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MARSHAL'S LOG [ENTRY 004] -
345028.M42
MARSHAL TYRION
COMMANDER, 5TH BLACK TEMPLAR
CRUSADE
CYPHER-PRIME, THRAXIS SYSTEM
I. MISSION.
(A) RENEGADE MECHANICUS GUARD.
A RENEGADE FORCE WAS OBSERVED ENTERING THE CAPITAL CITY. BATTLE WAS MET AT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION. I DISPATCHED BROTHER CHAMPION MORTIS AND A SMALL
ASSAULT FORCE TO DEAL WITH THE INCURSION.
II. COMBAT ACTIONS OF INTEREST
(A) THE RENEGADE FORCE WAS ARRAYED IN AMBUSH FORMATION IN AND AROUND THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION. MY TEMPLARS STOLE THE INITIATIVE AND DROVE DOWN THE ACCESS OF THE MANSION NULLIFYING MOST OF THE FIRE SUPPORT. IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO ELIMINATE CASUALTIES, FOUR OF MY BROTHERS DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE BREACH.
(B) BROTHER CHAMPION MORTIS LED
SQUAD FARYN INTO THE BREACH. IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING ACTION I HAVE SEEN IN 200
YEARS OF WARFARE. A VOLCANO OF FIRE RAINED DOWN UPON MY BROTHERS AS THEY
CHARGED… SO MUCH DESTRUCTION WAS LEVELED UPON THEM… BUT CHARGE FORTH MY BROTHERS DID, AND THEY WROUGHT DEATH ETERNAL. TWO UNITS OF GUARDSMEN, A SQUADRON OF WALKERS, A COMMAND SQUAD, THE COMMANDER GENERAL AND THE MECHANICUS LORD HIMSELF. THE EMPEROR IS TRULY WITH US.
(C) AT ONE POINT THE TIDES
NEARLY TURNED ON MY BROTHERS AND THE SITUATION LOOKED GRIM. BUT IN PERFECT
ORDER, BEHIND ENEMY LINES, THE VERY AIR ERUPTED INTO FLAME AND MY TERMINATORS
STRUCK DOWN UPON THE ENEMY. ASSAULT CANNONS ROARED AND MINE ENEMY’S COMMAND
FORCE WAS OBLITERATED. ALL WEAPONS TURNED AND AS THE TERMINATORS ADVANCED… THEY PUSHED FORWARD BUT THE MY GREAT WARRIORS FELL ONE BY ONE. TWO
OF MY BROTHER TERMINATORS MADE IT TO THE GUN LINE AND RIPPED THROUGH THE HULL OF THE TRAITOR TANK. THE FURY EXPLOSION INCINERATED TENFOLDS OF RENEGADES THAT HAD CLUSTERED AROUND IT AND ONLY ONE OF MY BROTHERS REMAINED STANDING. IN THE DISTANCE BROTHER CHAMPION MORTIS CHARGED OVER A BROKEN WALL BUT THE LAST OF MY BROTHER-TERMINATORS WOULD FALL BEFORE HE COULD ARRIVE...
I WILL NEVER FORGET.
(D) RHINO DESTROYED. ALL LIVED.
III. PERSONNEL INTERACTIONS.
(A) BROTHER CHAMPION MORTIS. "NOTHING CAN STAND IN THE PATH OF MY RIGHTEOUS BLADE. I LED MY MEN INTO THE BREACH. WE SLAUGHTERED THE WRETCHED AND DESTROYED THEIR MACHINES. AFTER AN HOUR OF SWINGING MY SWORD I FOUND THE ENEMY'S HIGH COMMAND LINE. NONE SURVIVED. PRAISE BE TO THE EMPEROR FOR HE FILLED MY BODY WITH HIS LIGHT AND HIS FURY."
IV. PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS.
(A) I DID NOT EQUIP MY FIRE
SUPPORT UNITS WITH A TRANSPORT AND I NEARLY LOST THEM TO A SINGLE PLASMA CANNON BARRAGE.
I MUST, AT THE VERY LEAST, PROVIDE THE UNIT A RAZORBACK IN THE NEXT CONFLICT.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
(B) BROTHER DREADNOUGHT GRYMM
PERFORMED BETTER THAN EXPECTED. MOUNTING A MISSILE LAUNCHER INSTEAD OF A POWER
CLAW WAS CRITICAL TO THE DEVASTATION THAT BROTHER GRYMM WROUGHT. I SHOULD HAVE
REALIZED HIS PREFERENCE WAS FOR FIRE SUPPORT...
(C) THE TERMINATORS ARRIVED IN A VERY DRAMATIC FASHION. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT RISK THEY WEREN'T GOING TO ARRIVE AT ALL DUE TO THE DENSITY OF ENEMY AND STRUCTURES IN THE AREA. BROTHERS OF THE SWORD…
THEY WON THIS BATTLE.
The heretics must burn in the Emperor's name!!!
ReplyDeleteWell said my young Padawon, and burn they did!
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Out of about 100 photos I was only able to salvage the ones you see above. I'm so pissed because I had some really good shots in that batch. I did some research today and I was able to determine the F-value on my camera was turned down to its lowest setting meaning the camera was focused on a very narrow area of the battle field... 12" to be exact. Now that I have that figured out, I'll probably get a tripod and a zoom lens to "get in there real deep-like."
How did the two sentinals not do anything to your dread or rhino?
ReplyDeleteThey did plenty of damage! Killed 4 Marines in one volley, stunned the rhino half the game (some of that was because of scatter) and they blew off the arm of the venerable dread. Then they charged the unit with the Emperor's Champion and slowed their advance for 2 turns. Luckily I had a powerfist in the group, although the champ took one down himself! I would give armored sentinels a rating of A- for the game.
ReplyDeleteI am putting together the list I want for the 1000 points and I most of it planned out. The tough part is planning for the 1500 point level because there is really no way to field a competitive list without using some sort of russ or other heavy option.
ReplyDeleteSentinals seemed like a good choice to fit in with my army but I am out of fast options with the 2 snowspeeders and the tauntaun riders.
Dude! You have to at least try rolling with a tank. It's a major factor as to why I'm not able to roll over my current opponent. What would it have to look like to fit your theme?
ReplyDeleteEither the T3-B or the T4-B
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I really like the T4-B a little better but the T3-B may be easier to make. No model exists so it would be on me to come up with something. I was thinking of some kind of chopped up tau chasis (already donated by Jonny) and some IG tank tread. Turret? I don't like the double gun. Maybe a regular IG turret.
Suggestions welcome.
In the travels of the THeX-militant they may find Imperial weaponry on various planets which they can use to augment their existing order of battle (OOB). A matching paint scheme/camo and a couple of THeX details and I think you could be good until you figure out a suitable alternative. All I know is the power of a Leman Russ is essential, especially to low point games.
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