tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297738135239016822024-02-18T20:19:03.683-08:00Micromegas at WarA blog for epic narrative miniature gamesJJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-8614820932616980442020-10-03T15:57:00.000-07:002020-10-03T15:57:03.326-07:00Escape from the Hive - Ambush and Kidnap<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It was dark.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">The Band of the Red Hand sat silently, waiting in ambush of the noble who was their golden ticket out of this shit hole. They received info that the next ship out of these plague infested sewers was just through a secret door behind them, and Mr. Moneybags who ship it is was scheduled to walk right this way. A big fat TTC pass blindly stumbling into their trap.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">The doors to the sewers open and a highly trained group of Enforcers orderly burst out and secure the area.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">“Roger, area clear”</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">On hearing the call the nobles step out into the daylight. The captain in front begins ordering troops to spread out and advance. Little did he know they would not get far.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">A single gun rings out of the shadow.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">The captain takes an unexpected shot to the chest sending him to the back of the ranks and to the ground. He isn’t hurt, but the rest of the gang isn’t as fortunate. Chaos erupts. The Enforcers are stuck in a shooting gallery without much cover. A rookie attempts to run to the front and get advance cover, but Mat the Red Hand’s leader turns him into a pile of flaming goo with his plasma gun. Another in the back attempts retaliatory fire, only to have a shot from Mr Scab’s lasgun as the last thing to go through his mind.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">It was over before it began.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">Ranks decimated, the Enforcers attempt to back out, abandoning their employer. Over eager new recruit Ned rushes into the fray in order to get a kill in his first fight. Forgetting that cover is a thing a retreating Enforcer blind fires and catches Ned in the spine. He slumps to the ground as the Enforcers disappear with Nobles left cowering for their new guards.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">Mat walks up to Mr. Moneybag and smiles. “Hi, let me introduce myself. 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The determined and focused firepower of the defenders overwhelmed the numbers and combined forces of the Human invaders. Their last ditch effort to eradicate the Xeno's home world was unsuccessful and the combined Imperial navy decided to cut their losses and head back to their own galaxy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc8yCJLY45xtHGvnNvDHk2m3IZN1wi_TpOz6ilhtbK84CC8kVLRKJ78noqowz2vznvL2dYGpGE1jJBfX_fFSsipBuoKW-j7uy06YOvPMVrKxYKrOIfqSlzcUYJT_xhd4TZiJj1FjmHPg/s2048/IMG-5673.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc8yCJLY45xtHGvnNvDHk2m3IZN1wi_TpOz6ilhtbK84CC8kVLRKJ78noqowz2vznvL2dYGpGE1jJBfX_fFSsipBuoKW-j7uy06YOvPMVrKxYKrOIfqSlzcUYJT_xhd4TZiJj1FjmHPg/s640/IMG-5673.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There were rumours of a big battle the previous evening where an Orlock gang was routed by mob of the undead. Mat figured he could perhaps find some of their discarded gear or information on what's been going on in the hive.</p><p>Setting the scene, Mat's gang arrives from the top as they scour for loot, the undead approach from all sides.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DzpEuaZyffKYakD9A1sn2mlUvb2TLKcH6rHp1dyI0IZ0QtmGqeRCmOE21cs2xBxQvSwIIkYAYGHFntUyCX8xiGXQtJZJH7ZIzMWtLQkh9vEFjay82oddRUmGFJOjaOs05NPeMh_g4Hw/s2048/IMG-5577.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwPWlzJh5cGEqxvTFQb61B73roqVrEOsILl8ZFVXzgJMTr2hV1UF5Rtcqu_XAcdgJSc_HkCwaYpC1PSmjDch0Sey1Y1erCOKuGLbNevIjFvD1JflxhpW9jaA9iYWGKaraE0wj1TH17WU/s640/IMG-5572.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Mat hand his trusted pals, Mr Scarabs and Chance spotted a loot casket.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRamEKhswIWJr0ZliJCIOcKNeKLhG3MQKOyFqOTKzvEE2meYiByBYqs_e6W8sC-J5XWJnq61k8yQGjQUux3PJtmRAnkUcpalzYirk2j0XB2AA0u7sUFnXeFyGu1yv-pEnUqxSQePLEP_A/s2048/IMG-5596.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbvrqgbQpSeB5gb_sg3D3Cmr6m60OfayptzbDaPFd33lDXG7IFCZtpKBh3kvwxsmTz5Lrv1yWbvTzoYtnVR9Uwm0A6JkW8F4ZGa9NyQ6sNniC064NPlKDUihKCRUO4LrL9gfllg2WrVo/s2048/IMG-5579.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2_IT8TbtcFNAEpmviRograTLYqxV2UpBwCDEFVUSHqFIsTNbN1giRPw-_SJY-slD_N_8vEHj9Tn3MOH0sI0r6UHrh1oOPpc956OZJRuGs4warL3IoRpMUmamOv9VkHtokfYZ0wQ8zUQ/w512-h384/IMG-5573.jpg" width="512" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The undead Corpse Grinders approach in a horde, hungry for fresh meat.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbvrqgbQpSeB5gb_sg3D3Cmr6m60OfayptzbDaPFd33lDXG7IFCZtpKBh3kvwxsmTz5Lrv1yWbvTzoYtnVR9Uwm0A6JkW8F4ZGa9NyQ6sNniC064NPlKDUihKCRUO4LrL9gfllg2WrVo/s2048/IMG-5579.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DzpEuaZyffKYakD9A1sn2mlUvb2TLKcH6rHp1dyI0IZ0QtmGqeRCmOE21cs2xBxQvSwIIkYAYGHFntUyCX8xiGXQtJZJH7ZIzMWtLQkh9vEFjay82oddRUmGFJOjaOs05NPeMh_g4Hw/w512-h370/IMG-5577.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, Sophia and Ghostface advance towards some more loot. Ghostface uses his hand flamer to clean up some undead who were unlucky to get too close.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAInMDLcfUqcNTXIZs541B_Q4GtC6UUInq2a6r_rW5uL45CXgbFv0lTbW2Uf37PWy5EaP2pa3KVop-RQCvsUek64ubtYCii2IWpX2TapprG7JbsQWsAiH64IvfhugpukG0yX-W2HMgbJ4/s2048/IMG-5593.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1995" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIilY8f9aA308nfrYwU_K0clwC86024cU8mdplvjRiOoXSQYHMxc5MJ5OAmus262oW3ZKt5POfDordFPTB1_8fFqvhPaSzVbqnUgNjAWNjPsoFlVeEQfte72PEgdZeoFG4aq1cC1shihQ/w499-h512/IMG-5614.JPG" width="499" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spike also moves ahead, unloading his shotgun and covered by Will of the Reaper's long lasgun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAInMDLcfUqcNTXIZs541B_Q4GtC6UUInq2a6r_rW5uL45CXgbFv0lTbW2Uf37PWy5EaP2pa3KVop-RQCvsUek64ubtYCii2IWpX2TapprG7JbsQWsAiH64IvfhugpukG0yX-W2HMgbJ4/s2048/IMG-5593.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1947" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f6mWqRAOToIX2ZlpyvksQiWWDd9xc3B-3jUhtONi6_cpLFawQQBD7I3jRW6BAaG69moDfYmI0YKLgYxf6tX4enfX-e6tYuHDkFr_5sC7etOdit_bQOpJPUwJbV38wwh9uAegASscpik/w486-h512/IMG-5616.JPG" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ghostface and Sophia put their teamwork and blades to work cutting down some undead that approach them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbvrqgbQpSeB5gb_sg3D3Cmr6m60OfayptzbDaPFd33lDXG7IFCZtpKBh3kvwxsmTz5Lrv1yWbvTzoYtnVR9Uwm0A6JkW8F4ZGa9NyQ6sNniC064NPlKDUihKCRUO4LrL9gfllg2WrVo/s2048/IMG-5579.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="2048" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0evyPO7WPI9kc3clYycqcXMUanXalOpODEQqEuCqxZYw6imeH-G5bqUKgxUYhD99DS0lzlW7eG8ss5fAISlwRC_b6SWgHVF-488ix-bHicR_UwL0gJ0XfDKhjJpXkazL4EItA0jIOi88/w512-h461/IMG-5583.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spike's position becomes tenuous as more undead approach him from all sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbvrqgbQpSeB5gb_sg3D3Cmr6m60OfayptzbDaPFd33lDXG7IFCZtpKBh3kvwxsmTz5Lrv1yWbvTzoYtnVR9Uwm0A6JkW8F4ZGa9NyQ6sNniC064NPlKDUihKCRUO4LrL9gfllg2WrVo/s2048/IMG-5579.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAInMDLcfUqcNTXIZs541B_Q4GtC6UUInq2a6r_rW5uL45CXgbFv0lTbW2Uf37PWy5EaP2pa3KVop-RQCvsUek64ubtYCii2IWpX2TapprG7JbsQWsAiH64IvfhugpukG0yX-W2HMgbJ4/w512-h384/IMG-5593.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Meanwhile Mat and his team are unable to hold back the unending horde that closes in on them, Mat unleashes with his plasma pistol as Mr Scarabs does his best to hold them off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbvrqgbQpSeB5gb_sg3D3Cmr6m60OfayptzbDaPFd33lDXG7IFCZtpKBh3kvwxsmTz5Lrv1yWbvTzoYtnVR9Uwm0A6JkW8F4ZGa9NyQ6sNniC064NPlKDUihKCRUO4LrL9gfllg2WrVo/s2048/IMG-5579.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2048" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3_axTcMjL0cxRwHbx4pWBo_j__yQQ8smG9pTJz_TzDI_eRC58EYJytHuh-tXKJsYZFKit9wHStLtllDAsyemuy7ai_vySVDWwd-1EsdnRwMxzG6Z4uwzPvE2iv5ZSA3xPePngpIFEsA/w512-h462/IMG-5618.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the end Mr Scarabs succumbed to the horde despite Mat's best efforts. 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They found out that a prominent noble had bought transport out of the Hive and hired a personal security detail to escort him and his family. The transfer was happening in two days from now. </span></span></div></div>JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-7928216910997269712020-08-08T06:53:00.009-07:002020-08-18T19:35:28.154-07:00Escape From the Hive - Introduction<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Hive was hit hard with a plague that no one saw coming, it spread quickly and reportedly turned the effected into zombie-like cannibals hardly reminiscent of humans. The Lords of the city subsequently decided to lock everything down and impose a severe curfew on all residents, with penalty of death by the Enforcers if curfew was broken. The Band of the Red Hand is a ragtag crew brought together by chance more than anything. Bounty hunters, but not the most successful, due to their bad luck and their generally do-gooders personas (some would categorize them as chaotic good). Usually broke, locked in for several months together and running out of money, they are searching for a way out of the Hive city and for safe passage off planet before it all goes to hell (or more hell.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mat Cauthon, Chance and Mr. Scabs</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Awoke one day with a scar on his neck, a blade in his hand, and Mr. Scabs staring at him like a hungry cat. Mat has no relocation of how he got there or any history before that. 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Left the syndicate after the gang put a hit on his lover and assassinated her. Out for revenge and to take the whole operation down.</div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjXGt7XIWaeMjojOiBmupvpv9rPgM_qgYsJNC0Bz-w6XD-XV_KKR8Iu1LjxjxgKHGTZ5Q8UzcOlZEvra2NbcUBTESF9XCmtq1cbEnyWwvA8dhc1CYhlqXI1tStkYhV7Mvp-0nRNaUtKo/s2048/IMG_5604.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1854" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjXGt7XIWaeMjojOiBmupvpv9rPgM_qgYsJNC0Bz-w6XD-XV_KKR8Iu1LjxjxgKHGTZ5Q8UzcOlZEvra2NbcUBTESF9XCmtq1cbEnyWwvA8dhc1CYhlqXI1tStkYhV7Mvp-0nRNaUtKo/w370-h410/IMG_5604.jpg" width="370" /></span></a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: arial;"><div class="gmail_default">Sophia and Ghostface</div><div class="gmail_default">Brother and Sister orphans trained from birth to be killers. They realized they were hired mercenaries, usually killing good people, so they killed their handlers and escaped. 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Eerily quiet. Never speaks other than to say "OK" or "confirmed". 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The Space Marine expedition was able to identify the location of the Xenos planet with it's investigation of the <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2020/02/trajan-campaign-asteroid-colony.html">asteroid colony</a> despite being ambushed and destroyed along the way. Having located their target the Space Marines sent another expeditionary force, this time to the Xeno home planet codenamed Trajan. They were successful in engaging and nullifying the the <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2020/03/trajan-campaign-game-2-space-station.html">space defence array</a>, this opened the path for more numerous Imperial Navy to begin its invasion of the planet Trajan. The first task for the Navy is to recon the planet's surface for targets, critical infrastructure and threats. The Xeno forces were surprised by initial incursion that took out their space stations defences, however, they were prepared to meet this invasion in force.<div><br /></div><div><i>We played the Vanguard Recon scenario with each side having 1250 points, thus far in the <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2020/01/trajan-campaign-empire-strikes-back.html">campaign</a> the Xenos have 2 campaign points and the Empire has 3. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Both sides maneuvre into place on the first two turns of the battle. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50A2_X3p7VTqwixN4cVP59aaDFM7yGiXcBoc9Yj1ZpHxdymc_SIqN9tucLw9zGO4GZwX6Zqfz5vTftZuQ6sWBM83GF-X2PzLSLKCwKmkER7mmXzCg4IrDIKTFcid6xWmimmUKF0VVw8s/s1600/IMG_5433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="1600" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50A2_X3p7VTqwixN4cVP59aaDFM7yGiXcBoc9Yj1ZpHxdymc_SIqN9tucLw9zGO4GZwX6Zqfz5vTftZuQ6sWBM83GF-X2PzLSLKCwKmkER7mmXzCg4IrDIKTFcid6xWmimmUKF0VVw8s/w640-h448/IMG_5433.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>
