The price of a mile...

[highlander74]

Hi comrades,

A hard task awaits me tonight, I have to struggle against 2000 pt of Eldar. My friends assumed that Necrons (my other army) is far and far more competitive than his Eldar ... It's a waste of time to say that 7/8 D weapon is far than enough against Necrons, so I decided to surprise him with a list of DKoK, or better an adaptation of it, usin my Scots Imperial Guard, so I say Death Corps of Scotland  .

I'm planning to run an assault brigade and obviously declare a Forlon Hope, because I need points back (I'm pretty sure to give first blood and Slay the warlord) Anyway this is what I'm planning to run:

HQ
DCoS Command Squad + 2 Melta

ELITE
2 Griffin mortars

Hydra

6 Engineer + Melta 
Hades Breaching Drill

TROOPS
Platoon command + Flamer
3x Rifle squad + G.L.

Platoon command + Flamer
3x Rifle squad

10 Granadier + 2 Melta + H. Flamer
Storm Chimera

10 Granadier + 2 Melta + H. Flamer 
Storm Chimera

FAST
Hellhound

2 Tauroxex  (We run freely from other lists or form FW)

HEAVY
3 Lascannon

3 Autocannon

Leman Russ Conqueror + Full HB


It's the very first time I tried DKoF so my expetations are probably higher than what I would, anyway, at the sound of Sabaton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEY7Ton1gO4  I run them to victory or to their complete annihilation, both are good for them.

Wish me good luck!!

[highlander74]

Aaaah bitter defeat...

12 - 10 for the bloody space elves!

All in all not a bad performance for the guard, but when you face an army which easily wipe out four vehicles in a single turn make tha game a little bit bitter to taste. I don't understand why this bloody aliens have 12 special rules and exceptions on every single unit?!?

[Rolling Thunder]

Because 40K is a game written by people with no sense of restraint when it comes to how superspecialawesome their favourite toy is.

[jenburdoo]

Ouch, that's bad. Did the leadership boost help at all?

At least tell me your piper survived to play a good loud pibroch over the graves.

[highlander74]

Aye leadership help a lot, and the piper survived...

Problems came when you face a list where all his unit could deep strike without scattering, and this unit were 3 falcons with passengers, problems came when a single psyker could deliver a 7" pie haywire, VP3 poisoned 2+, and coul re-roll dice, and avoid peril, problems came when you face a unit which you cannot shoot at because it can run away from fire...

All in all My guardsmen reached the forlom hope too and hold two on four objectives, but hey, he blow me up 2 turnchimeras, a Russ, a Hydra and two tauroxes in a single turn because of his insane rules...

[treadiculous]

what is it with eldar players who think they're underpowered?

my friend is complaining that the each of the new books has made them even worse than they were.

I am beyond understanding of how someone can reach that conclusion... oh hang on, I just found an eldar only internet forum.


this seems to be a good analysis of the new craftworld force:

elite40k.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/analysis-codex-eldar-craftworlds.html

tldr: undesputably still powerful, just expect to see a few less wave serpents.

[emptyhat]

How'd you get into an Eldar only forum, Tread? You're practically an Ork.

[treadiculous]

I av pointee ears n dey don't see too well wen dey got eyes wot av been bashed up.

[highlander74]

Alas...

This evenig a new game with DKoK this tima against a Nurgle Based army of Space Marine. To withstand the tide a Siege list will hold, or try to in the glory of the Emperor. This is what my opponent are going to face:

Command, MoO and a Melta

10 Granadiers, 2 melta
10 Engineers with melta and Hades
3 Heavy mortars

Command
6 Rifle squad, 3 Flamers
5 Enginner with melta on Centaur
5 Engineer with melta on Centaur

9 Death riders

2 Hearthshaker
1 Medusa
1 Medusa

Aegis + quad gun