Text Battle Report
submitted by Baronsmeg

February 29, 2002
Blood Angels
VS.
Eldar

2000pt Rescue Mission
 

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For all those who helped me with my blood angles army, here is my battle report! . (1 Replies).
 baronsmeg[]. 2/28/2002 19:35 (2/28/2002 19:57) 
 Well those of you who helped with my list I would like to thank you for the help! 

 I was playing the eldar alaitoc rangers, and it was a great game. I will repost my list, and a run
 down of what the eldar had then the battle report:

 Blood Angels:

 HQ: chaplain - 180 
 * plasma pistol - 15
 wg:
 jump pack - 20
 terminator honours - 15
 artificer armour - 20
 TOTAL = 250 POINTS

 HQ: librarian - 60
 * power weapon - master crafted - 30
 * plasma pistol - 15
 wg:
 iron halo - 25
 terminator honours - 15
 jump pack - 20
 artificer armour - 20
 (i took out the hood since i would spend most of my time in a transport and i wanted the extra
 protection!)
 TOTAL = 185 POINTS

 *: honour guard x5 - 90
 + vetran seargent - 15
 * 2x plasma pistols - 10
 * 4x terminator honours - 40
 * 5x power weapons - 50
 * 5x jump packs - 50
 TOTAL = 252 POINTS

 TROOPS: tactical squad #1 x9 - 135
 + vetran seargent - 15 (with close combat weapon and pistol)
 * plasma gun - 6
 TOTAL = 156 POINTS

 TROOPS: tactical squad #2 x9 - 135
 + vetran seargent - 15
 * missile launcher - 10
 TOTAL = 160 POINTS

 ELITES x3: furioso dreadnaught - 95
 * heavy flammer - 10
 TOTAL = 105 POINTS
 TOTAL = 105 POINTS
 TOTAL = 105 POINTS

 F.A. x2: landspeeder tornado - 75
 * multi melta - 15
 TOTAL = 90 POINTS
 TOTAL = 90 POINTS

 HEAVY: vindicator - 120 points
 TOTAL = 120 POINTS

 HEAVY: baal class predator - 110 
 * heavy bolter side sposons - 10
 * pintle mounted storm bolter - 10
 TOTAL = 130 POINTS

 HEAVY: landraider crusader - 255 points
 TOTAL = 255 POINTS

 ARMY TOTAL = 2003 POINTS

 ELDAR ARMY:

 HQ: farseer
 HQ: farseer
 ELITE: bashees x10 +exarch with exocutioner and acrobatics
 * wave surpent + twin bright lances
 ELITE: wraith guard x5 + warlock
 * wave surpent + twin bright lances
 TROOP: 15 guardians + starcannon + warlock (conceal) 
 TROOP: 15 guardians + starcannon + warlock (conceal)
 TROOP: 3x rangers
 TROOP: 3x rangers
 E. TROOP: 3x rangers
 E. TROOP: 3x rangers
 HEAVY: 5x dark reapers + exarch (fast shot)
 HEAVY: 5x dark reapers + exarch (fast shot)

 Well the mission we played was a rescue mission so most of my army would be in reserv and
 imune to the ranger disruption table!

 My death company was 7 strong, only losing one guy from each of my tactical squads! I took
 the seargent out of TAC squad #2 and gave him a power fist!

 i chose the table edge and i chose the corner

 the eldar got first turn!

 he deployed all his troops and i did the same

 the ranger disrtuption table saw that one of my tac squads (#2) would start in reserve, and the
 other was pinned! He also got to shoot at my TAC squad #1 and scored a wound which i
 failed to save, first blood went to the eldar and things looked grim already since my first turn i
 would do nothing, and the game had yet to start!

 ELDAR TURN 1 
 his guardians remained still, and his rangers moved, one of the ranger squads would reach a
 counter next turn! their was no shooting since my pinned tac squad was behind a forest!

 MARINE TURN 1 
 ABSOULUTLY NOTHING!

 ELDAR TURN 2
 reserves - a farseer, bashees (in surpent), and reapers
 the reapers and farseer supported a guardian squad, and the surpent flew 24" to my right
 flank! one of the ranger squads reached a counter but it was not the objective.

