Space Wolves (2.4.2) V’s Lost And The Damned (NetEA Army Compendium v20120208)

 

Well it Friday again and as always manage to get another game of epic in. Our standard game as all ways 5000 points per side and this time its Space Wolves (2.4.2) V’s Lost And The Damned (NetEA Army Compendium v20120208).

Few words from the Space Wolves commander….

Combat in the city: Greg and I had another "Epic" 5000 points battle today, with Greg setting up the terrain to be urban with destroyed tall buildings everywhere. Very impressive to look at, and definitely effecting tactics and how to best utilize your forces in it.
   The battle was very hard fought, with Greg bursting into my table side near game end with precious little to stand in his way.
Some of the more memorable moments for me were:
* My air assault in Thunderhawks to take the Blitz objective. Wave one was a disaster, but Wave two finally took it. With only a few defenders it looked like it would be a walkover. Those Cultists were tough!
* My bikes spotted a mass of fleeing chaos types on my left flank and took off to attack. Bad mistake. Not only did the routed unit break the bike unit, they did the same to the second bike unit to try! My third bike unit felt it best to leave them alone!
* Both of us rolled double 1's for battle results at different times. Overall, luck averaged out but I'm doubtful if we made the statistical average.
* Greg had horrible luck rallying at the end of turn 3.
* The Officer in charge of giving me Predator Destructors instead of Annihilators was given a brief trial and lengthy execution :- )
* I was in fear of the two huge Chaos war engines carrying masses of troops on my right flank, and decided the best strategy was to leave them alone and give them plenty of room. Fortunately for me, they failed an early activation and were too slow to do more damage.
  All in all, an excellent game with the usual laughs, tough tactical decisions, and excitement that makes Epic Armageddon the great game it is. I appreciate the hard work you put in both setting up the game And doing those beautiful AAR's Greg.

Any ways on with the report…..

 

Armies used

Space Wolves (2.4.2)

GREAT COMPANY [550]
6 Grey Hunters, 2 Long Fangs, Rhinos, Hunter, Wolf Lord
GREAT COMPANY [700]
6 Grey Hunters, 8 Razorbacks, 2 Long Fangs, Hunter, Wolf Priest
THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON [175]
2 Thunderbolt Fighter-Bombers
THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON [175]
2 Thunderbolt Fighter-Bombers
MARAUDER SQUADRON [250]
2 Marauders Bombers
MARAUDER SQUADRON [250]
2 Marauders Bombers
PREDATORS [325]
4 Predator Destructor, Hunter
PREDATORS [250]
4 Predator Destructor
SWIFTCLAW BIKES PACK [250]
5 Swiftclaw Bikes, Swiftclaw Attack Bikes, Wolf Priest
SWIFTCLAW BIKES PACK [200]
5 Swiftclaw Bikes, Swiftclaw Attack Bikes
GREAT COMPANY [375]
6 Grey Hunters, Battle Leader, Venerable Dreadnought
THUNDERHAWK [225]
Space Wolves Thunderhawk Gunship
SWIFTCLAW BIKES PACK [250]
5 Swiftclaw Bikes, Swiftclaw Attack Bikes, Wolf Priest

GREAT COMPANY [350]
6 Grey Hunters, Battle Leader, Dreadnought
THUNDERHAWK [225]
Space Wolves Thunderhawk Gunship
WOLF SCOUTS PACK [225]
4 Wolf Scouts
SWIFTCLAW BIKES PACK [200]
6 Swiftclaw Bikes

Lost And The Damned (NetEA Army Compendium v20120208)

STIGMATUS COVEN [260]
Demagogue, 11 Cultists, 6 Land Transporter, (Nurgle)
STIGMATUS COVEN [310]
Demagogue, 11 Cultists, 6 Land Transporter, (Khorne), Traitor Hydra
STIGMATUS COVEN [310]
(Chaos Undivided), Demagogue, 11 Cultists, 6 Land Transporter, Traitor Hydra
STIGMATUS COVEN [310]
(Chaos Undivided), Demagogue, 11 Cultists, 6 Land Transporter, Traitor Hydra
KHORNE ASSAULT ENGINES [300]
4 Demonic Assault Engines
KHORNE ASSAULT ENGINES [300]
4 Demonic Assault Engines
NURGLE PLAGUE TOWER [650]
2 Plague Tower
STIGMATUS COVEN [260]
(Chaos Undivided), Demagogue, 11 Cultists, 6 Land Transporter
STIGMATUS COVEN [520]
(Chaos Undivided), 6 Big Mutants, 13 Mutants, 3 Chaos Hounds, Demagogue, Traitor Hydra
KHORNE ASSAULT ENGINES [300]
4 Demonic Assault Engines
DEFILERS [250]
4 Defilers
DEFILERS [250]
4 Defilers
STIGMATUS COVEN [350]
(Chaos Undivided), Demagogue, 11 Cultists, Chaos Altar
MARAUDER BOMBERS [250]
2 Marauders
STIGMATUS COVEN [230]
(Chaos Undivided), Demagogue, 13 Cultists
THUNDERBOLT FIGHTERS [150]
2 Thunderbolts

