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Turn 2
Guardian 2 calls forth the Avatar and the Swooping Hawk Troupe lands to surround the lonely Lesser Node 1, completely blanketing it with their zones of control.
A swarm of Lictors shows up hiding in the ruins near Tyrant 1's swarm.
Strategy Roll: Alaitoc
Roaring with rage, the Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God calls on the Autarch's Aspect Troupe and Falcon Troupe 1 to engage in a combined assault against Hive Tyrant 1 and the nearby co-mingled Lictors. ?The battle is horrific? for the Tyranids! ?In the end all that is left standing of the bugs is the Hive Tyrant and a single Carnifex, and the Eldar have lost? a single Striking Scorpion! (All those Bugs scored a shocking *three* hits? none MW, and all went on the Avatar, which made all its saves! ?That might have been the most shameful combat the Bugs have ever participated in? *sigh*) ?Flush with victory, the Eldar advance towards the Hierophant with their follow-up moves.
Guardian Warhost 2, then moves forward to engage Tyrant 1, with the support of the Autarch, the Avatar and Falcon Troupe 1. ?In the end, support fire from the Avatar kills the Tyrant and the last Carnifex is shredded as well.
Lastly, Falcon Troupe 2 zooms forward to engage the Hierophant, with the support of *sigh* the Autarch, the Avatar, and Guardian Host 2. ?The massed fire of the Eldar manage to eliminate 4 DC from the bio-titan, but, unfortunately for them, all the attacking Falcons are wiped out and the fearsome beast moves forward.
Howling in pain, the Hierophant sustains fire, blasting the packed together Autarch, Avatar, and Guardian Host 2. ?Two Guardians, 1 Fire Dragon, 1 Striking Scorpion, and the Autarch are slain, breaking the Aspect Troupe. ?As well, the Avatar suffer 1 DC damage and also breaks.
Attempting to save the vulnerable Lesser Node, Warrior Swarm 2 engages the Swooping Hawks. ?The fight is over quickly as 3 Termagants go down while killing the Eldar Exarch and another unit of Swooping Hawks and the Aspect Warriors flee.
The Nightspinners finally spin up successfully to sustain fire on Warrior Swarm 1, shredding 2 Gaunts and a Tyranid Warrior.
Guardian Warhost 1 then engages the wounded Warrior Swarm 1, winning and killing another Warrior and one each of Hormagant, Ravener, and Termagant, but losing their Farseer in the process (Guess he didn't see that coming!).
Warrior Swarm 1, with a single Warrior remaining, elects to marshal, firing on and breaking Guardian Warhost 1 and spawning 1 Ravener and 4 Termagants.
Lesser Node 1 marshals as well, birthing 3 Zoanthropes and a Ravener.
The Nightwings prepare for a ground attack, but something is stuck in one of their engines and they hold to fix the problem.
Tyrant 2 brings its swarm forward to engage the co-mingled Nightspinners and broken Ranger Warhost, who benefit from the support of nearby Guardian Warhost 1. ?The Eldar formations are wiped out while the Tyranids lose 2 Hormagaunts, 1 Carnifex, 1 Ravener, and 1 Termagant.
Again the Genestealers feel no need to hurry and they saunter forward instead of marching? (That's two!)
End of Turn:
The only Eldar unit to rally is the broken Jetbike formation, which clears its blast markers, while the Hierophant regenerates a substantial 3 DC!
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