This was the second game between my brothers Death Korps and my Scions of Iron. Krieg won the first battle so the Marines needed some revenge.
The battlefield.
Death Korps of Krieg.
Reg. HQ Company + Tank Squadron
Death Rider Company
Tank Platoon
Heavy Tank Platoon
Hydra Support Battery + 3 Trojans & 3 Gun Emplacments
Heavy AA Battery + 3 Trojans & Gun Emplacements
Reaver Titan (BTS) Gatling Blaster, Turbolaser Destructor & Volcano Cannon
Warhound Titan Light Turbolaser Destructor, Light Vulcan Mega Bolter
Trenchworks
Scions of Iron.
Heavy Tactical + Supreme Commander
Terminators + Chaplain + Teleport
Armour (4 x Predator Annihilators)
Armour (4 x Predator Annihilators)
Armour (4 x Vindicators) + Chaplain
Armour (4 x Vindicators)
Thunderbolts
Warlord (BTS) 2xPlasma Cannons & 2xQuake Cannons
Krieg deployment.
Marines deployment (looking a bit thin on the ground)
4 more Predators are just off the top of the pic.
Turn 1.
Marines win the initiative and let the Death Korps go first.
They begin by moving the Death Riders up into the ruined town for cover (unfortunately losing the Commisar to a dangerous terrain test).
The Marines respond by doubling the Heavy Tactical Detachment up and firing on the Riders, killing 1.
Both armies started converging on the town.
The Macharius Heavy tanks rolled up to the town outskirts.
Both Marine Vindicator Detachments Marched into the town and found cover.
The Krieg Reg. HQ left the trenches and moved into the town.
The 1st Predator detachment tripled into cover in the town center.
Seeing a target, the Warhound leapt over the defence lines and fired ?on the Predators (only placing 1 blast marker), just as the Marine Commander had hoped!
The remaining Predators doubled forward and attacked the Warhound, stripping all it shields.
The Reaver, seeing the scout Titan in trouble, lurched forwards and lit up the Predators, killing 3 of them. The Broken Predator retreated back into cover.
Calling in the air support was next for the Marines. The Thunderbolts dived towards the Macharius'. 1 of them was destroyed by the Heavy AA Battery but the other got its rockets away and scored a hit on 1 of the Heavy tanks (it should be noted that the Macharius' FAILED every single armour save during this game - unbelievable! ).
The krieg commander could see the AA guns were going to be needed in the town so they moved out of their defensive positions to aid the fighting.
Finally seeing an opportunity, the Warlord moved into the fight. It fired 4 Plasma Cannon blasts at the Death Riders and unleashed the Quake Cannon on the remaining Riders and the (now unshielded) Warhound. Both formations were broken and retreated from the mighty war machine.
The Leman Russ' moved into position and fired on the Warlord with no effect.
1st turn Krieg movements.
1st turn Marine movements.
Marines removed all blast markers.
Krieg Death Riders rallied but Warhound remained broken.
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) and fires on the Reg HQ. More guard stands are destroyed.
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