1000 point battle report
Dark angels versus Dark
eldar
Take and hold
Introduction:
The Dark Eldar have attacked an imperial guard munitions
depot, to represent this the Dark Eldar start with one troop choice on the objective. The space marines are responding to
an intercepted distress signal, and also acting on information that there is a fallen among the ‘ranks’ of the
piratical raiders.
The army lists.
Dark Angels – 994pts
H.Q.
Brother Captain Julian with power weapon, jump pack, bolt
pistol, frags, stubborn and terminator honours.
ELITES
Brother Dreadnought Rashnu (angel of judgement) with assault
cannon, DCCW, Heavy Flamer and extra armour
TROOPS
Tactical squad Suppression, six marines with boltguns,
Sgt with boltguns and a marine with a heavy bolter
Tactical squad Redemption. Vet Sgt with power fist, boltpistol,
stubborn and frags. Eight marines with boltguns and a marine with a flamer, in a rhino with extra armour and smokes.
FAST ATTACK Assault squad. Sgt with boltpistol and CCW, two marines
with boltpistols and CCW’s, two marines with plasma pistols and CCW’s. All frags.
HEAVY
SUPPORT Devastator squad. Vet Sgt Armus with two boltpistols. Two marines
with las-cannons, two marines with missile launchers and two marines with boltguns.
Dark Eldar – 999pts
H.Q.
Archon Makab with Agoniser, shadowfield, splinter pistol
and combat drugs
Incubi master with Punisher, tormentor helm and gruesome
talisman (fallen suspect)
Four incubi with punishers and tormentor helms.
TROOPS
Squad 1
Sybarite with poison blades, seven warriors with splinter
rifles, two with splinter cannons
Squad 2
Sybarite with poison blades, seven warriors with splinter
rifles, two with splinter cannons
Squad 3
Sybarite with poison blades, seven warriors with splinter
rifles, two with splinter cannons
Fast attack
Reaver succubus with webway portal
Five reavers
Heavy support
Talos
The set up:
The dark angels deploy along on short bored edge with
the devs taking up a firing position on a hill. Squad redemption has their firing spot in view but can set up there. The dark
eldar deploy along the other short edge in a line with the reavers just In front of a hill on the right. The raider is in
the middle and warrior squads one and two on the left flank. With warrior squad three allowed to set up on the objective,
they take up positions on the roof.
DA TURN 1
All the units’ advance except the devs who adjust
there sights looking for targets. The rhino pops its smoke. However there are no targets present for the devs or any marine
to fire upon, also there are no targets available for assault.
DE TURN 1
Everyone advances down the board except warrior squad
3 who move around on the roof slightly, crouching to aim at the space marines. The raider fires its dark lance at the assault
squad, striking a jump pack and igniting the fuel killing one marine in. Warrior squad three uses splinter cannons firing
eight shots but only scoring two hits on the marines and failing to kill any. No targets are available for assault.
DA TURN 2
Everyone advances except the devs. The assault squad accompanied
by Julian moves onto the roof of the objective. The rhino shoots at the raider with its storm bolter, nothing happens. However
Julian and the assault squad have better luck when they fire at warrior squad three, felling three of the aliens. Julian and
the assault squad assault warrior squad three killing three more.
DE TURN 2
Warrior squad one and two advance. The raider advances but the
reavers remain stationary.
The raider fires their
dark lance at the rhinos rear armour amazingly it fails to make the shot, lucky for the rhino. The reavers activate the webway
portal. Enter > Talos. Warrior squad fights against the assault squad and Julian however their weapons fail to penetrate
the power armour of the marines. In return Julian and the assault squad reduce the squad to one man.
DA TURN 3
The rhino moves up and the troops disembark. The dred
moves and aims at the raider. Squad suppression also moves up. The dred destroys the raiders dark lance with assault cannon
fire and one of the devs Las-cannons destroys the raider. Sadly none of the passengers are hurt. The dred assaults the Archon
and his retinue wounding the Archon and killing one incubi. The assault squad and Julian finish off the last warrior from
warrior squad three.
