Wow, that will be a real short deployment phase
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| Author: | Chroma [ Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:52 pm ] |
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I like putting my metal where my mouth is, and there's been some discussion about the Power of Pylons, so I thought I'd give some Pylon-spam armies a go against various opponent. This will be the first fight, hope to post the conclusions this evening. |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | [BatRep] Plethora of Pylons Playtest 1 |
Rules Used Epic Update 2008 NetEA Recommendations Armies Used Necron Plethora of Pylons -  Playtest 1 – 3000 points Tomb Complex Infantry Phalanx 1 – (BTS Goal) 6 Necron Warriors 1 Necron Lord 1 Pariah 2 Tomb Spyders Infantry Phalanx 2 6 Necron Warriors 1 Necron Lord 1 Pariah Infantry Phalanx 3 6 Necron Warriors 1 Necron Lord 1 Pariah Armoured Phalanx 6 Obelisks Monolith  Group 1 2 Monoliths Monolith  Group 2 1 Monolith 1 Obelisk Monolith  Group 3 1 Monolith 1 Obelisk Monolith  Group 4 1 Monolith 1 Obelisk Pylon 1 Pylon 2 Pylon 3 Pylon 4 Pylon 5 Nomad Space Marines Rapid Insertion Force – 3000 points Tactical Detachment 1 6 Tactical Marines 1 Captain Drop Pods Tactical Detachment 2 6 Tactical Marines 1 Chaplain Drop Pods Assault Detachment 1 4 Assault Marines 1 Chaplain Assault Detachment 2 4 Assault Marines 1 Chaplain Devastator Detachment 1 4 Devastators 1 Librarian Drop Pods Devastator Detachment 2 4 Devastators 1 Librarian Drop Pods Terminator Detachment 4 Terminators 1 Chaplain Thunderhawk 1 1 Thunderhawk Thunderhawk 2 1 Thunderhawk Strike Cuiser 1 Strike Cruiser Marauder Bombers 2 Marauder Bombers |
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| Author: | Mephiston [ Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:04 pm ] |
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Wow, that will be a real short deployment phase
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| Author: | nealhunt [ Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:05 pm ] |
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Well, if there's any army that's going to stick it to the Pylons, that's it. 4 Pods will probably break every one of them unless you do some freaky placement. With both armies potentially entirely off the board on Turn 1 and the possibility of marines saturation bombing the DZ, this might be one of the rare instances where teleporting in the Pylons might work. |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:19 pm ] |
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Quote: (nealhunt @ 18 Nov. 2008, 17:05 ) Well, if there's any army that's going to stick it to the Pylons, that's it.  4 Pods will probably break every one of them unless you do some freaky placement. I'm just glad I'm not facing that drop with Tyranids!  *laugh* |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:26 am ] |
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Well... that was quick... I'll be able to get Turns 1 and 2 up quite quickly... be patient for the remaining turns... |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:27 am ] |
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Battlefield: 4x6; Marines chose edge deployment Deployment: Marines keep everything in reserve, with the two Tactical and Devastator Detachments aboard the Strike Cruiser (cleverly disguised as a Landing Craft!), the Assault Detachments, one each, in the Thunderhawks, loitering, and the Terminators ready to teleport. Marines plot Orbital Bombardment and Drop Pod targets and declare “Turn 3†|
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:29 am ] |
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Turn 1 No teleports… Strategy Roll: Space Marines… who hand it over to the Necrons. Necrons have no activations. Thunderhawk 1 stands down. Thunderhawk 2 stands down. Marauders stand down. End of Turn: There’s nothing to rally… |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:40 am ] |
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Turn 2 All five Pylons (appearing as Chaos Land Raiders!) phase in, one off each objective except the Marine Blitz, Pylons 2 and 5 hit some static on the way in and each receives a Blast marker.  Strategy Roll: Space Marines… who again hand it over to the Necrons. Pylon 1 goes on overwatch. Thunderhawk 1 stands down. Pylon 2 goes on overwatch Thunderhawk 2 stands down. Pylon 3 goes on overwatch. Marauders stand down. Pylon 4 goes on overwatch. Pylon5 *tries* to go on overwatch, sparks, and breaks… *sigh* End of Turn: All Necron formations rally. |
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| Author: | BlackLegion [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:41 am ] |
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LOOOL @ Turn 1 and 2. It was to be expected  |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:42 am ] |
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Quote: (BlackLegion @ 19 Nov. 2008, 00:41 ) LOOOL @ Turn 1. It was to be expected Yeah, it's almost too bad the "space ship" has to be on the board... a completely empty table would've been incredibly hilarious! |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:08 am ] |
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Turn 3 Marines *completely* forget to teleport in their Terminators… DOH! Necrons teleport in four Monolith formations in complete safety, all over the battlefield, while the Obelisk Phalanx takes 2 Blast markers on arrival.  Strategy Roll: Again Space Marines… and again it’s handed to the Necrons. Pylon 5 finally gets itself into overwatch. With a loud fanfare, the Strike Cruiser arrives! (And this is were it is realized that the Terminators haven’t been placed… *laugh* The plan was to place them at the Marine Blitz as “bait†|
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:09 am ] |
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More discussion to follow... gonna go watch some vids... the win felt cheap so I gotta make up for it. *laugh* |
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| Author: | Lion in the Stars [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:54 am ] |
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Buy the Marine player a beer. He'll feel better (and so will you after you have one)! |
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| Author: | Chroma [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:59 am ] |
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Quote: (Lion in the Stars @ 19 Nov. 2008, 01:54 ) Buy the Marine player a beer.  He'll feel better (and so will you after you have one)! *laugh* That'll probably happen on the weekend... if only the Terminators hadn't stayed out playing cards... |
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