Post by Soap on Apr 24, 2018 11:07:59 GMT -5
So I phoned a mate asking if he knew anyone wanting to buy a load of 40k stuff. My Dark Angels and Guard had been sat in a box, in the loft since 2011 when my now 7 year old daughter was just 6 months old. Wow I feel old.
So the convo turned to maybe having a game to which I agreed too once I sorted out all my minis. That was last week. Come the weekend iv sorted all the DA out to be sold, and started getting a fuzzy feeling in my stomach about the old guard. Monday (last night) would be my first game in about eight or nine years, and I was honsetly excited.
We agreed to play a 50 power point game with two HQs to CP(?). The game was a Vanguard setup with Big Gun Never Tire. Four objectives where placed equally apart in each quarter of the table.
Blood Angels vs Imperial Guard (as yet unnamed regiment)
My mate, the Blood Angels player is a seasioned player. He made a fairly tame list as it was my first game in years, and did play fairly, and still played to win, so couldnt really ask for much more from an opponent. Dont know the names of his units, but he roughly fielded the following.
A nasty deep striking winged warlord
A librarian
Standard 5 man marine squads
Deep striking marine squad
Heavy weapons marine squad
A sexy looking drednought (maybe it was one of them new knights - not sure) (from here on it will be known as the Derpnought).
My list was nice and simple.
2 company commanders
2 guard squads with missle launcher and plasma gun (one loaded in a chimera with one of the HQs)
Squad of 20 conscripts
5 rattling snipers
Three Leman Russ (one main battle tank with meltas, one Punisher with heavy bolters, one plasma monster with plasma).
Setup had the BA hold the objective in their deployment with two tactical squads, heavy troops with a tac squad setup to make a rush for the objective on my left flank - with Derpnought near by behind cover, and I had a feeling that he would aim for either or both other objectives with the remaining units from deep striking.
I wanted to play aggressively and take the fight to the marines. At the end of the game I wanted to hold three objectives. So my right flank I set up Leman Russ with the battle cannon to rush up to the objective and lay down ranged fire on the marines in their deployment. The centre i had my warlord with a squad on his left, and conscripts on his left to act as a sponge for a frontal assault, and a rear guard for any deep strikers. The two remaining LRBT with a chimera loaded with a guard squad and a HQ took the left flank - there to deal with Derpnought and take that objective. The Rattlings took the opertunity to deploy in a building on the right flank almost on top of the objective.
So, the first turn saw my left flank push forward half the distance to the objective. The two LRBT peeled off to the right to engage Derpnought and the heavy marines squad. Derp took a wound, and that was it. The right Leman Russ took the objective, but didnt manage to get line of sight on the BA deployment area.
The marines moved there troops into cover on the objective on my left flank, and Derpnought came into the open and give the Punisher 4 wounds while the chimera also took a few hits from the marines in there new cover.
Turn two
I didnt want to lose my Punisher, so moved it towards the centre of the table behind cover from the Derpnought. There I was able to kill two marines in there own deployment zone, and the Leman Russ on the right flank was now in position for some long range support fire. But all hits where saved. The plasma monster moved forward to get a better angle on Derp on shot a full round of supercharged plasma giving a couple of wounds, while the chimera moved behind it with the intention of dropping its load and support the Leman Russ.
The marines retaliated. The chimers took a few more wounds, and the plama monster managed to fend off everything thrown at it. Dept charged at it and launched a ferocious attack rolling 1s and 2s to hit doing nothing. A librarian deep striking into my deployment zone for 1 point for getting into my deployment zone. assaulted my rattlings killing one. And a bunch of marines landed on the objective in my deployment zone too. His warlord joined them, but with the intention of attacking my warlord to take a point for killing him. He missed judged, and the squad and his warlord assaulted my conscripts. The squad killed 4 suffering one wound in retaliation. The winged warlord killed the remining 16 without breaking sweat for a point for first blood, and advanced onto my commander.
Turn three
My troops disembarked the transport and give some ineffective fire onto the deep striking unit.
