tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post6491918928444150876..comments2024-02-16T18:32:38.635-05:00Comments on The Back 40K: The Deathstar has landedFarmpunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-46376449276456219322009-05-12T13:55:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:55:00.000-04:00I'd expected you to roll backwards as I came forwa...I'd expected you to roll backwards as I came forwards, and use your firepower to tear me to shreds.<br /><br />Land Raider Crusaders are still a little hit-or-miss for me. One poor roll, and it's game over for the big guy. Then the GK's have to footslog it across half the board.<br /><br />Cammo Vets with Lascannon 2-3 plasma are going to be murder on mechanized infantry lists.<br />I think they will get hurt badly be daemon lists. and Drop pod marine lists.<br /><br />It kind of comes back to the rock-paper-scissors idea.Farmpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-73007945938467117242009-05-12T01:12:00.000-04:002009-05-12T01:12:00.000-04:00Here's the list that Farmpunk beat:
95 - Company...Here's the list that Farmpunk beat: <br /><br />95 - Company Command Squad w/Lascannon, Sniper, Camo Cloaks<br /><br />85 - 5 Stormtroopers<br />65 - Sly Marbo<br /><br />155 - Vet Squad w/3 x Melta, Chimera<br />155 - Vet Squad w/3 x Melta, Chimera<br />150 - Vet Squad w/Lascannon, 2 x Plasma, Forward Sentry Doctrine (Camo Cloaks + Defensive Grenades)<br />150 - Vet Squad w/Lascannon, 2 x Plasma, Forward Sentry Doctrine (Camo Cloaks + Defensive Grenades)<br /><br />150 - Sentinel Squadron w/3 x Lascannon<br /><br />180 - Leman Russ Demolisher w/Lascannon<br />165 - Leman Russ Battle Tank w/Lascannon<br />150 - Leman Russ Exterminator<br /><br />I'm still playing with some of the new options in the Dex. One thing I took stood out in this game: Camo cloaks, plus cover, plus going to ground, plus the "Get Back in the Fight!" order means that you get nice 2+ cover saves with the ability to still fire during your turn. This really vexed Farmpunk and was one of the reasons I didn't lose a single guardsman until the bottom of turn 3. It was 80 pts of gear for the command squad and the 2 vet squads. Which seems expensive, although 3 Chimeras would be a bit more than twice that.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-28616865711954150082009-05-12T00:46:00.000-04:002009-05-12T00:46:00.000-04:00After the game, I told Farmpunk that the title of ...After the game, I told Farmpunk that the title of this write up should be "NEVER GIVE UP!, NEVER SURRENDER!!!"<br /><br />Let me give you the Cliff Notes version of the battle, with feeling: <br /><br />Imagine you're a mugger walking the streets when you spot a little old lady with a big purse. You walk up quietly behind her and smack her to the pavement with one blow. Then you kick her for good measure. But then she looks up at you with her bloody nose and helpless eyes. And you start to feel a bit sorry for her. I mean, you're still gonna take her purse, but you don't want to be too mean about it. So you hold out your hand to help her up. She takes it and rises to her feet, shaking. <br /><br />She smiles at you. And you smile back. Then she pulls a 45 Magnum out from under her coat and shoots you in the crotch. As you lie crumpled up on the sidewalk in agony, she picks up her purse and rummages through it. She then takes out a Bowie knife and scalps you with it.<br /><br />THAT's what the battle was like. :)<br /><br />I mean, I killed 1/3 of his army on the first shooting phase of the first turn. It was looking so bad for Farmpunk that he was asking me if we should just call the game and start another one. <br /><br />But he finally decided that he wanted to go on. And like a dope I got overconfident and moved everything forward into the bear trap to try and put him out of his misery as soon as possible. <br /><br />Yeah, my deployment could have been a lot better. I spread everything out too much. The sentinels should have outflanked instead of being deployed behind a wall that it took me 3 turns to cross. And the chimeras with the melta vets should have been kept in reserve instead of being deployed too far apart to support each other. <br /><br />But I still had a HUGE advantage that I threw away simply by moving my Russes FORWARD when I should have been giving him all the ground I could. But I got overconfident and cocky after that first round. I also didn't appreciate the hitting power of the Grey Knight squad. Since, the last time I played that list, Farmpunk failed a difficult terrain check on the Land Raider and the squad had to do a suicide walk into my gun line. <br /><br />Sigh.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-86474552667704013382009-05-11T14:47:00.000-04:002009-05-11T14:47:00.000-04:00The IG codex is pretty amazing in it's options. I'...The IG codex is pretty amazing in it's options. I've been pretty impressed with how it measures up to the old IG 'dex, and how it stands up verses Inquisition forces, which most people write off as non-competitive.<br /><br />I think the real scary power of the new IG codex will be the Allies combinations that come out, using WH and/or DH with IG.<br /><br />More reports are probably going to be in the pipeline. They might not be Sandwyrm vs Farmpunk. It depends on if we feel like squaring off again on Wed. Night. We've bloodied each others noses pretty good with various armies.<br /><br />I'd still like to get a win vs. IG with WH. That will probably come with WH/inducted IG.Farmpunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622091234212120598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519319818452068646.post-70853148197357820442009-05-11T13:36:00.000-04:002009-05-11T13:36:00.000-04:00Great battle report mate, loved some of the humour...Great battle report mate, loved some of the humour! <br /><br />You did very well to pull it out of the bag - I run Belial and a Terminator squad in my LRC, so I know how effective that hammer and anvil can be. Its a great feeling isn't it! <br /><br />It's also good to see that the IG codex does have its weaknesses. Do you have any more reports like this in the pipeline?sovietspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615093181150684763noreply@blogger.com