Turn 1:  

Eldar:

Determined to exterminate the Dark Angel Space Marines and secure the utter demoralisation of the PDF, Mel’thion ordered a full advance. Lumbering forward the two Wraithlords advanced on either side of the Falcon, whilst on the Eldar right flank, the Wave Serpent sped forward.

Dark Angels:

Annoyed at the loss of “Havoc”, Marxus sent the two surviving crew men back towards the regrouping area. The only elements of the Dark Angel force which moved were “Angel’s Fury” and Squadron “Beta”, who cleared the forest. Squad “Adonai” also marched forward, ready to face the Wraithlords.

Having come out from their shelter, the surviving Ravenwing elements opened fired at the Wraithlord furthest to their left, and managed to crack its wraithbone armour in a single place. From their positions in the forest, the 3^rd Squad fired all their weapons at the same Wraithlord, and despite hitting it with two shots from the Plasma Guns and once with their Lascannon, they only managed to wound the construct once more, leaving it smoking. 6^th Squad wanted to fire at the same, but got distracted, and fired instead at the Falcon, but failed to inflict any serious damage on it. The scouts suffered the same fate, but in a stroke of luck, one of the Scouts managed to get a bead on the pilot, and a single head shot sent the tank crashing to the ground. The Storm Guardians inside got thrown around and two of the got crushed to death, leaving the survivors shaken and pinned. Squad “Adonai” fired their Assault Cannons at the closest Wraithlord, and their rending munitions managed to wound it twice.

Turn 2:

Eldar:

Desiring to protect his forces, the Farseer in the Wave Serpent attempt to call upon his powers, so that they would shield him and his forces, but Marxus, alert to any shifts in the warp quickly nullified the budding power.

Moving forward once again, the Serpent claimed the south-eastern quadrant of the battlefield. The two Wraithlords moved to shield the exposed Storm Guardian squad, whilst the Rangers stayed stationary on their hill.

In response to being wounded by the Terminators, the Wraithlord fired its Starcannon at Squad “Adonai”, and in a blaze of fire, three noble marines, veterans of a hundred campaigns, gave up their spirits to their Primarch and the Emperor. The Wave Serpent and the second Wraithlord both fired their Brighlances at “Angel’s Fury”, and whilst one missed entirely, the capable pilot managed to jink out of the way, of what would otherwise most likely have downed them. The Rangers fired at the Scouts, and managed to kill two of them.

Dark Angels:

Firing all that they had, 6^th Squad unleashed a hail of Lascannon and Plasma munitions. Most of it glanced of the energy field which surrounded the Wave Serpent, but the last Plasma shot tore through the plating covering the engine block. The engine started to stutter before finally dying, and with a slow graceful movement, the transport crashed to the ground. As the Scorpions and the Farseer tried to exit the burning wreck, they found the exit blocked by “Angel’s Fury”. Unable to escape, they all perished in the flames…

Seeing how efficient the fire of 6^th Squad had been, the Scouts wanted to fire at the Rangers, but they failed to inflict any casualties, as their targets were in sufficient cover. 3^rd Squad fired all that they had at the Brightlance Wraithlord, but failed to wound it. In the process the Plasma Gunner suffered an overheat, but luckily his armour saved him. Squad “Adonai” swung the massive barrels of their Assault Cannons to target the closet Wraithlord, and in a hail of shots, the towering war machine finally fell to the ground and shattered to pieces.   

Turn 3:

Eldar:

Seeing that their army commander was gone, the Storm Guardians and Mel’thion advanced towards Squadron “Delta”, flanked by the sole remaining Wraithlord.

The Snipers fired at “Angel’s Fury”, and in a moment of luck, their shots tore through the pilot and the gunner, and the speeder crashed to the ground. The Storm Guardians and the Wraithlord fired at the Attack Bikes, but their shots proved to be unequal to the task of penetrating the thick, ceramite armour, leaving the Squadron intact.

Not about to be denied some measure of blood, both the Wraithlord and the Storm Guardians charged the bikers. In what proved to be a spectacularly unimpressive feat of arms, they failed to inflict any wounds; the Wraithlord even failing to even hit. In return, the blows of the bikers saw the subjugation of Mel’thion, and the deaths of two of his companions…

Dark Angels:

Seeing that the fortune of war was favouring them, Squad “Adonai” moved towards the Rangers, whilst 6^th Squad moved to claim the south-eastern quadrant of the battlefield.

Firing at the Rangers, the Deathwing Terminators were bitterly surprised to see that their weapons were just out of range. Similarly, the Lascannon carried by 3^rd Squad, and the Scouts sniper rifles all failed to make an impression on the ice-cold Eldar Rangers, who stood firm in the face of all incoming fire.

The Wraithlord towered above Squadron “Delta”, and had it been able to scream, it would have. Finally waking up to deed, it slew two bikers, and the third promptly gunned the engine on his attack bike, so that he could escape. Though he managed to outrun the construct, he did not get far…

Turn 4

Eldar:

Not having many units to move around with, the Wraithlord advanced towards the Ravenwing Attack Bike.

The snipers fired at the approaching Deathwing Terminators, and their menacing Assault Cannons. However, the tactical dreadnought armour was nigh-impenetrable, and neither of the two marines was harmed, though one did praise the sturdiness of his armour.

The Wraithlord raised its massive hands and charged the fleeing biker. Unable to affect it, the Wraithlord tore the last remaining Attack Bike into tiny, bloody pieces.

Dark Angels:

Seeing their chance of securing victory, the surviving elements of Squad “Adonai” moved en further towards to the Rangers on the hill. 6^th Squad moved into the quadrant to the south-east, and secured it.

Opening fire with all that they could, the Scouts were disappointed to see their careful fire bounce of the hardened machine. 3^rd Squad also rapid fired their Plasma Gun, and shot their Lascannon at it. The Lascannon missing, and one of the Plasma shots overheating the gun, the effects of which the gunner’s armour luckily protected him, it was only a single shot that impacted. Watching breathlessly, the Marines saw the Wraithlord start to sway ever so slightly, until suddenly one of the legs snapped, bringing the construct crashing down into ruin.

Turn 5:

Eldar:

In a last futile attempt to avenge the deaths of their companions, the two surviving Rangers fired their longrifles at the Deathwing. Despite hitting, none of their shots managed to wound.

Acknowledging their defeat, the two Rangers slipped out of sight, and began to make their way back, so that they could report upon the fate of the force…