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The Imperial Navy advances quickly on their left flank with the aim of scanning as many clusters as possible, their frigates lead the charge with the heavy cruiser, Moscow, and battlecruiser Avalon behind.<br />
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The Imperial battleship New York finally arrived to provide launch support and reclaim the battle for the humans. As a detachment of Imperial light cruisers and destroyers, originally deployed on the far right flank moved towards the centre to support.<br />
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<br /></div><div>The Imperial Navy took a licking in its first battle of the invasion of Trajan. However, the memory of the devastation caused on Scipio still haunted the senior leadership and they were determined to nullify the Xeno threat once and for all. The next battle will be the final struggle in this epic war.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Xenos now have a 6-3 advantage in campaign points, they will be able to secretly the pick the final scenario. The winner of that scenario will be the ultimate winner of the campaign.</i></div>JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-54509319604302457502020-03-28T08:56:00.003-07:002020-07-31T19:01:16.076-07:00Trajan Campaign - Game 2 - Space Station Assault<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Imperial expedition was ambushed on its way to the Asteroid Colony, but managed to drop an elite squad of Space Marines to investigate the <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2020/02/trajan-campaign-interlude-assault.html?m=1">colony</a>. The Marines were never heard from again but Imperial communications relays received a data download from the central computers on the colony. This data revealed the miner’s on the asteroid colony were working with the Xenos, sending them the outputs of their production in exchange for protection. The computer data contained shipment and communication logs that allowed Imperial decoders to deduce the location of the Xeno planet. </div>
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The planet lies outside of the boundaries of the Imperium. it was codenamed Trajan by the war planners at HQ. Long range scans of the planet showed a earth like planet orbited by a network of space stations. The Space Marines were tasked once again with being the vanguards of the invasion. Although they had to travel a far distance to reach their target, they would have the element of surprise on their side. Their mission is to take over the space stations defending the planet Trajan in order to prepare for the planetary assault.</div>
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The first ships of the Space Marine fleet approach the space stations, luckily they are left unarmed as the defenders were caught off guard.</div>
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The Xeno fleet mobilizes quickly and deploys to counter this threat. </div>
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The Space Marine flagship, battlecruiser cruised towards the central space station.<br />
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The battle ends in a stalemate in the space orbiting Trajan. Both sides lost most of their ships in very close quarters fighting, however, the Space Marines managed to capture two out of the three space stations and neutralize the planetary defenses. In both battles the Marine losses have been heavy but they have paved the way for the full planetary invasion to get rid of the Xeno threat once and for all...</div>
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The Imperial expedition was nearly wiped out in the <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2020/02/trajan-campaign-asteroid-colony.html">ambush</a> by Xeno forces, however, their dropship was able to get through to the Asteroid Colony and successfully land an elite squad of Space Marines to complete the mission. </div>
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<i>The rules used for this scenario were Star Breach with the Legion of Mankind taking on the Hive Cult. I was testing the rule set and thought it would fit nicely with the campaign.</i></div>
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The Space Marines land near the generator and have to work their way through the winding tunnels of the asteroid.</div>
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The squad is deployed into the crammed quarters of their entry point with their leader, Amos, leading the charge.<br />
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Their target is the central computer that controls the asteroid communications, data storage and mining equipment. From this point they are hoping to deduce clues as to the fate of the colony and source of the Xeno threat.</div>
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The Miners have lined up to ambush the intruders, the Space Marines can see that these are no longer the industrious settlers that had set out but they have morphed in strange ways and their leader holds a banner of the Xeno worshiping cult.</div>
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There is no ambiguity about the Miner's intentions as they immediately launch a rocket at the intruders, the Marines were lucky to hit the dirt and allow their armour to absorb the impact.</div>
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The expedition force comes out of hyperspace in the orbit of Colona and begins their cautious approach towards the asteroid colony. They have brought along two civilian ships, one a research vessel for investigating anything abnormal and the other a supply vessel to sustain a presence on the colony in the long term.</div>
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<i>The first match in the campaign is based on the Civilian Liner Ambush scenario </i></div>
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<i>Empire - must cross the battle space and gains 2 VP for successfully scanning the asteroid, 2 VP for landing troops on it.</i></div>
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<i>Xenos - come in on the flanks in distant formation, score 2 VP for each civilian ship destroyed.</i></div>
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The Xenos destroyers and frigates appear first, the Space Marines expected some kind of trouble and their fears were confirmed.</div>
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The Xeno light ships are specially armed with Close Action Weapons and so close the distance and carnage ensues<br />
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The second half of the Xeno ambush arrives and opens fire<br />
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The Xeno cruiser armed with burn through lasers got pas the Orion’s screen and zeroed in on the civilian research vessel. The ship’s destruction was a foregone conclusion but not before it was able to scan the asteroid and send detailed layout data to the rest of the fleet.<br />
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The sacrifices of the expeditionary fleet were worthwhile as the remaining troopship managed to reach the asteroid colony and drop off the Space Marine landing party. It will now be up to the Marines to finish the mission (<a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2020/02/trajan-campaign-interlude-assault.html?m=1">here</a>).<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Trajan Campaign is a follow up to the Invasion of Scipio campaign </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">(</span><a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-1-intro.html">link here</a>)<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> I ran back in 2017. The campaign will follow a tree format shown as described in the graphic below. It was inspired largely by the Battle for Earth campaign with some modifications. There will be four games of DFC that will scale from 700, 999, 1250 to 1500 points with each victory worth 2, 3, 4 & 5 campaign points respectively. Scenarios will be scored by kill points and objectives, in addition the winner of each scenario will get a bonus towards the next scenario. The ultimate winner will be the side with the most campaign points. The in addition, the Empire faction can choose either a UCM or PHR list after the first game (it is a combined human effort.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">After the invasion of Scipio</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> the Imperium was awakened to the ever present threat of </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">xenos</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> on the edges of their territory. To this end, the leaders of the Galactic Empire decided to mount an expedition beyond their borders to identify the source of the threat where the invasion originated. The expedition’s first target will be the asteroid mining colony, orbiting the barren planet of Colona lying just outside the boundaries of the Empire. The colony went completely dark months before the invasion and may hold clues as to the </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">xeno’s</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> source. The expedition was led by the elite Space Marines along with specialized scientific research and supply vessels to support the mission.</span><br />
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<br />JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-62668973516307379742020-01-12T17:56:00.002-08:002020-01-13T05:56:58.727-08:00The Muckers Union - Necromunda Campaign<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">T</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">he invasion of Scipio by the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">xeno</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">s</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> and
the nuclear fallout in the Delta valley <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2017/07/invasion-of-scipio-chapter-1-planetary.html">http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.com/2017/07/invasion-of-scipio-chapter-1-planetary.html</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lead to devastation and unlivable conditions.
