My list, which operated under the assumption I would be facing 60+ boyz, and somehow missed the fact Ike has brought 3+ vehicles to every 40k match, ever, Orks or not.
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| Funds meant for Lahker intel have, until now, been assisting Nahz in acquiring artisan tea sets. |
Ike's list:
1x Big Mek [3x Ammo Runt, Cybork Body, Gift: Da Finkin' Kap, Gitfinda, Warlord] 'Eavy Armour [Choppa, Kustom Force Field]
Mek [Killsaw, Slugga]
Painboy [Grot Orderly]
Warboss [Ammo Runt, Attack Squig, Bosspole]
'Eavy Armour [Kombi-weapon w/ Skorcha, Power Klaw]
4x Nobz w/'Eavy Armour in Battlewagon ['Ard Case, Extra Armour, Grot Riggers, Kannon, Reinforced Ram]
+ Troops +
17x Boyz w/Boss Nob w/Bosspole, Power Klaw, Shoota, 2x Boy w/ Big Shoota
17x Boyz w/Boss Nob w/Bosspole, Power Klaw, Shoota, 2x Boy w/ Big Shoota
Burna-Bommer w/6x Skorcha Missiles
5x Deffkoptas
Battlewagon ['Ard Case, Grot Riggers, Kannon, Killkannon]
Deff Dread [Extra Armour, Grot Riggers, 2x Skorcha]
Deff Dread [Grot Riggers, Power Klaw, Rokkit Launcha]
5x Lootas w/Mek and rokkit launcha
Looted Wagon (WD) [Grot Riggers, Killkannon, Reinforced Ram]
The list I brought included one more troops choice than I usually go with, all my vehicles, and my new Doom Scythe. I managed to remember all my models and game aids...with the exception of my warlord, Lord Nahz. Ike scrounged up a custom Space Marine servitor model I could use. In hindsight, this could be considered an omen for what was to come.
We went with the basic mission, Planetfall. Ike took the Fortified Stronghold stratagem, increasing his Square Bastion to AV 15 on all facings. I took the stratagems Dawn Assault (for Night Fighting) and Laserburn (variable S10 AP1 orbital attack). Ike rolled up five objectives, worth 3 vp each, and set up his forces in the table center.
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| Ike's setup. The Wraiths at bottom right are not there, they are figments of your imagination. |
Turn 1
As the attacker, I got to launch several Firestorm attacks (number of bastions on the table plus d3) before my first turn. At S9 AP3, they didn't do as much damage as I'd hoped, but they did immobilize Ike's metal Deff Dread and squash a couple boyz on the Rectangle Bastion.
With the Firestorm concluded, I phased in my forces, and thus began a series of mistakes that (spoilers! kind of) may or may not have led to the game's result. First off, I brought in my Ghost Ark, the 10-warrior squad in it, another 10-warrior squad, and my Immortal squad accompanied by the Warlord-Servitor, Overlord Rynkelyh, and the Cryptek. I was really hoping for the Stalker or the Doom Scythe, and failed to recall that the Planetstrike-specific army detachment allows the player to choose a unit and have it auto-pass/fail its reserve roll. Whoops.
My turn 1 shooting wasn't great, either. I had chosen the Dawn Assault stratagem, which put Night Fighting in effect till the start of my second turn. When I targeted Ike's Lootas and he had them go to ground, this meant he rolled for a +2 cover save, because they were atop a Bastion (+4), go to ground (+3), and then Night Fighting giving Stealth (+2). Yeah.
Ike's first turn, his Battlewagon with Nobz and the Warboss and his Burna Bommer (A-10 proxy) arrived from reserve. So did the five Deffkoptas, if they weren't on the battlefield already. The 'koptas fired a volley of krak missiles at my Ghost Ark, and all missed. Thank you BS2. The AT-ST Dread fired a shot and dealt a glancing hit to the Ark. The Ork3 Lee laid it on my Immortals and pals with its kannons, dealing a few casualties.
Turn 2
The Stalker, one Deathmark squad, and last remaining warrior squad came in from reserve, as well as the DOOM SCYTHE!
And then the quad gun used Intercept to knock the Scythe's death ray off. I was irked. I struck back by annihilating all but one of his Deffkoptas in a hail of gauss bolts. The Doom Scythe, its tesla destructors still intact, tried and failed to knock hull points off the Lee. Warriors near the Square Bastion claimed the objective in the grass, and the Immortals shuffled around and plinked away at the immobilized Deff Dread.