Deployment

• Space Wolves deployment from left(Photo1) to right(Photo3) Flank and off board units(Photo4)

• Lost And The Damned deployment from left(Photo1) to right(Photo3) Flank and off board units(Photo4)

Turn 1

• Space Wolves go first…
• Space wolves try and activate the Thunderbolt SQUADRON and fail to do so(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned double move the STIGMATUS COVEN up into the ruins(Photo1)…

• Space wolves put Thunderbolt SQUADRON on CAP(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned double move the Plague Towers up the flank(Photo1)

• Space wolves bring the Bomber in(Photo1) and target the Khorne assault engine, one of the bombers is shot down by AA fire(Photo2). They manage to give the Khorne assault engine unit a BM(Photo3)

• Lost and the Damned double move the STIGMATUS COVEN up into the ruins(Photo1)

• Space wolves double move Predator unit(Photo1) and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN, giving the unit a BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move Khorne assault engine(Photo1) and shoot the Predator unit, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Space wolves double move Great Company into the ruins(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned double move the STIGMATUS COVEN (Photo1) and shoots the Great Company in the ruins, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Space wolves double move Predator unit(Photo1) and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN, Killing one and giving the unit a BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move the STIGMATUS COVEN up into the ruins(Photo1)

• Space wolves bring the Bombers in and one is shoot down by AA Fire(Photo1) and target the STIGMATUS COVEN, killing two and giving 3 BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move the STIGMATUS COVEN up into the ruins(Photo1)

• Space wolves double move the swift claws(Photo1),and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN and give it a BM(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned try and active the Khorne assault engine  and rolls a one, so the unit moves…(Photo1)

• Space wolves put the scouts on over watch..(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned put STIGMATUS COVEN on overwatch(Photo1)

• Space wolves double move the swift claws(Photo1),and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN and give it a BM(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned try and active the STIGMATUS COVEN and rolls a one, so the unit stays were it is…(Photo1)

• Space wolves double move Great company(Photo1) and shoot the Khorne assault engine, giving the unit a BM(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move Defilers(Photo1) and shoot the Predator unit, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Space wolves double move the swift claws(Photo1),and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN and give it a BM(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move Defilers(Photo1) and shoot the swift claws, giving a unit a BM(Photo2)

• Space wolves double move swift claws, so that it contest objective marker..(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned bring in thunderbolts and target the Swift claws unit(Photo1), Killing one and giving the unit a 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Space wolves bring a in Thunderhawk&Great company and engage the STIGMATUS COVEN on the Blitz(Photo1). The STIGMATUS COVEN does its over watch and manage to kill two guys(Photo2).The dice are rolled and the STIGMATUS COVEN win the combat, the Thunderhawk is destroyed and the Great company flees to the ruins across street(Photo3) and the STIGMATUS COVEN takes 4 BM’s(Photo4)

• Lost and the Damned try and activate the MARAUDER SQUADRON and fail to do so(Photo1)

• Space wolves bring a in Thunderhawk&Great company and engage the STIGMATUS COVEN on the Blitz. The Thunderhawk gets BM from AA fire (Photo1).The dice are rolled and the Thunderhawk&Great company win the combat, and the STIGMATUS COVEN is destroyed(Photo2) and the Great company consolidates(Photo4)…

• Both sides remove Blast Markers.

 

Turn 2

• Space Wolves go first…
• Space wolves do a engage action with swift claws and target the STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1), The dice are rolled and the swift claws win combat and the STIGMATUS COVEN is broken (Photo2). STIGMATUS COVEN flee around the corner (Photo3).The swift claws consolidate(Photo4)

• Space wolves do a engage action with swift claws and target the STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1), The dice are rolled and the swift claws lose combat and the STIGMATUS COVEN is the winner (Photo2), The swift claws are wiped from the board and the STIGMATUS COVEN take 4 BM’s(Photo3)

• Lost and the Damned do engage action with the Khorne assault engine and target the Predator units(Photo1) .The dice are rolled and the Predator lose and flee back to the deployment zone(Photo2)

• Space wolves do a engage action with swift claws and target the STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1), The dice are rolled and the swift claws win combat and the STIGMATUS COVEN is broken(Photo2), The swift claws consolidate(Photo3) and the STIGMATUS COVEN flee back into the building(Photo4)

• Space wolves try and activate the predator unit and fail to do so(Photo1) and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN, killing 5 and adding 6 BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move the Plague towers and rolls a one(Photo1), So shoot the Great Company. After the smoke clears, the Great company has loses 3 and gets 5 BM’s all up(Photo2).

• Space wolves do a engage action with Great company and target Broken STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the Great company loses the combat(Photo2) and is wiped out, the STIGMATUS COVEN removes dead(Photo3

• Lost and the Damned do engage action with the Defilers and target the swift claws in CC/FF.(Photo1). Dice are rolled and the defilers manage to kill 2 and the swift claws kill a defiler(Photo2). The swift claws win combat by two(Photo3). The defilers fall back 6cm, the swift claws are broken due to BM’s and flees back to it deployment zone(Photo4).

