Battle Five

The final round of the Non-Powered Armor League saw the Ork Hordes take on the Tyranid Swarm and The Dark Eldar attack the Tau. The mission was Annihilate. And that is what all four armies did.

Hive Fleet Tiamat once again came on like a living tide, forcing Warlord Grimjaw to dig deep and use every bit of cunnin' at his disposal. Resisting the strong urge to just charge forward and meet the mass of 'gaunts head on, the assault units of the boyz hung back and let the the large amount of firepower reduce the swarm a bit.

Hard for even the Orks to miss.

A series of hand to hand to claw combats covered the entire field in no time. The fights were short, sharp and decisive. A very close game that could have easily gone the the Tyranid's way if not for a cold roll here and a slightly different decision there. The Ork shooting was above par for the most of the battle, and played a key role in their victory. The Zoanthropes under-performed badly, and the Tyrgon showed up far too late to make a difference.  

Late to the party, but still lethal.

And on the other table The Dark Eldar got to go first and swept across the field and into the awaiting Tau.

A truly epic slug fest erupted that lasted seven turns. When the dust had finally settled, the Dark Eldar pulled out a Major Victory. 

Overall, the League went very well. Many hard fought battles and a few absolute slaughters. Next time, we should have some work-up battles before the League kicks off. 

I would like to thank my fellow Warlords for a fun time. Matt and Jeff get a special thanks for being brave and taking armies they were not familiar with at all. It was great to see Pete finally bring his Tyranids onto the field after such a long time. How long? That is a tale for another day.

The final scores:

Orks:19
Tyranids:10
Eldar:8
Dark Eldar:8
Tau:7

Now it is time to prepare for the Warlords annual Memorial Day Apocalypse battle & BBQ, Carnage-Asada!

Battlefield Pics

The final battles of the Non-Powered Armor League is this weekend and the countdown to Carnage-Asada '12 has begun! This years Apocalyptic battle will kick off a Second War for Armageddon mini-campaign.

Round Four Bloodbaths

On her last battle of this league, Gillian restructured her list and sacked the under-performing Farseer and his Warlock buddies. The very angry Avatar was tapped to lead the Craftworld in a battle against their dark kin.

The Round four mission was Seize Ground, with five objectives. Mrs. Blackheart's Eldar got the initiative and never let it go. The Avatar and the pair of Wraithlords cut a bloody swath through the Dark Eldar ending with a Major Victory for the Craftworld.

Then came the Orks versus Tau. The Orks cunnin' tactic of a headlong charge into the center of the enemy worked surprisingly well due to the fact the Tau gunners could not hit the broadside of a Battlewagon with a whole squad of Broadsides. Matt's dice displayed their complete hatred for him and the game went south for the Tau very swiftly. Gork (or possibly Mork) is still favoring my army. Ork Massacre. 

And at the end of Four:

Orks: 15

Tyranids:9

Eldar: 8

Tau: 6

Dark Eldar: 4

Round Five is the last battle and it will see Tau versus Dark Eldar and The Tyranid slug it out with the Orks.

Battle Three Fight!

Tuska deals with a pesky Wave Serpent

Battle Three of the Non-Human league turned into to two very lopsided games. Mrs. Blackheart's Farseer continued to see the wrong path to victory. The Ork's warlord kept up the hot dice and headlong smashing attacks. The battle's highlite was the clash of the Wraithlords with the Ork Deff Dread, Big Hugga, and the Warboss.

Big Hugga did not stand a chance as the Wraithsword split it in two. Mork (or possibly Gork) was looking out for Killjaw Grimjack this day as he felled a Wraithlord in hand to hand.

Time to get out and  charge!

The game ended in a brisk five turns with a Ork massacre. On the other table, Hive Fleet Tiamat kept up it's momentum and crashed against the Tau's gunline.

Battlesuits. Crunchy AND chewy!

The Tau's massed fire tore huge gaps in the oncoming swarms, but it was not enough. Far too many of the tide of 'gaunts closed in.

Then the Tyranid reserves arrived. Caught between a Trygon and a swarm of Genestealers led by a broodlord, the Tau sell their lives dearly, but are overcome.

The Hive Mind achieve a Major Victory against the Greater (and very tasty) Good.

The Standings after Three:

Orks: 10

Tyranids: 9

Tau: 6

Dark Eldar: 3

Eldar: 3

Next time, Orks slug it out against the Tau and the Eldar fight their Dark cousins.