Annihilation

Well it Tuesday again and we manage a scenario, as below

Trent was Scions of Iron and Britt and I were using Scions of Iron

The Armies: Players choose armies to an agreed point’s total. 2-4000 points recommended

The Battlefield:This battle is played on a 6 ft. x 4 ft. table divided into sections as shown in the map below. Set up the terrain on the battlefield in a mutually agreed manner, but must have at least 4 forest terrain pieces. See the battlefield terrain rules below. Each player places a Single objective marker in their deployment zone and further than 15cm away from any table edge with the player that deployed first placing the first objective.

Deployment: The army with the highest strategy rating deploys first and is call Force A and deploys its entire force in area marked on the map. Then Force B will deploy all his forces in the area marked on the map

First Turn: Roll a D6 and add strategy rating to see who goes first.

Game Length: This mission lasts for Six turns.

Battlefield Terrain: Shadowy Forests rules are to be used in this scenario.

Victory Conditions: The victory conditions of this mission are to annihilation of enemy forces. At the end of the game, the player who has scored the most Victory points has won the game. If the players have the same number of Victory points, the game ends in a draw.

Primary Objectives: Destroyed enemy formations are worth a variable amount of Victory points to the player depending on their military significance (Broken formations do count when working this out).

Unit Type                               Victory Points

War engine formation                      4

Aircraft formations                           3                 

Infantry formations                           2 ( add 2 more points if the formation has W/E as part of the formation, so DKOK formations with Gorgons or ocrs mobs with battles fortress)

Artillery formations                           3

AV’s formations                               2

Scouts formations                           1

LV formations                                  1

Fortifications(Bunkers)                    1 (Destroyed or Captured)

Note: You score points on the formation type, so if it’s an IG infantry company/SM tactical its 2 points. You don’t score points for the SM Rhinos in the tactical formation.

Seize the Tactical Objective: If you have control of the strategic objective in your opponent's deployment zone at the end of the game you gain 2 Victory points.

Armies used

Scions of Iron (NetEA Tournament Pack 2013)
HEAVY TACTICAL [675]
4 Tactical units, 2 Land Raider, Supreme Commander in Prometheus, 2 Land Raider Crusader

HELIOS [500]
4 Land Raider Helios, Hunter

VINDICATOR [375]
4 Vindicators, 2 Vindicator, Chaplain

VINDICATOR [275]
4 Vindicators, Librarian

TACTICAL [450]
4 Tactical units plus transport, 2 Predator Annihilator, Chaplain, 2 Razorback (twin lascannon), 2 Razorback (twin heavy bolter)

PREDATOR [400]
4 Predators (Annihilator or Destructor), Chaplain, 2 Predator Destructor

BIKE [330]
4 Bike Unit, Librarian, 3 Land Speeder

Iron Legionaires. Scions of Iron (NetEA Tournament Pack 2013)

TACTICAL [450]
4 Tactical units plus transport, 4 Predator Annihilator, Chaplain
TACTICAL [450]
4 Tactical units plus transport, 4 Predator Annihilator, Chaplain
TACTICAL [450]
4 Tactical units plus transport, 4 Predator Annihilator, Chaplain
TACTICAL [400]
4 Tactical units plus transport, 4 Predator Annihilator
TERMINATOR [400]
4 Terminator units, Chaplain
PREDATOR [350]
4 Predators (Annihilator or Destructor), 2 Predator Annihilator
THUNDERHAWK CAS [250]
Thunderhawk (Close Air Support configuration)
THUNDERHAWK CAS [250]
Thunderhawk (Close Air Support configuration)

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Table layout

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Deployment

• Iron Legionaires forces(Photo1) and off board forces(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron of forces(Photo1).

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Turn1

• Scions of Iron go first…
• Scions of Iron double move VINDICATOR(Photo1) and shoot TACTICAL, killing 2 and giving the formation 3 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS(AA fire does a DC, 2BM’s) and shoot the HELIOS, killing 2 and giving it 3 BM’s (Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS(AA fire does a BM) and shoot the HELIOS, killing 2 and breaking the formation which flees back(Photo1)

• Scions of Iron March move HEAVY TACTICAL(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires double move Predator(Photo1) and shoots Predators, killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iron Legionaires double move TACTICALS (Photo1) and shoots VINDICATOR, killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do marshalling action with Predators(Photo1) and shoot TACITCAL,killing 1 and  giving it a 2 BM’s(Photo2) and then removes all BM’s(Photo3)

• Iron Legionaires do a double move with TACTICAL(Photo1),shoots VINDICATOR, killing 2, giving it a 3 BM’s(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron double move TACTICAL(Photo1) and shoots TACTICALS, killing 2 and giving it 3 BM’s(Photo2)

• Iron Legionaires do marshalling action with TACTICAL(Photo1) and shoot VINDICATOR,killing 2 and breaking the formation with flees back(Photo2) and then removes all BM’s(Photo3)

• Scions of Iron double move VINDICATOR and shoots TACTICALS,giving it a BM(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires do a double move with TACTICAL(Photo1),shoots BIKE, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with BIKE and target the TACTICAL. The dice are rolled and the BIKE wins the combat and the TACTICAL is broken(Photo1).The TACTICAL flees behind HILL(Photo2).The BIKE(3 BM’s) consolidates 5cm(Photo3)

• Both sides remove blast marker.
• No aircraft were shoot down in the disengaged section..