The chimera retraced its path back towards my spawn and returned some fire at the dug in marines holding the objective. While the punisher moved into the BA deployment zone taking 1 point, and with some effective fire onto the defensive marines wiping out one squad gaining another point. My final guard squad moved slightly away from my commander and formed a firing line. They managed to inflict a wound onto the deep striking unit.
The marines librarian annihilated the Rattlings in close quarters and advanced toward the Leman Russ. The Leman Russ fired with overwatch. Several shots missed, bitna multimelta give the librarian its full wratj to his face killing it out right. The BA warlord killed my own and rushed towards my line of troops and made short work of them. The heavy troops took a pot shot at the punisher inflicting 1 wound, while the nearby troops failed to throw krak grenades. Derpnought derped out again rolling 1s and 2 to hit my plasma monster.
Turn four - last turn
The chimera made a death or glory move. Firing at the deepstriking unit that where near an objective. It killed two then rammed into the rest putting them into combat blocking the path towards the objective. The punisher moved ontop of the objective and fired everthing it at at the marines killing one and wounding another. The lone Leman Russ holding the objective had a choice. Stand and fight or fall back and garuntee holding the objective. It unleashed its full fire power and killed the BA warlord where he stood, and won another point.
The marines heavy troops moved and tried to take out the Punisher, inflicting a wound, followed by the near by marines giving some ineffective fire, followed by ineffective close combat. Derpnought and plasma monster fought it out some more doing little to nothing. Derp managed to hit, but all but one hits where saved. And finally, the combat with the chimera ended with a stale mate.
Final scores
Marines
1 point for Linebreaker
1 point for first blood
1 point for slaying warlord
Total 3 points
Guard
1 point for linebreaker
1 point for slaying warlord
6 points for holding two objectives
Total 8 points - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Summery
I went into the game wanting to learn the basics of how to play. Old versions I would very much sit back and unleash fire from range so thought id go aggressive and suprise my mate. I expected to loose. I expected to loose by death rather than him take objectives and was very suprised to take the win. At the start of the game I even said id be over the moon to loose just as long as I actually manage to put up a fight. As you can imagine I was buzzing!
So the convo turned to maybe having a game to which I agreed too once I sorted out all my minis. That was last week. Come the weekend iv sorted all the DA out to be sold, and started getting a fuzzy feeling in my stomach about the old guard. Monday (last night) would be my first game in about eight or nine years, and I was honsetly excited.
We agreed to play a 50 power point game with two HQs to CP(?). The game was a Vanguard setup with Big Gun Never Tire. Four objectives where placed equally apart in each quarter of the table.
Blood Angels vs Imperial Guard (as yet unnamed regiment)
My mate, the Blood Angels player is a seasioned player. He made a fairly tame list as it was my first game in years, and did play fairly, and still played to win, so couldnt really ask for much more from an opponent. Dont know the names of his units, but he roughly fielded the following.
A nasty deep striking winged warlord
A librarian
Standard 5 man marine squads
Deep striking marine squad
Heavy weapons marine squad
A sexy looking drednought (maybe it was one of them new knights - not sure) (from here on it will be known as the Derpnought).
My list was nice and simple.
2 company commanders
2 guard squads with missle launcher and plasma gun (one loaded in a chimera with one of the HQs)
Squad of 20 conscripts
5 rattling snipers
Three Leman Russ (one main battle tank with meltas, one Punisher with heavy bolters, one plasma monster with plasma).
Setup had the BA hold the objective in their deployment with two tactical squads, heavy troops with a tac squad setup to make a rush for the objective on my left flank - with Derpnought near by behind cover, and I had a feeling that he would aim for either or both other objectives with the remaining units from deep striking.
I wanted to play aggressively and take the fight to the marines. At the end of the game I wanted to hold three objectives. So my right flank I set up Leman Russ with the battle cannon to rush up to the objective and lay down ranged fire on the marines in their deployment. The centre i had my warlord with a squad on his left, and conscripts on his left to act as a sponge for a frontal assault, and a rear guard for any deep strikers. The two remaining LRBT with a chimera loaded with a guard squad and a HQ took the left flank - there to deal with Derpnought and take that objective. The Rattlings took the opertunity to deploy in a building on the right flank almost on top of the objective.
