They cursed guard heavy support still dominates Omega Sector and all the approaches. The Weavers of Doom fire its spidery tendrils into their midst, but fate spares the foes once more....
Once more the dice don't help...
With command going dark the chaos is palpable. The hydra battery is the only unit left besides the titan in Sigma Sector. With no orders, the platoon leader orders they fire on the only target they have left. The eldar phantom titan!
All guns to the foe!
The guardsmen strain to get a fire solution. The refractive shields in the phantom make aiming a guessing game. In unison they fire a lethal barrage at it. The phantom bobs and weaves as if in a dance, but so intense is the flak storm that the guardsmen can see flashes of hits, but what can the flak shells do?
Withering fire, 4 shots get through!!
Perhaps the Emperor favored the battery with his gaze? Who knows... But one shot deviates from the wing target into the Phantoms head. Through the magnoculars the platoon leader sees a sizable hole in the head armor of the phantom. Suddenly the refraction stops. The target is immobile quiet....
The Emperor's own luck. No deviations. Both saves fail! holofield out, but the head shot! OH MY! Engine KILL!!!
VonStrauss demands the moderati inform him of what just happened. “No power registered from enemy engine”. “Analysis reveals flak shot has penetrated its head armor, we speculate the crew was killed”.
“Engine Kill?” asks VonStrauss in bewilderment and slightly annoyed. “Yes sir, the guardsmen have saved us”. Vonstrauss smiles and opens the magnavox speakers in the titan, “guardsmen of flak battery Primus, Engine Kill! Tempestus Mortis salutes you!”. The titans arm gears groan as they are raised weapons crossed in symbol of martial salute. The guards cheer with wild abandon.
Thanks to them Tempestus is the only remaining active Titan on the battlefield.....
Game Narration
Eldar: I can scarcely believe it! Only a handful of hits get through the holofield. They target the wing and one scatters to the hit. Easy enough, until a ONE is rolled on the die. The damage roll is a 10 on 2d6. Crew killed titan knocked out. I cannot BELEIVE THIS!
IG: Woohoo! Glory to the Emperor. A flak battery obtains an engine kill! Who would have thought?!
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