Turn 3
Initiative: DS
Tyranids Turn 3:
AM Turn 3:
The Gogotha sustains on Assault Swarm 5 taking down 3 Termagants and 6 Hormagaunts.
Assault Swarm 3 attempts to advance but fails, they move up.
The Manticores sustain on Assault Swarm 6 taking down 3 Hormgants and 2 Termagants.
Genestealers 2 engage the Warhounds (which made all 5 saves!), the Genestealers loose 3-4 and fall back.
Assault Swarm 1 retains and engages the Warhounds.
1 Warhound and 4 Hormagaunts go down, the Tyrands win 5-3 and the Warhound falls back.
The Praetorians double and fire on the Genestealers placing a BM.
Assault Swarm 6 doubles on the Skitarii and take down 2 Hellhounds (on 7s!) breaking the formation.
The Warhound doubles and fires on the Tyrant taking down 2 Dactylis.
The Tyrant attempts to sustain but fails, the Termagants are moved up to keep the Warhound from flanking the Dactylis.
The Leman Russ advance and fire on Assault Swarm 2 placing a BM.
Assault Swarm 4 engages the broken Warhound. The Warhound takes 2 DC and 1 Hormagaunt goes down. The Warhound withdraws again.
Assault Swarm 2 attempts to sustain on the Leman Russ but fails, they regroup to 0BM.
End Phase:
Assault Swarm 1 spawns 2 Termagants.
Assault Swarm 2 spawns 2 Hormagaunts.
Assault Swarm 3 rallies with 1 BM and spawns 4 Termagants.
Assault Swarm 4 rallies with 2 BM and spawns 3 Hormagaunts.
Assault Swarm 5 rallies with 0 BM and spawns 4 Termagants.
Assault Swarm 6 rallies with 0 BM and spawns 3 Hormagaunts.
Tyrant rallies with 0 BM and spawns 1 Dactylis.
The Skitarii fail to rally.
The broken Warhound attempts to rally but fails, on a re-roll it rallies with 1 BM.
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To his credit, Dave has gotten good at putting plenty of meat shields in front of his Warriors or running and hiding a formation after I chew it up pretty badly, leaving only Warriors. He also has annoying habit of making his saves.