Biel-Tan Craftworld (4.2) V’s Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v20120208)

Well it Friday again and as always manage to get another game of epic in. Our game this time was 3000 points per side and this time it Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v20120208) V’s Biel-Tan Craftworld (4.2).
 
So Fifth outing for the Biel-tan since changes.

Thread on Taccom http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=28582

Well after some testing and concern from the community, we played the cobra d-cannon the following way:
 
Cobra D-Cannon 30cm 2BP MW, Ignore Cover, Fixed Forward, or MW4+ TK(D3+1), Ignore Cover, ignore void shields/powerfields, Fixed Forward.

The main changes above were the MW3+ to MW4+ .

Armies used

Biel-Tan Craftworld (NetEA v4.2)

WRAITHGATE [50]

GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) [350]

Farseer, 4x Wave Serpents, 7 Guardians

ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [250]

1 Cobra

ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [250]

1 Cobra

ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE [250]

1 Cobra

SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [300]

4 Falcon, 2 Fire Storm

GUARDIAN WARHOST [200]

Farseer, 7 Guardians, 3 Support Weapon Platforms

ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST [400]

Autarch, Exarch, 8 Howling Banshee

VAMPIRE RAIDER [200]

RANGER TROUPE [150]

6 Ranger

SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE [300]

4 Fire Prism, 2 Fire Storm

RANGER TROUPE [150]

6 Ranger

RANGER TROUPE [150]

6 Ranger

 

 

Steel Legion (NetEA Army Compendium v20120208)

MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY [400]
Commander, 12 Infantry, 7 Chimera
MARAUDER BOMBERS [250]
2 Marauders
MARAUDER BOMBERS [250]
2 Marauders
ARTILLERY BATTERY [250]
3 3 Basilisks
ROUGH RIDER PLATOON [150]
6 Rough Riders
TANK COMPANY [700]
10 Leman Russ, Hydra
INFANTRY COMPANY [300]
Commander, 12 Infantry, Hydra
INFANTRY COMPANY [300]
Commander, 12 Infantry, Hydra
SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON [200]
Shadowsword
SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON [200]
Shadowsword

 

 

 

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TABLE LAYOUT

 

 

Deployment

 

• Biel-Tan Craftworld deployment from left(Photo1) to right flank(Photo3) and off board forces(Photo4)…

 

• Biel-Tan Craftworld scout deployment…

 
• Steel Legion deployment from Right(Photo1) to Left flank(Photo3) and off board forces(Photo4)…

• Steel Legion scout deployment

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Turn 1

 

• Steel Legion go first…
• Steel Legion march move INFANTRY COMPANY(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan place RANGERS on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do a engage action with rough riders and target the Rangers, first round of combat is a draw(Photo1). So second round went to the rough riders, wiping the rangers out(Photo2) and the rough riders break due to BM’s and flee back to the woods(Photo3)

• Biel-Tan place RANGERS on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion march move INFANTRY COMPANY(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan march move the GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) (Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to activate the MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY, so move up(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan double move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the INFANTRY COMPANY, killing 2 and giving the formation 3 BM’s(Photo1)

• Steel Legion bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON(BM from AA fire)(Photo1) and target GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED), killing 2 and giving the formation 3 BM’s(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan double move SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to activate SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON and moves(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the INFANTRY COMPANY, killing 3 and giving the formation 4 BM’s(Photo2)

• Steel Legion sustain fire ARTILLERY BATTERY(Photo1) and shoot the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE, killing 2 and breaking the formation, which flees down its bases line(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan do a engage action with GUARDIAN WARHOST and target INFANTRY COMPANY(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the GUARDIAN WARHOST win the combat and the INFANTRY COMPANY broken(Photo2) and flees back to it deployment zone(Photo3)

• Steel Legion bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON(BM from AA fire)(Photo1) and target broken SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE and manage to clip the Rangers. The Rangers got 2 BM and the broken SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE, lost 2 to BM’s(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1)

• Steel Legion double move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON(Photo1) and shoots the GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) killing 1 and giving the formation 2 BM’s(Photo2).

• Biel-Tan bring in VAMPIRE RAIDER &ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST(BM from AA fire) and targets the TANK COMPANY (Photo1).The ASPECT WARRIOR do their First strike and manage to do 4 kills(Photo2). The dice are rolled and the VAMPIRE RAIDER &ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST win the combat, TANK COMPANY is broken and flees back to be behind ruins(Photo3). The ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST get 2 BM’s due to hits and move forward 5cms(Photo4)

 

End of turn shot…..

 

 

• Steel Legion MARAUDER BOMBER was shot down in the disengage section…
• Steel Legion don't rally Rough Riders. Biel-Tan Craftworld don’t rally SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE .Both sides remove blast marker.

