Harlequin Grand Masque Vs Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)

Well we manage another game of epic. It was 3000 point per side and it was between Harlequin Grand Masque and Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)…

I Played Harlequin Grand Masque and Trent played the Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)…

Link to Harlequin Grand Masque..

http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=31579

We keep tweaking the tool Pauljam is doing and so it looks good and easy to use.I gave Trent a 5 min run down and he did the report as we went..first time using it..

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Armies used

Harlequin Grand Masque

TROUPE 5 Harlequins 325
1 Great Harlequin for 125 points

TROUPE 5 Harlequins 325
SHADOWSEER 50 points

TROUPE 5 Harlequins 325
SHADOWSEER 50 points

Mimic 5 Mimes 300
Master Mime 50 points

Mimic 5 Mimes 300
Master Mime 50 points

Mimic 5 Mimes 300
Master Mime 50 points

Animation 250
3 Harlequin Wraithlords

Animation 250
3 Harlequin Wraithlords

Animation 250
3 Harlequin Wraithlords

Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)
TACTICAL [400]
6 Tacticals,Captain, Rhinos, Hunter
TACTICAL [325]
6 Tacticals, Chaplain, Rhinos
TACTICAL [325]
6 Tacticals, Chaplain, Rhinos
TACTICAL [325]
6 Tacticals, Chaplain, Rhinos
TACTICAL [275]
6 Tacticals, Rhinos
SCOUT [150]
4 Scouts, Rhinos
PREDATOR [250]
4 Annihilator
WARHOUND [275]
1 Warhound Class Titan
WARHOUND PACK [500]
2 Warhound Class Titans
THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON [175]
2 Thunderbolt Fighters

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Deployment

 

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Turn 1

[HGM] [Mimic1] - [TELEPORT] Notes: "mimic1 teleport to the left side of the table near Warhound pack."
[HGM] [Mimic2] - [TELEPORT] Notes: "mimic2 teleport to the left side of the table near Warhound pack."
[HGM] [Mimic3] - [TELEPORT] Notes: "mimi3 teleport to the left side of the table near Warhound pack"

Strategy roll: Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)

Pre-turn Notes: roll off twice for SR rolls

[CA] [WARHOUND PACK ] - [ADVANCE] [combat results] target(Mimic1) hits(11) saves(3) killed(5) destroyed(true)  Notes: "Warhounds pack fire's everything to wipe out mimic's 1"

[CA] [RETAIN] [TACTICAL 5] - [DOUBLE] [combat results]    target(Mimic2)  hits(1)  saves(1)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "TAC5 fire at mimic2 and does only a bm."

[HGM] [Mimic3] - [ENGAGE] [combat results] target(WARHOUND PACK )  intermingled(TACTICAL 5)  cc(7:0)  ff(0:4)  save(0:3)  kills(1:6)  d6(0:0)  total(10:8)  extra kills taken(0:1)  winner(true:false)  broken(false:true)  destroyed(false:false)  Notes: "mimic commander uses command ability. Warhound Pack destroy out right from first strike. Tac 5 broken to lost engagement and retreats. mimic do a full consolidation move behind hill."

[HGM] [RETAIN] [TROUPE 2] - [MARCH] Notes: "troupe into ruins."

[HGM] [RETAIN] [TROUPE 3] - [MARCH] Notes: "troupe do a march move into ruins."(sorry no pic)

[CA] [TACTICAL 4] - [DOUBLE] Notes: "Tac 4 double moves into ruins."

[CA] [RETAIN] [WARHOUND ] - [DOUBLE] [combat results]  target(TROUPE 2)  hits(2)  saves(1)  killed(1)  add BMs(2)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "Warhound double moves and shoot the troupe 2….

[HGM] [Animation 1] - [MARCH] Notes: "animation 1 march's moves into ruins and passes DTT"

[CA] [TACTICAL 3] - [DOUBLE] [combat results] target(TROUPE 2)  hits(2)  saves(2)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "Tac 3 doubles moves and was hoping to kill few pixies."

