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Turn 3
Synapse Nodes erupt from the ground: one at the Tyranid Blitz and one at the Eldar. ?As well, two bands of Lictors lurking in the ruins near the Eldar reveal themselves. ?No Tyranids go to ground.
Strategy Roll - Biel-Tan
With a loud shout, the Autarch takes his Aspect Warriors, along with the remnants of the Shining Spears, in a frontal assault against the Tyranid Warriors on the hill, with support from the Engines of Vaul. ?Only one Shining Spear is killed (must have been a bad batch of jetbikes) while 2 Tyranid Warriors, 2 Raveners, a Carnifex, and Haruspex are slaughtered. ?The Tyranids are left without a Synapse and are finally pushed from the hill as the Autarch moves back to protect the Guardians and EOV and the three Shining Spears move toward the northern flank.
The Engines of Vaul again soar high on gravitic wings and align their weapons with the remaining Exocrine of Node 1 (the other had been snagged by Warrior Brood 2 at the start of the turn as it had wound up closer to a Warrior when they fell back from one of the assaults. ?Initially I considered it was a mistake, but I was able to use it to my advantage.)? and again fail to score a single hit. ?(My second break of the game.)
Newly arrived near the Eldar Blitzkrieg, Synapse Node 4, with the help of Mycetic Spores, gives birth to more horrors: a Carnifex, a Haruspex, 2 Raveners, and a Termagant.
Node 1 attempts to return fire on the EOV, but the remaining Exocrine will have none of that and disobeys, rooting around the trees for truffles and grubs. In frustration the Node sends all its brood forward? hopefully to die! ?(Guess my luck ran out again.)
The Fire Prisms maneuver to a position to support the Guardians and Aspects while firing their Prism Cannon at the recently formed Synapse Node nearby and manage to obliterate it leaving its spawn behind.
Despite having no Warriors, the Brood-of-the-Hill advances and, with the help of the newly acquired Exocrine, drops spores and bile on the commingled Guardians, Autarch, and Fire Prisms killing 4 Guardians and a single Striking Scorpion.
Lictor Brood 1 calls to the Genestealers to attack the Guardians, but their signals get crossed so they stay lurking. (I love the idea of Lictors having commander to bring other broods to the enemy, but I'll be danged if I've had it really work yet! *sigh*).
Feeling nigh invulnerable the two Warp Spider Exarchs jump back to engage the Lictor Brood near the Blitzkrieg in a "6cm firefight". ?Their monofilament webs catch two of their prey and the remaining Lictors slashs its claws in frustration? until a hail of spines and venom from the supporting remnants of Synpase 4's brood scythes down both Aspect Warriors.
Swelling with anger and bolstered by a mighty following, Warrior Brood 1 charges into the commingled Autach's Warhost, Guardians, and Fire Prism. ?The battle is titanic, but in the end, despite the support of the Engines of Vaul, all the Aspect Warriors are slain, the Farseer is dead, and there are still many Tyranid creatures left. ?The shattered Guardians and Fire Prisms flee as far as they can.
In desperation, the Nightwings tear down out of the sky blasting the lone Lictor on their Blitzkrieg (That one model was securing both Blitzkrieg and Take-and-Hold!) but they are unable to dislodge it and sorrowfully soar back into the sky to report the terrible slaughter below.
The Genestealers, satisfied at merely having survived the fight, sit quietly in the ruins watching everyone else do the work (I love 'Stealers, but I can't get them to do squat!).
The single Lictor of Brood 2 just enjoys his coffee on the Blitzkrieg.
End of turn: ?Biel-Tan 0 vs Tyranids 3 (Blitzkrieg, Take and Hold, They Shall Not Pass)
WOOHOO! ?A victory! ?Usually it's me fielding the Eldar, but I really enjoyed crushing them this time!
You may have noticed that my opponent failed to bring in the Avatar; in all his excitement to get his Autarch into that combined assault he forgot about summoning him at the start of the turn? the danger of the single-minded Exarch, I suppose!
I still need to comment on our changes and experiments, but I've got one more fight lined up before I do that.
Tomorrow the Tyranids face the other "t" army... the very shooty Tau!
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