Hey all
i tried a new list out last night:
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Imperial Guard "Ash Wastes Droptroops" Combat Patrol - Magdra Prime
[400 Pts Army List]
Doctrines:
Iron Discipline
Close Order Drill
Drop Troops
Command Squad [5 models - 101 pts]
Junior Officer: Power Weapon, Plasma Pistol, Frag Grenades, Iron Discipline
4 Guardsmen: Plasma Guns
Close Order Drill, Drop Troops
Infantry Squad #1 [10 models - 75 pts]
Veteran Sergeant: Chainsword, Laspistol, Frag Grenades
1 Guardsman: Grenade Launcher
Close Order Drill, Drop Troops
Infantry Squad #2 [10 models - 84 pts]
Veteran Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma Pistol
1 Guardsman: Grenade Launcher
Close Order Drill, Drop Troops
Infantry Squad #3 [10 models - 84 pts]
Veteran Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma Pistol
1 Guardsman: Grenade Launcher
Close Order Drill, Drop Troops
Remnants [5 models - 56 pts]
Veteran Sergeant: Chainsword, Plasma Pistol
1 Guardsman: Plasma Gun
Close Order Drill, Drop Troops
my opponent's C:
CD list included:
- Khorne Herald
- Bloodletters (6)
- Flamers (3)
- Daemonettes (7)
(squad sizes are approx.)
we managed to squeeze 3 games in (which was good, considering i only made it to club halfway through the night). we played:
1. Capture & Control / Spearhead
2. Seize Ground (3 Objectives) / Dawn of War
3. Annihilation / Pitched Battle
it was my opponent's first time using his Daemons (he's the guy who beat me with
CSM @ 1500 pts last time). IIRC we drew one game (talking about it afterwards, i thought he won, but he said it was a draw), and i won the other 2 (they were very fast and furious, and we didnt take notes etc).
he made a couple of mistakes in the first game:
- Daemonettes tried to arrive too close to the board edge, scattered off table and were killed in a mishap
- Bloodletters (sitting on Objective) didnt
GTG until it was too late and there was only 1 left
on top of that he had another unlucky scatter in the last game: Daemonettes scattered between 2 of my squads, and couldnt quite fit without being within 1" of an enemy. they got displaced due to the mishap, and i put them in Difficult Terrain at the other end of the board (for the record, he started it by doing the exact same thing to my Zombies last month
).
on the other hand, in one game my whole army shot a single Flamer and couldnt kill it! it balanced out though as he never seemed to kill more than half the models he should have with Breath of Chaos (he would hit a whole 10 man squad and kill just 2 guys!).
i concentrated fire on the Flamers, and dropped as far from the Bloodletters as possible. once the Herald became a threat i took him out as a priority.
none of my guys died due to mishaps, with just a single squad getting delayed, although i did lose a couple of models to Dangerous Terrain tests. having everything in (normal) Reserves meant that he could grab all the objectives before me, as i had nothing on the table until turn 2-3 (sometimes 4!). ive suggested my opponent try some Plaguebearers for Objective sitting (he could get 6 if he dropped the Herald, and they would be very hard to shift if they used
GTG for a 3+ Cover Save on top of their T5
FNP)...
i had never played an all Drop Troop army before, but it was a real blast. the Grenade Launchers especially were a lot of fun (and did plenty of damage, whilst allowing me to land outside of charge range).
i know this isnt much of a "batrep", but its more than just a "list", so i thought this was the best place for it.
cheers!
~ Tim
p.s. i have arranged another game next week, using my
1500 pts IG list. not sure yet whether he will be bringing his
CSM again, or his Eldar. either way, there should be plenty of carnage.