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[BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:02 am

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This was the second game vs Necrons this evening... was great to get in two games... it's been a long time! *laugh*

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:17 am

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Rules Used

Raider?s Necron Armylist
Errata 2008

Armies Used

Necron Harvester Force - 2985 points

Scythe Class Spaceship

Phalanx 1
6 Necron Warriors
1 Necron Lord
2 Immortals
1 Pariah

Phalanx 2
6 Necron Warriors
1 Necron Lord
2 Immortals
1 Pariah

Warbarque
Supreme Commander

Monolith ?Group 1
2 Monoliths

Monolith ?Group 2
2 Monoliths

Eques 1 - (BTS Goal)
6 Heavy Destroyers
1 Necron Lord

Eques 2
6 Heavy Destroyers

Venator 1
6 Flayed Ones
1 Necron Lord

Venator 2
6 Flayed Ones
1 Necron Lord

Steel Legion Defence Force - 3000 points

Regimental HQ
1 Supreme Commander
1 Commissar
12 Infantry
7 Chimera
1 Hydra
2 Ogryn
2 Chimeras

Infantry Company
1 Commander
1 Commissar
12 Infantry
2 Snipers
2 Ogryn

Tank Company - (BTS Goal)
9 Leman Russ
1 Vanquisher
1 Commissar
1 Hydra

Rough Rider Platoon 1
6 Rough Riders
1 Commissar

Rough Rider Platoon 2
6 Rough Riders
1 Commissar

Storm Trooper Platoon
8 Storm Troopers
1 Commissar
4 Valkyries

Superheavy Tank Platoon
1 Baneblade

Thunderbolt Squadron
2 Thunderbolts

Warhound Squadron
1 Warhound

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:10 pm

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Battlefield

4x6
Necrons chose corner deployment.

Deployment:

Necron spaceship declared for Turn 1.

Necron kept all formations in reserve.

Steel Legion garrisoned the Infantry Company and the Storm Troopers on overwatch, with the Valkyries ?popped-up?.

Remaining deployment as shown:

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:37 pm

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(Hena @ May 05 2008,17:24)

QUOTE

Still waiting to see what happens here

Yeah, been wasting my time working, *sheesh* *laugh*

Hope to have this up soon.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:33 am

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Turn 1

Monolith Group 1 and the Warbarque phase in, out of line of sight of the enemy, with the Warbarque receiving one Blast marker.

Strategy Roll: Necrons

A shadow darkens the sky as the Scythe hovers high overhead and blasts the Imperials. The Orbital Bombardment strikes the Warhound and the Tank Company, destroying a Hydra.

One Pin-Point attack targets the Warhound, dropping 1 Void Shield (We game a Blast marker for each attack, not sure if that?s right) and missed the Baneblade because it was parked in some ruins.

Eques 2 advances out of the Warbarque to fire on the Tank Company and destroys 1 Leman Russ.

The Tank Company responds by advancing on Eques to and blasting 4 Destroyers out of the sky, easily breaking the Necron formation.

Hesitating at first, the Warhound doubles around the Warbarque and unloads everything? placing a Blast marker.

The Warbarque replies by sustaining fire on the Warhound? and only drops its remaining Void Shield, but the Titan breaks under fire.

Eques 1 advances out of Monolith 1 and fires on the Baneblade? also only placing a Blast marker.

The Baneblade revs its engine? sputters and breaks, failing to advance!

Monolith Group 1 then engages the intermingled Rough Riders 1 and the Tank Company (OOPS!). Four Rough Riders are scythed down, including the Commissar, and the Necrons win by ?1?, killing another Rough Rider and pushing the surviving Imperials back.

Venator 1 (cunningly concealed as Orks!) pours out of the Portal of the second Monolith of Group 1 and engages the Baneblade, destroying it in a critical hit that takes out a single Flayed One.

The Stormtroopers double forward and unload 6BP worth of missiles and other attacks on Eques 1 and Monolith Group 1. Three Heavy Destroyers, including the Necron Lord, are taken out and both Necron formations break and fall back.

Rough Riders 2 engage Venetor 1 in a ?6cm firefight? with the support of the Stormtroopers and wipe out the Necron abominations.

The Thunderbolts dive down to ground attack Eques 1 and trash them all, claiming BTS in the first turn for the Imperials.

The Regimental HQ doubles up and fires on Eques 2, taking out another Heavy Destroyer, leaving a single unit in the formation.

Feeling secure in the ruins, the Infantry Company goes on overwatch?

End of Turn

All Necron formations rally.

The lone survivor of Rough Rider 1 fails to rally.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:54 am

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Turn 2

Both Monolith Groups appear, bracketing the Tank Company. Group 2 receives a Blast marker for its troubles.

Strategy Roll: Necrons

Eques 2 tears out of the fourth Monolith?s Portal and engages the Tank Company; the few Guardsmen with line of sight take some overwatch shots against them, but the cover granted by the bulk of the Leman Russ means they only place a Blast marker (Still haven?t heard if it?s been resolved if enemy armoured vehicles give the cover mod to enemy infantry in base contact with them.)

Three Leman Russ are pulled apart, while 2 Flayed Ones are ground to paste? and the Imperials win by ?1?, killing another Flayed One, breaking Monolith Group 2, but they still break and have a hard time finding a safe place to retreat to. The surviving Flayed Ones flee into the second Monolith?s Portal and safety.

