SW battle report

[Brother Evar]

My buddy is collecting a Logan termi WG army and I had a game with him today. I haven't had a game since last year and my buddy hasn't played since 3rd ed. So I was hazy on the rules and he had no idea, but it was still fun. :) The list was-

 

Logan and the drinking buddies-

 

Logan

 

WG termi's

x5 WG termi's, x1 PF, x1 SS, x1 CML, x2 CM, x1 FB

 

WG Termi's

x5 WG termi's, x1 PF, x1CML, x2 CM, x1 FB (Logan was here)

 

I think this was about 740 pts

 

I took-

 

Sable Swords Recon Patrol

 

Librarian w/ PP, Smite, Force Dome

 

tac squad 1 (libby was here)

x10

MM, PG

Sarge PF+CM

 

Tac Squad 2

x10

HB, PG

Sarge PF + CM

 

Tac Squad 3

x10

PC, MG

Sarge w/ PW +BP, melta bombs

 

I think that was 740 pts too.

 

The game was on a dense city fight board- lots of buildings, cover/ deretus/ craters. We played an ahnialation game with victory pts 6 turns, pitched battle deployment. Opening turns saw me move tac Squad 3 into a building to face down one WG Squad a few streets away. Tac squad 1 w/ the libby moved along my table edge to the left to counter Logan and the other WG Guard squad comming from the left side of the board. Tac Squad 3 stayed where I put it close to where the 2nd tac cquad was in the open. Coulden't shoot the buildings bloked LOS. The wolves advanced and ran for their turns tac squads, no LOS to shoot. I stayed put- advancing against the WG seemed like a bad idea. I planned to use my shooting to thin them down then some careful assaults.

 

Then it got crazy.

 

The WG near the 3rd tac squad had consistant shooting killing three tac marines. They held from the Ld check. The tac squad w/libby lost one to CML frag templetes- some of my guys were around the corner of a big building with no space/ windows on the ground floor to other wise shoot throgh, was a small door but didn't want logan and the boys to burst in without getting a solid round of shooting . I returned fire with tac squad 3, plasma cannon killed one WG in the building, all the bolter fire missed (guessed the only guy aiming was the PC gunner, bolter blindfire lol.). He returned fire at tac squad 3 cutting down another two, they held again. Tac squad 2 stayed put. Not liking the plasma cannon he thought he could make it to melee, which he should have but difficult terrain tests slowed movement and a failed charge. So four WG are stuck out in the open street with no cover. (we agreed cracked streets with small stones difficult terrain). He did no further damage shooting at tac squad 3. More frag CML's rained down on tac squad 1 and SB fire killing 5 men! Without the libby's Ld they would have run. I pulled that squad back into the building to have a better chance in melee as I couldn't have an effective shooting phase advancing around the corner further. Wiped out the 4 WG in the street with a direct hit on 3 WG w/ PC and melta. Pulled back the second tac squad and ran with it even closer to the building with the half strength tac squad 3.

 

Logan tore into the building with his WG. The librarian and great wolf faced off with the libby hitting Logan but failing to wound and suck out his soul with the force weapon. The sarge and other squad members struck at the great wolf all unable to land a blow, the Great wolf used all six frosblade attacks to flatten the libby in response and the WG slaughtered the survivors of the squad. The sarge didn't even get to swing his fist. :) They consolidated outside the building .

I opened up with the HB but not killing anyone, I moved the half strength tac squad 3 within the building around on the ground floor to face out the other window so it could shoot the PC at Logan and his cronies. Logan and the WG advancesd laying out a crap ton of fire, enough to wipe out a IG infantry platoon section killing eight out of the ten in the squad, they held on- just the sarge and the HB marine.. Must of found out what happened to his other WG.... I let rip with the HB cutting down one WG and the PC got a direct hit on 4 WG and he failed all his 5++ saves. Logan was on his own and charged the sarge and HB marine. Smashed down both. I could not get a bead on logan as the building was on a raised base so exited and took his 3 wounds off with bolter fire, a melta and the sarge's combi melta. I still had men left and tabled his army. I killed all his army, but lost my libby and 25 tac marines so I gusee that makes it a minor victory.

 

Things I learned-

 

Logan + Preffered enemy/ Fearless + WTN+= awsome.

 

Bad mannagement of libby and tac squad 1.

 

My firepower is effective

 

I need more stuff (DP's, MM AB's, my own termi's and IC dread) before he gets more termi's + rune priestor I won't have a chance next time.

 

Things he learned-

 

Use cover and pick assaults better.

 

He will be screwed on a board w/ little cover

 

He can melee and shoot despite his numbers quite well, more so than he thought

 

Anyway even though the SW lost I thought you wolf guys would like to hear a battle saga. And I found the game a challange despite my fire power and numbers. I am looking foward to when he finished up his army- he will be even tougher to beat next time.

[Hrothgar Beastslayer]

Not to bad for not playing since 3rd eh? Though a little embarrasing the wolf guard couldnt charge due to a cobblestone road....

[TiguriusX]

FYI-Logan has eternal warrior so he couldn't care less about force weapons tickling his soul

[Brother Evar]

Yeah he did very well. :) So no force weaponing on eternal warrior? I will have to remember that. One of the best games I had. The next battle will be a 2v2 when we get more stuff.