Another test game. This time against Knights.
Knight World (NetEA v2.2.1 *APPROVED*)
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KNIGHT HOUSEHOLD [300]
3 Knight Paladin
KNIGHT HOUSEHOLD [300]
3 Knight Errant
KNIGHT HOUSEHOLD [410]
3 Knight Errant, Baron
CUSTODIAN HOUSEHOLD [515]
4 Knight Castellan, Seneschal
CUSTODIAN HOUSEHOLD [515]
4 Knight Castellan, Seneschal
CUSTODIAN HOUSEHOLD [375]
3 Knight Castellan
AA GUN BATTERY [125]
3 AA Guns, 3 Gun Transporters
AA GUN BATTERY [125]
3 AA Guns, 3 Gun Transporters
HOWITZER BATTERY [175]
3 Howitzers, 3 Gun Transporters
THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON [150]
2 Thunderbolt Fighters
Iyanden Craftworld (4.2)
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AVATAR [0]
WRAITHGATE [50]
SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST [475]
4x Wraithguard units, 2 Wraithguard, Wraithseer
SPIRIT WRAITHGUARD WARHOST [275]
4x Wraithguard units, Spiritseer
SPIRIT WRAITHLORD WARHOST [350]
6x Wraithlord units, Spiritseer
ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [500]
2 Storm Serpent
RANGER TROUPE [100]
4 Ranger
RANGER TROUPE [100]
4 Ranger
SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
3 Falcons, 2 Fire Storm
SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [250]
3 Falcons, 2 Fire Storm
GUARDIAN TROUPE [150]
Farseer, 7 Guardian
VAMPIRE RAIDER [200]
NIGHTWING INTERCEPTORS [300]
3x Nightwing Interceptors
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TURN 1
Stormserpents (SS) march towards the knights, opening their portals
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Wraithguard 1 retains and engage Errants 1 from the portal. Only manages to do 1 DC and suffered a BM going in from AA Guns (overwatch) so barely wins the rolloff. Errants 1 flee, Wraithguards moves into supporting position.
Wraithords triple retain and engages Castellans 1 from within the warp. A close and bloody fight that leads to a second round of supporting fire from 6 Wraithguards destroys all the knights and leave 2 Wraithlords fleeing back towards a hill.
Thunderbolts CAP
AA Guns 2 retain and sustain on the rangers killing 2 making them flee.
Guardians stall and moves into the nearby ruin for cover.
Howitzers fire at Falcons 2, they save well so only 1 BM
Falcons 2 move and shoot AA guns 2 but a forest and a save = 1BM
Baron march towards Falcons 2
Rangers 1 hold and removes BM
Castellan 2 sustain on wraithguard 1 with barrage. Not the best armour roll so 2 wraithguards die and the formation breaks. Move into nearby ruin.
Falcon 1 move shoot move against AA guns 1 in ruins but only manages to kill 1 troy
Paladin march towards blitz
Vampire air assaults Castellans 2 (4 Wraithguards jumps out) Thunderbolts intercepts and one AA gun fires flak but the Vampire only gets a BM. Does 2 DC on the knights but lose rolloff so the Vampire is destroyed and the wraithguards flee into ruins.
Castellans 2 moves and fires (with the help of the SC) at Wraithguards 2, they fire barrage so they manage to hit both Wraithguard 2, wraithguard 1 and the SS. Manages to kill 1 wraithguard and do a DC on one of the SS. (and do a lots of BM)
Nightwings attack the Palladins 1BM
End of turn. Not sure about the rally but a ranger formation and an AA battery removes BM and probably some more. Wraithlords fail to rally. (Eldar SC used)
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TURN 2
Wraithguard 2 engege Castellan. Kills the senchall but the knights win the rolloff…
SS retain and moves and fire at the AA guns 1, kill 1 and the unit breaks. A transporter is lost in the ruins so another AA gun is destroyed. The last gun is towed far away.
Wraithguards 1 tripple retain and engage the Errants and manage to kill them all with a little support. 2 Wraithguards is killed in return fire.
Baron engage Falcons 2. Kills them all and a supporting broken ranger
Paladins retain and engage the falcons to my great surprise. They are killed but the falcons manage to take down 1 knight and do another DC.
Rangers fire at paladins and breaks the formation
Castellan 2 fire barrage at the SS and Wraithguards. Manages 1 DC and breaks both.
Castellan 1 retain and marchall and fires at the broken wraithlords but it does nothing
Guardians go on OW
AA guns fire at the SS and kills 1 due to them being broken.
Nightwings attack broken paladins and kills one and do a DC on the last one
Thunderbolts attack the SS = 1DC
Artillery fires barrage at the SS do a DC and kills them due to them being broken…
End of turn 2. No elder units manage to rally!!! All knights remove BM…
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TURN 3
Avatar enters play next to the Baron. Knigths win the initiative and all is lost
Castellan 2 move and fire at the rangers hitting the guardians and Avatar also. All manage to save but BM on all units so the rangers die.
Errants engage Guardians, avatar support. 3 guardians die and a DC is done in return. Terrible rolloff all but 1 guardian is dead and the Avatar flees…
Rangers manage a hold and moves forward
Paladins move and shed BM
Nightwings kill the Paladin
Thunderbolt attack the lone broken wraithseer but nothing.
Artillery on the broken guardian, killing it
Castellans move and secure their own blitz
End of game.
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Iyanden lost, knights win 0-3 (DtF, Blitz, BTS)
Conclusions: The Wraithguards is tough and leathal as usual. When they manage assault and then to retain and support in an assault they are almost to good. What do you other guys think? Their "small" formation size still makes them somewhat vulnerable to BM and if you braeke them the have a hard time getting back. (Low speed and no leader makes them rally on 5+ most of the time)
The Knights is a really hard opponent. Not sure what i would have done if they had gotten initiative and placed the castellans on OW...