[HGM] [TROUPE 1] - [DOUBLE] Notes: "troupe 1 doubles moves up to the laughing god, because there's laugher before they die."

[CA] [THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON ] - [GROUND ATTACK] [combat results] target(Animation 1)  hits(1)  saves(1)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "Jim and fighter escorts turns up after having their scorns and tea at last. and deal BM to the wraith lord1 ."

[HGM] [Animation 2] - [OVERWATCH SET] Notes: "wrath lord 2 goes on guard duty, baby sitting the HQ."

[CA] [TACTICAL 2] - [DOUBLE][combat results]  target(TROUPE 2)  hits(1)  saves(0)  killed(1)  add BMs(0)  broken(true)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "Tac 2 doubles moves and shoot troupe 2 and break’s it, oh the Emperor would be so proud of Tac 2."

[HGM] [Animation 3] - [DOUBLE][combat results] target(TACTICAL 2)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "wrath lords attempt to shoot Tac 2 and do nothing and giving Tac 2 a bm. The Emperor is with us."

[CA] [PREDATOR ] - [DOUBLE][combat results]    target(Animation 3)  hits(2)  saves(2)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "predators fire wildly at warthlords hoping beyond hope to hit something."

[CA] [TACTICAL 1] - [DOUBLE][combat results] target(TROUPE 1)  hits(3)  saves(0)  killed(3) add BMs(0) broken(true) Notes: "Tac 1 with the captain guide strike hard at troupe 1 and breaking it.. I guess they didn't get their last laughs."

[CA] [SCOUT ] -[OVERWATCH SET]Notes: "scout stay on overwatch as they watch their fellow brothers slaughter the Xeon's filth."

Post-Turn Notes:

AC leave the table with no troubles.

Tactical 5 rally's and gains 8bms.

Troupe 2 does not rally.

Tactical 2 removes bm.

Troupe 1 does not rally, they falter under the fire power of the machine god.

Wrath lord 1 removes bm.

Wrath lord 3 removes bm.

Mimics 2 removes 1bm.

END OF TURN SHOT

 

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Turn 2

Strategy roll: Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)

[CA] [PREDATOR ] - [SUSTAIN]combat results] target(Animation 3)  hits(7)  saves(6)  killed(1)  add BMs(0)  broken(true)Notes: "predator does sustain fire at the wrath lords 3 and kills 1, machine god blesses predators so they may fire just as well next turn."

[CA] [WARHOUND ] - [DOUBLE][combat results] target(TROUPE 2)  hits(4)  saves(2)  killed(2) add BMs(0) destroyed(true) Notes: "Warhound double moves and destroy troupe 2, the machine god has blessed us this day."

[HGM] [Mimic3] - [ENGAGE][combat results] target(TACTICAL 5) intermingled(none:none)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:3)  save(0:3)  kills(0:0) d6(5:6) total(0:0) extra kills taken(0:1)  winner(true:false)  broken(false:true) Notes: "mimic 3 commander does the command ability again, and engage Tac 5 at the end due to nimble and flexible body the mimic won the engagement."

[HGM] [Animation 1] - [ENGAGE][combat results] target(SCOUT ) cc(0:0) ff(3:3)  save(0:3) kills(0:3)d6(4:5)  total(8:6)  extra kills taken(0:1)  winner(true:false)  broken(false:true)  destroyed(false:false)Notes: "wrath lord 1 being the pussy they are engage the scout which have done nothing expect stand around waiting for tea break, wrath lords win because the scout were on their lunch break and disappeared before they drop their food."

[HGM] [TROUPE 3] - [ENGAGE][combat results] target(WARHOUND ) cc(4:0) ff(0:0)  save(1:0) kills(0:3)d6(0:0) total(0:0) extra kills taken(0:0) winner(true:false)  broken(false:false)  destroyed(false:true) Notes: "troupe 3 does engage action against Warhound the machine god has left us, troupe 3 wipes the Warhound out with first strike. Troupe 3 then consolidate a full move back to the ruins"

[CA] [THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON ] - [GROUND ATTACK][combat results]target(TROUPE 1)  hits(2) saves(1) killed(2) add BMs(2) broken(false) destroyed(true) Notes:"Jim and fighter escorts turn up after having some old rum. and fire at troupe one and destroys it (claims BTS) these guys should drink more often."

