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4000 points of IG vs Orks

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:24 pm 
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I played my very first "non tournament" game of EPIC in a local campaign I am running.

4000 points of orks vs IG.

As you know, ?escalating engagement (page 141) allows you to deploy only one unit the first turn with reinforcemnts arriving the following turns (depending on their speed)

Orks had:
2 blitz
1 big blitz
2 landas
2 warbands (for the landas)
9 fightabommers
1 all mounted 'uge warband
2 big kults of speed.

IG had:
2 tank companies
1 warhound titan
1 regimental HQ unit
2 plane units
1 flakk
1 unit of vultures
1 super heavy company
1 artillery company
1 artillery battery

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The battle was bloody. ? It really started on turn 2 when most of the reinforcements arrived.

A landa ground assaulted the titan completely destroying it. ?Just to be shot to pieces by the HQ formation:



casualties here and there



until...
The 'uge warband assaults 2 intermingled tank companies:


The result: ?All the tanks (but the fearless comisars) destroyed.

However, ?that formation ?could only stay there waiting for the incomming basilisk and manticore attacks. :S
with 24 blast markers (most of them from the disrupt) the formation broke.

The result: ?240 VP in favour of the IG. ?DAMNIT!!!!  I would call that a tie for a 4k game. :cool:

Great game. ?Really fun. ?This is the first time that I took pictures to an EPIC battle and I wanted to share them with my many thanks to my friend TT. ?(My cam is crappy and these are the best pics I could take).
Also, ?the first time I played an escalating engagement. ?Nice for a change but I so much prefere the Tourney games.


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 Post subject: 4000 points of IG vs Orks
PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:39 pm 
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Excellent battle pictures.  What size board was that on?

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:48 pm 
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Nice pieces of terrain.

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 Post subject: 4000 points of IG vs Orks
PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:48 pm 
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the board is 4x8


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:03 pm 
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8 width 4 length or other way around?  

Long way to walk or long frontage to fight over!

Really like the Orky village type thing at the top of the third and fourth pictures...

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:09 pm 
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as you can see, ?there's a small "area" where we place dice and casualties. ?That could be 4 (twice) inches less

8' wide is indeed a wide frontage but I think it is just fine for 4000 points. ?Otherwise, ?my 'uge warbands don't fit anywhere ;)

The IG deployed too close together. ?That helped me focus on a particular part of the board. ?Thy also moved little. ?So, ?most of my side was un used.






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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:47 pm 
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Thanks for the pics and report.  Looked great


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:11 pm 
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Nice report!  Thank you for posting it, and the pics - it sounds like it was a great game, reflecting what I love best about Epic - how it can seem one side has the upper hand, then a few blast markers can completely turn things around.

Be sure to post a report the next time you get the chance! :cool:


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:56 pm 
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Hey phindar, isn't it cool to play alternate scenarios?

Really shows the robust character of EPIC.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:58 pm 
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Yup... and to add flavour this is part of a BFG/40k/Epic campaign.

Since the orks captured an imperial tank factory, ?they are now looting tanks and mechanized units to use building a GARGANT and they have extra tanks!

Special rules for this scenario: Orks had free transports for ONE formation. ?In addition, ?they would get half the VP of any tank they destroyed in close combat (FF and resolution not counting).

IG on the other hand had long artillery support. ?One FREE activation of a d3+1 BP with no range/LOF limit. ?

This was a bloody battle. ?Both armies managed to accomplish their objectives. ?IG stopping the ork rides but orks looted 2 complete tank companies!!!!
I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of that IG commander when he reported.
Of course, ?I am an ork and wouldn't want to be in the shoes aof any IG commander. ?Unless they were looted to match my new looted Leman Russ.






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