Even though the invasion was ultimately repelled, the citizens of the planet
Scipio and throughout the Empire became terrified of further </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">xenos</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">
incursions. This fear provided fertile hunting ground for heretical beliefs and
loss in the faith of the Empire’s ability to protect them. Out of this toxic
mix cults began to spring up in the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">underhives</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> and ghettos, some of them worshipping
the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">xenos</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> as
demi-gods and the inevitable rulers of mankind.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Deep down in the mines of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Necromunda</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">, the
muckers work in harsh conditions moving the metals and ore that feeds the
refineries. It is not clear how the cult of the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">xeno</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">-worshipping </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Genestealers</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> took
hold amongst the Muckers Union. It’s been speculated that the cult was started
by an unsanctioned </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">psyker</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Salom</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">, who
was banished to the depths and hard </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">labour</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> of the mines for using his </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">wyrd</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">
powers. The </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">psyker</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";"> went
mad after the invasion and managed to turn all of the Muckers to the ways of
the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">Genestealers</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">
Cult. The Union not only took over all of the mine’s operations but now seeks
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Over the past couple of months there’s been renewed interest at our club in large ancients battles, mainly kicked off our member Mark’s interest in Hail Caesar. More recently I’ve taken on the mantle with the battle of Asculum (report coming soon) and this battle. My goal is to put on a large battle about once a quarter, our club plays a lot of games at different scales and it's nice to get all the toys out every once in a while.<br />
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I won't review the history of the battle, I made the following army lists using Lost Battles, by Phil Sabin and the following article: http://www.academia.edu/18539535/The_Battle_of_Plataea_479_BC_Strategy_tactics_opposing_armies_strategic_and_battlefield_maneuvers_analysis_of_the_conflict<br />
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The armies were pretty closely matched in their effective fighting capability (I am ignoring the mass numbers of levy infantry or camp followers that didn't play a part) and I tried to reflect this in the lists, giving the Persians a slight points edge, the Greek notably had no cavalry.<br />
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The terrain is a tricky one as there's a lack of clarity of the position of the armies; I generally started the Greeks spread out but on top of hills and the Persians crossing the river in unison. the river was just treated as rough terrain for the purpose of the battle. The trick for the Persians is to use their cavalry and shooting to get in and behind the Greek lines of heavy infantry. The battle was roughly laid out according to the following map:<br />
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The Spartans are lined up on the Greek right, the Greek allies in the middle and Athenians on the far Left, all spread out with big gaps between the forces. The Persians advance en masse across the river.<br />
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In the middle the Persian reserve make a rapid advance and rain down arrows on the Greek skirmishers.<br />
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On the Persian far right, the Theban allies advance towards their nemesis Athenians who have parked themselves on top of the hills.<br />
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Somewhat ahistorically, the Immortals and heavy cavalry of the Persians hold back on attacking the Spartans, preferring to use their arrows to whittle them down.<br />
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Athenians staring down the traitor Greeks, exchanging skirmish fire.<br />
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The Allied hoplite division stands their ground and refuses to charge into the Persian infantry for fear of being disordered. Their skirmishers take the brunt of Persian arrows that darken the sky.<br />
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Three months after the final battles of the invasion...</div>
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Much of the valley is ruined but the rebuilding process has begun as remediation teams and scientists move in to clear out the infested zones. Even though the invasion was repulsed there are still reports of bug siting and activity, particular in the city of Flavius where the final ground assault took place. Elements of the bug forces fled and hid underground after their armies were broken and destroyed.</div>
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The hero of the battle for the Eastern Valley, Leeroy, has been given the assignment of leading a special task force to hunt down and clear bugs from the industrial complexes remaining in tact in Flavius. There have been reports of a possible Alpha bug lurking in the ruins that has killed some field crews working in the area.</div>
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Leeroy's squad is tasked with clearing the area and reporting back, they will deploy in the blue area shown below. Central intel has pointed out possible spawn points where sitings have occurred, they are identified on the map in red.</div>
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Having learned from previous fights with the bugs; Leeroy's squad has been heavily armed with carapace armour, a meltagun, a plasma rifle, a heavy flamer and the omnipresent lasgun. Leeroys troops deploy behind cover expecting an attack from any angle.</div>
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The venom cannon downs the Meltagun trooper, James, with a serious injury, the plasma gunner, Tim, steps up and gives two wounds in response to the bug.<br />
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Meanwhile, the alpha bug and other xenos activate and move towards the intruders.<br />
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The Imperial troops on the far flank are staring down a ravener bug coming straight for them, luckily, Bob, is armed with a heavy flamethrower.<br />
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Another warrior steps up to fire upon the Imperial troops as it advances.<br />
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Both sides exchange inconclusive fire, the venom bug takes its third wound and becomes splatter.<br />
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The action gets hot and heavy as Leeroy uses his time-honoured tactic of throwing krak grenades at the bugs, his first throw misses but does enough to pin it. James is still down with his serious injuries and he can't be reached because he's out in the open.<br />
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The ravener peaks its head around the corner to chew on some Imperial trooper.<br />
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The bug eats the grenade, taking a serious injury in the process, unfortunately it wasn't fatal.<br />
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All of this distraction has given the Alpha bug enough time to sneak up and unload a barrage on the Leeroy's troopers. Concentrated return fire manages to stun it temporarily. Poor James had succumb to his wounds.<br />
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In the last turn of the game, the Alpha charged at Leeroy but not before he had a chance to throw his final Krak grenade at point blank range. The lucky grenade must've found a weak spot in the armour because it took down the big bug in one shot. The last remaining bug fled before the other troopers had a chance to respond.<br />
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The work to rebuild Flavius would continue but no one knows what kind of horrors are still hiding in the dark corners of the crowded industrial hive.<br />
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Final Thoughts on the campaign:<br />
- I really enjoyed running and playing this campaign. I've had various inspirations from popular sci-fi movies and shows but my primary motive was to add narrative and story to my tabletop gaming, breathing life into the battles.<br />
- I am going to start another campaign later this year (as soon as the miniatures are painted). The next one will have more structure to it and will be fought over three maps rather than one.<br />
- Thank you all for the likes and comments on various forums and Facebook.<br />
<br />JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-82584647748670804152018-01-16T14:26:00.002-08:002018-01-16T14:28:18.609-08:00The Invasion of Scipio - Chapter 7 - Hive Ship Assault on MagoThe invasion of Scipio has been repelled:<br />
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Whie conducting mop up operations, Imperial scout ships have found unusual activity on the opposite side of Mago, the next closest planet to Scipio.<br />
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Upon closer inspection of the anomaly, Imperial scanners picked up the possible presence of a large xeno presence. It is thought that this is where they staged their invasion, using the uninhabitable planet Mago to shield their activity.</div>
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A large xeno space station, the mother ship, is thought to be the command and control centre of the entire hive fleet. If the Imperial forces can destroy it, it could mean the end of the hive, the negation of future threat and vengeance for the damage done to the Delta Valley.</div>
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The Imperial fleet prepares itself to conduct the counterattack. They take what ships are remaining or serviceable and organise their fleet.<br />
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This scenario will be played with Dropfleet Commander, however, there will be no ground objectives, this will be a straight up spaceship fight. Rhe destruction of the space station, which counts as a critical location, being the main aim of the Imperial troops, winner will determined by kill points. I gave the Imperial troops a 100 point advantage but also gave the Xenos a large station with 16 hull.<br />
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Imperial troops deploy in a battle line, focusing their heavy ships on their right flank<br />
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The xenos, although reduced in number, send in everything they have to defend their most valuable asset, the hive mind aboard the station. <br />
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The opening salvos are fired on the right flank of the Imperial troops, the New Cairos use their burn through lasers to open up on the a pair of Strix xeno cruisers and cause serious damage, but also take a beating from the close action weapons in return. The xenos seeing that their left flank is outnumbered reinforce it with their main battlegroup.<br />
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Imperial troops launch bombers against the deadly cruisers, these are countered by the superior fighter launch assets that the xenos have.<br />
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In the next turn the Imperials take out the damaged Strix with a salvo, while the remaining cruiser makes an aggressive move towards the St Petersburg heavy cruisers and engages with more closed action weapons. The xeno battlecruiser, Basilisk, follows up behind and finishes off the New Cairos with support from the Djinn frigates moving up to support.<br />
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End of turn 2, the close action frigates and main battlegroup of the xenos move across the table to support while in the Imperials still have a battlegroup in reserve on their left moving into the fray.<br />
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The Basilisk finds itself in a bad position and attracts the attention of the Atlantis taking heavy damage from multiple ships. Meanwhile the Strix does it's best to damage the Moscow before going down to combined fire from lasers and turrets.<br />
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The Djinns move up to close range and finish off the St Petersburg with their close action weapons. The Imperial right flank has seen both sides take heavy losses as the field opens up.<br />
