Red Corsairs (3.4) V’s Legio Gryphonicus (NetEA v3.24 *APPROVED*)

Well we manage another game of epic. It was 3000 point per side and it was between Red Corsairs (3.4) and Legio Gryphonicus (NetEA v3.24 *APPROVED*)

Me and Alan played Red Corsairs (3.4) and Trent played the Legio Gryphonicus (NetEA v3.24 *APPROVED*)

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Armies used

Red Corsairs (3.4)

THREE HELLBLADE INTERCEPTORS [200]
TERMINATOR RETINUE [275]
4 Terminator unit, Sorceror Lord
TERMINATOR RETINUE [335]
5 Terminator unit, Sorceror Lord
RENEGADE WARBAND [425]
4 Havoc units, 4 Thousand Sons units, Chaos Warlord
RENEGADE WARBAND [375]
Chaos Lord, 4 Havoc units, 4 Thousand Sons units
CHAOS THUNDERHAWK [200]
1 Chaos Thunderhawk Gunship
CHAOS THUNDERHAWK [200]
1 Chaos Thunderhawk Gunship
DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE [275]
4 Defilers
DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE [275]
4 Defilers
CHOSEN [230]
6 Chaos Space Marine Units - all have the Scout ability, 3 Chaos Rhino
CHOSEN [200]
6 Chaos Space Marine Units - all have the Scout ability

Legio Gryphonicus (NetEA v3.24 *APPROVED*)

EMPEROR TITAN [1425]
Warmonger Configuration, Legate, Veteran Princeps, Carapace Multi-Lasers, Sacred Icon

REAVER TITAN [300]
Vulcan Megabolter, Plasma Blastgun, Veteran Princeps

FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE [250]
5 Forge Knights

FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE [250]
5 Forge Knights

REAVER TITAN [775]
3 Gatling Blaster, Veteran Princeps, Carapace Multi-Lasers, Sacred Icon

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Deployment

• Deployment of Red Corsairs,Legio Gryphonicus and objective markers…

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Turn 1

• Legio Gryphonicus win SR roll and go first
• Legio Gryphonicus double move FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE(BM from OWF) up(Photo1)..getting ready for next turn

• Red Corsairs double move DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE up, to support the chosen(Photo1)…getting ready for next turn

• Legio Gryphonicus place Warmonger on over watch(Photo1)..guard duty and getting ready for the terminator onslaught

• Red Corsairs place chosen on over watch, to guard the Blitz(Photo1)..

• Legio Gryphonicus move FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE up,in front of the Warmonger (Photo1)..getting ready for next turn

• Red Corsairs double move DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE up, to support the chosen(Photo1)…getting ready for next turn

• Legio Gryphonicus double move WARHOUND up and claim objective marker(Photo1)..getting ready for next turn

• Legio Gryphonicus double move REAVER TITAN up and claim objective marker(Photo1)..getting ready for next turn

• Red Corsairs bring in HELLBLADE INTERCEPTORS(BM from AA) and target the WARHOUND, giving it a BM(Photo1)..prepping for the coming air assault

• Red Corsairs do a engage action with CHAOS THUNDERHAWK&RENEGADE WARBAND(BM’s from AA ) and targets the WARHOUND(support from REAVER)(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the CHAOS THUNDERHAWK&RENEGADE WARBAND(BM) wins the combat and the WARHOUND is wiped from the board(Photo2).The RENEGADE WARBAND consolidate 5(Photo3)…wanted to clear the flank

• Red Corsairs do a engage action with CHAOS THUNDERHAWK&RENEGADE WARBAND and targets the FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE (Photo1).The dice are rolled and the CHAOS THUNDERHAWK&RENEGADE WARBAND(BM) wins the combat and the FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE is wiped from the board(Photo2).The RENEGADE WARBAND consolidate 5(Photo3)…wanted to clear the flank

Both sides remove BM’s.

Red Corsairs lose THUNDERHAWK and two HELLBLADE INTERCEPTORS aircraft  in the disengage section..

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 2

• Red Corsairs teleport in two formation of TERMINATOR RETINUE(Photo1)..