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Turn 2

 

• Steel Legion go first….
• Steel Legion do a engage action with ARTILLERY BATTERY and target the ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST(Photo1),The dice are rolled an the ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST win and the ARTILLERY BATTERY is wiped from board(Photo2) and the ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST gets a BM due to hits suffered(Photo3)

• Steel Legion do a engage action with MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY and target the GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) and the dice are rolled and the GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) is broken and the MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY wins(Photo1). The GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) flee back behind woods(Photo2) and the MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY get 5 BM’s due to hits suffered(Photo3)

• Biel-Tan march move ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST to claim the blitz objective marker(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan do sustain fire with ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE and shoot the INFANTRY COMPANY, killing 2 and giving the formation 3 BM’s(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON, giving the formation a BM(Photo2)

• Steel Legion move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON(Photo1) and shoot the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan do a marshalling action on GUARDIAN WARHOST, so move and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)

• Steel Legion do a engage action with INFANTRY COMPANY and target the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1). The dice are rolled and the cobra is destroyed due to Critical(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON, and killing the unit(Photo2)

• Steel Legion move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON(Photo1) and shoots the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE, killing 1 and giving the formation a BM(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan keep RANGERS on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan keep RANGERS on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to activate TANK COMPANY and regroup(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan then bring on vampire(BM is from AA fire)(Photo1) and shoots the`SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Steel Legion move INFANTRY COMPANY and shoot the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE, giving it a BM(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan fail to activate SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE and so regroup(Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON(Photo1)

End of turn shot…..

• No aircraft were shot down in the disengage section…
• Steel Legion don't rally Rough Riders. Biel-Tan Craftworld don’t rally GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) .Both sides remove blast marker..

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Turn 3

 

• Biel-Tan Craftworld go first..
• Biel-Tan double move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the TANK COMPANY and give it a BM(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan move the ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the TANK COMPANY and give it a BM(Photo2)

• Steel Legion do engage action with TANK COMPANY and target ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE and call intermingled and drag in the other ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1). The TANK COMPANY win the combat and wipe both ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE of the board(One was destroyed by critical)(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan double moves SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1), and shoot the TANK COMPANY giving the formation a BM(Photo2)

• Steel Legion double move INFANTRY COMPANY(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan keep RANGERS on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON(BM from AA fire) and target  ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST, killing 2 and breaking the formation due to BM’s(Photo1) and the formation flees down the woods(Photo2)…

• Biel-Tan double move the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1) and shoots the SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Steel Legion fail to activate INFANTRY COMPANY and so regroup(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan then bring on vampire, and is shot out the sky, by a Critical by AA fire(Photo1)

• Steel Legion move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON(Photo1) and shoots the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE, killing 1 and giving the formation a BM(Photo2).

• Biel-Tan keep GUARDIAN WARHOST on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to activate MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY and so move up(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan move Rangers up and FF the MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY(Photo1) and the dice are roll and the MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY wins the combat and the rangers are wiped from the board…(Photo2)

• Steel Legion bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON and lose the lone bomber to  AA fire(Photo1)

End of turn shot…..

• No aircraft were shot down in the disengage section…
• Steel Legion don't rally Rough Riders. Biel-Tan Craftworld don’t rally GUARDIAN WARHOST (MOUNTED) .Both sides remove blast marker.

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Turn 4

 

• Biel-Tan Craftworld go first
• Biel-Tan double move the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1) and shoots the TANK COMPANY, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan double move the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE(Photo1) and shoots the TANK COMPANY, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Biel-Tan fail to activate ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST, and so the host is broken due to BM’s and so flees back to the corner(Photo1)

• Steel Legion move INFANTRY COMPANY and shoot the broken ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST, killing 1(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan keep RANGERS on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion fail to activate TANK COMPANY and regroup(Photo1)

• Biel-Tan keep GUARDIAN WARHOST on over-watch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion place MECHANISED INFANTRY COMPANY on overwatch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion place INFANTRY COMPANY on overwatch(Photo1)

• Steel Legion move SUPER-HEAVY TANK PLATOON(Photo1) and shoots the SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE, killing 1 and breaking the formation(Photo2) and so the formation flees to the other side of the woods(Photo3)

• Steel Legion bring on the MARAUDER SQUADRON(lose one to AA fire) and target the broken ASPECT WARRIOR WARHOST, killing the last few stands(BTS)(Photo1)…

 

End of turn shot…..

 

 

• No aircraft were shot down in the disengage section…
• Steel Legion don't rally Rough Riders. Biel-Tan Craftworld don’t rally SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE .Both sides remove blast marker,,
• Game called…..
• Steel Legion win on count back 1475 to 2375…

 

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Victory Conditions

Victory Condition	Steel Legion	Biel-Tan Craftworld (4.2)
1. Blitz	no	no
2. Break their sprit	Yes	no
3. Defend the Flag	no	no
4. Take and Hold	no	no
5. They Shall not Pass	no	no

Summary

Ok always nice when the opponent rolls a critical at the right time. I missed queued the two cobras that were two close but through the risk was worth it,to get the BTS, which would have won me the game…Oh well live and learn..

 

The HB’s perform well although were left out in the open, when it came to AA cover and support, so time to put them in  wave serpents and see how they go……

 

May the dice roll high for you

 

Regards

Greg