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At the end of Turn 3, the untouched Imperial battlegroup focuses fire on the Hydra and takes it out as the Xeno heavy cruiser, Shenlong moves in to finish the Atlantis, the Imperials flagship.<br />
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Second to last turn and the xeno fleet defending the hive ship have been wittled down to the last remaining ship, the Imperials have also lose a significant number of heavy ships but are in better position to finish things off.<br />
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Instead of going for the mother ship as the mission dictated, the last intact Imperial battlegroup decided to exact revenge for the loss of their admiral and attack the remaining xeno ships.</div>
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The game ended in an effective draw, the Imperial side had one more victory point based on kill points, however they failed to destroy or damage the mother ship, a critical location. The invasion has been repulsed but the xeno hive mind was still in tact and able to escape the galaxy.<br />
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Some closing thoughts on the game and the campaign:</div>
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- This is the last official battle in the campaign, but don't worry there will be an epilogue and other campaigns I have brewing in my mind in the near future.</div>
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- As the xeno (Scourge) player I have struggled in these space battles with positioning myself correctly, I think the Imperial fleet (UCM) are much more forgiving in their play style but also less deadly.</div>
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- I wanted to try playing DCF without ground assets and in some ways I prefer it this way. Less mechanics to worry about, faster game that still retains the tactical feel of orbital layers, different weapons systems and signatures. I still like the option of having ground objectives, it adds variety to a genre of games that can get repetitive and stale, however I sometimes think the ground game can dominate the game too much whereas I prefer spaceships blowing each other up.</div>
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- Thanks to all those who viewed this page and liked the links on facebook.</div>
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The Delta valley was a ruin and most of the cities were wiped out by nuclear weapons deployed by both sides in an attempt to deny the other territory. You can read about the state of the invasion here:</div>
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The only two cities left in tact are Theseus and Flavius, both of them would have to be evacuated in the short term to avoid the effects of the nuclear fallout but could be saved and eventually rebuilt. Flavius was of particular importance for it's industrial and energy infrastructure. Xeno droptroops are assaulting the city while the Imperial defenders have dug in and are lined up to oppose them. </div>
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The battle lines are drawn around Flavius with the Xenos having landed and consolidated their position in the north-west commercial sector and the Imperial defenders still holding onto the damaged industrial sectors in the south-east.<br />
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View of Flavius battlefield showing the deployment of the troops, damage caused by the orbital bombardment is evident in the industrial ruins in the top right of the photo.<br />
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This battle would be played out using Epic Armageddon, each side has three objectives on their half including the blitz, 1 point would be scored per objective held at the end of three turns. Lists used were the following:</div>
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The war drums of the Imperial machine are beating as the final battle in the campaign begins. Imperial troops ready their lasguns as the xeno horde positions itself for a final assault.</div>
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Xeno Dominatrix war engine taking position ready to assault the Imperial lines.</div>
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The Imperial armour lined up to oppose the attackers and counter-attack at the first opportunity.<br />
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Xeno troops lined up using the cover of the buildings, ready to assault the Imperial defenders.<br />
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Imperial infantry company with heavy fire support have bunkered down in the middle of the table to provide a strong point for resistance.<br />
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Firing opens on the xeno right flank, the dominatrix and the shadow sword exchange shots from their large guns, each of them taking damage as a result but neither destroying the other.<br />
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On the opposite flank Imperial Chimeras and infantry attack a swarm of genestealers as they advance, they manage to surprise the xenos and force them to retreat out of the warehouse.<br />
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Both sides pour more troops into the middle of the field, Imperial tank regiment advances down the middle as Xenos spread out amongst the warehouse and silos.<br />
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On the other side of the battlefield, the xeno orbital bombardment fails to arrive at the designated time. The scouts of both sides skirmish off against one another, the genestealers charge the sentinels and wipe them out in one round of combat.<br />
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Imperial troops fire on the xenos and advance once again into the warehouses at close range, they overwhelming power causes losses on the bugs as they are forced to retreat.<br />
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Meanwhile the tank regiment and bombards fire upon the bio-titan and surrounding troops causing damage and shock.<br />
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The carnifex and hive tyrant finally make an assault on the tank regiment, however, they take fire from the infantry regiment bunkered up in the middle of the table. As a result their strength is reduced and their assault against the tanks flounders.<br />
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On the other flank, Once again the xeno orbital bombardment fails to land, robbing the xenos of their offensive power. The Shadowsword is forced to retreat due to fire from the Dominatrix, the xeno swarms advance through the power plant and onto the objective. The resulting assault ends in both sides taking heavy losses as one swarm is wiped out and the chimeras are broken the objective remains contested.<br />
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In the middle of the table the swarms have taken heavy losses from their failed assaults and from Imperial artillery. The Imperial armour advances taking the objectives on their opponent's board.<br />
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The game ended on turn three, the xenos were contesting one objective in enemy territory but had lost the objectives on their own side of the table. The Imperial player was very clever with assaulting out of the Chimeras early to prevent the xenos getting their assaults off. Furthermore, the orbital bombardment failed to activate twice while the Imperial bombards were devastating in their effect.<br />
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Flavius was saved and the xeno threat has been wiped from the Delta Valley. The cost for the planet was high as three cities and untold millions have been wiped out completely but now the rebuilding process could begin. There was still work to do to hunt down the remnants of the invasion fleet and whatever bugs had managed to survive the nuclear fallout...........<br />
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The Imperium was suspecting a second invasion, Imperial intelligence had rightly estimated that the first invasion was a reconnaissance in force to test the planetary defences.</div>
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As the Xenos ships approached to retake the Delta valley the Imperial ships lined up in formation to meet them. This would be the final to determine the fate of planet Scipio. </div>
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The Eastern part of the Delta Valley is still held by Xeno forces after the Imperial troops failed to liberate the area following with a hasty counter attack. You can read about the battle here:</div>
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This game was played using Dropfleet Commander with 1250 points per side, the fleet compositions are as follows:<br />
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The invasion fleet and the Imperial fleet are arrayed in their battle formations facing each other.<br />
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Close up of the Xeno fleet deployed in line ready for action.<br />
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The Imperial defenders have deployed to meet them while making sure the cities they control and their troops have cover from space.<br />
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The Xeno ships use their speed to approach quickly to keep the defenders off balance. They drop off reinforcements at Barca to shore up their defences.<br />
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Two Xeno Strix light cruisers and the Basilisk battle cruiser advance to use their close action weapons (CAW) against the Imperial troopship squadron.<br />
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The squadron disappears from one round of shooting, the Xeno CAW weapons are devastating. The Atlantis battle cruiser returns fire and shoots down a Strix damaging the squadron.<br />
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Meanwhile on the other side of the board the two Imperil light cruisers use their burnthrough lasers to seriously damage the carrier Hydra, but not before it launches it's bombers.<br />
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The Atlantis and Basilisk get into close quarters and exchange fire, the Atlantis manages to fire first and causes more damage, eventually taking the Basilisk down.<br />
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Meanwhile on the far flank, a Xeno battlegroup has managed to get around the Imperial ships and is heading for the undefended city of Flavius.<br />
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With the Xenos having lost their carriers and heavy cruisers the Imperials have a firepower edge in the middle of the board and they proceed to cut down enemy ships.<br />
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Meanwhile the Xenos make a last ditch effort at capturing Flavius and drop troops on the city. It is obvious that they are losing the battle and are becoming desperate.<br />
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However, the Imperial oversight and their exuberance to cut down enemy ships has cost them. A lone Hydra carrier that is badly damaged manages to get within range of Gnaeus and drops the ultimate weapon......<br />
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The Imperial ships now surrounded Gisco which was Xeno held. Their last attempt at liberation of the city had failed and it was unlikely any civilians remained, to allow the Xeno land troops to remin entrenched would enable them to spread throughout the valley and eventually the planet....</div>
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Gisco and Barca were immediately made inhabitable, the Imperial leadership is hoping that the nukes were enough to wipe out the bugs once and for all.<br />
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This left only the fate of the city of Flavius in doubt. Xeno ships were bombarding the defenders and began to drop their own troops.<br />
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The Xeno invasion was repelled once again but the Delta valley is in ruin, only Flavius and Theseus were left untouched. Both of these cities would eventually have to be evacuated due to the nuclear fallout but the valuable infrastructure could be salvaged in time. The only battle left to fight would be to save Flavius, if the defenders couldn't hold on here it would also be subject to nuclear extermination.<br />
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The battle for the Eastern Delta Valley is over for now and the Imperial troops have retreated to their perimeter. Their first attempt to liberate the valley was unsuccessful but they still surround the area and have the superiority in air and space. You can read more about the battle here:</div>
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<em>The last stage of the battle saw the heroic stormtroopers retreat to the power plant while surrounded by enemies on all sides. Captain McDermitt, platoon leader of the stormtroopers, took the remainder of his squad inside the power plant to hide and await evacuation orders from HQ.</em></div>
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<em>Reports from HQ indicate that the xenos have learned to use the energy generated by the power plant for their own activities. There is no detail on what these activities could be, but speculation from intelligence includes: spawning more troops, xenoforming the planet or powering their defensive batteries. Firing on the power plant from orbit could cause a chain reaction that would result in a nuclear fallout with devastating consequences for the entire planet, therefore this was not an option. Joint army and space command have thus decided to evacuate the squad and while tasking them with the mission of disabling the power plant.</em><br />
