad as well. The Heavy Land Raider shot at the Exorcist who had been targeting the Vindicator solo and managed to Immobilize it. The Canoness finished off the last man she was tied up with and consolidated closer to the squad on the hill. The Seraphim killed one more Terminator leaving one who returned the favor killing one Seraphim as well. They hit and run towards the Crusader to prepare for the next target and left the lone Terminator standing in a charred field.

 

The Immobilized Exorcist finished off the last terminator as the 5 Remaining Sisters of Battle climbed back in their Rhino and headed back to the middle objective still needing one more turn to get to it. At this point, the Sisters had one objective from the 4th Rhino that was out in the middle of no where doing nothing, and the Marines had one objective on the hill from a tactical squad that was once held by a combat squad. The Canoness needed to buy some time so she charged the Tactical squad taking one Marine down, but then succumbing to the volley of blows afterwards sadly felling her in combat. The Seraphim Superior launched its attacks against the Crusader and wrecked it. The two remaining exorcists launched volleys of missles at the Heavy Land Raider, but did nothing to it.

 

The Heavy Land Raider attempted to finish off the Seraphim squad and with poor saves, all but one hand flamer died. The remaining Vindicator moved and fired Ordnance at the Rhino with 5 girls moving towards the center objective and exploded the Rhino causing one casualty at the same time.

 

The Immobilized Exorcist finally claimed the second Vindicator and wrecked it. The lone Hand Flamer jumped towards the hill with the Tactical Squad and then Ran and got in contestation range. The Sisters in the exploded Rhino Moved through their difficult terrain and then ran and got into range to claim a second objective. The two other Exorcists tried to take out Tactical Marines on the hill, but the cover provided too much support and only one marine was lost.

 

The game made it to a surprising turn 7 and the Heavy Land Raider through everything it could to finish off the Sister squad in the center but two girls survived and the objective was still claimed. The tactical marines shot about a half a dozen holes into the lone Seraphim and she perished no longer contesting the objective, however it was not enough... even on the Sister's final turn, they had 2 objectives the Marine's one and the battle was over...

 

Battle #3 Result: Minor Victory, 2 Objectives to 1 in favor of the Sisters of Battle.

 

 

 

END OF REPORT

[Melissia]

Wow, epic win on the final battle.

[panbient]

kudos on the wins :P

 

excellent job on the bat reps as well

[MayorDaley]

Just an outstanding Battle Report!!! An excellent read; fluffy and tacitcal. When SoB are played properly they are deadly; as you proved at your tourney. Congrats on the win. My only gripe is that I would like to see some photos of your army.(did I hear forgeworld?) Keep up the good work. :P

[Grabsnikk]

Excellent work, another win for the Sisters, just what we want to see. Some pics of your army would be good.

[Toogeloo]

I'm not a great painter lol, my army pics might be a little scary :ermm: ...

[WarriorFish]

Good job on the victory! Nice to see the humble SoB squads proving their worth. I particulary liked the first batrep, too :ermm:

[Quasarcq]

congrats on the win. Many people still under estimate Sisters of Battle or just haven't played against them with 5th ed rules. They are a troop killing army and that makes it all the better with troops being the focus in 5th.

 

It sounds like you play gutsy deep striking your canoness. I've done that a few times too with mixed results.

 

Your first two victories were impressive. DE and Orks like to rush up to you. Perfect opportunity to hang tight/ slow roll your rhinos so the following turn you will have some perfectly lined up templates and also pop open a few transports with those Exos.

 

Great narrative and report!