Well Fridays been and gone again. We manage another game of epic and this time it was BLACK TEMPLARS 4.1 V’s Minervan Tank Legion (NetEA Tournament Pack 2013). As always it was 5000 points per side.
Armies used
BLACK TEMPLARS 4.1
Crusaders: 6 Tactical units,6 Razorback, 2 Dreadnoughts & 1 Emperor's Champion - 575 points
Crusaders: 6 Tactical units plus transport & 1 Marshall (Supreme Commander) and Hunter- 450 points
Crusaders: 6 Tactical units, and Hunter-- 350 points
Predator : 4 Predators (Annihilator), Hunter- 325 points
Predator : 4 Predators (Annihilator), Hunter- 325 points
Stormtalon: 2 Stormtalon – 200 points
Stormtalon: 2 Stormtalon – 200 points
Sword Brethren Assault Terminator: 4 Assault Terminator units&chaplain and 2 Land Raider Crusaders- 550
Sword Brethren Assault Terminator: 4 Assault Terminator units&chaplain and 2 Land Raider Crusaders- 550
Thunderhawk Transporter: 2 Thunderhawk Transporters - 250 points
Thunderhawk Transporter: 2 Thunderhawk Transporters - 250 points
Land Speeder: 5 Land Speeders - 200 points
Land Speeder: 5 Land Speeders - 200 points
Land Speeder: 5 Land Speeders - 200 points
Landing Craft: 1 landing craft – 375 points
Minervan Tank Legion (NetEA Tournament Pack 2013)
SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY [550]
Flak Support (Hydra), 3 Stormsword
SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY [575]
3 Baneblade, Flak Support (Hydra), Salamander Command Vehicle
SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY [650]
3 Baneblade, Flak Support (Hydra), Supreme Commander
STORM TROOPER PLATOON [350]
8 Storm Troopers, Valkyrie Transport
MARAUDER BOMBERS [250]
2 Marauders
MARAUDER BOMBERS [250]
2 Marauders
MARAUDER BOMBERS [250]
2 Marauders
MECHANIZED PLATOON [325]
10 Infantry, 5 Chimera, Salamander Command Vehicle
MECHANIZED PLATOON [300]
10 Infantry, 5 Chimera
MECHANIZED PLATOON [325]
10 Infantry, 5 Chimera, Salamander Command Vehicle
TANK PLATOON [400]
6 Demolisher
SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON [100]
3 Salamanders
SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY [550]
3 Stormhammer, Flak Support (Hydra)
SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON [125]
3 Salamanders, Salamander Command Vehicle
Deployment
- Minervan Tank Legion deployment from left(Photo1) to right(Photo2) flank and aircraft(Photo3)
- Minervan Tank Legion scout deployment
- BLACK TEMPLARS deployment from left(Photo1) to right(Photo2) flank and aircraft(Photo3)
- BLACK TEMPLARS scout deployment.
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Turn 1
- BLACK TEMPLARS go first…
- BLACK TEMPLARS put stormtalons on CAP(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS put stormtalons on CAP(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move Tank Platoon(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion match move SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, up(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS place the landspeeder formation on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS double move crusader formation up to be near objective marker(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and shoot landspeeder formation, giving them a BM(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move MECHANIZED PLATOON up and place it near objective(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS double move the landspeeder formation up(Photo1) and shoot the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, doing a DC and 2 BM’s all up(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS move the landspeeder formation up(Photo1) and shoot the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, and does a BM(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move MECHANIZED PLATOON up and place it near objective(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion march move SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS double move predator unit up and shoots SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, pass the hill and gives them a BM(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion put the MECHANIZED PLATOON on overwatch near Blitz(sorry no Photo)
- BLACK TEMPLARS march move crusader formation down the base line to get to the other flank(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion move SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON into the forest(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion fail to activate the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON, so it receives a BM and stay were it is(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS double move predator unit up, behind hill(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move storm trooper formation(Photo1) and shoot the landspeeder formation, killing one and giving them 2 BM’s(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS bring in Thunderhawk Transporter formation&Sword Brethren Assault Terminator, targets the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY. The Thunderhawk Transporter formation gets a BM because of AA ground fire(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the Thunderhawk Transporter formation&Sword Brethren Assault Terminator win the combat,the formation of SUPER-HEAVY TANK is wiped off the board(Photo2). The Sword Brethren Assault Terminator formation gets a BM due to hits(Photo3).
- Minervan Tank Legion put the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, and target the Thunderhawk Transporter formation, They get shot at by AA fire from the Thunderhawk Transporter formation(Photo1) The Thunderhawk Transporter formation suffers a DC(No critical) and 3 BM’s all up. The Sword Brethren Assault Terminator formation was clipped by the blast templates and takes 2 BM’s and nothing else(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS bring in Thunderhawk Transporter formation&Sword Brethren Assault Terminator, targets the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY.The Thunderhawk Transporter formation gets a BM because of AA ground fire. The SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY does its overwatch and the Sword Brethren Assault Terminator get a BM(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY win the combat(I rolled double 1),The formation of Thunderhawk Transporter is wiped off the board and the Sword Brethren Assault Terminator are broken(Photo2). The Sword Brethren Assault Terminator formation flees back down the base line and the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY gets 2 BM’s due to hits(Photo3).
