2000 pt Battle

Initiate Age : 23 Joined : 24 Sep 2007 Posts : 273

Today Jon and I got together for a 2000pts game. I offered form to try out my Necron force. He has had problems with his Tau, which I think might go more smooth now that he can us the double tap rule.

I had a great time with are game, lots of jokes and "um did that really just happen?" roles. It was probably the best game I have had since moving here.

Well enough of the chit chat, here is what we fielded today.
Jon's Necron Force
2 Monoliths
1 Nightbringer
1 Lord with Res Orb, Phase Shifter, Destroyer Body
1 Immortals x8
4 Warriors x10

My Ultramarine Force
1 Chaplain- P. Pistol, Artificer Armour, Jump Pack, Frag
2 Tatical x8- P. Gun, Serg w/ P. Fist, Rhino w/ Smoke and Extra Armour
1 Assault x8- 2x P. Pistol, Serg w/ P. Fist & Teleport Homer
1 Assault x6- 2x Flamers, Serg w/ P. Fist
1 Terminators x5- 2x Assault Cannon
1 Dreadnought- Venerable
1 Veteran x10- Infiltrate, P. Gun, Lascannon
2 Predator Annihilators- Heavy Bolters
1 Devastators x8- 4x Heavy Bolters

So we set up terrain GW style with everything mirrored as close as possible for each side. We rolled Cleanse out of the book. I picked deployement areas and Jon set up first.

Jon put a Monolith right in the middle to push me back and horseshoed 3 warrior squads behind that. He had his Lord and Nightbringer going straight up the middle, and his Immortals on the left flank. He decided to keep a Monolith and Warrior squad in reserves, which proved to be the game winning decision.

For my set up I put the devs in the back to cover my deployement with line of sight to most of the field. I then put a pred on the right side of my deployment and the other further back on the top with intentions to provide long range fire from the adjacent area. I set the 2 rhinos and 8 man assault with chappy off to left behind the predator and building, just incase Jon goes first. I then put the Dread and 6 man assault unit on the top corner as close as I could get to him. I infiltrated the Vets into a building on the right flank with open line of sight to his army.

Roll to see who wins the game........ and.........(dice spinning)........congradulations Jon you won the game, I mean the choice to play 1st or 2nd.

Necro Turn 1
Jon advanced his monolith up to the front of the ruins I was hiding most of my army behind. He moves everything else forward to take up better positions on the field.

His first shot was a big one! He fired an ordance blast at my rhino. With monoliths height he was able to draw a line to a rhino. His dice let him down and he was only able to stun the rhino. But then his dice got hot and stunned my predator and took out 3 assault marines. He shoots at the Dread with his Immortals and with 2 glances blows off the assault cannon.

Marine Turn 1
Ok so that wasnt to bad, time to shot back. I move my 6 man unit forward straight for his Immortals. One rhino goes east and ones goes west to split the building and the assault squad jumps right up behind the rhino going for the middle of the table. I move the pred back by the devs to draw a line on his Immortals.

So I open fire with 2 flamers, 6 heavy bolters and lascannon into his Immortals and drop 4. Pop smoke with both rhinos and take a pop shot at his monolith with the vets, and miss. I killed two more Immortals in assault and lose one marine to return attacks. The last 2 Immortals run for cover but get swept up by the remaing 5 marines.

Necron Turn 2
Jon rolls in his 2nd Lith but the warriors werent ready to get out yet. He deepstrikes back behind my pred right beside my devs. So now my whole army is in Gauss Flaux range somewhere. The Lith in the middle stunned the pred again, blew the stormbolter off the rhino. One squad double tapped into the 5 marines killing 4, while the other 2 shot at rhinos and did nothing. The other Lith tries an ordance blast at side armor on the pred and scatters off. Finished off his shooting phase with the lone marine falling back.

Marine Turn 2
My termies come in, I was hoping for another turn in reserves to let things unfold. I put them in a building on the right flank behind his force and try to pin him againts the rhinos and assault squad. I push both rhinos out in front of warrior squads and jump the assault marines in front of the monolith. I hide the dread beside one rhino looking to make an assault next turn. I have him in circle, now to see if I can keep him there.

Combine fire kills 1 warrior after all WBB. One plasm gun over heated and lost his hand. The vets shot at the Nightbringer and scored a wound.

Necron Turn 3
With his force surrounded Jons 4 warrior squad still didnt join the fray. But thats ok he wouldnt need them. He pushes everything forward to double tap, and lays waste to my army.

