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Hojyn
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts  Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:26 pm |
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Hi,
here's another battle report, this time against Flogus? AMTL (v2).
Here are the army lists:
- Warlord (Volcano cannon, 2 Turbolaser Destructors, 1 Laser Burner)
- Reaver 1 (1 Plasma Cannon, 2 Turbolaser Destructors)
- Reaver 2 (Volcano cannon, 2 Vulcan Mega Bolters)
- Reaver 3 (Carapace Landing Pad, 2 Quake Cannons)
- Sentinels 1
- Sentinels 2
Note: for the VMB, we used the following profile:
45cm 5x AP3+/AT5+
Necrons :
- Phalanx 1
+ 1 Pariah
+ 3 Immortals
+ 3 Tomb Spyders
- Phalanx 2
+ 1 Pariah
+ 3 Immortals
- Phalanx 3
- Eques
(6 Heavy Destroyers)
- Monolith + Obelisk
- Monolith + Obelisk
- Monolith + Obelisk
- Monolith + Obelisk
- Aeonic Orb
- Tomb Complex
We had both forgotten our objective models, so we used Space Marine drop pods and Eldar objectives and.. dice boxes. 
Deployment:
Necron deployment:
Orb and Phalanx 1 behind the woods.
Imperial deployment, from left to right:
Warlord, Reaver 1, Reaver 3 (with Sentinels), Reaver 2 (with Sentinels)
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Hojyn
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:27 pm |
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Turn 1:
No teleportations.
Strategy roll: AMTL wins.
Reaver 3 fires its twin Quake Cannons at the Orb, with no effect (1BM).
The Orb then doubles and fires at the Sentinels protecting Reaver 2, trying to break them and clear the path for the turn 2 assault, but only manages to put 3BM on the formation (needing 6+ to hit doesn't help).
Reaver 1 doubles and shoots at Phalanx 1, destroying (at least temporarily) 2 Immortals and 3 Warriors.
Phalanx 1, moving in the cover of the nearby woods, Marshalls and (thanks to the Tomb Spyders) comes back to full force.
Reaver 2 advances and its volcano cannon hits the Orb (-1DC). The Warlord then doubles and fire at the Orb :
9 shots, 5 hits, 4 missed saves and 2 criticals later, the Orb explodes in a ball of pure solar energy. (Yes, I missed 4 of my 5 4+ RA saves !)
End of turn 1
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Hojyn
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:28 pm |
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Turn 2:
Teleportations:
3 Monoliths appear on the AMTL's right flank.
Strategy roll: Necrons win.
Phalanx 3 comes out of the Monolith just on the Sentinels right flank (the middle Monolith in the above picture) and assaults them, winning easily. The Eques formation then comes out of the Monolith closest to the woods and (using a Monolith to claim a crossfire) fires at Reaver 2, downing all its shields and causing 1 damage.
The Warlord doubles again and fires at the third Monolith (the one just behind the Reaver), trying to destroy it before it can activate its portal... but only manages to destroy the Obelisk (Monolith is broken, though). Reaver 2 turns and also fires at the Monolith... to no avail ! (Despite about 10 hits, the Monolith was still intact).
So, Phalanx 2 comes out of the indestructible Monolith and declares an intermingled assaut on Reaver 2 and the nearby Sentinels. Reaver 2 (2BM) is no match for the implacable Necrons and the Sentinels are also annihilated.
Reaver 3 then fires at the Destroyers, destroying (duh!) 4 of them under its MW barrage templates. Finally, Reaver 1 tries to destroy the seemingly invincible Monolith... 5 turbolaser hits later, the Monolith still stands tall!!! :d
End of turn: The destroyers and my lovely Monolith dematerialise, leaving the Titan's princeps to wonder how the hell one Monolith survived to the combined fire of 3 of the Emperor's finest. 
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Hojyn
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:29 pm |
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Turn 3:
Teleportations: 2 Monoliths appear, one on the objective noted "Obj 2 Necron" (see first picture) and the other near the AMTL?s blitzkrieg.
Strategy roll: Necrons win.
Phalanx 2 (the one near Reaver 3) gets closer to Reaver 3 and Marshalls, removing 2 of its 4 BM and bringing back to ?life? 4 units. Phalanx 3 phases out and immediately reappears near the AMTL?s blitzkrieg, assaulting Reaver 3 with the support of Phalanx 2. After two turns of combat, Phalanx 2 is completely destroyed, but Reaver 3 is dangerously close to being broken.
The Warlord tries again to destroy my Monolith? and fails again! Reaver 1 then Marches to my half of the table to prevent me from claiming ?They Shall Not Pass? at the end of the turn.
The Destroyers come out of the Monolith near "Obj 2 Necron" and Marshall, bringing back all of their dead.
Reaver 3 fires at Phalanx 1 (in the woods near "Obj 1 Necron") and destroys 6 Warriors, breaking the formation. This means I no longer control the objective, so I double with my last Monolith to control it again and claim ?Take and Hold?.
End of turn: All the broken Necrons disappear.
Necrons 1 (Take and Hold) ? AMTL 1 (Break their Spirit)
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Hojyn
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:30 pm |
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Turn 4:
Teleportations: One Monolith appears near my blitzkried objective, just behind the hill near Reaver 1.
Strategy roll: Necrons win? again.
Phalanx 2, still intact from last turn, assaults the damaged Reaver 3, causing it to lose 3 more DC and winning the assault. No Quake Cannons this turn ! I retain and move the Monolith located near "Obj 2 Necron" so as to have all of the Eques formation within 15cm of it? I then offer a slient prayer to my C?tan masters so that Flogus won?t notice what I?m trying to do.
And it works! Truth be told, Flogus is now severely limited in its options: the Warlord cannont move to far from the blitzkrieg objective or I?ll have control of it. So he fires at the Monolith controlling "Obj 1 Necron" and destroys it. There goes my Take and Hold?
Anyway, now I can reveal my evil plan, and the Destroyers phase out only to come back through my Tomb complex and fire at Reaver 1, once again downing all its shields. I then retain and assaults Reaver 1 with what?s left of Phalanx 1. Thanks to the support of the Destroyers, Phalanx 1 wins the assault and Reaver 1 is broken! Unfortunately, my last Monolith is too slow and I can neither take back "Obj 1 Necron" nor control all three objectives in my half of the table?
End of turn 4: 
We immediately roll to see if there will be a turn 5? and there won?t.
Necrons 1 (They Shall Not Pass) ? AMTL 1 (Break their Spirit)
Victory Points:
Necrons: 1825
AMTL: 1582,5
Necrons win... but only just! 
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Hojyn
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:31 pm |
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Comments:
A very, very close game, but extremely fun as well. 
Portal sync is really an evil tactic, and opens lots of options for the Necrons.
My Orb was, like last time, somewhat disappointing. I guess I still don?t know how to use it best. I was very unlucky to see it go *poof* in the first turn, but I got so lucky with that wonderful Monolith in the following turns that I really can?t complain.
Destroyers are a very, very good formation. 12 AT4+ shots is nothing to sneeze at. Despite their small size and their high cost, I warmly recommend taking at least one Eques formation. As one of only three shooty units (with the Orb and the Pylons), Destroyers play a very important role in a Necron army.
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Chroma
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:28 pm |
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Sounds like a fun game!
And, yeah, Eques formations are very good.
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Dwarf Supreme
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:26 pm |
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Wow, what a nail biter.  Thanks for the report.
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corey3750
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Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs. AMTL - 3000 pts Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 1:51 am |
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Nice fight.
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