Skitarii Legion (NetEA v2.04) and Tau Vior'la (1.8a Developmental)

Well we manage another game of epic. It was 3000 point per side and it was between Skitarii Legion (NetEA v2.04) and Tau Vior'la (1.8a Developmental)

Mathew played Tau Vior'la (1.8a Developmental) and I played the Skitarii Legion (NetEA v2.04)

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Armies used

Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion (NetEA v2.04)
SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY [250]
2 Secutor units, 8 Hypaspist units
SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY [250]
2 Secutor units, 8 Hypaspist units
ORDINATUS MAJORUS [550]
1 Ordinatus Majorus, Ordinatus Golgotha (Hellfire Missiles)
ORDINATUS MAJORUS [550]
1 Ordinatus Majorus, Ordinatus Golgotha (Hellfire Missiles)
SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY [250]
2 Secutor units, 8 Hypaspist units
SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY [250]
2 Secutor units, 8 Hypaspist units
ORDINATUS MAJORUS [550]
1 Ordinatus Majorus, Ordinatus Golgotha (Hellfire Missiles)
ORBITAL SUPPORT [200]
One Ark Mechanicus Battleship
CRUSADER SCOUT MANIPLE [150]
4 Crusader Robots

Tau Vior'la (1.8a Developmental)
XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION [525]4 XV104 Riptides, Shas'o Commander
XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION [450]4 XV104 Riptides, Shas'el Commander
XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION [450]4 XV104 Riptides, Shas'el Commander
KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY [225]1 KX 139 Ta'unar Supremacy
KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY [225]1 KX 139 Ta'unar Supremacy
KV 128 [225]2 KV 128 Stormsurges
CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE [250]Shas'el Commander, 4 XV8 Crisis Battlesuit unit
CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE [250]Shas'el Commander, 4 XV8 Crisis Battlesuit unit
TIGER SHARK AX-1-0 [175]1 Tiger Shark AX-1-0
SPACECRAFT [200]1 Protector Class Cruiser

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Deployment

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Turn 1

• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental)- Win the SR and goes first..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) –Double move XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION (DC due to failed DTT)(BM from OWF) and shoots CRUSADER SCOUT MANIPLE, killing 2 and giving it a BM.
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do sustain fire with Ordinatus Majorus, and shoots CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE and manages kill 1 and giving the formation 2 BM’s.
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Do marshalling action with CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE and so move and removes all BM’s
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do double move with SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY into buildings right flank
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) - Do sustain fire with KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY and target the Ordinatus Majorus, in woods….Taking a shield down and giving it a BM..
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do sustain fire with Ordinatus Majorus, and shoots CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE and manages to kill 2 and breaks the formation, which flees.
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) - Do sustain fire with KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY and target the Ordinatus Majorus, in woods….Taking 2 shields down and giving it a BM..
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do sustain fire with Ordinatus Majorus, and shoots CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE and manages to wipe the formation off the board.
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Double move KV 128 Stormsurges and shoots Ordinatus Majorus, in woods, giving it a BM
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Do double move with SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY up..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Bring on Protector Class Cruiser and target the Ordinatus Majorus, in woods, killing it out right…
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Do double move with SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY into woods
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – March move XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION to left flank..
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Do double move with SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY up behind hill
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Double move XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION on right flank up and shoots SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY in buildings, giving it a BM.
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) - Tiger Shark AX-1-0 comes on(SC reroll used) and shoots Ordinatus Majorus, taking a shield down and giving a BM..

Rally Phase

• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Don’t rally CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Don’t remove BM’s from SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY
• No AC were lost in the disengage section..

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 2

• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental)- Win the SR and goes first..(Both sides roll a 1)
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Do engage action with XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION and target the SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY. The dice are rolled and the XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION wins the combat and the SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY is broken and flees back to deployment zone...
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Do sustain fire with XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION and shoots SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY in building right flank. Manages to kill 8 and break the formation, which flees behind hill..(SC reroll used)
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Bring on Ark Mechanicus Battleship and pin-point attack both KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY. Mangling to Give 1 a DC and 2 BM’s and the other a BM..
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Fail to active Ordinatus Majorus, so takes BM and shoots XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION, doing a DC and giving it 2 BM’s
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Do sustain fire with KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY and target the SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY in the woods, killing 1 and giving it 2 BM’s
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do sustain fire with Ordinatus Majorus, and shoots XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION and manages to do DC and giving the formation 2 BM’s.
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Do engage action with SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY and target the XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION. After two rounds of combat the SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY (2BM) wins the combat and the XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION is broken and flees back..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Move XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION and shoot SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY, Giving it a BM...
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Double move CRUSADER SCOUT MANIPLE up to claim objective marker..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) - Tiger Shark AX-1-0 fails to come on..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental)- Move KV 128 Stormsurges and shoots the Ordinatus Majorus, Taking a shield down and giving it a BM.
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Fails to activate SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY in woods and so regroup and remove all BM’s

Rally Phase:

• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Don’t rally XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION…Don’t remove BM from KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY.
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion - Don’t rally 2 x SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY and don’t remove BM’s from SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY and CRUSADER SCOUT MANIPLE

END OF TURN SHOT

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Turn 3

• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Win the SR and goes first..
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do sustain fire with Ordinatus Majorus, and shoots broken XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION in woods and manages to clip the KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY. The XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION gets a DC all up and the KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY suffers a BM...
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Do sustain fire with Ordinatus Majorus, and shoots broken XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION in woods and manages to clip the KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY. The XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION is destroyed and the KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY suffers a BM...
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Move KV 128 and shoot CRUSADER SCOUT MANIPLE, wiping it from the board..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Do engage action with XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION and target the SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY. The dice are rolled and the XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION wins the combat and the SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY is wiped from the board..
• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Place SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY on overwatch, near blitz..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) –Double move XV104 RIPTIDE FORMATION. So it cover two objective markers..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Move CRISIS BATTLESUIT CADRE up on right flank....
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) - Tiger Shark AX-1-0 stand down..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Fail to activate KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY and breaks, due to BM’s..
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) – Fail to activate KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY and so regroups

Rally Phase:

• Gryphonne IV Skitarii Legion – Don’t rally SKITARII DEMI-CENTURY
• Tau Vior’la (1.8a Developmental) - Don’t rally KX 139 TA'UNAR SUPREMACY

Victory Condition	Skitarii Legion	Tau Vior'la
1. Blitz	NO	no
2. Break their sprit	Yes	Yes
3. Defend the Flag	NO	Yes
4. Take and Hold	No	Yes
5. They Shall not Pass	NO	Yes

END OF TURN SHOT

 

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Summary

 

Well I knew, before we started it was not going to be a win.But hey it was still fun to fight and in some parts I was grinning from ear to ear. Although some of the dice rolling was well, not as funny..

Thanks for the game Mathew..

 

 

Regards

Greg