[CA] [TACTICAL 1] - [HOLD SHOOT][combat results] target(Mimic3)  hits(1)  saves(1)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)  Notes: "Tac 1 fires at mimics 3 and misses oh how the emperor is not happy with us at the moment."

[HGM] [Animation 2] - [OVERWATCH SET]Notes: "wrath lords stay on overwatch after seeing their supreme commander death, they thought it would be wise just chill out at HQ"

[CA] [TACTICAL 2] - [DOUBLE][combat results]target(TROUPE 3) hits(2)saves(0)  killed(2)  add BMs(0)  broken(true) Notes: "Tac 2 the chaplain disgusted with the examples the other company's have displayed, decides to show them what a real company in action is suppose to look like and they break troupe 3 with their blessed fire power."

[CA] [TACTICAL 3] - [DOUBLE][combat results] target(TROUPE 3)  hits(3)  saves(2)  killed(0)  add BMs(0)  broken(false)  destroyed(true)  Notes: "Tac 3 shoots at already broken troupe 3 and destroys it."

[CA] [TACTICAL 4] - [DOUBLE][combat results] target(Mimic3)  hits(4)  saves(1)  killed(3)  add BMs(0)  broken(true)  destroyed(false) Notes:"Tac 4 shoots at mimic with BM already and kills they leader in it. (they have no leaders left)"

Post-Turn Notes:

AC fly off table with no trouble at all.

Tactical 5 rally,

Mimic 3 does no rally,

Scouts rally,

wrath lord 3 rally,

Tactical 1 remove BM.

Game over due to HGM having no leaders on the table….
 

Victory Condition	Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)	Harlequin Grand Masque
1. Blitz	Yes	no
2. Break their sprit	Yes	Yes
3. Defend the Flag	Yes	no
4. Take and Hold	Yes	no
5. They Shall not Pass	Yes	no

END OF TURN SHOT

 

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Summary

 

Very interesting game if not bloody..SM had lost both Warhounds formations and scout formation that was of little use…The same could not be said about the HGM, by the end of turn 2, I had no leaders on the table..He would do enough hits and I would fail the bloody armour saves…  

I still find the list a challenge to play as pure HGM..so may start taking it with allies and see if there difference....  

Regards

Greg

Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version)VS Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015)

Well we manage another game of epic. It was 3000 point per side and it was between Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015) and Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version)..

Trent played the Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015) and I played the Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version)..

Link to Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1alternative version)..

http://www.tacticalwargames.net/taccmd/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=31524 

So you will notice that I am using the same utility that Pauljam uses for writing his reports, but it’s a updated version…A few more tweaks and I think the utility will make writing Batrep easier…

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Armies used

Army 1 - Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015) (CA)
[BIKE 1 ] BIKE
[BIKE 2] BIKE
[TACTICAL 1] TACTICAL (SC)
[TACTICAL 2] TACTICAL
[WHIRLWIND] WHIRLWIND
[LAND RAIDER 1] LAND RAIDER
[LAND RAIDER 2] LAND RAIDER
[LAND SPEEDER 1] LAND SPEEDER
[LAND SPEEDER 2] LAND SPEEDER
[TS 1] THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON
[TS 2] THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON

Army 2 - Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version) (UCW)
[AVATAR] AVATAR
[BGW1] BLACK GUARDIAN WARHOST 1(SC)
[BGW2] BLACK GUARDIAN WARHOST 2
[BGW3] BLACK GUARDIAN WARHOST 3
[SOV1] SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE 1
[SOV2] SWORDS OF VAUL TROUPE 2
[ WARLOCK TITAN ]  WARLOCK TITAN
[RANGER TROUPE ] RANGER TROUPE
[AWT] ASPECT WARRIOR TROUPE
[EOV]  ENGINE OF VAUL TROUPE

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Deployment

 

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Turn 1

Strategy roll: Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version)
[UCW] [EOV] - [HOLD REGROUP] - "Fails to activate"

[CA] [LAND RAIDER 1] - [DOUBLE] - "move ups"

[UCW] [SOV1] - [ADVANCE] - "SoV1 moves and then shoot Landraiders1 and then moves back.."
[combat results] target(LAND RAIDER 1)  hits(5)  saves(3)  killed(2)  add BMs(3)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [TACTICAL 2] - [DOUBLE] - "Formation moves up their left flank.."

