mughi3 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Its been quite a while since i got my BFG fleet on the table. We had a long time friend visiting from out of town and so we both took the opportunity to get a big game of BFG in.... a classic IN VS chaos fleet battle at that. The chaos side(me) .abbadon .despoiler class BB .repulsive class grand cruiser (extra shield upgrade) .styx .X2 devestations .X2 carnages http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/ga110611.jpg The imperial side .emperor class BB .mars .dictator .gothic .dominator .dauntless .X3 monitor .X3 firestorm .X3 cobra We decided on a simple passing engagement wiht a large planet w/2 moons The game ended up being a long slog with the victor in doubt. i had the throw weight advantage in long lances and small craft but he had numbers and 2 nova cannons. I ended up runnning a gauntlet of fire with my carnages and repulsive. they did manage to dish out some damage but were the first to fall. I did quickly manage to eliminate almost all of his escorts, however the capitol ships proved mroe elusive prey. I think my BFG dice were punishing me for lack of use. i had several horrible rounds of bad rolls....9 lances at the same target squadron volley fire for 2 turns......18 shots and i hit with 3 or 4 (o_O) He also managed to roll a lage number of critical hits and good nova cannon rolls. one of my devestations died to a single novacannon hit that rolled 6 damage and a crit 12 for 4 additonal damage. max effect for a nova cannon. I took a pouinding for the first part fo the game until i stated cripling or destroying his cruisers. odly enough we only had 2 ships explode and they were tiny explosions....we never seemed to be able to roll above an 8 on the catastrophic table. I managed to turn the game around near the end but it still was uinfavorable to me. He had a pristine emperor and a crippled gothic, reverse to him i had a pristine styx and a crippled desolator. I made short work of the gothic from range and then plinked away at the slower emperor. he managed to use the planets gravity well to swing around and give me a final pass.....i lost the desolator. With no way for the styx to overwhelm the Emperors shields and the throw weight of smallcraft now in his favor i went all power to engines and disengaged.....victory was so close but it was not to be today. pictures- http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gb110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gc110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gd110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/ge110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gf110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gg110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gh110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gi110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gj110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gk110611.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i112/mughi3/batreps/gl110611.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It's good to see a BFG batrep, though condolences on the (narrow) loss. You were up against Abaddon, though, so don't take the loss too hard. -_- Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2918386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mughi3 Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 It's good to see a BFG batrep, though condolences on the (narrow) loss. You were up against Abaddon, though, so don't take the loss too hard. ;) Uh..... I was using abaddon, he had an admiral with 3 re-roll. my dice hate me in BFG so i need that free re-roll every turn. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2918456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfy Dan Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Awesome game, awesome batrep :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2921504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hey mughi, thanks for the batrep! Though as an owner of a chaos fleet myself I'd be really grateful to be able to read a bit more about the details and tactics of the battle. I'm still not good enough wit BFG to understand most of the battle from the pictures. So if you have some time I'd really like to see some more details in your next report. Still nice to see some reports at all :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2924480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillZone Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 aah good to see that BFG isn't dead after all <_< I started 2 fleets myself recently: space marines and tau (Forge World models <_< ) nice batrep and condolances with your loss but I'm sure abaddon will be back with a vengeance :huh: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2924735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mughi3 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hey mughi, thanks for the batrep! Though as an owner of a chaos fleet myself I'd be really grateful to be able to read a bit more about the details and tactics of the battle. I'm still not good enough wit BFG to understand most of the battle from the pictures. So if you have some time I'd really like to see some more details in your next report. Still nice to see some reports at all :P Well a few things Choas have lots of long ranged shooting. i tend to try and run my carnages in cooperation with the repulsive for the weight of fire especially when closed to 45cm. the combined throw weight at 60cm from my carriers/battleship is light in guns but high in lances (9 in a broadside). so they live to do what carrier do, provide support from range. the added weight of 21 flights of smallcraft provide the need intercept or bombing support i may need to focus. Generally do pretty well with the fleet. even with the bad dice rolls in this game and the disadvantage in numbers i still managed to wear down the imperial nave to a lone ship before we knew if it was a loss or a win. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2925062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Thanks for the explanations :P It's definitely an interesting list and quite different from the more gun and lance heavy approaches that i have used so far with my chaos fleet. I might try that one out myself the next time I get a game in. I guess with all these fighters torpedos shouldn't be much of a problem and you still have some bombers to damage stuff, right? And do you already use the still unofficial 2010 update? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2925804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mughi3 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thanks for the explanations :) It's definitely an interesting list and quite different from the more gun and lance heavy approaches that i have used so far with my chaos fleet. I might try that one out myself the next time I get a game in. I guess with all these fighters torpedos shouldn't be much of a problem and you still have some bombers to damage stuff, right? And do you already use the still unofficial 2010 update? With smallcraft you have a set number of launch bays which allows you to mix&match what you need so i usually end up with a mix of fighters and bombers in play on any given turn. I love the 2010FAQ for the flavor it adds to the game(themed fleet lists FTW), however my list is straight from the basic game not the 2010FAQ. the only real upgrade i take is the added shield on the repulsive(hence the large base). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2926471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have read this...and must now play BFG...I hate you all. Making want to give GW more of my nonexsistant money. Did I mention I hate you all? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2930580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kythnos Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I have read this...and must now play BFG...I hate you all. Making want to give GW more of my nonexsistant money. Did I mention I hate you all? You could give your money to other people than GW by using ebay - there are a lot of good opportunities to get whole fleets for cheap if you're patient ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2931173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Touche salesman. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2931226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 real quick, who is the guy wearing the smurf top? (the navy sweat shirt) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2955564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mughi3 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 real quick, who is the guy wearing the smurf top? (the navy sweat shirt) He is the controlling imperial player. he was in the navy for a bit but was medically discharged, much to his disapointment. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2956475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argos Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Thank you for an excellent Batrep .. BFG is one of my favourite GW games of all time (more than 40k in many ways). You would be more than welcome to post some more Batreps! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/241565-to-the-pain/#findComment-2962343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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