From: Harkon Greywolf 2 (Original Message) Sent: 22/05/2002 18:13

This won't be a full battle report, just a report on a battle!!

GW Harrow tonight and I had a 1000pt game against a guy using the Death Company army rules. All the chaps in the shop said "It's a special army so you can refuse to play it, BA Death Company army are tooooo good!" Just what I like ... a challenge!! He He!

Anyway I had a 1000pt list with me, I'll put the army up tomorrow, suffice to say I ha only 23 mini's plus Razorback Rhino and Ven Dread.

He seemed to have Hundreds of minis plus 2 Death Co Dreads!! He also used a lot of "counts as" squads, ie standard BA Tac squads but counts as death co with bolt pistol and ccws. I don't care so we played anyway.

Half the fun of this hobby is playing different scenarios armies etc so if you say No all the time to something different you'll never learn anything new!

We rolled for a battle and got Recsue first, but for both of us it appeared too complex for the time (and me being a bit of a newb!!) So rerolled and got Patrol.

This was good for me as my few forces came on within three turns whereas his only turned up piecemeal, so at least I got a decent pop at them as they turned up.

My tactic was attack him before he attacks me! And to a certain extent it worked.

I had so few mini's tho the eventual result was a BA win, inevitably. However, it ended in turn 6 with only 5 Death Co marines and his 2 dreads, one with only 1 arm left, versus my ven dread, which then got fragged in close combat with his dread (ALL DC Dreads act with Moriar's rules!!! Ouch!)

All in all the few puppies put up a good fight AND I even remebered some of the rules this battle!! I didn't have to look everything up all the time!!

It was a good fight and I enjoyed it. The fun for me was seeing how long I could last! And 6 turns was pretty good considering!

At one stage I had 6 GH's with ccw's surrounding 1 DC marine, and they were then assaulted by approx 20 DC marines who came in from reserves!!! The ensuing fight was a little one sided!!! LOL

Brother Edward, if you read this, have you ever tried an all Death Company battle? They are virtually unbeatable, extra I extra attacks extra 4+ invulnerable!!!!! Incredible staying power!

Sometimes its fun to face an army knowing you really cant win, but then getting soooo close!

HG

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From: Harkon Greywolf 2 Sent: 23/05/2002 14:38

OK here's my list:

HQ1 Ven Dread - CCW w hvy lamer, assault cannon, smoke = 168

HQ2 Harkon Greywolf - WGBL, Lightning claw, mwlta/bolter combi, belt of russ, frag, melta, runic charm, wolf tail talisman = 142 (In with BC's)

Elites - Wolf Scouts - WGL - power weapon, bolter, frag, melta, runic charm, wolftail talisman

-2 scouts - bolt pistol, power weapon, frag, melta

-ccw, plasma pistol, frag, melta

-bolt pistol, ccw, frag, melta

-plasma gun, frag, melta

-ccw, bolter, frag, melta = 207

Troops1 - Grey Hunters

-2 ccw, plasma pistol, frag, krak

-2 bolt pistol, power weapon, frag, krak

-2 bolt pistol, ccw, frag, krak

-Razorback, multi-melta, dozerblade,extra armour,pintle sb, smoke =258

Troops2 - Blood Claws

- meltagun, frag, krak

- bolt pistol, power fist, frag, krak

- ccw, plasma pistol, frag, krak

- 6 bolt pistol, ccw, frag, krak

-Rhino, storm bolter, smoke =225

HQ 310

Elite 207

FA 0

Troop 483

HS 0

Total 1000

Total wargear 52 = 5% total points

As For the BA's I'lltrytoremember as best I can:

HQ1 - Chaplain Lemartes, power weapon, plasma pistol +++

Bodyguard - 7 death co marines I think

Don't know if Death Co dreads are elites or heavy, but there were

2 with twin linked las cannon and dread ccws w ? weapons?

Death company squads:

I believe 6 or 7 squads with 6 or 7 marines all led by vet sgts with power weapons and plasma pistols.

Sorry if it's a bit blurry, but with quite a lot of "counts as" it did get a bit confusing for me at times!

Looking back now, I can see I forgot the Belt of Russ! Doh! 25 points!!! and the Runic Charms!!

Also the frag grenades, but I'm not sure if they'd have helped? If I'm assaulted by Death Company they get +1 Initiative, which meant I always went last, do frags work here or only against enemy in cover? (You can tell I'm still a newb eh?)

I'm not sure that with so few men I could ever win this one, but it appealed to my SW honour to go the few v the many!! 23 mini's + Ven Dread v about 40+ berserk marines!!! and 2 dreads!

Good fun tho!

HG