Ike's turn, his forces plinked away at things. The boyz killed a few more warriors, and the Lootas failed to do anything. The AT-ST Deff Dread charged my Stalker, and to both my and Ike's surprise managed to whiff with his S10 power klaw.
Turn 3
My other Deathmark squad landed, and the two squads concentrated fire on Ike's Big Mek and killed him off, getting both First Blood and Slay the Warlord. Yes, up till that point not a single full unit had died. The Immortals and Overlords finally made up their mind, attempted to assault the immobilized Dread, and failed to make it into combat. (I know, I know, attacking something with pairs of heavy flamers and power klaws is a bad idea, but how else was I to get to an objective? What else could my beastly-in-CC-useless-at-range Overlords do?)
On Ike's turn, the Burna Bommer ground down my Deathmarks, the Warboss and his Nobz hopped out of their transport, and the walker duel continued, with another glance dealt to my Stalker.
Turn 4
Finally, forced to by game rules, the Wraiths and Annihilation Barge rolled in. The Barge went to support the failing right flank, and the Wraiths deep-struck by the giant mob of boyz, scattered onto the ruins, and rolled a 1 for their mishap.
Yeah...that was embarrassing.
With that over with, Overlord Rynkelyh charged into combat with the metal Deff Dread and slew it, redeeming his failure from last game. The Doom Scythe, unable to maneuver for a strafing run on anything, charged off the battlefield and into ongoing reserves.
Ike's turn, his boy mob on the left flank obliterated the few warriors left in the junkyard. The Looted Wagon tried to squash my last Deathmark, he went to ground and barely scraped by. The Warboss and Nobz charged the Immortals. Warboss challenged, Rynkelyh accepted to protect the Warlord, and history drearily repeated itself when Rynkelyh was instagibbed by the power klaw. And, at long last, the walker duel came to an end, with the Deff Dread victorious. He consolidated towards the butt end of the Ark.
Turn 5
The Doom Scythe claimed its first kill by wrecking the Looted Wagon. Lord Nahz/servitor and the Immortals fought back gamely against the Nobz, but the writing was on the walls, and Nahz/servitor was challenged by the Warboss. He made his invuln saves, staving off the inevitable for one more (player) turn.
Ike's turn. The Ghost Ark finally met its end, the warriors insidesinging Dragonforce piling out for the nearest terrain. Lord Nahz/servitor finally died to the Warboss's klaw.
I determined I could not pull a win out of this, and conceded the game to Ike. Final score was 9-5 VP, Orks' favor (9 for three objectives, five for one objective, Slay the Warlord, and First Blood).
In hindsight:
As the attacker, I got to launch several Firestorm attacks (number of bastions on the table plus d3) before my first turn. At S9 AP3, they didn't do as much damage as I'd hoped, but they did immobilize Ike's metal Deff Dread and squash a couple boyz on the Rectangle Bastion.
With the Firestorm concluded, I phased in my forces, and thus began a series of mistakes that (spoilers! kind of) may or may not have led to the game's result. First off, I brought in my Ghost Ark, the 10-warrior squad in it, another 10-warrior squad, and my Immortal squad accompanied by the Warlord-Servitor, Overlord Rynkelyh, and the Cryptek. I was really hoping for the Stalker or the Doom Scythe, and failed to recall that the Planetstrike-specific army detachment allows the player to choose a unit and have it auto-pass/fail its reserve roll. Whoops.
My turn 1 shooting wasn't great, either. I had chosen the Dawn Assault stratagem, which put Night Fighting in effect till the start of my second turn. When I targeted Ike's Lootas and he had them go to ground, this meant he rolled for a +2 cover save, because they were atop a Bastion (+4), go to ground (+3), and then Night Fighting giving Stealth (+2). Yeah.
Ike's first turn, his Battlewagon with Nobz and the Warboss and his Burna Bommer (A-10 proxy) arrived from reserve. So did the five Deffkoptas, if they weren't on the battlefield already. The 'koptas fired a volley of krak missiles at my Ghost Ark, and all missed. Thank you BS2. The AT-ST Dread fired a shot and dealt a glancing hit to the Ark. The Ork3 Lee laid it on my Immortals and pals with its kannons, dealing a few casualties.