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, they are jumped on by CAP(Photo1), So they target the Crusader unit and kills 4 and gets 6 BM’s(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion try to bring in bombers, and fail to do so(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS bring in landing craft and crusader formation. The landing craft gets a BM because of AA ground fire. They target the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY and call intermingled and brings in the Tank Platoon. The SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY gets some support from the MECHANIZED PLATOON(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the landing craft and crusader formation wins combat. The SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY and Tank Platoon are broken(Photo2). The Tank Platoon heads back to the deployment zone, with the woods on its left(Photo3). The SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY does the same, but the woods are on its right side(Photo4).
- No aircraft are shot down when disengaging.
- BLACK TEMPLARS don’t rally Sword Brethren Assault Terminator. Both sides remove blast markers…
Turn 2
- BLACK TEMPLARS go first…
- BLACK TEMPLARS do sustain fire with landspeeder formation(Photo1) and shoot the storm troopers, killing 2 and giving them 3 BM’s(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS move landspeeder formation(Photo1) and shoot the storm troopers, killing 4 and breaking the unit(Photo2). The storm troopers flee behind woods(Photo3)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, they get jumped by CAP(Photo1),The bombers target the Sword Brethren Assault Terminator(Photo2), killing 3 and breaking the unit(Photo3), they flee back towards the Objective(Photo4)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, they get shot at by AA fire (Photo1), and shoot the landspeeder formation and manage to clip the other land speeder formation. So one landspeeder formation suffered one kill and 3 BM’s all up and the other landspeeder formation suffered 2 BM’s(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do sustain fire with the Predator unit (Photo1) and shoot SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, giving them a BM(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS move the Predator unit up(Photo1) and so shoot the MECHANIZED PLATOON, killing 4 and giving the unit 5 BM’s all up(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and shoot the Sword Brethren Assault Terminator formation, killing one and giving them 2 BM’s(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion do a engage action with the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY and target the Sword Brethren Assault Terminator in a FF, and gets support from other SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY(Photo1). The dice are rolled and SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY wins the combat(Photo2), if it wins combat by 7 and so wipes the Sword Brethren Assault Terminator off the board(Photo3)
- BLACK TEMPLARS put stormtalons on CAP(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do engage action with Crusader formation, and targets the MECHANIZED PLATOON and calls intermingled and drags in the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON. The predator unit will give support(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the Crusader formation wins the combat, and the MECHANIZED PLATOON&SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON are broken(Photo2). The MECHANIZED PLATOON&SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON flees into the woods(Photo3) and the Crusader formation gets a BM, due to a hit suffered(Photo4)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and shoot the crusader formation, killing 6 and breaking the formation(Photo2). the unit flees back to the other woods(Photo3)(We realised at the end of the turn the unit was not broken, so we allowed it to remove BM’s at the end of the turn, as per normal roll and not as broken)
- Minervan Tank Legion Keep the MECHANIZED PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do marshalling action with crusader formation, move the formation and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS Keep the landspeeder formation on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON to claim objective marker(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS bring in Thunderhawk Transporter formation and place it near a objective(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion do a marshalling action on tank Platoon, so move the formation and then remove BM’s(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion keep the MECHANIZED PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS bring in Landing craft(Photo1) and shoot the broken MECHANIZED PLATOON, killing 2 all up(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, they get shot by AA fire and jumped on by CAP, CAP fly's pass AA guns and was shot at..(Photo1),The bombers target the landspeeder formation and manage to clip the other land speeder formation(Photo2). So one landspeeder formation suffers 2 kills and is broken and the other landspeeder formation suffers 1 kill and is broken(Photo3). Both landspeeder formation flee, one behind the craters and the other, the hill(Photo4)
- Landing Craft and Thunderhawk Transporter formation stay on table and so don't disengage. No aircraft are shot down when disengaging.
