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I forgot to take start of turn pictures for turn 2 and after the Hive Ship arrived, sorry.
Essentially, Assault Swarms 1 and 2 dropped in front of and behind the second Big Mob between the buildings and the closer of the two forests on the Orks side.
Assault Swarms 3 and 4 dropped to the front and left of the first Big Mob (the one with the Gunfortress) between the buildings and the farther of the two forests on the Orks side.
Turn 2
Initiative: D
The Stompas hope to continue their punishment of the Harridan by attempting to sustain fire on it. However, the sky begins to grow dark and there momentary distration costs them (failed, no re-roll though). They still manage to bring down 2 more swarms of Gargoyles and give the Harridan a big whooping (it is left with 1 DC).
The darkened skies signaled the arrival of the Hive Ship. Having dispatched with the clever Ork Kroozer Kaptain it makes low orbit with a vengence (my notes are incomplete but I think 2 Grotz and 3 Boyz of Warband 2 fell to the orbital Bombardment).
Assault Swarm 1 lands right behind the second Big Warband. Unfortunately the Boyz prove hardy to the Acidic Spore Bursts and none fall to its spray.
Assault Swarm 2 lands on the other side of the second Big Warband and manages to take out 4 Boyz.
Assault Swarm 3 land before the first Big Warband and counts a squad of Grotz and 3 Boyz as kills to its spore pods.
Finally, Assault Swarm 4 lands to the left of the first Big Warband claiming 1 more Grot squad and 5 more Boyz.
Quick out of the pods, Assault Swarm 1 rushes to engage the second Big Warband. 1 Grot, 2 Nobz and 3 Boyz are felled while 2 Warriors, 4 Hormagaunts and 3 Termagants are bashed good and hard! Supporting fire from Assault Swarm 2 cliams another 2 Grotz and a squad of Boyz. The 'nids end of withdrawing to the cover of the woods with only one brood of Warriors and Termagants (12-16 win for the Orks) as 4 more broods of Termagants are hacked down. The second Big Warbands losses though keeps them from any immediate celebration and it retreats back towards the Ork lines.
Da Boss, angered by the cowardly actions of second Big Warband, berated them throught he comms as he advanced on Assault Swarm 2. Unfortunately he should have spent more time aiming da guns as only 4 Termagants fell to his onslought.
The first Big Warband, eager not to suffer the verbal lashing of thier boss, charged the nearby Assault Swarm 4 after some prodding from the warband's Nobz (re-roll). The Boyz managed to hack down 3 Hormagaunts and 8 Termagants before loosing a 4 squads of Boyz and a squad of Grotz for their "eferts". The nearby Assault Swarm 3 lent its support to its beleagured broodlings taking down 2 of the Nobz.
The last Hormagaunt was hacked down as the Warriors withdrew to the cover of the woods (19-10 Orks). However, the remaining Nobz couldn't keep da Boyz in line and the mob fell back to its lines after the assault.
As they were finishing their meal of Stormboyz the Genestealers caught a glipse of the Kult of Speed making for the Tyranid lines. Eager for prey once more they launched themselves at the buggies. Laden down as they were with their bellies full of Stormboy, they barely made it to the buggies and only managed to take one down in assault! The remaining buggies countered and shot 2 broods of the Genestealers apart and the rest of them as they made for the cover of the forests (3-10 Orks, OUCH!).
Victorious as they were the Kult of Speed couldn't continue their rampage into the Tyranid lines. Most of them needed a few quick field repairs before they could continue (march failed, no-reoll, marshall).
Assault Swarm 2, eager to be rid of the second Big Warband launched themselves at the Orks with reckless abandon. 1 Nob and 2 Grotz fell while 4 broods of Hormagaunts were hacked apart by the Nobz attempting to redeem themselves in the eyes of Da Boss. A long a bloody battle ensued (8-8 tie) and a further 4 Termagants were lost as one of the Nobz squads and the Killa Kan were taken down in the tide of claws. The Tyranid's tenacity paid off in the end as they routed the Orks from the battlefield (12-10 'nids) but at the cost of all of the brood creatures. The 3 remaining broods of Warriors made for the forest.
The remaining Gunwagon decided to show its metal and attempted to advance on the remaining Warriors from Assault Swarm 2. But as that old Orky proverb goes "Dis'kreten is da better part of valyr!" the wagon commanda decided to stay put and hopes Da Boss didn't notice (advance failed, no-reoll, break).
On the other side of the battle field, Assault Swarm 3 launched itself at the second Big Warband. 4 broods of Hormagaunts and a brood of Termagants lost thie lives as 2 squads of Nobz, Boyz and a squad of Grotz went down.
The 'nids were too much from the weary Orks, however, and despite Da Boss's screams they to ran from the battle field (10-9 'nids).
Attempting to cover the retreat of the lone Warriors from Assault Swarm 2, the Genestealers left their rubble to advance of the Mega Gargant, in hopes of giving Da Boss something else to think about (ZoCed Gargant so it couldn't Sustain next turn).
The Harridan, wounded as it was, headed back to the Tyranid lines to head off any funny business the Kult of Speed might try.
The Tyrant, eager to engage the Stompa Mob but not wanting to present itself as a target prepared its swarms to move through the woods.
End Phase
Stompa Mob - failed to rally, 1 BM left
Blitz Brigade - failed to rally, remained broken
Attack Swarm - spawns 6 Hormagaunts
Assault Swarm 1 - rallied with 1 BM left
Assault Swarm 2 - rallied with 1 BM left and spaned 4 Termagants
Assault Swarm 3 - spawned 5 Hormagaunts
Assault Swarm 4 - rallied with 1 BM left
Harassment Swarm - spawns 5 Termagants
Genestealer 1 - rallies with 1 BM left
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