Mission Background: The Biel-Tan Craftworld have launched an assault upon the Imperial world of Sirius VI. As the Eldar landed upon the planet, they immediately launched a full-out assault upon the stronghold of Alawight. The stronghold was a main communications hub for the planetary defences, capturing the fortress swiftly would ensure that the Eldar had the upper hand throughout the war, but they are faced with an substantial and well organizaed Imperial Guard army who have been charged with protecting this key base. If they can hold off for long enough, they will be able to scramble a distress call for relief forces to aid then in repelling this invasion...

Aim: It's all or nothing for both sides. The Eldar must capture the stronghold by the end of turn 4 to ensure victory. The stronghold must be cleared of enemy units to count as having been captured. The Imperial Guard will win the battle if they hold the fortress until the start of turn 5. Victory points are ignored in this battle, although units will still break and require to carry out morale checks in the normal way.

Deployment: The Imperial Guard may set up anywhere within 2/3 of the battlefield. They can buy all available defences for free and all units count start the game as "Dug-in" (an extra -1 to be hit by enemies). The Eldar may set up anywhere in the remaining 1/3 of the board but must not start within 20cm of any Imperial Guard unit. Note that there is no hidden set-up in this battle.

Notes: This battle will be played using the new NetEpic Gold rules. Please note however that the armies have been bought using the original army cards, hence some points costs may not match up to those listed in the N.E.G. books.
Also, a very special thank you goes to Ulrich on this forum for suggesting the rules for this scenario. Cheers!

Force Lists:

Eldar (Attacking Force)

Warhost: 850 pts
Tempest Host: 900 pts
Falcon Host: 450 pts
Wind Rider Host: 650 pts
Warlock Titan: 750 pts
Phantom Titan: 600 pts
Warlock: 100 pts
Harlequin Troupe: 150 pts
Howling Banshees: 150 pts
2 x Striking Scorpions: 300 pts
2 x Swooping Hawks: 300 pts
6 x Deathstalker Prism Cannon: 300 pts
Wave Serpents: 150 pts
Doomweavers: 150 pts
2 x Vibro Cannon: 200 pts
Avatar: Free
Biel-Tan Dire Avengers: Free

Total: 6,000 pts

Imperial Guard (Defending force):

Shadowsword Company: 500 pts
Baneblade Company: 500 pts
Predator Company: 600 pts
Rough Rider Company: 600 pts
Bike Company: 300 pts
Heavy Company: 600 pts
Vindicator Squadron: 150 pts
Rapier Laser Destroyer Battery: 50 pts
2 x Sentinels: 200 pts
Beastman Platoon: 200 pts
3 x Ogryn Platoons: 300 pts
6 x Commissars - free

This battle will be played on October 27th and (hopefully be) replayed on October 28th with players exchanging sides. I will post up the full battle reports and pics here as soon as is possible! (Apologies for posting this prematurely, just means I have less to write up in a few days time!)

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Sounds like it will be a lot of fun
looking forward to it

The battle ended up being a real epic (pun intended!) played over Friday evening and then the next morning. This meant there was not time enough to play 2 battles so only one battle report will follow.

The light in my flat isn't particularly brilliant so I apologise for the quality of many of the pics.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin!

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Left Flank Deployment

A frontline of Eldar Grav Tanks containing Guardians is closely followed by more Grav Tanks containing deadly Harlequins, Howling Banshees & Striking Scorpions. Two Squads of Swooping Hawks and and Wind Rider Host of Jet Bikes steel themselves for intense combat with the Imperial Guard Bike and Rough Riders Companies.

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Centre Flank Deployment

The Eldar place less emphasis on the centre flank; some Tempests are backed up by Deathstalker Prism Cannon, 2 Vibro-Cannon detachments and a Warlock. In the strongpoint, the IG have a formidable amount of firepower on display, with the following companies ready to defend the strongpoint with their lives; Shadowswords, Baneblades, Predaots and Heavy (missile-launcher-wielding) Troops. They have additional support in the form of Sentinels and Vindicators. The bunkers and entrenchments will make it incredibly difficult for the Eldar to land any blows upon their opponents...

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Right Flank Deployment

Two Titans and a squad of Tempests intend to attempt to break the enemy defences. Also in attendance are Dire Avengers, Doomweavers and Wave Serpents which carry a detachment of Striking Scorpions. They will be looking to take on the Imperial Guards' Orgyn and Beastmen detachments within the woods. The Eldar Avatar should be able to assist them in this endeavour...

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Turn 1 Left Flank Movement:

Imperial Bikes take on Grav Tank Company, but they simply fly off, leaving a behind a company of Guardians to do battle with the bikes! Meanwhile, massive close combat battles rage between Eldar Jet Bikes and IG Rough Riders! Turn 1 is barely underway and it is already shaping up to be a bloodbath!

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Turn 1 Centre Flank Post-Movement

Things are relatively quiet on the central front. The Eldar's powerful psychic - the Warlock - takes up position in a building but every other unit stays put to engage a long-range battle.

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Turn 1 Right Flank Post-Movement

Eldar Titans stride forward while the Wave Serpents drop off their troops. The Striking Scorpions are the most feared close-combat specialists within the Eldar army but they will be put to the test when they face three detachments of formidable Orgyns!

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Turn 1 Left Flank ENd Phase

Absolute slaughter on the left flank! The Eldar Guardians are decimated in close combat by the IG bikes. The Jet Bikes do a little better against the Rough Riders but still pay a heavy price...

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Turn 1 Centre Flank End Phase

The Warlock cast an Eldrich Storm which disrupted the IG's Predators in action. The powerful Pulsars of the Titans scored a victory in destroying two super-heavy tanks, a Baneblade and a Shadowsword.

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Turn 1 Right Flank End Phase

The outnumbered Scorpions manage to kill several Ogryn but half of their own unit dies in battle...
...Meanwhile, the Doomweavers forget to fire! Give those pilots their P45!

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Turn 1 action shot

Through the gloom of the night, Eldar Titans march upon the stronghold. The dark skies are lit up by the light of pulsar and rocket-launcher exchanges...

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Turn 1 Action Shot

Giant Ogryn do battle with the vicious Eldar Striking Scorpions. Several Ogryn are sliced to pieces, but brute strength pummels two stands of Scorpions.

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Turn 1 Action Shot

A Warlock's Eldrich Storm disrupts Predator tanks within the strongpoint. In the background, a Shadowsword and Baneblade are missing from the ranks, having been destroyed by Pulsar fire.

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