Played this today.
Although the opponent conceded after his Assault Terminators failed in their assault, there were some areas of the list that really worried me.
Firstly the opponent's list;
Imperial FistsAchilles Land Raiders
Devastators + Crusaders
Devastators + Crusaders
Vindicators
Vindicators
Reaver Titan
Thunderbolt Fighters
Thunderbolt Fighters
Assault Terminators
If it was not the fact that I won the initiative vs the Marines (a daunting task at best), the game would have continued to be a shooting gallery where the Genestealer Cult simply could not compete, let alone move forward. Winning the initiative allowed me to risk 2 actions both at a 3+ roll to charge and luckily win 2 combats (Lictors vs Vindicators and Brood Brothers vs Vindicators) to kill off the Marine activation count for the coming turns. We worked out the the Genestealer Cult at this time
may have won on turn 3 (T&H + Blitz) or attained a draw - all dependant on whether activation rolls were made.
I will continue my thoughts in the Genestealer development here:
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