DE TURN 3
The Talos and reavers gun their engines and jump up to the roof
of the objective looking to get revenge for the fallen warrior squad and their lord. The two warrior squads advance, with
warrior squad two ending in the building (on the objective). The reavers kill one marine from squad redemption. Warrior squad
two fires at squad suppression but fail to do any damage.
The Talos kills one marine from the assault squad, the retinue and Archon fail to hurt the dred who in return kills
the incubi master (the fallen, yay!) causing the others to flee of the table edge.
DA TURN 4
The dred moves away from the raider wreckage. Rhino tank shocks
warrior squad one, they run away. Squad redemption only kill one member of warrior squad two, the devs kill two reavers, the
dred kills another reaver and squad suppression kill the remaining three.
Squad redemtion throw there frags over the baracades and charge the eldar as they
dive for cover, the vet Sgt activates his power fist as they charge. They kill five, the remainder of the squad flee and squad
redemtion consolidates into the building. Julian and the assault squad charge the Talos with battles cries echoing into the
darkness as they throw themselves at the Talos. Three assault squad members go down to the claws of the evil machine Jullian
suffers a wound, but wounds the Talos.
DE TURN 4
The Talos breaks combat and moves of the building to squad
redemption. Warrior squad two rallies under the command of the sybarite and move up to the wards the rhino. Warrior squad
one moves towards squad redemption. The Talos uses wildfire killing two members of squad redemption. Warrior squad opens up
with splinter cannons at squad redemption, scoring three hits but only killing one marine. They also rapid fire their splinter
rifles, firing ten shots, scoring five hits and only killing two marines. the Talos assaults squad redemption with three attacks,
scoring one hit and killing one marine, it receives one hit back but the brave marines fail to wound the monstrosity.
DA TURN 5
The dred moves towards the warriors and Julian launches
himself off the roof targeting warrior squad one. The devastators fire at warrior squad one killing six of the aliens thanks
to the missile launchers and las-cannons. Squad suppression fire upon warrior squad one also and kill three more, only one
from the heavy bolter however. The dreadnought fires at warrior squad two with its assault cannon and heavy flamer killing
three of them. With squad one all but destroyed (down to one man) Julian lets out a cry of rage as he charges the Talos, but
the Talos is two quick and although Julian scored four hits he failed to wound the beast before he was cleaved in two by the
viscous claws. Squad redemption shocked at their commander’s sudden demise
charge the Talos with cries of hatred, redemption and revenge. None however can find any chink the things armour not even
the veteran sergeant power fist seems to affect it.
DE TURN 5
Warrior squad one and two both fail to rally and seem
under the impression that if they run they’ll be ok. With the Talos in combat making a mockery of my marines and the
remnants of the warrior squads legging it there is no shooting from the dark eldar. The Talos launches another attack at squad
redemption with six attacks (the claws have d6 attacks) scoring 5 hits and 5 wounds, needing 2+wound and then rolling four
two’s and a five to wipe the squad out. The Talos then consolidates up to the fortified walls.
DA TURN 6
The rhino drives down the hill to cut off warrior squad
ones escape route and to target squad two. The dred moves to close in on the Talos. The devastator squad firs at the Talos
with one las-cannon and one missile launcher hitting and both wounding and killing the foul creature finally, although the
massive damage it reaped amongst squad redemption and the assault squad is irreparable, not to mention the young captain Julian.
The fires at the last member of warrior squad one and kills him. The rhino fires its storm bolter at the two remaining ‘warriors’
from squad two, killing one.
DE TURN 6
The remaining member of warrior squad two fails to rally
(lets face it, who would stay) and runs off the table, again failing to rally at the board edge.
RESULT:
Although there was no one on the objective it is clearly a dark angels win
as no dark eldar remain on the board. However I’m sure they will be back, with another Talos no doubt!!
The interrogation.