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<em>Captain McDermitt received a transmission from army command with his special assignment; firstly he is tasked with disabling the power plant by destroying the generators that power the electrical control systems leaving the nuclear core in tact but useless. Secondly he is to get his squad safely to the evacuation pod that has been dropped by space command. It is expected that he will encounter many xenos along the way, using rapid movement, firepower and stealth will therefore be key to his success.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Veteran Sergeant [265pts]:</strong> +1 Toughness, Boltgun [35pts], Carapace armour [20pts], Flak armour, Krak grenades [40pts], Power sword [50pts]<br /><strong>Veteran Guardsman [170pts]:</strong> Camo gear [5pts], Carapace armour [20pts], Flak armour, Frag grenades [25pts]<br />. Lasgun [60pts]: Hotshot laser power pack [15pts], Red-dot laser sight [20pts]<br /><strong>Veteran Guardsman [145pts]:</strong> Carapace armour [20pts], Chainsword [25pts], Flak armour, Frag grenades [25pts], Laspistol [15pts]<br /><strong>Special Weapons Operative [185pts]:</strong> Camo gear [5pts], Carapace armour [20pts], Demolition charge [50pts], Flak armour, Flamer [40pts]<br /><strong>Special Weapons Operative [210pts]:</strong> Carapace armour [20pts], Combat blade [5pts], Demolition charge [50pts], Flak armour, Flamer [40pts], Frag grenades [25pts]<br /><strong>Special Weapons Operative [245pts]:</strong> Carapace armour [20pts], Demolition charge [50pts], Flak armour, Frag grenades [25pts], Plasma gun [80pts]<br /><strong>Militarum Tempestus Scion:</strong> Lasgun, Krag Grenades</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Total: [1220pts]</strong><br /><br /><strong>Tyranid Alpha [340pts]:</strong> Acid blood [20pts], Adrenal glands [10pts], Chitin carapace, Deathspitter [45pts], Extended chitin carapace [15pts], Pair of scything talons<br /><strong>Tyranid Warrior [290pts]:</strong> Acid blood [20pts], Adrenal glands [10pts], Chitin carapace, Deathspitter [45pts], Extended chitin carapace [15pts], Pair of scything talons<br /><strong>Tyranid Warrior [255pts]:</strong> Acid blood [20pts], Adrenal glands [10pts], Chitin carapace, Extended chitin carapace [15pts], Pair of scything talons, Pair of scything talons [10pts]<br /><strong>Total: [885pts]</strong></span></div>
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Another xeno warrior arrives just next to generator B within line of sight of the stormtroopers.<br />
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Leeroy, the special operative tempestus scion, advances to investigate just as the xeno warrior advances and fires on the stormtroopers from behind cover.<br />
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The Captain orders the flamethrower specialist, Doug, to torch the bug. Doug duly steps forward and gives 'em hell. The xeno takes damage from the flames but it's chithin armour prevented it from becoming bug roast.<br />
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The damaged xeno is enraged and charges Doug with his scything talons. impaling and tearing apart the doomed trooper. Doug lets out one last scream before he becomes bug food.<br />
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Meanwhile, the two other xenos sneak up on the troopers from the other side.<br />
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Leeroy, seeking revenge for Doug's bloody demise throws a krak grenade at the xeno from behind. The grenade was faulty and bounces off the enemy harmlessly. Further shots from the plasma gun and sniper rifle fail to take it down.<br />
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The xeno leader appears around the corner and exchanges fire with Hassan, the second in command. The initial exchange was inconclusive and Hassan heads for cover.<br />
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It was now Captain McDermitt's turn to step up, he fires at point blank range while the xeno charges him with his talons. A ferocious melee ensues as the Captain himself.<br />
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The Captain falls in combat heroically, as he takes a fatal blow his power sword manages to cause more damage to the bug but not enough to quite stop it.<br />
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Frank, the trooper standing next to the doomed Captain looked at his bloody mess of a body and the xeno, he couldn't take it any longer and loses his nerve. He runs away back toward the entrance, the stormtroopers are in disarray.<br />
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Leeroy, however, didn't lose his nerve, this is what he has been training for his whole life. He steps up grabs another krak grenade and this time knocks the xeno down with it's impact.<br />
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The xeno was down but not quite dead, Hassan, now the leader of the squad, personally avenges the Captain and chops off the bugs head to complete the job.<br />
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While the attention was on the Captain and the recently dead xeno, another bug charges specialist plasma gunner, Charlie, from behind. A scythe right through Charlie's chest turns him into a martyr and robs the team of another heavy weapon.<br />
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Leeroy is not perturbed, the mission comes first and stormtroopers are not meant to grow old. He runs to generator B and places the demolition charge.<br />
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Leeroy makes a mad dash for the evacuation pod, behind him he hears gunfire and the screams of his fellow troopers as more xenos surround them. There is no doubt about their fate. <br />
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As the pod takes off, Leeroy sets off the demo charge destroying generator B. Smoke from the power plant indicates that part of it has been taken offline, albeit generator A is still in tact leaving the power 50% operational.<br />
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This mission was only a partial success, hopefully the damage will slow down the activities of the xenos. The sacrifice of the stormtroopers was only a small part of this ongoing conflict, a hope for a quick victory and repulse of the invasion is now lost , certainly the civilian casualties are immense and beyond measure. The Imperium makes it plans for a final push to liberate the remaining cities before the xeno threat can expand further.<br />
<br />JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-58572145240758992952017-09-06T07:26:00.000-07:002017-09-06T07:27:06.248-07:00The Invasion of Scipio - Chapter 3B - The Battle of the Eastern ValleyThe stage has been set and the troops are in their positions, you can read about the scenario and setup here:<br />
<a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2017/08/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-3a.html">http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2017/08/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-3a.html</a><br />
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<em>Today is the day of the liberation or destruction where the fate of the Delta Valley hangs in the balance;</em><br />
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Image of the Eastern valley showing cities and objectives.</div>
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The deployment of troops, the xenos are lying in ambush in the captured cities while the Imperial armour advances on the edge.</div>
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Imperial mechanised infantry on the right, super heavy tanks and war engines advance from the North simultaneously.<br />
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In the first turn, the xeno Trygons pop up and assault the Imperial Basilisk artillery. The help of the Imperial support tanks, Hydras didn't save the Basilisks from being wiped out in the first turn.<br />
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The xenos have hidden amongst the fortifications in the military zone and ruins, their heavy guns hiding out of site of the approaching troops. In the first turn, an Imperial orbital bombardment lands on the airfield at the top of the image scattering and shaking the bugs hiding there.<br />
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Without warning a formation of genestealers jumps out of the fortifications and assaults Imperial mechanised infantry.<br />
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The infantry doesn't have a chance to fire before they are engaged in close range combat with the genestealers, the results are not pretty and the majority of the Imperium troops that faced the assault are wiped out.</div>
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Meanwhile the super heavy tanks take fire from the long range guns of the Xenos and move out of engagement range of those genestealers. The Imperium forces were not expecting such a heavy onslaught this early, the xenos seem to have learned from their mistakes.</div>
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Meanwhile in the South, the Imperial Tank regiment finds itself surrounded as the Hydras are wiped out and the big bug comes out to hunt. They exchange fire with the Dominatrix while taking evasive manoeuvres.<br />
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Up North, the War Engine takes more shots and breaks, the Super Heavy Tanks are assaulted by another Trygon swarm that they manage to fend off. The Imperium is looking shaky and needs a morale boost.<br />
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The rumbling of distant helicopters can be heard and gradually build, just in time the Stormtroopers in their Valkyries are being deployed to save the day.<br />
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In the South, the tank regiment sees enemy closing on all sides and continues to take fire, they decide to retreat before their formation is broken.<br />
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The thunderbolts in the centre right are sent in to provide fire support to the storm troopers, helping to break another enemy formation and provide an avenue for their escape.<br />
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As the game draws to a close, the tank regiment has met up with the war engines in the north as the combined force begins their retreat, the Imperium only contests two objectives while the Xenos still hold the majority of the cities in the Eastern Valley.<br />
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The stormtroopers have a brief respite where they abandoned their hopeless position and managed to capture the power plant. They have no supporting formations so their best hope is to hold on and take cover and wait for an evac.<br />
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<em>Quiet falls over the Eastern Valley as the Imperial troops withdraw. Their air superiority and bombardment wasn't enough to kick out the dug in defenders who had apparently learned from their last encounter with Imperial troops. The fight for the Scipio valley will continue...</em><br />
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The map of the Delta Valley remains unchanged, the xenos have managed to hold onto the Eastern cities while the rest of the valley is in Imperium hands. Though the Imperial troops have lost this battle this was just the first hastily assembled assault, they are now assembling their reinforcements and orbital support to make another attempt at liberating their cities and relieving whatever citizens may have survived the horror.<br />
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Final thoughts: I played the Imperium this time and there were a few things I did wrong:<br />
- First off my list didn't bring enough durable infantry to be able to survive the continuous assaults from the xenos. My opponent played very deftly and used the terrain to his advantage.<br />
- Secondly, I had some really awful rolls on rallying which meant my thunderbolts, warhounds and super heavy tanks didn't get to really leverage their firepower.<br />
- Lastly, in the previous game with a similar scenario, I gave the Imperium a bigger advantage in points to account for having to assault fortified positions. I also forgot to give the defenders a +1 to hit for being in cover.<br />
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JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-26233052556625880652017-08-29T05:47:00.000-07:002017-09-06T12:56:56.338-07:00The Invasion of Scipio - Chapter 3A - Preparations in the Eastern Delta Valley<em>After the surprise invasion by the Xenos captured many key cities in the Delta Valley:</em><br />
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<em>The town of Gnaeus was liberated, by the Imperial troops who managed to secure superiority in air and space:</em><br />
<a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2017/08/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-2.html"><em>http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2017/08/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-2.html</em></a><br />
