Hear da Lamentation Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I played a game last night - as title says 500 points against the orks. i went for 2 lots of 5 grey hunters in razorbacks (HB) + a rune priest in one of them - and 5 long fangs 2PC, 2HB, 1ML. game was dawn of war - and there were 2 objectves, his positioned one end of the table corner, mine on the other. he had 20 boyz, 5 nobz and warboss and 3 defkoptas. he played a canny game and instead of coming for me he defended his base. This caught my LF too far away from him - so lost 2 rounds (1due to DoW). Game ended in a draw, the 5 GH just didnt have the punching power to get thru his defence in those last critical rounds. I had been torn earlier with either going for 9GH in rhino + RP with WS, PW, MoW; 5 GH (rhino) and 3LF with HB (and squad leader). Would be interested to hear comments on what you would have gone for .... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Rune Priest- Stormcaller, Living Lightning- 100pts. 10 GH- 2x P.Rifle, PF- 185pts. 5 GH- Meltagun, Standard- Razorback- 130pts. Whirlwind-85pts. Is one of my favorite 500pt forces, and would be good against orks and other horde armies. It lacks a bit in LR antitank, but Ive only encountered the 2x5 Scouts, Chaplain, Landraider list once. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2198660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hear da Lamentation Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Thanks GreyMage, I will have a look at that. Which unit would you be using for sitting on objectives then? I take it the razorback one - as the 10man squad of GH is the real assault force. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2198830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosPhoenix Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 how big was your table? 48"x48"? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2198986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkseer Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 At 500pts this mission will always end in a draw. You just don't have enough stuff to go after the other objective while hanging on to your own. Better to play for VPs at this points level. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2199189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartali Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 May be an idea to use Combat Patrol rules and missions for this points level Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2199253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hear da Lamentation Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 the table was 3' x 5' its a good point about the low point games and objectives. Thanks folks Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2199439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Whats that psychic power that draws a 24" line from the psyker and any model it touches takes an I test and is removed from play if it fails.... Whats an orks I... 2 iirc (or was it 3)... Either way its going to decimate any ork it touches.... including their commanders. Its a seriously OP power against horde armies with low I.... of which Orks are top of that list.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2199440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thanks GreyMage, I will have a look at that. Which unit would you be using for sitting on objectives then? I take it the razorback one - as the 10man squad of GH is the real assault force. Depends on the game- the razorback squad or the plasmasquad can each take the role of assault force as needed, with the other providing home defense/fire support. That being said, I usually use the Plasmarifles as fire support for the razorback squad, but not always. At 500pts this mission will always end in a draw.You just don't have enough stuff to go after the other objective while hanging on to your own. Better to play for VPs at this points level. *shrugs* Its easy to wipe someone out at this point level, so if you have just theirs, or just yours, youve still won ;). I dont think it so bad at all.... But VPs arent a bad idea either. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185929-recent-500-point-game-with-the-orks/#findComment-2200083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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