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| No, please stop, please, no, I'm on a diet, I don't want pie... |
Turn 2
The Stalker, one Deathmark squad, and last remaining warrior squad came in from reserve, as well as the DOOM SCYTHE!
And then the quad gun used Intercept to knock the Scythe's death ray off. I was irked. I struck back by annihilating all but one of his Deffkoptas in a hail of gauss bolts. The Doom Scythe, its tesla destructors still intact, tried and failed to knock hull points off the Lee. Warriors near the Square Bastion claimed the objective in the grass, and the Immortals shuffled around and plinked away at the immobilized Deff Dread.
Ike's turn, his forces plinked away at things. The boyz killed a few more warriors, and the Lootas failed to do anything. The AT-ST Deff Dread charged my Stalker, and to both my and Ike's surprise managed to whiff with his S10 power klaw.
Turn 3
My other Deathmark squad landed, and the two squads concentrated fire on Ike's Big Mek and killed him off, getting both First Blood and Slay the Warlord. Yes, up till that point not a single full unit had died. The Immortals and Overlords finally made up their mind, attempted to assault the immobilized Dread, and failed to make it into combat. (I know, I know, attacking something with pairs of heavy flamers and power klaws is a bad idea, but how else was I to get to an objective? What else could my beastly-in-CC-useless-at-range Overlords do?)
On Ike's turn, the Burna Bommer ground down my Deathmarks, the Warboss and his Nobz hopped out of their transport, and the walker duel continued, with another glance dealt to my Stalker.
Turn 4
Finally, forced to by game rules, the Wraiths and Annihilation Barge rolled in. The Barge went to support the failing right flank, and the Wraiths deep-struck by the giant mob of boyz, scattered onto the ruins, and rolled a 1 for their mishap.
Yeah...that was embarrassing.
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| shamefur dispray, commit sudoku |
Ike's turn, his boy mob on the left flank obliterated the few warriors left in the junkyard. The Looted Wagon tried to squash my last Deathmark, he went to ground and barely scraped by. The Warboss and Nobz charged the Immortals. Warboss challenged, Rynkelyh accepted to protect the Warlord, and history drearily repeated itself when Rynkelyh was instagibbed by the power klaw. And, at long last, the walker duel came to an end, with the Deff Dread victorious. He consolidated towards the butt end of the Ark.
Turn 5
The Doom Scythe claimed its first kill by wrecking the Looted Wagon. Lord Nahz/servitor and the Immortals fought back gamely against the Nobz, but the writing was on the walls, and Nahz/servitor was challenged by the Warboss. He made his invuln saves, staving off the inevitable for one more (player) turn.
Ike's turn. The Ghost Ark finally met its end, the warriors inside
I determined I could not pull a win out of this, and conceded the game to Ike. Final score was 9-5 VP, Orks' favor (9 for three objectives, five for one objective, Slay the Warlord, and First Blood).
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| Endgame. |
- I forgot Laserburn. My S10 AP1 sky fist.
- We may have spoofed on following the Flyer movement rules with the Bommer.
- Deploying my Stalker from reserve within 12-15" of a CC unit, a.k.a. Deff Dread. Bad Gabe. The Stalker is named Stalker for a reason.
- The Deathmarks did their job! Proud of those boys.
- Ike has quality coffee mugs. Big easy-grip handle, tough and solid mug, it feels like I could knock out a grox with one of those.
- Ike's scratchbuilt models are awesome. AT-ST Dread, A-10 Bommer, Ork3 Lee? All worthy opponents, cool details, well built. I can't wait to see them painted.
- Doom Scythe got a kill and survived!
- We may have spoofed on following the Flyer movement rules with the Bommer.
- Deploying my Stalker from reserve within 12-15" of a CC unit, a.k.a. Deff Dread. Bad Gabe. The Stalker is named Stalker for a reason.
- The Deathmarks did their job! Proud of those boys.
- Ike has quality coffee mugs. Big easy-grip handle, tough and solid mug, it feels like I could knock out a grox with one of those.
- Ike's scratchbuilt models are awesome. AT-ST Dread, A-10 Bommer, Ork3 Lee? All worthy opponents, cool details, well built. I can't wait to see them painted.
- Doom Scythe got a kill and survived!
Additional pics:
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| Best use of spare toys. |
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| "Guys, they're gaining, step on it!" |
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| Snap-firing heavy weapons at Flyers...it works as well as you think it does. |