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<em>Now it's time to launch the counter-offensive on the eastern section of the Delta Valley to liberate the cities of Gisco and Barca and finish off the remaining invaders . Time is of the essence to launch this offensive while the defenders are isolated and without reinforcements from the hive fleet. The Imperial troops have gathered their Planetary Reserve forces supplemented by the heavy troops of the </em><em>Imperial Rapid Response force.</em></div>
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<em>The Imperial troops gather in their staging areas, while the titans conduct live fire drills in the background</em><br />
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<em>This will be co-ordinated attack focused on liberating the eastern zone of the Delta valley, highlighted in red below. Xeno troops from Gisco and Barca will be able to support each other, therefore it is imperative to isolate each of these key locations and conduct the attack simultaneously.</em></div>
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The scenario has 5 objectives, each is worth 1 victory point for the side that controls it at the end of Turn 3.<br />
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<li>If the game is tied after Turn 3, regular EpicA rules apply for determining Turn 4 and a tie breaker</li>
<li>The Imperial troops have the initiative in this battle having complete air and space superiority, to represent this:</li>
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<li>Imperial troops can keep up to 1/3rd of their formations off-table and arrive on any table edge at the beginning of each turn. They don’t need to mark this in advance.</li>
<li>They have been given a 150 point advantage for an Lunar class orbital bombardment.</li>
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<li>The Xenos are defending and can deploy anywhere in the infested areas highlighted in purple.</li>
<li>The defensive battery is immobile, and has a 45cm, AA5+, MW with the stats: DC2, 4+, RA. It is deployed next to an objective and is able to count towards capturing it.</li>
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<em>The hive mind has learned from the defeat and Gnaeus and is putting their troops into position to ambush the attackers</em><br />
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Army lists used for this battle are as follows:<br />
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Steel Legion, NetEA 3150 POINTS <br />
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REGIMENTAL HQ [525] - Supreme Commander, 12 Infantry, 7 Chimera, Chimera<br />
TANK COMPANY [650] - 10 Leman Russ<br />
SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY [500] - Baneblade, 2 Shadowsword<br />
STORM TROOPER PLATOON [350] - 8 Storm Troopers, Valkyrie Transport<br />
WARHOUND TITAN [275] <br />
ARTILLERY BATTERY [250] - 3 Basilisks<br />
FLAK BATTERY [150] - 3 Hydra<br />
ORBITAL SUPPORT [150] - Lunar Class<br />
THUNDERBOLT FIGHTERS [150] - 2 Thunderbolts<br />
THUNDERBOLT FIGHTERS [150] - 2 Thunderbolts<br />
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Tyranids, EpicUK, 3000 POINTS <br />
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NORMAL ASSAULT SWARM [225] - 2 Tyranid Warrior, 8 Termagant<br />
NORMAL ASSAULT SWARM [225] - 2 Tyranid Warrior, 8 Termagant<br />
NORMAL ASSAULT SWARM [225] - 2 Tyranid Warrior, 8 Termagant<br />
BIG BRUTE SWARM [350] - 2 Hive Tyrants, 6 Exocrines<br />
DOMINATRIX SWARM [500] - 1 Dominatrix<br />
GENESTEALER SWARM [150] - 6 Genestealer<br />
GENESTEALER SWARM [150] - 6 Genestealer<br />
SPORE MINE SWARM [150] - 6 Spore Mine Clusters<br />
SUBTERRANEAN SWARM [250] - 1 Trygon and 2 Raveners<br />
SUBTERRANEAN SWARM [250] - 1 Trygon and 2 Raveners<br />
SUBTERRANEAN SWARM [250] - 1 Trygon and 2 Raveners<br />
NEST SWARM [275] - 4 Termagant, 4 Biovore<br />
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The report and results of the battle are given here:<br />
<a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2017/09/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-3b.html">http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2017/09/the-invasion-of-scipio-chapter-3b.html</a><br />
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<em></em>JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-7946564666443595082017-08-11T07:51:00.001-07:002017-08-11T09:40:58.338-07:00The Invasion of Scipio - Chapter 2 - The Liberation of Gnaeus<em></em><br />
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This is the second battle in the Invasion of Scipio campaign. You can read about the introduction to the campaign here:</div>
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The initial space invasion here:</div>
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<em>The defenders of Scipio barely had any time to take stock and consolidate their forces, they needed to conduct a counter attack on the cities that were overtaken during the invasion and were now being subject to unspoken horrors by the xeno invaders. They needed to do this immediately not only to relieve the populations of these cities but also while they had complete superiority in the space and air in the Delta Valley. There was no knowing precisely when reinforcements would arrive for either side of this conflict.</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The xeno invasion wreaking havoc on the captured cities</td></tr>
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<em>Of the three cities that were captured by the invaders Barca would be the most difficult to counter-attack; during the initial invasion the xenos had dropped defense batteries that were effective in shooting down the drop pods that the defenders attempted to land. Many marines died in the skies over Barca before reaching the ground. This means that Barca would have to be taken overland from a northerly approach and thus time would be required to assemble the necessary troops.</em><br />
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<em>Of the remaining two cities, Gnaeus was an isolated target and a smaller settlement, it would be easier to launch an immediate counterattack using launch troops and orbital support. Gisco would have to wait to be liberated afterwards; it was a much larger urban centre, it could be reinforced overland by xeno forces form Barca, and the dropships would need time to avoid the batteries there.</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The map of the Delta valley after the invasion </td></tr>
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Gnaeus is a commercial and industrial town surrounded by smaller villages and country side. With their complete superiority in space and the air, the Imperial fleet is able to surround the city, dropping troops on all sides and bombarding it from orbit in support of the counter-attack. In this scenario the Imperial troops are tasked with liberating the two key areas of Gnaeus, while the invaders have been cut off and are trying to defend their gains. The scenario is played using Epic Armageddon, with NetEA army lists as per below.</div>
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TANK COMPANY [545] <br />
8 Exterminator, 2 Demolisher<br />
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TANK COMPANY [545] <br />
8 Exterminator, 2 Executioner<br />
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ARTILLERY BATTERY [250] <br />
3 Basilisks<br />
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SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON [200] <br />
Shadowsword</div>
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SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON [200] <br />
Baneblade<br />
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MECHANIZED PLATOON [300] <br />
10 Infantry, 5 Chimera<br />
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SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON [125] <br />
3 Salamanders, Salamander Command Vehicle<br />
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ORBITAL SUPPORT [200] <br />
Emperor Class<br />
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TYRANID DEFENDERS (2000 Points)<br />
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<span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">TYRANID</span> SWARM [425] <br />
3 Termagants, Dominatrix, 3 Hormagaunts<span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-im"><br /><br /><span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">TYRANID</span> SWARM [250] <br />3 Termagants, 3x <span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">Tyranid</span> Warriors, 3 Hormagaunts<br /><br /><span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">TYRANID</span> SWARM [250] <br />3 Termagants, 3x <span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">Tyranid</span> Warriors, 3 Hormagaunts</span><span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">TYRANID</span> SWARM [300] <br />
2 Termagants, Hive tyrant, 2 Carnifex, 4 Hormagaunts<br />
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<span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-il">TYRANID</span> SWARM [300] <br />
2 Termagants, Hive tyrant, 2 Carnifex, 4 Hormagaunts<span class="m_-841954753591261544gmail-im"><br /><br />GENESTEALER SWARM [150] <br />6 Geanstealers</span>BIOVORE SWARM [150] <br />
5 Biovore<br />
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EXOCRINE SWARM [175] <br />
3 Exocrine</div>
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The Xeno defenders have encamped in Gnaeus, both in the eastern industrial district and the western commercial sector, while the Imperial troops have surrounded the town on three sides. The scenario provides one victory point (VP) for each sector of the city that is held by either side (circled in red), one VP for destroying the opponent's most valuable formation and one VP for capturing the opponent's blitz (circled in blue, this represents the supply line). The game would last three turns, after which the VPs would be calculated.</div>
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The battle began with the Imperials moving their tank companies within shooting range of the towns while the Basilisks rained down some artillery fire: </div>
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The alien defenders taking cover in the industrial sector. The biovores move to the edge of the sector to return fire on the artillery.</div>
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The firepower of the Imperial tanks proves to be overwhelming, even with cover they manage to destroy a hive tyrant that was the leader of the forward xeno formation.<br />
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The might and firepower of Imperial armoured vehicles.<br />
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Meanwhile in the western commercial sector, the Dominatrix is kept in reserve to counter the Imperial attack while another tank company advances on the town.<br />
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The tank company moves forward and takes fire from the exocrines but their return fire breaks the small exocrine formation. Meanwhile the Imperial salamander scouts advance to identify targets.<br />
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The Imperial salamander scouts got too close and underestimated the speed of the xenos, they are assaulted by a terrifying formation lead by a hive tyrant and carnifexes. The scouts are wiped out to a man, a heroic sacrifice for the planet.<br />
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At the end of turn one, the xenos have taken heavy losses from Imperial firepower but still have a grip on the sectors, the Imperial troops are moving forward slowly and cautiously. However, this is when the Imperial dominance over space really pays off. The Imperial troops call in an orbital bombardment on the industrial sector, soften up the target before moving to liberate the sector.<br />
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Coordinates and timing of the bombardment received by the Imperial space fleet.</div>
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Bombardment launched, stunning the xeno troops fortified in the industrial sector and causing many losses.<br />
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On the other side of the battlefield, the dominatrix exchanges fire with the Imperial super heavy tank, baneblade, the first round of shots were inconclusive.</div>
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While the baneblade was focusing on the xeno war engine, the same formation advanced quickly and overwhelmed the tank, wiping it out.<br />
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Meanwhile the Imperial guard infantry, supported by their tanks assault, into the commercial sector. Being careful to stay out of close combat and using their firefight capabilities they push the defending xenos out of the town.<br />
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In the bombarded industrial sector, the Imperial tanks mop up the broken enemy formations. The remaining defenders fall back to get out of line of sight <br />
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<em>Gnaeus was liberated, and while the orbital bombardment devastated the industrial sector, it was critical in softening up the defenders and enabling to attackers to move in. The sector was back in Imperial hands and the rebuilding process could begin. Now onto the rest of the cities in the Delta Valley</em></div>