• Red Corsairs win SR roll and go first.
• Red Corsairs move TERMINATOR RETINUE(Photo1) and shoot Warmonger, taking a shield down and giving it a BM(Photo2).. was hoping to trigger the OWF

• Red Corsairs move TERMINATOR RETINUE and the Warmonger does it’s OWF and breaks the formation, which flees down the base line(Photo1)..

• Legio Gryphonicus do sustain fire with the REAVER TITAN(Photo1) and shoots the RENEGADE WARBAND, killing 6 and breaking the formation, which flees to the rocky out crop near the Objective marker(Photo2)..was hoping to claim BTS

• Red Corsairs move DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE up, to contest the objective marker(Photo1)…getting ready for next turn

• Legio Gryphonicus do a engage action with the FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE and targets the RENEGADE WARBAND(Photo1).The dice are rolled and the RENEGADE WARBAND(BM) win the combat and the FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE is broken(Photo2).The FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE flees back to it deployment zone and the RENEGADE WARBAND consolidate 5(Photo3)…wanted to clear the flank

• Red Corsairs move RENEGADE WARBAND up and shoot broken FORGE KNIGHT MANIPLE, killing the last unit(Photo1)..cutting down on activation

• Red Corsairs march move DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE across to the left flank, to plug hole(Photo1)

• Red Corsairs place chosen on over watch, to guard two objective markers(Photo1)..

• Red Corsairs fail to bring on HELLBLADE INTERCEPTORS(Photo1)..

• Red Corsairs bring on CHAOS THUNDERHAWK(Photo1) and shoot REAVER TITAN taking a shield down and giving it a BM(Photo2)..

• Red Corsairs keep chosen on over watch, to guard the Blitz(Photo1)..

Red Corsairs don’t rally RENEGADE WARBAND.Both sides remove BM’s.

No aircraft were shot down in the disengage section..

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 3

• Red Corsairs win SR roll and go first..
• Red Corsairs do a engage action with TERMINATOR RETINUE and target the WARMONGOR(Photo1).The dice are rolled and after two rounds of combat the WARMONGOR(3DC) is the winner and the TERMINATOR RETINUE is wiped from the board(Photo2)..we missed by one pip in getting critical

• Red Corsairs double move DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE up(Photo1) and shoot the REAVER TITAN, giving it a BM(Photo2)..was done to make activation a roll and not auto.

• Legio Gryphonicus do sustain fire with the WARMONGOR TITAN(Photo1) and shoots the broken Chosen, killing 7 and breaking the formation and so it flees forward(Photo2)..and was done to make sure that RC didn't get Defend the flag

• Red Corsairs march move DEFILER ASSAUT FORCE back to claim Blitz marker,so that defend the flank goal could be claimed(Photo1)..

• Legio Gryphonicus do sustain fire with the REAVER TITAN(Photo1) and shoots the broken RENEGADE WARBAND, killing the last stand(Photo2)..and claims BTS

• Red Corsairs do marshalling action on TERMINATOR RETINUE, so move closer to the Blitz to contest it and then remove all BM’s(Photo1)..

• Red Corsairs do sustain fire with RENEGADE WARBAND(Photo1) and shoots the warmonger, taking down 2 shields and giving it a BM(Photo2)…

• Red Corsairs move CHOSEN, so it contest a objective marker and holds another two(Photo1)..

• Red Corsairs bring in HELLBLADE INTERCEPTORS, only to have it blown out of the sky by AA fire(Photo1)…

• Red Corsairs bring on CHAOS THUNDERHAWK(Photo1) and shoot REAVER TITAN taking a shield down and giving it a BM(Photo2)..

Red Corsairs don’t rally CHOSEN.Both sides remove BM’s.

No aircraft were shot down in the disengage section..

Victory Condition	Red Corsairs	Legio Gryphonicus (NetEA v3.24)
1. Blitz	NO	no
2. Break their sprit	NO	Yes
3. Defend the Flag	Yes	no
4. Take and Hold	No	no
5. They Shall not Pass	Yes	no

END OF TURN SHOT

 

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Summary

 

That was interesting game..although RC could have handle the TERMINATOR RETINUE, deployment better.

 

There’s talk of rematch, are the fun of having three warlord titans on the table.OK that’s going to be fun..

 

Regards

Greg