Saim-Hann (4.2.1) and BLACK LEGION take 3

Well we manage another game of epic. It was 3000 point per side and it was between Saim-Hann (4.2.1) and BLACK LEGION

I used the Saim-Hann (4.2.1) and Britt used the BLACK LEGION..Take 3

The below is the link to Saim-Hann Craftworld (4.2)…

http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=29842

Changes that were tested..

• Expert rider rule added…
  SR went from 3 to 4.
  Drop the points of the Farseer character.
• Wind Rider Host has been added to the troupe section and a limit of 0-1 per Wild rider clan.

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Armies used

Saim-Hann (4.2.1)

350 Shining Spears (BTS)
325 Wild Rider clan + Wild Rider chieftain (SC)
250 Wild Rider clan
250 Wild Rider clan
250 Falcons inc 2x Firestorms
275 Guardians in WS + Farseer inc 1x support weapon
275 Guardians in WS + Farseer inc 1x support weapon
250 Guardians in WS inc 1x support weapon
200 Wind rider host/troupe inc 1x Vyper
200 Wind rider host/troupe inc 1x Vyper
200 Wind rider host/troupe inc 1x Vyper
175 Night Spinners

13TH BLACK CRUSADE BLACK LEGION (2014 Armybook Edition)
RETINUE [475]
8 Chaos Space Marines, (Chaos Undivided), Chaos Warlord (Supreme Commander), 4 Havocs
RETINUE [425]
8 Chaos Space Marines, (Chaos Undivided), Sorcerer Lord, 4 Havocs

RETINUE [425]
8 Chaos Space Marines, (Chaos Undivided), Sorcerer Lord, 4 Havocs

RETINUE [425]
8 Chaos Space Marines, (Chaos Undivided), Sorcerer Lord, 4 Havocs

RETINUE [310]
8 Chaos Space Marines, (Chaos Undivided), Sorcerer Lord, chaos vindicator

RETINUE [275]
8 Chaos Space Marines, (Chaos Undivided), Sorcerer Lord,

CHAOS TERMINATORS [275]
(Chaos Undivided), Sorcerer Lord, 4 Chaos Terminator
HELL BLADES [200]
3 Hell Blade Fighters, (Chaos Undivided)
HELL BLADES [200]
3 Hell Blade Fighters, (Chaos Undivided)

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Deployment

• Deployment of BLACK LEGION,Saim-Hann and objective makers…

• Off board forces..(Yes the BL player was massaging his dice…)

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Turn 1

• Saim-Hann won the SR and went first..
• Saim Hann do sustain fire with NIGHT SPINNER TROUPE(Photo1) and shoots RETINUE, killing 5 and breaking the formation due to BM’s and so it flees BACK INTO ROUGH GOING IN IT DEPLOYMENT ZONE(Photo2)… was done for prepping, but manage to put enough BM’s on to break it..

• Saim Hann failed to activate WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)(SC rerolled used), and so regroup(Photo1)

• BLACK LEGION bring on HELL BLADES(one shot down by AA fire) and shoots the WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL),killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo1)..wanted to break the formation

• BLACK LEGION bring on HELL BLADES(BM by AA fire) and shoots the WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL),killing 2 and giving it 3 BM’s(Photo1)..wanted to break the formation

• Saim Hann do sustain fire with Wind rider host/troupe(Photo1) and shoot the RETINUE, killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)..Prep time

• Saim Hann failed to activate WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)and so regroup(Photo1)

• BLACK LEGION do marshalling on RETINUE(Photo1), so shot the Wind rider host/troupe, killing 2 and giving it 3 BM’s(Photo2)so move and then remove all BM’s(Photo3)

• Saim Hann do sustain fire with Wind rider host/troupe(Photo1) and shoot the RETINUE, killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)..Prep time

• BLACK LEGION march move Retinue into crater on their left flank(Photo1)

• Saim-Hann do marshalling action on WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST, so move up behind ruin and remove all BM’s(Photo1).. done to remove BM’s

• BLACK LEGION move Retinue(Photo1) and shoot Wind rider host/troupe, kill 4 and breaking the formation, so it flees behind the template(Poto2)..to cut down on activations

• Saim Hann failed to activate SoV and so regroup(Photo1)

• BLACK LEGION place RETINUE on overwatch(Photo1)..Guard duty.

• Saim Hann keep Wind rider host/troupe on overwatch(Photo1)..guard duty

• BLACK LEGION move Retinue(Photo1) and shoot Wind rider host/troupe, and breaking the formation, from BM’s, so it flees forward to be on objective marker(Poto2)..to cut down on activations

• Saim Hann double move SHINNING SPEARS up, on their right flank and get ready for turn two(Photo1)..

• Saim Hann double move SHINNING SPEARS up, on their right flank and get ready for turn two(Photo1)..
• Saim Hann double move Guardians in WS up, on their right flank and get ready for turn two(sorry no pic)..
• Saim Hann double move Guardians in WS up(Photo1) and shoot RETINUE, giving it a BM(Photo2),,,get ready for turn 2

• Saim Hann double move Guardians in WS up and shoot RETINUE, giving it a BM(Photo1).get ready for turn 2

• The BLACK LEGION don’t rally RETINUE.Both sides remove BM’s..
• NO aircraft were lost in the disengage section…

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 2

• BLACK LEGION teleport terminators in(Photo1)….