 MARINE TURN 2
 reserves - both speeders, vindicator, librarian, and crusader
 I was happy that both my librarian and crusader made it so my librarian could ride inside
 (using the 2001 grand tournament rules, modles with jump packs can ride in a transport but
 they count as terminators so their was plenty of room in the crusader!). My crusader took
 point with my now un pinned tac squad #1 behind it followed by the vindicator. the crusader
 was sitting on top a counter that i would tae next turn. my speeder also shot of to my right
 flank to take on the bashees surpent, but since they moved 24" they could not shoot. my
 crusader shot at a ranger squad with every thing i could and wiped it out!

 ELDAR TURN 3
 reserves - second reaper squad and second farseer
 the new reapers and farseer backed up his unsoported guardians
 one of his star cannons shot at a speeder but was unable to inflict any damage, however his
 bashees bright lances managed to shake one of the speeders, all other eldar fire was usless
 since my vehicles screened my tac squad!

 MARINE TURN 3
 reserves - second tac squad, 2 dreads, and the baal came on.
 the crusader moved towars eldar, TAC squad #1 moved to a counter but it was not the
 objective, one of the furioso's and the baal moved to support TAC squad #1, the other dread
 moved of to the right towards another counter, the vindicator moved towards center of the
 table and would be ready to fire next turn. TAC squad #2 was going to move to the left
 towards another counter but failed thier blood rage and it landed them in the middle of a forest
 which would delay them from getting to the counter. my speeders moved in to cover, and the
 one theat could shoot scored a glancing hit on the bashees wave surpent destroying its bright
 lances! the crusader also shot some of the eldar guardians but they manged to make their
 saves due to the farseers fortune ability that was cast during the eldar turn!
 next turn would see my crusader reach the eldar lines ready for assault, unfortunatly i did not
 have my death company to add to the assault but with the fire power of my speeders and my
 vindicator my assault should still be very effective!

 ELDAR TURN 4
 reserves - the wratih guard come on
 the eldar farseer trys to cast fortune but fails, and takes a wound from a creature of the warp!
 the bashees back away from my speeders so i could not get behind it with my multi meltas.
 one of the reaper squads manages to destroy a speeder, and the wraith guard mannage to stun
 my crusader with thier bright lance, fortunatly my extra armour ment i was only shaken so i
 could still get in to assault! 

 MARINE TURN 4 
 resevers - death company and last furioso come on
 my crusader shoots towards the eldar lines, my new furioso moves to support the tac squad in
 the forest, i take another counter with my furioso on the right but it was not the objective!, the
 death company jump behind a small cliff and would be able to take anothe counter next turn,
 but it would leave them exposed to an assault from the bashees! TAC squad #1 with support
 from the furioso and BAAL moved to center of table and would take another counter next
 turn also! my last speeder moved on the guardians, and my librarian deployed with his honour
 guard!
 i was ready to shoot with my vindicator BUT IT HAD FAILED ITS RAGE CHECK and
 moved forward, fortunatly though it formmed a nice wall between a forst and hill to screen my
 troops! 
 my crusader used the machine spirit to inflict some wounds on a guardian squad, while my
 librarian and honour guard shot the guardians they were about to assault! my speeder used its
 heavy flammer to rost 11 members of the other guardian squad killing them all since it ignored
 their cover save leaving 2 gaurdians and the warlock! finally my librarian assaults, gettine an
 extra 3 attacks with his quickening power, combined with a master crafted power weapon
 and the honour guard the entire squad was wiped out, and i swept into the reapers and
 farseer! in one turn i had almost wiped out all the eladr guardians! 

