SN Battle Reports are back! This time, a 2,000 point 40k battle starring the Crimson Fists and Orks playing the Dawn of War mission.
Click. The unthinkable had happened. Brother Ybanez pulled the trigger of his Godwin pattern boltgun again with the same disappointing non-result. “Stoppage!” He roared as he cocked his weapons bolt to clear the jammed round but the enemy was upon him. He drew his chainsword and bisected the first greenskin brute that vaulted over the makeshift rampart made of its deceased kin that surrounded Ybanez and now reached almost to his chest. Another Ork followed the first, roaring it’s hatred even as Ybanez rammed his weapon through its chest. The chainsword spluttered and it’s whirring teeth ground to a halt, days of constant use had gummed up its gears with Orky viscera.
Thinking fast Ybanez swung the idle weapon and the corpse impaled by it took the full force of several slugs fired at him by more boyz heading in his direction. The fat rounds made wet slapping sounds as they impacted Ybanez’s impromptu corpse-shield. Another came at him from the opposite side, clambering over the wall of the dead, his choppa lifted high to deliver a killing blow. Ybanez headbutted the brute before the blow could fall and noted with satisfaction the crack of the Orks skull as it split. Ork bone was hard but ceramite was harder. Having won himself some space he retrieved his bolter and expertly applied judicious overkill to the remaining Xenos in his immediate vicinity.
Nine days of constant action. Nine days of barely staving off total defeat. Nine days of glory for his chapter, his Primarch and The Emperor. “As long as a single Crimson Fist draws breath you shall not know victory!” he bellowed. His challenge was answered by a roar of feral rage that issued forth from what seemed like a million Orks. Ybanez raised his boltgun to his shoulder and prepared to add to his tally of kills. Click. With a realization as close to horror that an Astartes could feel he realized he was out of ammunition. His lifeless chainsword lay useless at his feet. Ybanez balled his fists and fell into the first stance of unarmed combat. Before the day was out there would be more than just crimson paint on his fists.
Mission: Retrieval Mission
Points: 2000
Deployment: Dawn of War
++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Imperium – Space Marines) ++
**Chapter Selection** : Crimson Fists
+ HQ +
Captain in Terminator Armor: Power fist, Storm shield, The Fist of Vengeance
Pedro Kantor
+ Troops +
Scout Squad: 5x Camo cloak
. Scout Sergeant: Bolt pistol, Sniper rifle
. 4x Scout w/Sniper Rifle: 4x Sniper rifle
Tactical Squad
. 5x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun, Power fist
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter
Tactical Squad
. 6x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun, Power fist
. Space Marine w/Heavy Weapon: Heavy bolter
Tactical Squad
. 3x Space Marine
. Space Marine Sergeant: Boltgun, Power fist
. Space Marine w/Special Weapon: Plasma gun
+ Elites +
Terminator Assault Squad
. Terminator Sergeant
. . Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield: Storm shield, Thunder hammer
. 4x Terminator w/THSS: 4x Storm shield, 4x Thunder hammer
Terminator Squad
. Terminator Sergeant: Power sword, Storm bolter
. Terminator w/Heavy Weapon: Assault cannon, Power fist
. 3x Terminator w/PF: 3x Power fist, 3x Storm bolter
+ Heavy Support +
Land Raider Redeemer: 2x Flamestorm cannon, Twin assault cannon
Relic Leviathan Dreadnought: Cyclonic melta lance, 2x Heavy flamer
. Leviathan siege drill: Meltagun
+ Dedicated Transport +
Razorback: Twin lascannon
++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Orks) ++
+ HQ +
Big Mek: Choppa, Grot Oiler, Kustom Force Field
+ Heavy Support +
Mek Gunz
. Gun: 5x Grot Gunner, Kustom Mega Kannon
Mek Gunz
. Gun: 5x Grot Gunner, Kustom Mega Kannon
Mek Gunz
. Gun: 5x Grot Gunner, Kustom Mega Kannon
++ Spearhead Detachment +1CP (Orks) ++
+ HQ +
Warboss: Attack Squig, Big Choppa, Kustom Shoota
+ Heavy Support +
Big Gunz
. Gun: 2x Grot Gunner, Kannon
Big Gunz
. Gun: 2x Grot Gunner, Kannon
Big Gunz
. Gun: 2x Grot Gunner, Kannon
++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (Orks) ++
+ HQ +
Ghazghkull Thraka: Might is Right, Warlord
Weirdboy: 3. Da Jump
+ Troops +
Boyz
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ ‘Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ ‘Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. 27x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa
Boyz
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Shoota
. 29x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa
Boyz
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ ‘Eavy Weapon: Rokkit Launcha
. 18x Ork Boy W/ Slugga & Choppa
Boyz
. Boss Nob: Power Klaw, Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ ‘Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. Ork Boy W/ ‘Eavy Weapon: Big Shoota
. 27x Ork Boy W/ Shoota
+ Elites +
Meganobz
. Boss Meganob w/ PK: Kustom Shoota, Power Klaw
. Meganob W/ PK: Kustom Shoota, Power Klaw
. Meganob W/ PK: Kustom Shoota, Power Klaw
Nob with Waaagh! Banner: Kustom Shoota
Painboy: Grot Orderly, Killsaw
+ Heavy Support +
Gorkanaut: 2x Rokkit Launcha, Skorcha, 2x Twin Big Shoota
Hello all and welcome to yet another fantastic battle report by the SN Team with Chris piloting the Crimson Fists and a special guest from Spain, Kini, who has brought along his fantastic Ork army! The ruins of a city, set within barren terrain, is prepared as the battlefield by the Team in what looks to be an epic battle! Also, we have two newly painted units for the Crimson Fists; a Leviathan Dreadnought and the Chapter Master himself, Pedro Kantor! With those announcements done, let’s get this show on the road!
And here we see the objectives used for the game today! Fitting for an Ork army, pieces of weaponry and gear which the Orks will find some use for scatter the battlefield as they attempt to take them. The Space Marines are simply attempting to capture them in order for the Orks not to have them, lest they find a way to incorporate into diabolic weapons…
And the deployment begins! Chris lines up his Tactical Marines, their trained eyes aiming down the sights of their Bolters as they prepare to face the Green Tide!
The patient Scouts quietly climb atop the ruins of one of the buildings. The location having being picked out days in advance, they quickly assume their positions, eagerly waiting for the appearance of the Orks, looking to suppress them from afar.
Alongside the Tactical Marines stands the resolute Leviathan Dreadnought, along with a Land Raider Redeemer, the Leviathan’s Siege Drill fired up as it looks to chew through the Ork army!
Over on the other side of the battlefield sees a completely different scene. A stark contrast between the calm and composed Space Marines and the loud, brash Orks. The sound of Choppa meeting Slugga rings louder and louder as they near the Adeptus Astartes!
The hordes of Orks split apart and look upwards, as the clumsy Gorkanaut makes its way through the masses of green aliens, its large Klaw of Gork raring to tear through flesh and armour alike.
With both sides deployed, the players rolled off, Chris having that +1 for deploying first! However, despite the +1, Kini manages to take the turn. Not what Chris was expecting, he attempts to seize the initiative….. And he succeeds! Let’s see if Chris can make the most of grabbing a hold of the first turn!
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