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This game was played using Dropfleet Commander with each side commanding 999 points. <br />
Standard scenario scoring was used with the space station being a critical location for the Xenos only.<br />
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<em>The invasion of Scipio has begun, with the spearhead of the attack focusing on the resource rich Delta Valley. The planetary reserve forces combined with the Imperial Rapid Response force were able to muster a defensive battlegroup to meet the invasionary forces.</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Imperial Rapid Response Force and Planetary Defense Space station deploy to meet the Invaders</span></td></tr>
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The Delta valley has several strategically important cities, the most important is the city of Theseus which is central to the valley and contains the military, communications and orbital defences infrastructure. The other cities surrounding the valley contain key commercial and industrial assets.<br />
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The defenders focused their forces centrally in the valley enabling them to react to any attack trajectory from a central strong point. Meanwhile the invading force advance on each of the flanks, avoiding the orbital defences in favour of the softer civilian targets.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Invader right flank, the Xeno heavy ships, Basilisk and Shenlong advance aggressively with their cloaking technology</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Imperial forces advance up the middle of the valley towards Theseus, the Atlantis battlecruiser on the far side holding up the Imperial left flank.</span></td></tr>
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The xenos advance aggressively towards the civilian soft targets and trying to go around the Imperial flanks with their speed. They seem, however, to have underestimated the firepower that the Imperium has at it's disposal. The heavy cruiser Shenlong blows up to concentrated fire from the burnthrough laser of the cruiser Berlin and the supported by battlecruiser Atlantis. The terrible explosion also damages the Xeno battlecruiser Basilisk which is left to spearhead the assault on the right flank.<br />
Behind the spearhead advances the Xeno dropships and landers capturing the key assets at Gisco and Gnaeus.<br />
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On the opposite flank, the defenders manage to secure Flavius with troops just in time as the invaders continue their advance up the flank. Once again firing at close combat turns decisive as the advancing attackers take long range fire from the cruisers the defenders but inflict terrible damage with their close action weapons and bombers launched from the cruiser Hydra. <br />
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This flank turns into a stalemate as both sides shoot down each other's frigates and cruisers in mutual destruction. In the end the invaders manage to land some troops Flavius but they are quickly overwhelmed as the Imperials had managed to secure the objective in advance.<br />
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Meanwhile in the middle of the board and on the invader right, the Basilisk manages to shoot down the Imperial cruiser Berlin and the Toulon frigates supporting it. However, the big guns of the Atlantis and the bombers launched by the Seattle finish the Basilisk off before it can do more damage. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Basilisk goes out with a boom.</td></tr>
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The destruction of the Basilisk leaves the remaining frigates and Chimera troopships of the attackers vulnerable. Knowing that their doom is pending these ships rush to their objectives and drop more troops on the undefended cities of Barca and Gisco. They are then shot out of the sky by the Imperial defenders, who were one turn too late to prevent the suffering of the populations of these cities. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Xeno dropships landing from atmosphere on their targets</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Xeno troops get shot down in the process of capturing their final objectives. Gnaeus and Barca are now overcome, one can only imagine the horror of the inhabitants.</span></td></tr>
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In the last turn the Imperial forces attempt to counter-drop troops on Barca, however the Xenos had anticipated this and dropped orbital defence guns which shot down the dropships as they were landing from atmosphere. The poor marines on those ships never had a chance before their ships were turned into burning wrecks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Imperial troopships fall to heavy defensive fire as they try to land on occupied Barca</span>.</td></tr>
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In the battle's conclusion, the attacking force was destroyed almost to the last ship, but not before the invaders were able to land troops and capture Gnaeus, Barca and Gisco. It was a pyrrhic victory for the Imperial Rapid Response Force; it proved able at doing it's job in space and in the air, however, large parts of the Delta Valley have fallen to the invaders. It will now be up to the Imperial ground troops to retake these strategic areas, and they must do so quickly while they have complete superiority in air and space.<br />
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<em>The next chapter in this war is set; the Xenos are busy wrecking terrible damage on the cities they have captured but have lost their fleet in the process, the Imperial troops now race to liberate these cities with the support of their spaceships. The Imperial troops await their reinforcements knowing that there will be an enemy relief force behind the first wave of the attack.......</em></div>
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JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-65254966887132355642017-07-07T12:22:00.000-07:002017-08-11T07:51:57.188-07:00The Invasion of Scipio - Prologue<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><em>Planet Scipio, while not the richest or biggest planet in
the Imperium, had sufficient mineral wealth to fuel its economic and industrial
development. It was relatively peaceful before the invasion, tucked away in the
corner of the galaxy far from any of the conflict zones. It didn’t have the
same depth or breadth in planetary defences as the other worlds that were
thought to be primary targets for invaders. This is probably why no one
anticipated the alien invasion and how the invaders got so close before they
were noticed.</em> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Industrialised heartland of the Delta Valley on planet Scipio</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><em>No one knows why the hive fleet decided to launch a surprise
invasion at this location. Presumably the hive mind saw a soft target, wanted
to exploit the planet’s resources and exterminate its inhabitants. The first
wave of the alien attack is focused on the Delta valley on Scipio where there are
a high concentration of economically important assets. When the hive fleet
Hydra (Imperial codename for the invaders) first arrived within range of the
Imperium’s planetary sensors the signal was sent out to the defensive net which
detects and responds to threats anywhere in their ring of colonised planets.</em> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hive Fleet Hydra coming out of warp ready to begin the invasion.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><em>Luckily the Imperium’s Rapid Response Force is designed to respond
to just such a threat, and while not carrying the full weight of the Imperium’s
power, the response force is able to muster the limited forces on Scipio, supplemented by assets from nearby space ports. The plan is to effectively meet and stall the first
spearhead of an attack while further reinforcements can be sent. The fate of the planet
Scipio and its inhabitants will be determined in space, air and land.<o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imperium's Rapid Response Force deploying to defend the Delta Valley</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Chapter 1 of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
campaign for the planet Scipio will be played as a series of linked scenarios
that will each affect the other to form an overall narrative. This chapter
focuses on the first spearhead of the alien invasion into the Delta Valley, an
area with many industrial, commercial and military assets. The lore is loosely
based on the Warhammer 40K universe with some liberties taken to suite the
narrative. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The campaign will be played at three different levels:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Space Combat – battles in space and orbit to destroy enemy
fleets, capture territory and drop land-based troops for battles, using
Dropfleet Commander.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Land Battle – military operations to destroy enemy forces
and capture key territory, using Epic Armageddon in 6mm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Skirmish – covert and special operations missions to disrupt
enemy activities or capture asset, using Shadow War Armageddon rules in 28mm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I have a long wanted to run something like this, it took a while to organise the miniatures, rules and terrain for two factions in three different game systems. Not to mention the many other gaming diversions that I have gone on. You may ask, why not stick to the 40K universe and play
Battle Fleet Gothic (BFG) for the space battles? Well because the BFG ships are
expensive, hard to find and I bought into the DFC Kickstarter which was
designed by the same author as BFG, Andy Chambers. I’ve roughly shoehorned the DFC factions
into the 40K universe: UCM will be used to play the Imperium and the Scourge
will be the Tyranids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I was originally planning on using a campaign structure and
victory points system to determine who will win the campaign, however, the
results of the first battle made me realise that I could
create a better narrative by keeping it free flowing and play the games that I
like based on what happens on the tabletop. The goal is to organically form a
cohesive story that ties them all together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">If successful, I will keep it going with more chapters that
expand the conflict and bring in new belligerents. The first part of the story
will deal with the initial space invasion by the xenos, the battle report is coming
soon. As a preview, here are some pictures of my two DFC fleets:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Xeno spearhead invasion fleet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the Xeno heavy ships</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Imperial Rapid Response Force</td></tr>
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JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-31312487400615142172013-01-27T09:53:00.001-08:002013-01-27T09:54:47.490-08:00Hail Caesar, Punic WarsI know the Punic War AAR's seem to be popping up every day, I thought I would post my recent game playing Hail Caesar. This is only my third game of HC but I am liking the game. We played a fairly large game with 28 units for the Romans at 611 pts and 26 for the Carthaginians at 560 pts. <br />
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My only concern is that battle can sometimes be very decisive, this can be a good thing because large games can be resolved fairly quickly which I like. This game was played for 2.5 hrs and would've been resolved in 3 hrs if my opponent didn't have to leave early. Yet on a few occasions one unit was wiped out in one turn. I think I am going to use large units more often so that some units have longer staying power. The description of the battle is in the picture captions:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roman OOB</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romans Legions on the right and the Carthaginians on the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gauls on the Carthaginian right wing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carthaginian left wing with Libyan and Spanish infantry along the Cavalry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Roman Legions along with the auxilliaries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Roman right the Latin cavalry gets peppered by the Numidian javelins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Roman legions blunders and runs into the auxilliaries, while the Roman legion on the right advances towards the Spanish and Libyan infantry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roman legion faces off against Punic cavalry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Roman left wing the Auxilliary cavalry faces off against the Gaul and Spanish cavalry of the Carthaginians.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carthaginian Gauls advance towards the Roman Auxilliaries on the Roman left wing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romans clash with the Spanish infantry in the middle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last turn of the game because my opponent had to leave early. The Roman legion was on the verge of breaking yet the Spanish had been pushed back significantly so another round or two and the game could've gone either way. We called it a draw but I think the Carthaginians had the edge.</td></tr>