• BLACK LEGION won the SR and went first..(Tied dice roll)
• BLACK LEGION do a engage action with Terminators and target the NIGHT SPINNER TROUPE(Photo1) and the dice are rolled and the Terminators win the combat and the NIGHT SPINNER TROUPE is wiped from the board(Photo2) and the Terminators consolidate 5(Photo3)…done to claim blitz

• BLACK LEGION do a engage action with RETINUE and target the Guardians(Photo1) and the dice are rolled and the RETINUE win the combat and the Guardians is wiped from the board(Photo2) and the RETINUE consolidate 5(Photo3)…done knock down the activations

• Saim-Hann move SoV(Photo1) and shoots RETINUE, killing one and giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)…Done to prep the target..

• Saim-Hann do a engage action with WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)(SC rerolled used), uses the SC commander ability and brings in the other WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)(gets support from SoV),and targets the RETINUE(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the 2 x WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) wins the combat, and the RETINUE is broken(Photo2).The 2 x WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) consolidates forward a full move and the broken RETINUE moves into the ruins(Photo3).was done to try and cut activation down and to start the TAH goal..

• Saim-Hann do a engage action with Guardians(2 x WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) and SoV give support),and targets the RETINUE(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the Guardians(broken due to BM’s) wins the combat, and the RETINUE is broken(Photo2).The Guardians flees back to the hill(Photo3)and the broken RETINUE moves into the ruins(Photo4).was done to try and cut activation down and to start the TAH goal..

• BLACK LEGION do a engage action with RETINUE and target the Shining Spears (Photo1) and the dice are rolled and the Shining Spears(3BM) win the combat and the RETINUE is broken(Photo2) and the RETINUE flees to the craters behind it..(Photo3)…done to knock down the activations

• Saim-Hann do a engage action with WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)(Support from WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST)and targets the broken RETINUE(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the broken RETINUE wins the combat, and the WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) is wiped from the board.The WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST giving support gets BM(Photo2)….was done to try and cut activation down and to start the TAH goal..

• Saim-Hann do marshalling action on shinning spears, so move to be under the AA cover and then remove BM’s(Photo1).. done to remove BM’s and get AA cover

• BLACK LEGION bring on HELL BLADES and shoots the Wind rider host/troupe,killing 2 and this breaks the formation(Photo1) and so it Flees back to the ruins(Photo2)..was hoping to kill a few.

• Saim-Hann move Wind rider host/troupe(lose 1 to DTT)(Photo1) and shoot the RETINUE, giving it a BM(Photo2)..Prep work..

• Saim-Hann double move Guardians, so that its in building and waits for the chaos forces to come to it(Photo1)

• BLACK LEGION fail to bring on HELL BLADES(Photo1)..cheers went up from the eldar forces 

• BLACK LEGION do a engage action with RETINUE and target the Guardians(Photo1) and the dice are rolled and the Guardians win the combat and the RETINUE is broken(Photo2) and the Guardians consolidate 5 and the RETINUE flee past the craters(Photo3)…done to knock down the activations

• BLACK LEGION keep RETINUE on overwatch(Photo1)..Guard duty.

• Saim-Hann don’t rally Wind rider host/troupe and Guardians in WS.The BLACK LEGION don’t rally 2 x RETINUE.Both sides remove BM’s..
• NO aircraft were lost in the disengage section…

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 3

• BLACK LEGION won the SR and went first..
• BLACK LEGION bring on HELL BLADES and shoots the SHINNING SPEAR, giving it a BM(pHOTO1)..wanted to break the formation

• BLACK LEGION do marshalling on RETINUE, so move and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)

• Saim-Hann do a engage action with WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)(SC rerolled used), uses the SC commander ability and brings in the other WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) and targets the RETINUE(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the 2 x WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) wins the combat, and the RETINUE is wiped from the board(Photo2).The 2 x WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL) consolidates , one fall back on the objective marker and the other around to the othersider of the building(Photo3).was done to try and cut activation down and to start the TAH goal..

• Saim-Hann fail to activate the Wind rider host/troupe and so regroup(Photo1)..Oh well another one…

• BLACK LEGION bring on HELL BLADES(one shot down by AA fire) and shoots the SHINNING SPEAR, giving it a BM(pHOTO1)..wanted to break the formation

• BLACK LEGION place Terminators on overwatch(Photo1)..guard duty.

• Saim-Hann do a engage action with Shining spears(Supporting fire from WILD RIDER CLAN WARHOST(SMALL)) and targets the broken RETINUE(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the Shining spears wins the combat, and the broken RETINUE is wiped from the board(Photo2).The Shining spears consolidates and falls back on the objective marker(Photo3).was done to try and cut activation down and clear area..

• BLACK LEGION do marshalling on RETINUE, so move and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)

• Saim-Hann fail to activate the Wind rider host/troupe and breaks and flees to be behind hill(Photo1)..Oh well another one…

• BLACK LEGION march move RETINUE, to claim objective marker.(Photo1)

• Saim-Hann double move SoV(Photo1) and shoots RETINUE, giving it 2 BM’s(Photo2)…Done in the hopes of at least breaking it...

• BLACK LEGION keep RETINUE on overwatch(Photo1)..Guard duty.

• Saim-Hann place Guardians on overwatch, to hold that flank(Photo1)

• Saim-Hann don’t rally Wind rider host/troupe.Both sides remove BM’s..
• NO aircraft were lost in the disengage section…
• BLACK LEGION win on count back 1217 to 1350(time run out)

Victory Condition	BLACK LEGION	Saim-Hann
1. Blitz	Yes	no
2. Break their sprit	NO	NO
3. Defend the Flag	NO	no
4. Take and Hold	No	no
5. They Shall not Pass	NO	no

END OF TURN SHOT

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Summary

 

Well that was game of fun…If I had gotten turn two and not have 3 failed activations in turn one, the outcome may have been totally different..I would like to try and give the list another run…

 

Regards

Greg