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Turn2

• Teleporting: Terminators deployed(BM not shown due to 1 rolled)(Photo1)

• Scions of Iron go first…
• Scions of Iron do a engage action with Tactical(gets support from PREDATORS&HELIOS)and targets the TERMINATORS(Photo1)The dice are rolled and the TACTICALS win combat and the TERMINATORS are wiped from the board(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with VINDICATOR and targets the TACTICAL.The dice are rolled and the VINDICATOR win and the TACTICAL is broken(Photo1).The TACTICAL flees back towards deployment zone(Photo2).

• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS and shoot the HELIOS, killing the last unit(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires do sustain fire with PREDATORS(Photo1) and shoot BIKES, Killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with HEAVY TACTICAL and target the TACTICAL. The dice are rolled and the TACTICAL wins the combat and the HEAVY TACTICAL is broken(Photo1).The HEAVY TACTICAL flees behind city(Photo2).The TACTICAL consolidates 5cm(Photo3)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with BIKE and target the PREDATOR(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the PREADTOR(2BM’S) win combat and the BIKES are broken(Photo2) and the BIKE flee back to the Objective(Photo3)

• Iron Legionaires do marshalling action with TACTICAL(Photo1) and shoot VINDICATOR, giving it a BM(Photo2) and then removes all BM’s(Photo3)

• Iron Legionaires do a double move with TACTICAL(Photo1),shoots VINDICATOR, killing 1, giving it a 2 BM’s(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do marshalling action with VINDICATORS(Photo1) and shoot TACITCAL, giving it a BM(Photo2) and then removes all BM’s(Photo3)

• Scions of Iron do sustain fire with PREDATORS(Photo1) and shoot PREDATORS, wiping the formation off the board(Photo2)

• Iron Legionaires do a double move with TACTICAL and shoot Broken HEAVY TACTICAL, doing nothing to it(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires fail to bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS(Photo1)

• Both sides remove blast marker.
• No aircraft were shoot down in the disengaged section..

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Turn3

• Iron Legionaires go first…
• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS and shoot the BIKE, killing the formation out right(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires do a double move with TACTICAL(Photo1),shoots VINDICATOR, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with HEAVY TACTICAL and target the TACTICA(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the first round is a tie(Photo2).The second round is a tie(Photo3).The third round is won by the Heavy Tactical and the TACTICAL is wiped from the board(Photo4)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with VINDICATOR and target the TACTICAL(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the TACTICAL wins and the VINDICATOR are wiped from the board(Photo2)

• Iron Legionaires do a engage action with TACTICAL and target the VINDICATOR(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the TACTICAL wins and the VINDICATOR are wiped from the board(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a double move with TACTICAL(Photo1),shoots TACTICAL, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a double move with Predator(Photo1),shoots TACTICAL, giving it a BM(Photo2)

• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS and shoot the TACTICAL, killing 2 and giving the formation 3 BM’s(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires fail to activate TACTICAL, so regroup(Photo1)

• Both sides remove blast marker.
• No aircraft were shoot down in the disengaged section..

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Turn4

• Iron Legionaires go first…
• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS and shoot the TACTICAL, giving it a BM(Photo1)

• Iron Legionaires do sustain fire with TACTICAL and shoot the Predator, giving it a BM(Photo1)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with Predators and target the TACTICA(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the Tactical wins the combat and the Predators are broken and flee towards the Objective marker(Photo2)

• Scions of Iron do a engage action with HEAVY TACTICAL and target the TACTICAL. The dice are rolled and the TACTICAL wins the combat and the HEAVY TACTICAL is broken(Photo1).The HEAVY TACTICAL flees behind city(Photo2).The TACTICAL consolidates 5cm(Photo3)

• Iron Legionaires do a march move with TACTICAL, to claim objective(Photo1)

• Scions of Iron do a double move with TACTICAL(Photo1),shoots TACTICAL,killing 1 and breaking the formation(Sorry no picture)

• Iron Legionaires bring in THUNDERHAWK CAS and shoot the broken Predator, wiping it from the board(Photo1)

• The Iron Legionaires and the Scions of Iron don’t rally Tactical formation each. Both sides remove blast marker.
• No aircraft were shoot down in the disengaged section..
• Iron Legionaires win 13 to 8

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Summary

Well that was a bloody game, neither side had much left on the table…

I think the 6 turns, may be to long and four turns maybe a better option. I may also shorted the deployment zones to 45 cms maybe, to see how that works…

Well hopefully, we will get another test run in next week..

May the dice roll high for you

Cheers

Greg