The Warbarque advances on the Stormtroopers and eliminates 2 Valkyries.

The Regimental HQ advances on the Warbarque? scores a single hit? which is saved.

The Stormtroopers then engage the Warbarque, losing one of the troopers to arcs of green lighting, but dishing out 2DC damage and a critical which shuts down the war engine?s Portal?

Still, the balance of power is with the Necron as they win by ?1? and take out another Stormtrooper.

Phalanx 1 steps out of the third Monolith and engages the Tank Company?

It?s a slaughter, only the Commissar?s Vanquisher survives after the Imperials only drop a single unit of Necron Warriors.

Monolith Group 1 tries to do something, can?t get a signal from the broken Warbarque, and finally breaks instead of doing anything.

The Warhound advances on Monolith Group 1? and does no damage.

Rough Riders 2 doubles to surround Monolith Group 1 with zones of control.

Phalanx 2 then stumbles out to engage Rough Riders 2, losing 3 Necron Warriors and the Pariah before wiping out the Rough Riders.

Feeling cocky, the Thunderbolts dive down and strafe Phalanx 2, talking out 1 Immortal, 1 Necron Lord, and another Necron Warrior?

End of Turn

Monolith Group 2 fails to rally.

The Stormtroopers and Rough Riders 1 also fail to rally.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:16 am

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Turn 3

Venetor 2 appears in the forest near the lone Leman Russ, while Monolith Group 1 appears at the Imperial Blitz.

Strategy Roll: Necrons.

Venetor 2 engages the last Leman Russ and takes it out, scoring BTS for the Necrons.

Phalanx 2 then engages the Infantry Company with the support of Monolith Group 1.

The Necrons suffer *NO* losses while only the two Ogryn units, one with Commissar, survive the slaughter. ?The Necrons secure the Imperial Blitz.

The Regimental HQ advances, spreading out to secure both Necron Objectives and fires on Venetor 2, taking out a Flayed One and breaking the survivor.

Monolith Group 1 doubles towards the Warhound and fires, placing a Blast marker.

The Warbarque then doubles into the forest, placing itself in the Warhound?s path to the Necron Blitz (A marching Warhound would?ve gotten within 14.9cm of the Necron Blitz if it could run a perfectly straight path? the Warbarque in the way prevented that.) and places another Blast marker on the Titan.

The Warhound responds by sustaining fire on Monolith Group 1 and destroying one of the Monoliths!

The single Heavy Destroyer of Eques 2 races out of the last Monolith and marshals on one of the Imperial Objectives? restoring all five lost Heavy Destroyers!

The Thunderbolts try to save the day, targeting Eques 2, but they only take out 2 Heavy Destroyers and the battered Necrons stay put?

End of Turn:

Necron: 3 (Blitz, BTS, T-n-H) vs Steel Legion: 2 (BTS, T-n-H)

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Moscovian

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:32 am

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Wow! Another close game with the Necrons. Any feedback on the new list with regard to this game?

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:39 am

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(Moscovian @ May 07 2008,02:32)

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Wow! ?Another close game with the Necrons. ?Any feedback on the new list with regard to this game?

Yep, if not for the Warbarque "block", it would've probably gone to Turn 4... certainly not the blow-out that Necrons used to get! ?*laugh*

Well, Monoliths seem almost *weak* now with only +2 attacks, but the formation of multiple Monoliths seems a welcome addition to the army. ?The loss of fearless from any of the Necron infantry means one can fairly easily "clean up" broken formations; my opponent says he sees little reason to include Tomb Spyders in the Phalanxes as it makes them vulnerable to AT fire for a lot of expense.

We haven't tried a "Murder of Monoliths" list with the new rules, but that should come up in the near future.

All-in-all, I think the list plays really well, and both games were fun for both my opponent and myself. ?Now the thing to do is test it against players with little experience against Necrons and see how it feels to them.

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:46 am

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(Hena @ May 07 2008,06:27)

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Why? You don't do that to any other unit, so why would spacecraft get any special treatment? Opening fire gives you only 1BM per target per formation shooting regardless on how many attacks the formation does. Russ company has 40 attacks ... :;):

Cuz it felt right that bolts out of the blue would shake you up a bit... *laugh*

Had no real game effect in the end... other than disappointing my opponent that his Pin-point attacks did next to nothing. *laugh*

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Pulsar

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:00 pm

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Thanks for yet another battle report Chroma!!

and that is one of the best things i think the most recent changes to the necron list have done they made the list abit more fun to play!

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Chroma

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:24 pm

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(Pulsar @ May 07 2008,12:00)

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i think the most recent changes to the necron list have done they made the list abit more fun to play!

Well, the Necron list was almost always fun to play... it just wasn't fun to play against!

Now it seems a lot more fun for *both* players... *laugh*

Still gotta try a Monolith Swarm army with the changes... or an Obelisk Swarm...

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Pulsar

Post subject: [BatRep] Necrons vs Steel Legion

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:17 pm

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yes play against is what i meant to say

, ?Zombocom is my regular necron opponent and i think he is in the middle of puting together a monolih swarm list so the next time i play might be abit more of a pounding!!!

and for further coments on my use of the english language please refer to my stig! :laugh:

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