So, the first turn saw my left flank push forward half the distance to the objective. The two LRBT peeled off to the right to engage Derpnought and the heavy marines squad. Derp took a wound, and that was it. The right Leman Russ took the objective, but didnt manage to get line of sight on the BA deployment area.
The marines moved there troops into cover on the objective on my left flank, and Derpnought came into the open and give the Punisher 4 wounds while the chimera also took a few hits from the marines in there new cover.
Turn two
I didnt want to lose my Punisher, so moved it towards the centre of the table behind cover from the Derpnought. There I was able to kill two marines in there own deployment zone, and the Leman Russ on the right flank was now in position for some long range support fire. But all hits where saved. The plasma monster moved forward to get a better angle on Derp on shot a full round of supercharged plasma giving a couple of wounds, while the chimera moved behind it with the intention of dropping its load and support the Leman Russ.
The marines retaliated. The chimers took a few more wounds, and the plama monster managed to fend off everything thrown at it. Dept charged at it and launched a ferocious attack rolling 1s and 2s to hit doing nothing. A librarian deep striking into my deployment zone for 1 point for getting into my deployment zone. assaulted my rattlings killing one. And a bunch of marines landed on the objective in my deployment zone too. His warlord joined them, but with the intention of attacking my warlord to take a point for killing him. He missed judged, and the squad and his warlord assaulted my conscripts. The squad killed 4 suffering one wound in retaliation. The winged warlord killed the remining 16 without breaking sweat for a point for first blood, and advanced onto my commander.
Turn three
My troops disembarked the transport and give some ineffective fire onto the deep striking unit.
The chimera retraced its path back towards my spawn and returned some fire at the dug in marines holding the objective. While the punisher moved into the BA deployment zone taking 1 point, and with some effective fire onto the defensive marines wiping out one squad gaining another point. My final guard squad moved slightly away from my commander and formed a firing line. They managed to inflict a wound onto the deep striking unit.
The marines librarian annihilated the Rattlings in close quarters and advanced toward the Leman Russ. The Leman Russ fired with overwatch. Several shots missed, bitna multimelta give the librarian its full wratj to his face killing it out right. The BA warlord killed my own and rushed towards my line of troops and made short work of them. The heavy troops took a pot shot at the punisher inflicting 1 wound, while the nearby troops failed to throw krak grenades. Derpnought derped out again rolling 1s and 2 to hit my plasma monster.
Turn four - last turn
The chimera made a death or glory move. Firing at the deepstriking unit that where near an objective. It killed two then rammed into the rest putting them into combat blocking the path towards the objective. The punisher moved ontop of the objective and fired everthing it at at the marines killing one and wounding another. The lone Leman Russ holding the objective had a choice. Stand and fight or fall back and garuntee holding the objective. It unleashed its full fire power and killed the BA warlord where he stood, and won another point.
The marines heavy troops moved and tried to take out the Punisher, inflicting a wound, followed by the near by marines giving some ineffective fire, followed by ineffective close combat. Derpnought and plasma monster fought it out some more doing little to nothing. Derp managed to hit, but all but one hits where saved. And finally, the combat with the chimera ended with a stale mate.
Final scores
Marines
1 point for Linebreaker
1 point for first blood
1 point for slaying warlord
Total 3 points
Guard
1 point for linebreaker
1 point for slaying warlord
6 points for holding two objectives
Total 8 points - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
Summery
I went into the game wanting to learn the basics of how to play. Old versions I would very much sit back and unleash fire from range so thought id go aggressive and suprise my mate. I expected to loose. I expected to loose by death rather than him take objectives and was very suprised to take the win. At the start of the game I even said id be over the moon to loose just as long as I actually manage to put up a fight. As you can imagine I was buzzing!