[UCW] [ WARLOCK TITAN ] - [DOUBLE] - "Warlock was move up to contest objective marker on that flank too.."[combat results] target(TACTICAL 2)  hits(4)  saves(1)  killed(3)  add BMs(4)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [BIKE 1 ] - [DOUBLE] - "Moves up behind hill.."

[UCW] [BGW1] - [OVERWATCH SET] - "Given guard duty on Blitz..."

[CA] [TACTICAL 1] - [DOUBLE] - "moved up to support land speeders" [combat results] target(RANGER TROUPE )  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[UCW] [BGW2] - [OVERWATCH SET] - "placed on overwatch to allow the enemy to come to it.."

[CA] [TS 1] - [GROUND ATTACK] - "both AC blow out of the sky by AA fire..."

[UCW] [BGW3] - [HOLD REGROUP] - "fail to activate, so regroups"

[CA] [LAND RAIDER 2] - [DOUBLE] - "Move to shoot warlock.." [combat results]  target(WARLOCK TITAN )  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[UCW] [SOV2] - [DOUBLE] - "SoV2 moves and shoots and than moves back.."[combat results]    target(LAND RAIDER 2)  hits(4)  saves(3)  killed(1)  add BMs(2)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [WHIRLWIND] - [SUSTAIN] [combat results]  target(RANGER TROUPE )  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [RETAIN] [BIKE 2] - [DOUBLE] - "Moves up behind hill"

[UCW] [RANGER TROUPE ] - [OVERWATCH SET]

[CA] [TS 2] - [GROUND ATTACK] - "One AC was shot down by AA fire..."[combat results] target(BGW1)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [LAND SPEEDER 1] - [DOUBLE] - "Move up their right flank..."

[CA] [LAND SPEEDER 2] - [OVERWATCH SET] - "On guard duty..."

Post-Turn Notes: All formations rally. TS2 gets BM for leave UCW table edge..

END OF TURN SHOT

No end of turn shot…..

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Turn 2

Pre-turn Notes: Ulthwé Craftworld teleport in ASPECT WARRIOR TROUPE(Sorry Photo) and deploy AVATAR

Strategy roll: Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version)
[UCW] [AWT] - [ENGAGE] - "Aspects do engage of Whirlwind to try and claim Blitz..and whirlwind flees, up onto hill..[combat results] target(WHIRLWIND)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(2:3)  destroyed(false:false)  winner(true:false)  support(:)

[UCW] [ WARLOCK TITAN ] - [ENGAGE] - "Was done to clear the area, so that the objective could be claimed.."[combat results]    target(TACTICAL 2)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(5:4)  destroyed(false:true)  winner(true:false)  support(:)

[UCW] [SOV2] - [ADVANCE] - "Land raider 2 flees back behind hill.."[combat results]    target(LAND RAIDER 2)  hits(3)  saves(1)  killed(2)  add BMs(0)  broken(true)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [LAND SPEEDER 1] - [ENGAGE] - "Called intermingled and drag in the Avatar..Broken formation fleed back.."[combat results]  target(BGW1)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(4:4)  destroyed(false:false)  winner(false:true)  support(:)

[CA] [LAND SPEEDER 2] - [ENGAGE] - "Wiped the aspects off the board..To claim back Blitz."
[combat results]  target(AWT)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(0:0)  destroyed(false:true)  winner(false:false)  support(:)

[UCW] [SOV1] - [DOUBLE] - "SoV move and then shot and then moved back.."[combat results]    target(LAND RAIDER 1)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [LAND RAIDER 1] - [DOUBLE] - "move back to claim objective marker.."

