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Chaplain Brocastus
looked acros the field at the eerie metal army facing them. There was no movement, no sound. Nothing he associated with
even the most disciplined armies as they prepared for battle. No matter. He grunted and voxed to the Deathwing Sergeants as
they led their men out to their jump off points.
"Straight advance, no subtlety. Keep your Squads spread from each other and hold
at the streamline. Pour it all into the Warriors. Make them split their return fire and keep them from targetting the Crusader.
Once we reach their ranks it is all over."
Brocastus stumped up the Assault Ramp after his 6 man element. As they checked
their Lighting Claws and Thunder Hammer, he opened the vox to all Deathwing units, and began the Litanites of Battle.
Setup
The Deathwing Crusader with six man Lightning
Claw Assault Squad, Sergeant with a Thunder Hammer, and Chaplain Brocastus set up behind the woods and house in
the middle. A Cyclone Squad set up on the far right flank, an Assault Cannon Squad next towards the middle, and a mixed heavy
Squad on the left flank.
The Necrons set up in solid ranks across
the middle of the field opposite. Two 19 Warrior Strong squads each in 2 ranks as the center, the Necron Lord and his 5
Wraith retinue behind them. Flanking the lord hovered 2 units of Destroyers, 3 in each. A swarm of 10 Scarab Swarms
waited under ground for their Lord's call.
Turn 1 – Advance
under fire
Deathwing Moving
The Crusader moved a full
move diagonally to the left, keeping the woods between them and most of the Necron Force. All three Deathwing Squads advanced.
Deathwing Shooting
The front ranks of the Deathwing
opened up with Assault Cannon, Cyclone, and Storm Bolter on the main Necron Warrior Units, felling about 6 of them
Necron Move
All Squads held their positions.
Half the downed Necrons got to their feet, the others slowly disappeared.
Necron Shooting
Combined shots from Gauss Flayers on the
Warrios and Gauss Cannons on the Wraiths kill a Deathwing Trooper in the middle and left Squads.
Turn 2 – The
Volume of Fire Increases
Deathwing Move
The Crusader races forwards
toward the center of the Necron line and pops smoke.
Deathwing Shooting
Combined fire from all of
the Deathwing drop another 7 or 8 Warriors in total.
Necron Move
Again only half of the Warriors
recover, leaving the left unit down 4, and the right unit down 2. The Lord and his Retinue move forward to face the oncoming
Crusader. Behind the woods in the middle of the board the Scarabs dig out of the ground.
Necron Shooting
The Destroyers kill two more
Terminators from the Assault Cannon Squad, leaving just the 2 AC Troopers, and one more Terminator from the left squad. The
Necron warriors open fire en masse and eventually destroy the Crusader with their glancing Gauss weaponry. Five of the Assault Deathwing
and their Chaplain pile out of the wreckage into the fray, but the Sergeant dies in the explosion.
Turn 3 – Close
Assault Goodness
Deathwing Move
All squads advance.
Deathwing Shooting
The Chaplain fires his Combi-Melta
into the Wraiths, killing one. The other Deathwing Squads continue to knock down Warriors, Krak Missiles killing two outright.
Deathwing Close
Combat
The Assauly Squad follows
their Chaplain and charge into the Necron Command, rending them into oblivion before they can even strike back. They then
consolidate directly into the right hand Warrior Squad, tying them up too.
Necron Move
Another few Warriors fail
to recover from the shooting. The Destroyers start to drift further to their respective sides to distance themselves from
the Close Combat while staying in range. The Scarab Swarm scuttles up behind the lone Assault Cannon Terminator.
Necron Shooting
The two Destroyer Squads
kill a Terminator each.
Necron Close Combat
The Deathwing Assault Squad
kills 8 or 9 Warriors, leaving only 3. The Scarab swarm is unable to overwhelm the lone Trooper, who in turn wounds one of
the Swarms.
Turn 4 – Run
Away, Run Away!
Deathwing Move
The Two Squads hold position.
Deathwing Shooting
Krak Missiles, Storm Bolters,
and Assault Cannon knock down 3 more Warriors and a Destroyers from the left Squad.
Deathwing Close Combat
The Assault Squad ripped
apart the last three Warriors and thundered back towards the left Warriors. The Scarab Swarm kills the last Trooper from the
middle squad and consolidates towards the Cyclone Squad.
Necron Move
Realizing they won't escape,
the Necrons hold their ground. The Destroyer recovers, but 2 Warrior stay down, leaving only 18 Necrons on the board, with
a Phase Out level of 12.
Necron Shooting
The heavy Terminator Armor protects the
Deathwing from taking any damage.
Necron Close Assault.
The Scarab Swarm attacks the Cyclone Squad,
but no damage occurs to either side.
Turn 5 –
You can run, but you can't hide!
Deathwing Moves
No moving.
Deathwing Shooting
The mixed squad uses it's Assault Cannon
and Cyclone to knock out the Destroyer again.
Deathwing Close Combat
The Assault Squad wades in
again, killing 7 Necrons in a fury of Lightning Claws.
Necrons Moves
The entire force fades from
view....
The Deathwing looked around in stunned silence. The scorched earth, blood, and smoke of battle covered the field,
but the enemy was gone without a trace. After a moment, Sergeants barked out orders, and the recovery effort began. Brocastus
stood alone on the hilltop watching his men's efforts. They had fought well, but many good Brothers had fallen. Many of the
sacred suits of armor, and even the mighty Crusader, were heavily damaged. How many more would follow before they unlocked
the secrets of this dead planet, and what did the Fallen want with it?
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