I was scheduled to play my regular gaming pal, Steel. Mr Steel has a range of armies including Necron, Tau, Eldar, Blood Angels/ Vanilla Marines, so he is often difficult to plan ahead for! We had agreed standard 6th Ed rules and allowed for 2000 points each.
I selected my list to be flexible and able to cope in most situations :
Belial -130 pts
Thunder Hammer / Storm Shield
Librarian -145 pts
Terminator
Deathwing Terminator Squad ALPHA -235 pts
3 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist
1 x Sgt Storm Bolter / Power Sword
1 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist / Cyclone
Deathwing Terminator Squad BRAVO -235 pts
3 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist
1 x Sgt Storm Bolter / Power Sword
1 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist / Cyclone
Deathwing Terminator Squad CHARLIE -235 pts
3 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist
1 x Sgt Storm Bolter / Power Sword
1 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist / Cyclone
Deathwing Terminator Squad DELTA -245 pts
2 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist
1 x Lightning Claw
1 x Sgt Storm Bolter / Power Sword
1 x Assault Cannon
Deathwing Terminator Squad ECHO -290 pts
2 x Thunder Hammer / SS
1 x Thunder Hammer / SS / Standard
1 x Lightning Claw/Apothecary
1 x Thunder Hammer / SS / Cyclone
Deathwing Terminator Squad FOXTROT -235 pts
3 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist
1 x Sgt Storm Bolter / Power Sword
1 x Storm Bolter / Power Fist / Cyclone
1 x Landraider -250 pts
TOTAL - 2000 Pts
Game Type: Emperors Will Deployment Type: Dawn of War. Enemy: Tau /Necron
Result: Deathwing Win 8-1 (Both Objectives (6), First Blood(1), Line Breaker(1) - Warlord (1)
Necron/Tau would deploy on the North edge, Deathwing on the Southern Edge. The Necron player placed his objective in the ruins on the North West Ridge, Deathwing objective was placed in the South East, but in open terrain between a blasted out bunker and a ruined building.
The Deathwing decide to deploy 4 terminator squads, Squad Delta was embarked upon the Landraider, Belial and the command team were in reserve for the "Deathwing Assault". The Necrons begin first tun under the cover of Night fighting, cutting down the shooting options, then they pop a solar pulse and things light up just a little. A terminator unit takes a hit direct from the Doomsday Ark, its an AP large blast catching 5 men! 2 Terminators make saves and live to fight on! All in all relatively unscathed though!
Belial Lands his unit directly within 7 inches of the enemy objective, looking down the guns of 6 fire warriors, 20 Necrons and a Doomsday Ark! The unit Cylcone kills 3 Fire Warriors, and prepares to get shot at! At the home objective the Landraider trundled forward popping of a few Necrons, a Terminator Squad noticed fast moving Wraiths in some distant rubble and positioned ready to fire.
Necron Turn 2: No enemy flyer arrives buying the Deathwing a little more time! The Command Squad get shot with everything that the Necron Tau back line have, this game could be decided quickly! Amazingly the Command Squad fails only 2 wounds and the Apothecary saves one! The Wraiths move to within 12 inches and could charge with a lucky dice roll, they get 10 an narrowly miss out, the snap firing Terminators kill 2 Wraiths for trying it!
Deathwing Turn 2: Belial splits off and squares up 2 inches from the remaining Fire Warriors, his command squad move to within 2 inches of both the remaining Necron Squad of 17 and the Doomsday Ark. The Landraider nips off a Tau battle suit as does a terminator squad led by the Librarian. The overwatching Terminators fail to kill a single Wraith and brace for a charge, Belial murders the Fire Warriors, the Doomsday Ark is mangled with a Thunder Hammer and explodes! The combat leaves 6 Necrons dead to one Terminator. The Necrons failed the morale check and fled a whole 12 inches, completely off the table. Leaving the Enemy objective in Deathwing hands!
Necron Turn 3: Necron Immortals, who had been holding the Enemy centre diverted toward the home objective gunning down a Terminator from the Command Squad, The Night Scythe zipped on and zapped Belial dead giving the Enemy "Kill the Warlord VP". But it was a mere consolation as the Wraiths charged the Terminators on the Deathwing objective and failed to inflict a single wound and then lost 2 Wraiths to powerfists!
Deathwing Turn 3: The Landraider spots the Night Scythe and rolls 3 sixes to take it down in spectacular fashion! The 3 remaining Command Squad charge the Immortals near the Necron Objective utterly destroying them, the remaining Terminators chip out 2 more Tau Battlesuits.
At this poin the Game was called as my opponent had 2 Tau Battlesuits and 4 Crypteks left! I had both Objectives and 17 Terminators left from 5 Squads, I had achieved "Line Breaker / First Blood" Making it a decisive victory! On reflection my opponent was badly hurt by the dice in a number of critical situations, whilst I made some incredible saves at critical times! That's why I love Deathwing, a Terminator ALWAYS has a chance!
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