[UCW] [EOV] - [DOUBLE] - "Moved up to help support the Warlock.."[combat results] target(BIKE 2)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[CA] [BIKE 2] - [ENGAGE] - "Done to clear area..SoV2 flees forwards.."[combat results]  target(SOV2)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(4:2)  destroyed(false:false)  winner(true:false)  support(:)

[CA] [BIKE 1 ] - [ENGAGE] - "BM from OWF on Bikes..SoV1 flees down baseline towards the left flank...."[combat results] target(SOV1)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(5:2)  destroyed(false:false)  winner(true:false)  support(:)

[UCW] [BGW2] - [ENGAGE] - "BGW2 does a full move for consolidation"[combat results] target(BIKE 1 )  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(6:2)  destroyed(false:true)  winner(true:false)  support(:)

[CA] [TS 2] - [GROUND ATTACK] - "targets broken SoV1 and wipes it off the board.."[combat results]    target(SOV1)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(0)  broken(false)  destroyed(true)

[UCW] [BGW3] - [ENGAGE] - "BGW3 does a full move for consolidation"[combat results]    target(BIKE 2)  cc(0:0)  ff(0:0)  save(0:0)  kills(0:0)  d6(6:1)  destroyed(false:true)  winner(true:false)  support(:)

[CA] [TACTICAL 1] - [OVERWATCH SET] - "Guard duty..."

Post-Turn Notes: TS2 gets BM for leaving UWC table edge.BGW1 and Landraider1 doesn't remove BM's. SoV2 Doesn't rally..

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 3

Strategy roll: Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version)
[UCW] [EOV] - [DOUBLE] - "EoV moves and then shoots and then moves back.."[combat results]    target(WHIRLWIND)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[UCW] [ WARLOCK TITAN ] - [DOUBLE] - "Done to get kill a activation, that had not activated yet.."
[combat results] target(LAND RAIDER 2)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(0)  broken(false)  destroyed(true)

[CA] [WHIRLWIND] - [SUSTAIN] - "Targets, in the hopes of getting some kills.."[combat results]    target(BGW3)  hits(0)  saves(0)  killed(0)  add BMs(1)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[UCW] [BGW3] - [MARCH] - "Moves up to support the Warlock.."

[CA] [LAND SPEEDER 2] - [DOUBLE] - "Moves in front of the hill to stop the UWC from getting near the objective marker.."

[UCW] [BGW1] - [HOLD REGROUP] - "Fail to activate, used SC reroll.."

[CA] [LAND SPEEDER 1] - [DOUBLE] - "Move so that UWC could not contest Objective marker.."

[UCW] [RANGER TROUPE ] - [OVERWATCH SET] - "Guard duty..."

[CA] [TS 2] - [GROUND ATTACK] - "Want to slow the formation down"[combat results] target(BGW2)  hits(2)  saves(0)  killed(2)  add BMs(3)  broken(false)  destroyed(false)

[UCW] [BGW2] - [HOLD REGROUP] - "Does marshalling action and so moves and removes all BM's"

[CA] [TACTICAL 1] - [DOUBLE] - "Move back to claim Blitz."

[CA] [LAND RAIDER 1] - [HOLD REGROUP] - "Does marshalling action, so moves and removes all BM's"

Post-Turn Notes: TS2 gets BM for leaving UWC table edge.SoV2 Doesn't rally..

Final Notes: Ulthwé Craftworld win 2-1(TSNP,DTF: DTF)

END OF TURN SHOT

 

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Summary

OK good game..although it could have went to turn 4, if the Codex Astartes (NetEA Tournament Pack 2015) had move the last Land raiders forward….Oh well.

I took the Ulthwé Craftworld (4.2.1 alternative version) out.The SR 5 meant that I won all the SR rolls by a Pip. The int 2+ on most units didn't effect me to much this game..The only thing that changed was the fact I manage to get enough points to upgrade the Scout troupe with 3 stands more stands, since the BGW were dropped by 25 points..

 

Regards

Greg