Taken during gaming last weekend. This was the debut game for this fleet, my first time ever playing Eldar in any 40K-ish related game.
We had 4 players so we went with two teams, random partner selection. Team 1: Imperial/SM & Eldar; Team 2: Imperial & Chaos.
Game 1 was a raid and was very short and sweet, it was called at the top of turn 1 in fact. My fleet consisted of 2 Dragonships (Admiral with 2 rerolls); 4 Wraithships (ghostships w/Seer); 4 escorts with lances.
Ghostships and Dragonships close in on the Monkeighs
Wraith (Ghost) Ships:
Dragonships:
The Imp battleship and grand cruiser fell before the Eldar before I even finished rolling their weapons fire. Our opponents lost enough the first round, they called this game. But in their defense, we opted to run 100% points for the attackers as we had 4 players and already had fleet list in hand and this was a random scenario. The attackers are supposed to be at 50% and this greatly unbalanced the scenario.
Game 2 was a straight up cruiser clash (we kept same fleet lists, so there were battleships and escorts present also).
Our opponents went first and opened up on our fleets with not only 2 Armageddon cannons but a planet killer. Even with this firepower, their effectiveness was low.
The CW Iyanden fleet move forward and unleash hell upon the Monkeigh. 2 of the Ghostships fire their pulsar lances and scored hits three times with each weapon for a total of 12 lance hits! The Dragonships likewise were fearsome in their fire and many Monkeigh perished.
After unleashing their fire and ordnance (torps and bombers), the Eldar fleet turn their sails and dash behind the shadow of the planet.
One of the Monkeigh vessels exploded and caused crippling damage to nearby friendly ships. Following another poor round of the Monkeigh weak attempts at fire, the Iyanden turn about and come to bear to finish off the Imperial Monkeigh and their crazed brethren.
The Monkeigh's fleet lay adrift as hulks or fleeing.
Three Chaos demon ships arrive but too late to turn the battle.