• Space wolves do a engage action with swift claws and target the Broken STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the STIGMATUS COVEN is the winner and the swift claws are broken(Photo2). So the swift claws flee back to their deployment zone(Photo3).

• Lost and the Damned double move the Khorne assault engine(Photo1) and shoots the broken swift claws unit, killing one(Photo2)

• Space wolves do a marshalling action on Great company(Photo1) and so shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN,giving it a BM(Photo2) and then removes all BM’s(Photo3)

• Lost and the Damned put STIGMATUS COVEN on overwatch(Photo1)

• Space wolves do sustain fire with great company(Long fangs)(Photo1), and shoot the Khorne assault engine killing one and breaking the unit because of BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned try and active the STIGMATUS COVEN and rolls a one, so the unit stays were it is…(Photo1)

• Space wolves put the scouts on over watch..(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned double move the STIGMATUS COVEN up to give support to the other STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1)

• Space wolves try and activate the MARAUDER SQUADRON and fail to do so(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned put STIGMATUS COVEN on overwatch(Photo1)

• Space wolves try and activate the MARAUDER SQUADRON and fail to do so(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned double move Defilers, so that it was in opponent half of the table.(Photo1)

• Space wolves bring on thunderbolts and shoot the Defilers,Killing one and giving two BM’s(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned bring in thunderbolt and target the Swift claws unit, one of the Thunderbolts is shoot down, by AA fire(Photo1), giving the unit a BM(Photo2)

• Space wolves bring the THUNDERHAWK(Photo1) in and target the Defilers, breaking the unit due to BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned bring in Bomber and target the swift claws, but gets jumped by thunderbolts on CAP(Photo1), one of the bombers is shoot down, the swift claws suffer 3 kills giving it 4 BM’s(Photo2)

• Space wolves put the Great company on over watch..(Photo1)

• Space wolves do marshalling action on swift claws, do a normal move and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)

• Space wolves don't rally Predator unit and swift claws. Lost and the Damned don't rally 2 STIGMATUS COVEN, 2 Defilers and a Khorne assault engine unit. Both sides remove Blast Markers.

 

Turn 3

• Space Wolves go first…..
• Space wolves do sustain fire with Predator unit(Photo1) and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN, killing two and adding 3 BM’s(Photo2)

• Space wolves do sustain fire with great company(Long fangs)(Photo1), and shoot the STIGMATUS COVEN, killing two and breaking the unit because of BM’s, so the unit flee behind ruins(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned try and active the Plague towers and rolls a one(Photo1), So shoot the Great Company, clipping the Predator unit. After the smoke clears, the Predator unit has 2 BM’s and the Great company has loses 2 and gets 3 BM’s all up(Photo2)

• Space wolves do a engage action with swift claws and target the Khorne assault engine(Photo1) and win combat(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned double move the Khorne assault engine(Photo1) and shoots the Predator unit, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Space wolves double move swift claws, so that it claims objective marker..(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned do engage action with the STIGMATUS COVEN and target great company(Photo1). The dice are rolled and Great company wins by 1(Photo2). So the STIGMATUS COVEN flees to the building across the road(Photo3) and the great company gets a BM and consolidates(Photo4)

• Space wolves do sustain fire with great company(Long fangs)(Photo1) and target broken Khorne assault engine, killing 2 of the engines(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned move the STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1) and target swift claws, killing one and giving the unit 2 BM’s all up(Photo2)

• Space wolves bring the Bomber in(Photo1) and target the Khorne assault engine, killing one and giving 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned move the STIGMATUS COVEN(Photo1) and target Great company, killing one and giving the unit 2 BM’s all up(Photo2)

• Space wolves bring the Bomber in(Photo1) and target the Khorne assault engine, killing one and breaking the unit(Photo2)

• Lost and the Damned bring in thunderbolt and target the Swift claws unit(Photo1), killing one and this breaks the unit, and so it flees down the line towards the objective(Photo2)

• Space wolves try and activate the thunderbolts and fail to do so(Photo1)

• Lost and the Damned bring in Bomber and target the broken Swift claws unit and manage to clip the other Swift claws unit(Photo1). Both unit don't take any hits, but the Swift claws unit, that was unbroken is broken due to BM’s(Photo2)

• Space wolves put the Great company on over watch again..(Photo1)

• Space wolves put the scouts on over watch again..(Photo1)

• Space wolves try and activate the Predator unit and fail to do so. So this breaks the unit due to BM’s(Photo1)

• Space wolves bring the THUNDERHAWK in and target Broken STIGMATUS COVEN, killing one(Photo1)

• Space wolves don't rally Predator unit. Lost and the Damned don't rally 3 STIGMATUS COVEN, 2 Defilers and a Khorne assault engine unit. Both sides remove Blast Markers.
• Space wolves win 2-0

Victory Conditions

Victory Condition	Space Wolves (2.4.2)	Lost And The Damned
1. Blitz	Yes	no
2. Break their sprit	no	no
3. Defend the Flag	Yes	no
4. Take and Hold	no	no
5. They Shall not Pass	no	no
Total	2	0

May the dice roll high for you.

Regards
Greg