T2: IH win initiative and decide go first.
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IH: Advance vindicators on right flank into close range of the Tacticals and fire their Demolishers inflicting 3 hits (Hunter misses - seriously what's wrong with this guy?), all of which I fail to save.
IH: Retain and activate the supporting Clan who rush up and bail out of the Rhinos and assault the last of the Tactical formation. The Scouts take an overwatch pot shot at the one Tactical stand just in range (to at least lay a BM) which hits and is saved. IH inflict 5 hits with an additional 2 supporting hits from the Vindicators with each unit failing at least one save completely wiping the formation. The IF cause 2 hits one of which kills an INF stand. Clan consolidates into cover on the far side of the building, just out of ZOC of the Land Speeders.
IF: Seeing an opportunity for T3 I activate Land Speeders and move up and out of LOS of the Titan.
IF: Retain and the Bastion fires on the Clan using IC option of the Thunderfires inflicting 1 hit which is saved
IH: Heavy Infantry activate moving to the edge of the woods passing the Dangerous Terrain tests. They prep the Tacticals in the Starport hitting two Rhinos which fail their saves (The Emperor is not with us today!).
IF: Seeing my Right flank already gone and the danger of my left falling as well I activate the Land Speeders and advance into range of the Heavy Infantry and melta away causing 3 hits killing 1 Tactical, Devestator, and Rhino unit.
IF: Knowing the entire battle hinges on this next move I attempt to retain with the Predators and... roll a 1. The Predators hold fire at the Heavy Infantry causing no hits with their autocannons and 1 hit with a H. Bolter which is saved. The Hunter however destroys the Plasma Razorback (small bit of grace that was).
IH: The Clan on the far left activates and advances through the woods to the edge losing a Rhino on a failed dangerous terrain test (Yay statistical eventualities!). 1 las, 1 melta, 1 plasma hit causing two kills.
IF: Predators activate and put distance between them and the other predator formation to prevent any T3 intermingled assaults but still allow some supporting fire if needed as well as to gain a firing solution on the Heavy Infantry. One autocannon hit which is saved.
IH: Reaver activates and advances forward and laterally to line up a shot on the Starport. Another punishing salvo lands covering the Tactical formation hitting the last rhino and two of the Tactical stands all which fail their saves.
IF: The remaining 4 Tactical stands knowing they are the target of the Morlocks just across the way go on Overwatch for the coming storm hoping to cause a few hits as they break cover.
IH: Vindicators activate and advance into extreme close range (This appears a favorite tactict of my opponent). Seeing the high probability we're going to be broken I elect to overwatch fire on the Vindicators causing a single hit which is amazingly
NOT saved for once! The remaining 3 open up and fire claiming crossfire and causing a single hit which is saved.
IH: Now the monster assault Clan attempts to retain failing the activate but leveraging the SC re-rollhead long smashes right into the Tactical formation. The Morlocks pour out of their assault transports straight into close combat. With the supporting fire from the Vindicators they inflict 9 standard hits and 3 MW hits completely destroying their enemies (the flying Powerfirst not even needed-total over kill
). The Clan consolidates just out of ZOC of the Land Speeders and where possible, in cover.
IF: As a hail-mary I activate the Thunderbolts in a ground attack mission on the Reaver avoiding the substancial AA umbrella now operating center of the table. The IH attempt to intercept, failing. The attack run strips two shields from the Titan.
The Vindicators and the left flank clan shed their BM. The Heavy Infantry rally to 3 BM. The Clan on the Right flank fails to rally but drops a BM due to the Captain in the formation. The IF Land Speeders rally and shed two BM.
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IH: 0
IF: 0
The outlook appears bleak for the Imperial Fists. But can they still defiantly strike back even in the face of looming defeat? Next time on Epic: Armageddon, folks!
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Yeah that's mind bending.
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