Leonaides Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I'll try to add some more detail this evening, but thought i'd just add a note of hope to all the doom and gloom of codex:stat-fail going on. Just played a 6 person mini tournament on sunday (1500pt lists), I had pure BA, there was an eldar flying circus, C;SM first company (2 term squads, Term captain, LRR, StormRaven + 2 Stormtalons, Vindicare Assassin), SW's (infantry list 2 x large BC packs, 2 x 6man longfang packs, Wolf Guard Pack, Wolf lord and wolf priest with 2 dreads), Skitarri/IG/inquisitor list and a pure IG list. I won with 3 wins, Skitarri/IG/Inq was 2nd place and then it was IG, SM, Eldar and SW's. My list was (approx): Meph Command squad (jump packs and 3 plasmaguns) Scouts x 9 Tac squad (plas/Heavy plas) in a rhino 2 Attack bikes (mm) 2 Landspeeders (mm/hf) RAS (5man) drop pod and 2 meltaguns, power axe Pred (autocannon/lascannon sponsons) Devastator Squad (5man) 4 x heavy bolters Stormraven (hurricane bolters). I tabled the SM first company and the SW lists and was nearly tabled by the Skitarri/IG/inquisitor list in game 3 but won that with meph gaining slay the warlord and capturing the relic (short table edge deployment as well!) on turn 7 vs his first blood. Even without dedicated anti-air i was able to weather the raven/talon storm fairly well, my raven turned up turn 2, his fliers not till turn 3. 4 heavy bolters kicks out a lot of firepower - dropped 5 terminators and the vindicare assassin in 4 turns against the first company list. 2 x 3Heavy grav servitors coupled with a wyvern is horrible - cant close range, cant hang back... Meph and Iron Arm makes hovering stormravens sad pandas - especially as the guy forgot meph was just minding his own business behind a building waiting for him to move within charge range! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadDice0809 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Great job. Sounds likes some good matches. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4107300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The cinematic value of Mephiston taking out a Raven is great. All I picture is something like the force unleashed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4107437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hmm, or maybe Prototype? Though I guess Mephiston with Iron Arm is probably more like a Dragon Punch than a flying jump kick? Great, now I'm picturing Mephiston shouting "SHORYUKEN!!!" and uppercutting a Flyer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4107715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 it was more a case of 'I'm gonna eat you little kitty, I'm gonna eat you little kitty.....' (bonus points if anyone gets the reference) A few pictures will go up tomorrow, nite nite all Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4107845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 round 1 vs space wolves, corner deployment, 6 objectives - this photo is after my first movement phase. Of note - the ras/drop-pod on the right side (with a SW dreadnought just behind the pod) and meph skulking around in the red mechanicum building on the left. same time, from his deployment side. from l-r: dreadnought, long fangs, BC's with wolf priest, wolf guard, long fangs, venerable dreadnought. (reserves are Skyclaws and BC pack with wolf lord outflanking) deployment of game 3 vs skitarri/guard and inquisition (the lone BA jump pack guy in the middle of that large blob of guardsmen was his inquisitor - he needed to borrow a thunderhammer armed model from me). As you can see, not a lot of lateral cover on this board with this set-up... :-( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4109590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Your Predator is beautiful. I never thought I'd miss that "dome" design! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4109838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Your Predator is beautiful. I never thought I'd miss that "dome" design! ... and the Land Speeders ... and that Rhino (of which I have two) ... and the paint job Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4109845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Had that since '93... had some people in warhammer world ask me how i converted it 6 months ago. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4109846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ming Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Nice job! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4109996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Great work! Would you say the 4hvb devs were worth it? Say, over a sternguard squad or something? Did you play the eldar? Also: Pure old school army! it was more a case of 'I'm gonna eat you little kitty, I'm gonna eat you little kitty.....' (bonus points if anyone gets the reference) Don't you mean: "'I'm gonna eat you little fishy, I'm gonna eat you little fishy....'" I love it when Meph takes out planes. Mine's eaten a SW Stormraven before (friendly game, we allowed it) when it hovered. The look on his face... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4110053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threefiddy Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Haha if its "I'm gonna eat you little fishy." Hidden Content All I have in my head is red dwarf. Also games looked ace, cool terrain on both tables. Good to hear of your victories :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4110103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Nice games. So how did the Storm Raven do? I'm tempted by one since I'm short on anti air and it's cheaper than a Land Raider. What about the Hurricane Bolters? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4110142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What about the Hurricane Bolters? +++OBJECT: Can of worms+++ +++Status: Opened+++ +++End Transmission+++ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4110195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yep, dwarfers for life! I wouldnt take a raven without bolters, they give you a much larger capacity to take on varied enemies. Its a full tactical squads worth of bolterfire for 30pts, and no-one can afford to ignore 10 bolterhits per turn. The raven took down a longfang pack and half a dozen bloodclaws and a few wolf guard in game 1, 2 stormtalons, 3 terminators and the terminator captain in game 2 and died horribly to grav in game 3. Game 3 was always going to be bad for my army with no real way to get to him. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4110362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 The heavy bolters gave me range, usually 8-9 hits per round and made one of the stormtalons jink to protect itself a couple of times. They do work well against heavy servitors with T5 and a 4+ save as well. Not sure sternguard would have been better, but for this army i felt the range was important since everything else wanted to be up close and personal. I didnt play the eldar guy, tho i might try and arrange a friendly as he's local. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4110367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Sorry - not quite threadomancy but I couldn't think of anywhere else to put down the Eldar list. Farseer + Skyrunner, Singing Spear, Warlock Conclave (3) with singing spears Windrider Squad (5) + 3 shurikan cannons, 2 Scatter Lasers, Warlock + Skyrider, Singing Spear Windrider squad (5) + 3 shurican cannons, 2 Scatter Lasers, Warlock + Skyrider, Singing Spear Still ahven tmanaged to organise a game vs him yet - 2 childrens birthdays to get past first (so all hands to the decks in both houses till that's over) but hopefully not too much longer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4117810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 great job dude!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310311-mini-tournament-wins/#findComment-4117880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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