- Minervan Tank Legion don’t rally MECHANIZED PLATOON and the BLACK TEMPLARS don’t rally Sword Brethren Assault Terminator. Both sides remove blast markers…
Turn 3
- BLACK TEMPLARS go first…
- BLACK TEMPLARS put stormtalons on CAP(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS then shoot with Landing craft(Photo1) and shoot the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON, killing 2 and breaking the unit, which flees back into the woods(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion put the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion Double move Tank Platoon, closer to the objective marker(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do sustain fire with the Predator unit (Photo1) and shoot SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, giving them a BM(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS move the Predator unit up(Photo1) and so shoot the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, giving them a BM(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion turn the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY around(Photo1) and shoot the Predator formation and manage to kill two and give them 3 BM’s(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion fail to activate the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY(Photo1) and so shoots the Predator formation and gives them a BM(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do engage action with Crusader formation, and targets the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY and calls intermingled and drags in the other SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY. The predator unit will give support(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the Crusader formation wins the combat, one SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY is destroyed and the other broken(Photo2). The SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY flees into the woods(Photo3) and the Crusader formation gets a BM, due to a hit suffered(Photo4)
- Minervan Tank Legion keep the MECHANIZED PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion keep the MECHANIZED PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS put stormtalons on CAP(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS keep the landspeeders on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion put the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do marshalling action with crusader formation, move the formation and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do engage action with the landspeeders and target the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON, who do their overwatch and landspeeders get a BM(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the landspeeders win, and the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON are broken(Photo2) and so flee back to the other woods, only to fail their DTT(Photo3)
- Minervan Tank Legion fail to activate the storm trooper formation(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do marshalling action with landspeeder formation, move the formation and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS do marshalling action with crusader formation, move the formation and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion try to bring in bombers, and fail to do so(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS keep the Thunderhawk Transporter formation on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion try to bring in bombers, and fail to do so(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, they get shot at by AA fire and jumped on by CAP(Photo1), After the hail of lead clears the sky, there are no bombers left(Photo2)
- No aircraft are shot down when disengaging. BLACK TEMPLARS still had unit of stormtalons on CAP….
- Minervan Tank Legion don’t rally MECHANIZED PLATOON&SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY and the BLACK TEMPLARS don’t rally Sword Brethren Assault Terminator. Both sides remove blast markers…
Turn 4
- BLACK TEMPLARS go first…
- BLACK TEMPLARS move the Predator unit up, lose Hunter to DTT(Photo1) and so shoots the broken SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY. They manage to do 4 hits and then roll 2 Critical, destroying the unit out right(Photo2)(BTS)
- BLACK TEMPLARS move the Predator unit up(Photo1) and shoot the Tank Platoon, killing two and breaking the unit(Photo2) and so the Tank Platoon, flees down the side of the woods(Photo3)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers, they get shot at by AA fire and jumped on by CAP(Photo1), After the hail of lead clears the sky, there are no bombers left(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion try and activate SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY and rolls a 1, so leave the formation were it is(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS bring in stormtalons(Photo1) and shoot the MECHANIZED PLATOON, killing one and giving them 2 BM’s(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS retain the turn and do a FF with the Crusader formation and target the MECHANIZED PLATOON and call intermingled and drags in the Tank Platoon.The predator formation gives support(Photo1).The MECHANIZED PLATOON does it overwatch and gives the Crusader formation a BM(Photo2). The dice are rolled and the Crusader formation win’s the combat and so the Tank Platoon is destroyed and the MECHANIZED PLATOON is broken(Photo3).The MECHANIZED PLATOON flees down behind woods(Photo4) and the Crusader formation consolidates closer to the objective marker and gets 2 BM’s due to hits suffered(Photo5)(T&H)
- Minervan Tank Legion bring in bombers. They get shot at by AA fire(Sorry no BM in photo)(Photo1) and shoot the landspeeders, giving them 2 BM’s(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion activate the SALAMANDER SCOUT PLATOON(Photo1) and then decided to move it closer to the Objective marker, but they fail their DTT. so the lone scout disappears(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS double move the landspeeder(Photo1), and shoot the SUPER-HEAVY TANK COMPANY, giving them a BM(Photo2)
- Minervan Tank Legion keep the MECHANIZED PLATOON on overwatch(Photo1)
- Minervan Tank Legion double move the storm troopers(Photo1) and shoot landspeeders, wiping the formation out(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS place Landing craft on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS keep the Thunderhawk Transporter on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS double move the Crusader formation up(Photo1), and shoot the storm troopers, giving them a BM(Photo2)
- BLACK TEMPLARS keep the landspeeders on overwatch(Photo1)
- BLACK TEMPLARS move the Crusader formation up, to be closer to the objective marker(Photo1)
- No aircraft were shot down in the disengage section…
- Both side rally troops and remove blast markers…
- BLACK TEMPLARS WIN 2-0….
Victory Conditions
| Victory Condition | BLACK TEMPLARS 4.1 | Minervan Tank Legion |
| 1. Blitz | No | No |
| 2. Break their sprit | Yes | No |
| 3. Defend the Flag | no | no |
| 4. Take and Hold | Yes | no |
| 5. They Shall not Pass | no | no |
Summary
Yes a win at last. It was looking like it may come down to count back, but there were some dice rolls that didn't go the Minervan Tank Legion way, which in the end swang the game back to the BT’s….
- The Thunderhawk Transporter formation&Sword Brethren Assault Terminator combo is a nice…
- Stormtalons feels right, and I know there’s talk of increase the range. so I may try that option in the next game….
May the dice roll high for you.
Regards
Greg
