1500 Thousand Son + Iron Warriors vs Ultramarines

[Irabrai]

An Annihilation battle was rolled for with normal set up, with the Chaos boys rolling up first.

 

First things first, some pictures of the battleground:

 

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/6917/battleground.jpg

 

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/1048/battleground2.jpg

 

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/865/battleground3.jpg

 

Ultramarine Setup (no Chaos pics, forgot...)

 

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8854/ultramarinesetup.jpg

 

In the First Chaos turn, many of the Chaos Marines charged off towards the enemy, the Two Daemon Princes stuck to one side in attempt to get to an Ultramarine Vindicator and a Whirlwind, and the Chaos Vindicator immobilized the Ultramarine Vindicator, the MkIIb Land Raider sat still and fired two lascannons into the Ultramarine Redeemer but only managed to prevent the tank moving, and the Thousand Son Rhino moved slightly forward but didnt go very far.

 

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/4685/t1ironwarriorsadvancing.jpg

 

Ultramarine turn 1:

 

An Ultramarine Drop pod came down behind the lines and unleashed a Dreadnought into the fray, many things moved forward, The Dreadnought destroyed the Vindicator outright, and succeeded in catching a couple of Iron Warriors in the explosion, and combined with the deathwind on the drop pod, and the Whirlwinds missiles, some more of the Iron Warriors died. However, they held their position well. A Hunter Killer missile from the razorback was set off and caught the Thousand Son Rhino's gas tanks and that went up in a plume of smoke, killing a couple of Chaos Space Marines.

 

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1051/t1umdreadcomesdown.jpg

 

Chaos turn 2:

 

Both Iron Warrior squads turned around to try destroy the Dreadnought, whereas the Daemon Princes both moved forwards to their targets. The land raider moved forwards, and fired at the Razorback and destroyed it. The Thousand Son CSM's ran forwards into cover. 4 meltaguns were aimed at the Dreadnought, and succeeded in destroying the close combat arm, and also preventing it from moving or shooting in its next turn. The Land Raider managed to prevent the Land Raider from shooting as well. Both Daemon Princes charged their targets, the Khornate Daemon destroying the Vindicator, and the Tzeentch one ripping the missiles from the Whirlwind.

 

Ultramarine turn 2:

 

With 2 Daemon Princes on their left flank, the Ultramarines sent their Land Raider and occupants into range, and sent a rhino with a tactical squad in a rhino charging towards the Thousand sons and then getting out, and the Whirlwind reversed out of combat. Shooting was uneventful, but the Assault cannons on the Land raider, using its machine spirit, managed to take a wound from the Tzeenchian Daemon Prince. In the assault phase, the Terminators in the Land Raider charged the Tzeentch Daemon Prince

 

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9225/t3tdpvtermsnchap.jpg

 

A dire display of attacking ceased to find a terminators, only to see it slewn in close combat...It had almost survived, but with rerolling to hits on the charge due to the Chaplain, as well as rerolls to wound with the lightning claws, it wasnt good.

 

(Bad rolling-)

 

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/3020/t3tdpvtermsnchaprolling.jpg

 

Chaos turn 3:

 

Seeing its fellow Daemon Prince, the Khornate Daemon decided to charge towards the Terminators, hell bent on getting revenge. The Land Raider moved towards the Ultramarines, and let the terminators out. The Iron Warriors again shot at the Dreadnought, and the Thousand Son marines and terminators shot at the tactical marines, and then charged into the survivors. The Land Raider shot at the rhino and destroyed it. Again, meltaguns shot at the Dreadnought, but destroyed it this time

 

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9941/t4termsncsmvum.jpg

 

In the combat between the Khornate Daemon Prince and the Terminators, the Daemon managed to kill a single terminator, but fell in combat itself...

 

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9457/t4kdpvterms.jpg

 

Ultramarine turn 4:

 

The terminators headed back into their transport, which then headed into the Chaos Land Raider. A lascannon hiding behind a building shot at the Land Raider but ceased to do anything.

 

Chaos Turn 5:

 

The Chaos Terminators moved towards their Land Raider, and all the Chaos Space Marines moved forwards towards the Ultramarines. Whilst on their way, one of the Chaos Space Marines squads decided to desecrate a Statue of a Space Marine:

 

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/6595/t5desecration.jpg

 

Ultramarine turn 5:

 

The Land Raider continued going forwards, and unleashed its terminators close to the other Land Raider. A Predator moved forwards and shot at one of the Iron Warrior Squads, and the Whirlwind moved forwards, a couple of Iron Warriors died, but the squad still stood still. The Redeemer unleashed a swarth of burning promethium over the Thousand Son CSM's and killed all but 2.

 

Chaos Turn 6:

 

Chaos Terminators moved towards their opposite number, and the Chaos Space Marines moved forwards trying to get into range of the Redeemer to try destroy it. Shooting reduced the squad to 2 men and the Chaplain, with one wound left

 

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4823/t6termsvterms.jpg

 

 

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3853/t6termsvterms2.jpg

 

Ultramarine turn 6:

 

Redeemer shot at the CSM's, as did the Predator at the Iron Warriors. The Thousand Son squad was killed, but regardless of all the firepower aimed at the Iron Warriors, they still survived.

 

Battle ended at the end of turn 6, 7 points to Chaos, 6 points to the Ultramarines.

[sideshowscott]

Hi mate

 

I attached a link to this page, hope you dont mind, but I couldnt be arsed with all the details. . . .lol

 

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9554/038bo.jpg

 

Good game, always a pleasure and always a worthy opponent , great report mate :)

[calypso2ts]

Really great report, nice pictures and great painting. Thanks for sharing, I know how long these things take to make.