 ELDAR TURN 5
 the reamining guradians that just got flammed by my speeder moved on it ready to inact
 revenge, the farseer cast guide on his reapers i had just swept in to adn was ready to kill my
 librarian and honour guard, the wraith guard deployed in front of my tac squad that was
 reaching the edge of the forest and also shot my ball and stunned it! the guardians manged to
 imobalise my last speeder, and both his dark reapers shot at my librarian and honour guard,
 they wiped out my hnour guard but my librarian managed to make 14 armour saves!! (gotta
 love artificer armour!)
 the wraith guard assaulted my tac squad #2 and my tac squad scored a single wound which
 was failed! unfortunatly wraith gurad dont run!, my librarian got one extra attack with
 quickening and almost wiped out the reapers leaving one left who ran, but with my jumpack i
 was easily able to catch him and kill him! 

 MARINE TURN 5
 i moved my death company first on to a counter and it was the objective! MY CHAPLIAN
 HAD THE OBJECTIVE! so the 2 closest furioso's moved to support the TAC squad fighting
 the wraith guard, the other furioso moved on the death companys position, my librarian moved
 on one of the farseers (the wounded one!), and TAC squad #1 also moved to support my
 death company. TAC squad #1 shot at some rangers that were getting close inflicting a wound
 (dang cover saves!), the crusader finished of the last of the guardians, one of my dreds was
 able to assault the wraith guards wave surpent and managed to score 2 hits ripping it to peices
 (scored a 6 on the galncing table!)
 my vindicator also finaly got to shoot reducing the remaining reeper squad to a single man!
 (about time!!!)
 my librarian manged to gain an extra 3 attacks with his power again and killed one of the eldar
 farseers, and swept up towards the last reaper and farseer! the comabat with the wraith guard
 ended in a draw (no wounds inflicted!) i failed the moral high ground, but i did not run!

 ELDAR TURN 6 
 finnaly the bashees deployed right on my death company. his ramianing reaper shot my
 librarian who again shrugged of the shots with his mighty armour! and the farseer threw his
 spear at my crusader, but was unable to inflict any damage! for some reason he opted not to
 shoot my death company with his bashees! his exarch used his acrobatics to get to my
 chaplain and the rest of the bashees charged. the exarch managed to inflict 3 wounds on my
 chaplain, but his rosarious saved all but one! the bahsees also scored 5 other wounds on the
 death company killing them! i fought back killing 7 bashees, so i had tied things up and the
 bashees failed the moral high ground check! but did not run (dang it!) the bashees still had a
 chance to make me drop the objective and tie the game! 
 the fight with the wraith guard was still going slow and i lost taking only a single wound, but
 next turn my furioso's woudl join in!

 MARINE TURN 6
 both my furioso's moved on the wraith guard. my librarian moved on the last farseer. TAC
 squad #1 moved on the bashees and so did my last furioso! TAC squad #1 shot at the
 rangers again but failed to get past their cover, but my furioso manged to score a glancing hit
 on the banshees wave surpent destroying its shuriken catapults, the baal and crusader wiped
 out 2 of the 3 remaining ranger squads, and the librarian killed the last reaper! now it was time
 to assault. 
 the librarian assaulted the last farseer and again got an extra 3 attacks leaving the farseer with
 one wound. the farseer was unable to do anything against my librarian leaving them in combat!
 the furiosos charged the wraith guard finally detroying them! 
 TAC squad #1 and the furioso joined the combat with the bashees. the bashees only killed
 one of the deathcompnay members, and the combined attack of a fresh tac squad, my
 chaplian, the last deathcompany member with a power fist, and a furioso dreadnaught saw
 that the bashees were no more! the Blood Angles had won the day!

 it was an incredably fun battle, the eldar only had 2 rangers, a farseer in combat with my
 librarian, and a completly weaponless wave surpent! i had played on what i knew of all the
 eldar players in my area, (they always take masive amounts of reapers and starcannons when
 going against marines) the eldar player admited that that was his intent to detsroy my marines,
 and it kinda worked against my honour guard! we decided that 2 reaper squads was to many
 and should have taken either storm squads with EMP grenades in a surpent (some thing i
 thaught he would take since he has in every other battle), and he should not have charged with
 his wraith guard in stead used them to go after my vehicles because they do this realy well!
 that and some fire warriors coulr have helped too! 

 either way we both had fun !

 Baronsmeg and his mini lop! 

+++++++ Thanks Baronsmeg (and mini lop!) ~ Brother Edward

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