His Monolith in the center flaux's and kills 2 assault marines, a rhino, and takes the las turret off the pred. Two of his squads double tap into a marine squad. Both units score 7 wounds, and both marine units fail 4 saves. His third squad shoots the termies with 10 shots, and again 7 wounds. I failed the forced to the assault cannon, then 2 more of the remaing 6. His other Lith flaux killed a dev and bounced off the pred.

His Nightbringer assaults 3 tactical marines. The Nightbringer failed to wound the marines, but they returned the favor, everything holds for a turn.

Marine Turn 3
Ok now that hurt. I only have 4 scoring units left and 2 are tanks. I push my dread forward ready to join the 3 man squad against the Nightbringer.

The remains of the Assault and Tactical squads move forward to assault. The termies jump out of cover but are out of charge range. Out of the combine shooting and charge, then WBB it end with 6 warriors down and combining 2 squads of warriors into 1. The dread charged the Nightbringer and dealt him a wound while getting pen. 6 and blowing up. The tact serg was inspired to do a wound himself.

Necron Turn 4
His last squad finally shows up and comes in through the Monolith by my devs. He ports the other the squad out of combat, next to my vets and drops is other squad back towards some woods to hold his quarter.

His 13 man strong double tap into my vets and with help from the monoliths gauss flaux killed 4. The Lith aslo sniped another assault marine. His new squad and other Lith killed 3 devs. His Nightbringer finished off the 3 marines he had been fighting and moved towards my pred in cover.

Marine Turn 4
I advance my assault and tatical squad to charge his squad again. I push the 2 termies toward his squad in the woods.

My combined shooting and charged wiped out his 13 man unit. My devs and pred in the back field killed 2 warriors after WBB.

Necron Turn 5
His Nightbringer closes in on my pred. His squad takes up a final position in the woods. His other squad is ported through is Lith so it cant double tap the pred.

His Nightbringer misses the pred. The Lith in the middle was uneffective with its flaux. The other Lith killed a dev, bringing them to 50%. The warriors dont hurt the pred.

Marine Turn 5
I move the assault squad and tatical to intercept the nightbringer. I push the pred back away from the warriors and open fire.

I kill the Nightbringer and lost my last 2 assault marines in the blow.

Necron Turn 6
With some help from me Jon moves a unit into each quarter.

His Lith manages to get close to the pred in my deployement and immobilzes it. His squad double taps the devs and kills 3 of 4, and runs them off the board. The middle Lith was uneffective with its flaux again.

Marine Turn 6
I moved my pred out of cover and back to my deployement quarter to contest. My vets took a pop shot at the a Lith and missed again. With that the game was over.

Jon had control of his own deployment and an adjacent quarter, while I contested the other two. Final VP was Necrons 1600 and Marines 900. A solid victory for Jon.

Jon should be putting up some pics of the game he took. We forgot to take some until the bottom of turn 3. Thats my first batrep, any advice for posting next time?

Subject: Battle Rep Pictures Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:04 am

End Of round 3 Part 1

End Of Round 3 Part 2

End Of Round 3 Part 3

End Of Round 3 Part 4

End Of Round 4

End Of Round 5

Sorry we packed up quick and I forgot to take the final battle rep picture. But this is wat we did manage to get it was a great game.

Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:35 am

No suggestions. Definantly less lengthy than mine. Good batrep, glad that other people are putting them in too. What was the lord doing, just ressurecting people?
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Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:08 am

Mostly yea he was ressing people every where but I was also getting pop shots off with him as well, the liths, and my warriors were doing all the damage.

Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:36 am

Sounds like it was a fun game.

Thanks the write up and the photos. It's much appreciated.

Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:24 pm

You are right I didnt get any points for controlling mine but he was just writing it up to show you what i had control of.

Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:28 pm

cool idea to put the pictures up. maybe we should do that more often cause some people don't like to read the whole lengthy report
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Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:24 pm

Well, you bring the camera then. Mine sucks.
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Don't try to understand my methods, just fear them.

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Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:19 pm

I really enjoyed your batrep, you kept it simple and thus interesting. I prefer the style of very short but flavorful intros and outros while the center is left to describe the action in an exciting but concise way. Nice pics too.

Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:47 pm

Just so you guys know all those pictures were taken with my phone, pretty good huh?

Subject: Re: 2000 pt Battle Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:48 pm

That's better than my camera. I think I should get a new camera.
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Insanity is only measured by those around you.

Don't try to understand my methods, just fear them.

I don't know what I play for but it sure as hell aint to win!