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JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-25086302309196008482012-11-01T19:25:00.000-07:002012-11-01T19:28:37.116-07:001944 Falaise Gap - FoBASMIt's been a while since I have posted, I have been studying part-time while working full-time so blogging time has been short.<br />
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I am playing a house ruled version of FoW that I am calling Flames of Bolt Action Shot Mum (FoBASM). The basic premise is that I like playing games that have reinforced companies or several companies, let's say about the forces a battalion commander would commit to a battle. I think FoW has good core mechanics that are simple, streamlined and fun. But I don't like the lack of battlefield friction and all the wonkiness with special rules and their army lists. I really like the blinds system and the command and control system of IABSM, and the ability in Bolt Action to decide which platoon to activate with the colored dice. So I have taken what I like from the three systems and merged them into a game that I think works quite well for what I want.<br />
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This scenario is loosely based on a Canadian armored regiment with supporting infantry, and artillery assets assaulting a set of towns in an attempt to close the Falaise Gap from the North. The Germans had an understrength company of SS Hitler Youth supported by platoon of Panthers trying to hold back the tide of the Canadian advance. <br />
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The Canadians advanced along the narrow edge from the West, they had to capture at least one of the first hamlets, either the Northern or Southern one and continue to capture the crossroads at the town with the Church at the far end of the table.<br />
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Miniatures are 15mm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The battle from the Canadian perspective, the Canadians need to capture the crossroads on the far end of the table</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans deploy to defend the first two hamlets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian armor advances through wheatfields towards the Northern hamlet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Churchills advance towards the Southern hamlet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Germans move up their Panther reserves towards the Northern hamlet to counter the Canadian Shermans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadian rifles stalking their way through the wheat fields ready to assault the Northern hamlet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Either the dug in SS were surprised or the Canadians very lucky as they assault and capture the Northern hamlet. The Canadians lost most of their platoon but captured their first objective.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Canadians now shift the axis of their attack towards the Southern hamlet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The German platoon defending the Southern hamlet opens up on the Canadian rifle platoon trying to replicate the success in the North.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Canadian Shermans pour fire into the German defenders but cause no casualties against the dug in veterans. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlike the first assault, the Canadian rifles attacking the Southern hamlet get mowed down by MG fire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canadians moving through the center and the Northern hamlet take out a Pak 40 one the hill and continue to advance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Panthers finally get into action and move around the Canadian flank. The Canadians call in an artillery strike and manage to knock out one Panther.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The remaining two Panthers tear apart two platoons of Shermans from the flank. Things aren't looking good for the Canadians.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the final turn of the game, the Churchills and the last platoon of Shermans assault and breakthrough the Southern hamlet. The Panthers are once again caught by artillery and some unlucky rolls knocks out them both out. With the road to the crossroads clear, and their Panthers knocked out, the Germans have little left to fight with and we call the game for the Canadians. Albeit it was mostly a Pyrrhic victory as the Canadians lost their HQ almost all of their Shermans, and two platoons worth of infantry.</td></tr>
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<br />JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-63368121219502047622012-05-11T13:48:00.001-07:002012-05-11T16:48:38.996-07:00The Solomons Campaign: Turn 4 & 5 AAR - Taking Stock<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="OLE_LINK2"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Game and scale:</b> We are using General Quarters 3 to play the tactical battles, and The Solomons Campaign from the same publisher (ODGW) for the campaign. All ships are 1/6000 Figurehead.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What’s Happened So Far: </b>Turn 3 was the turning point in the campaign, the IJA successfully assaulted and took Henderson Airfield and now they held the initiative. <a href="http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2012/03/solomons-campaign-turn-3-aar-empire.html">http://micromegasatwar.blogspot.ca/2012/03/solomons-campaign-turn-3-aar-empire.html</a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Turn 4: </b>In this turn his turn the IJA player was pre-occupied with supplying the newly taken airfield and shoring up its position<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. </b>The IJA’s carrier force had been devastated in the previous months and they only had escort carriers available, therefore as the IJA player I had to leave my carriers at port in hopes that I would get a fleet carrier back in the next turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since my main goal was supply of my island I decided to also send out a bombardment force to attract his attention away from my supply mission and to cause some havoc amongst the retreating Marines on the island. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">The USN player predictably sortied his superior carrier force; by luck they were unable to locate my bombardment mission. Since they had just lost Henderson airfield the US player didn’t have enough initiative to attempt a counterattack and so spent his turn also resupplying the Marines on the island. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Turn 4 was pretty quiet as both sides shored up their positions and adjusted to the new reality. Only two turns were left in the campaign.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Weather Forecast:</b> Severe weather (add five to the weather roll)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"><span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Turn 5: </b>After a rather timid Turn 4, both sides went back to work in their desperate fight over Henderson Airfield. The IJA got their fleet carrier Zuikaku back into action and so were able to sortie their carrier fleet while the USN tried to press home its advantage in carriers. This turned out rather disastrously for one side. On the surface both sides went to work to shore up and supply their land units on Guadalcanal. For my part I knew that in order for the Marines to assault Henderson they would need to be supplied so I launched a kamikaze style patrol mission with my surface ships in order to disrupt his offloading operations. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Carrier Engagement:</b> In this carrier exchange, the IJA got the strike advantage first and was able to land a crushing blow to the US carrier groups, two of the US carriers were disabled and had to retreat prior to being able to launch a counterattack.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rabaul Patrol vs USN Supply Mission: </b>The USN sent a heavy escort force to accompany and protect their supply mission, the IJN sent just about everything they had in Rabaul to try and intercept this supply mission. While the IJN were outnumbered and outgunned their goal was to prevent the transports from unloading. They were ultimately successful in this goal, although they lost almost their entire patrol formation, the emperor will honour them in the afterlife. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">The Japanese approach in a double line, the southern cruiser squadron remains hidden by the destroyer screen which takes the brunt of the initial salvos.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conclusion: </b>The interruption of the supply mission ultimately meant that the US Marines couldn’t assault Henderson,<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>with only one more turn left this means the USMC will have on opportunity left to take back the airfield. I don’t have enough ships left in Rabaul to be able to disrupt all of the USN’s supply missions, therefore this campaign will essentially come down to the final die roll when the USMC manage to assault the airfield. I feel that my strategy so far has paid off, I’ve had to pay a high price in ships to gain and maintain my position, but ultimately I am poised to win the campaign.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></div>JJMicromegashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847230118361283947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1829773813523901682.post-69675490195919748442012-04-10T17:35:00.002-07:002012-04-10T17:40:43.936-07:00Roman Civil War - Impetus AARWe played a Roman Civil War game last week, the scenario was a Roman General from the Danube front with German allies marching towards Italy to proclaim himself as Consul. This wasn't based on any specific battle but it's a situation that came up only several hundred times in Rome's history. <br />
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Game Details: Impetus rules, 25/28mm miniatures, 400pts per side.<br />
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I was the Roman rebel general with the German allies and my opponent was the Roman Consul. My strategy was to use my impetuous Germans on the flank to overwhelm the opposing forces and also my cavalry superiority to outwork his flanks. My opponent formed into a very condensed mass of infantry with his flanks protected by natural obstacles which should've played into my strategy.<br />
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I made a critical mistake in my set up, for some reason I thought my German infantry was FL, whereas after putting them in difficult ground I looked down at my list and realized they were actually FP, this resulted in the two units to attack piecemeal. I also risked my German cavalry in a straight forward charge at his auxillaries, gambling that they could be softened up before my strong German infantry could charge home. This is because there is a special rule where Roman auxillaries cancel the impetuous bonus of warbands. I'm not sure how I feel about the historical accuracy of that rule, but it does make auxillaries very useful and gives the Romans an important chance against those strong large units of warbands. Anyway, my gamble didn't pay off and my German flank was wiped out.<br />
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On the other flank, however, my Roman legions with the help of some light cavalry smashed the opposing legions. This caused the battle to essentially pivot and I sent in my general's unit to restore the situation on my left flank. Each side was pretty much on the verge of breaking, both having lost their smaller command, when my general was captured in battle. Once my troops saw their commander being captured they didn't see the point in fighting on and laid down their arms in hopes of getting amnesty. My general's head was later unceremoniously chopped off and order was restored to the Empire.<br />
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Thanks to the following two blogs for lending me their photos:<br />
<a href="http://themonkeythatwalks.blogspot.ca/">http://themonkeythatwalks.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
<a href="http://miniaturewar.wordpress.com/">http://miniaturewar.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting formations with my rebels on the right side of the pic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My right flank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My left flank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My opponent's condensed formaton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of my opponents formation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Romans advancing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My German cavalry charging forward</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My legions advance on my right flank as the Germans attack is broken up due to terrain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second last turn of the game, my legions on the right break through as my general shifts to plug the hole on the left. He was captured by the elite veterans of the enemy which prompted the route of my forces.</td></tr>
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