Astronomicon – 1850 5th Edition Team Tournament Game 4

Game 4 was against Franks Space Marines, here’s the list:

HQ

Vulkan
Captain, power sword,storm shield,melta bombs,bike

TROOPS

Scout squad 5 sniper rifles,heavy bolter with hell fire rounds
Scout squad,bolt pistols,ccw,shotgun,powerfist
Marine bike squad 2 extra bikes, attack bike, wargear 2 meltaguns,powerfist, multi-melta
Marine bike squad 2 extra bikes, attack bike, wargear 2 meltaguns,powerfist, multi-melta

ELITES

Terminator Assault Squad, 5x TH/SS (200)

FAST ATTACK

Land Speeder Squadron, 2x Heavy bolter, 1x heavy bolter Multi-Melta

Land Speeder Squadron, 3x heavy bolters, 2x typhoon missile launchers
Land Speeder Storm, multi-melta

HEAVY SUPPORT

Predator, Heavy Bolter Sponsons

Predator, Heavy Bolter Sponsons

Dawn of War Deployment, Primary was Annihilation, Secondary seize ground, 3 objectives across the centre line.

Deployment

I ended up being offered 1^st turn so I deployed the Nobz and Boss in the centre of the board. The Grots sat on the left hand objective snaking out from cover.

Frank decided to go full reserves, he would have Deep striking Hammernators and 1 Speeder squad, with both sets of scouts Outflanking.

Ork Turn 1

All my kit rolls on, the Trukks and the Bikes heading for the Centre, ready to react to any threats. The Lootas moved up to the right hand ruins whilst the Buggies moved up the left flank.

Space Marine Turn 1

Nothing was on the field.

Ork Turn 2

The Trukks and Bikes got into the most Central positions possible. The Buggies moved up the Centre of the Field and the Loots got into the best positions for Line of sight.

Space Marine Turn 2

This turn saw the arrival of 1 squad of Bikes and Vulkan, a Predator, the Deep striking Speeders, the Sniper Scouts and the Hammernators. The Bikes with Vulkan moved slowly on in the top left, the scouts appeared next to the grots. The Speeders landed in some ruins behind my lines. The Predator attempted to Tank Shock the Bikers but they passed the test and it just sped into nothing. The Hammernators landed just below the Lootas and trudged towards them. The Speers took a shot at a Trukk but failed to make an impact. The bikes managed to Kill ad Buggy and shake another. The Scouts charged the grots and beat them, they then proceeded to flee as fast as they could.

Ork Turn 3

The Grots continued to fall back. The Buggies retreated a bit away from the bikers whilst the Trukks moved into positions to unload the Meganobz and 2 mobs of Boyz onto the Speeders and 1 Trukk unloaded it’s passengers onto the scouts. The Bikers maneuvered to shoot at the Space Marine bikes and Vulkan. The Boyz killed the scouts easily. The other combat failed to do much other than explode 1 speeder and get a weapon destroyed on the other, leaving 1 Melta left alive in that squad, the explosion did kill off a couple of nearby grots and a couple of Boyz.

Space Marine Turn 3

The 2^nd Squad of Bikes arrived going flat out up the right hand side. A Predator and the other speeders also arrived on the right. The left hand Bikers shot at the victorious Boyz mod and prepared to charge. The surrounded speeders scarpered away from the sea of Boyz. The Hammernators plodded onwards towards the Lootas. The Predator and the newly arrive speeders shot at the Nobz but they pushed through a hail of fire. In combat the marines on the bikes managed to kill the Boyz mob but only 3 of their number remained.

Ork Turn 4

The Boyz hopped back into their Trukks and headed to the centre again, another mob moved up and hopped out near the remaining bikers on the left. The Nob Bikers swung round and made a beeline for the newly arrived speeders. The Buggies moved up the left flank to get better lines on the centre Predator, they then take a shot and manage to immobilize the vehicle. The Boyz hop out of a Trukk and jump on the Bikers whilst the Nobz get engaged with the Speeders, destroying them.

Space Marine Turn 4

The final scouts arrive in their speeder dropping in near the Lootas. The 2^nd Bike squad moved towards the Lootas, as did the Hammernators. The 2^nd Predator moves up the right flank. The speeders from the remaining squad move onto the central objective. Vulkan moves through cover to get close to the ongoing combat between the Boyz and the bikes. Shooting see the Lootas taken out by the Bike squad. Combat sees Vulkan join in with the Boyz who manage to finish off the Bikes and move into him.

Ork Turn 5

The Warboss splits off from the Bikers and heads to the immobilized predator whilst the Bikers head for the other predator. The Boyz in Trukks bailout, ready to engage the Speeders on the objective in the centre. The Boss Kills the Predator, the Nobz kill the other one and the Boyz in the centre manage to take out 1 speeder the other survives. Vulkan and the Boyz continue to hash it out.

Space Marine Turn 5

The Storm Speeder moves onto the Central Objective whilst the living speeder zooms away. The Bikes and Hammernators move towards the Nobz. The Nobz take some Melta fire and break, heading table wards. The Vulkan combat continues with no result.

Game Ends.

Primary: Draw, Secondary: Loss (Vulkan had my Boyz off the objective and the centre was contested). VPs were pretty equal overall.