Battle Report: Vadinax Campaign - Mission 2 Rough Knight

    ++++Transmission: Adeptus Astartes Ultra++++
BATTLE REPORT: CLASSIFIED
DATE: 5108023.M42 Resupply Run T-plus: 1 Day
LOCATION: The Aeolian Choir - TERN'S ENDEAVOR
CHAPTER APPROVED: ULTRAMARINES

Ambushed during resupply run at THE AEOLIAN CHOIR
Tactical withdrawal initiated
Hostile Knight Lance encountered - possible DAEMONIC or XENOS corruption

Hostiles: 1 DOMINUS VALIANT Pattern and 2 ARMIGER WARGLAIVE Patterns
Traitor self identified as: IBRAHIM SEELIE

Requesting requisition of additional HEAVY SUPPORT

REF: 722/G6XQB-1910V-27641000002B
THOUGHT: He who picks up the sword against us, shall perish by it. (IA Vol II 25)
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 For Mission 2 of the Vadinax Campaign on Tern's Endeavor, we faced Imperial Knights that have decided to fight for the Eldar by some twist of narrative.  

Battle Report:

Ruleset: Core Crusade 2023 Arks of Omen Grand Tournament - Incursion, 2023 Q1 Balance Datasheet & Points, and Goonhammer Vadinax Crusade rules
Mission: Supply Cache
Points: 1000

Ibrahim's Big Trophy Hunt (Freeblades):

• Ibrahim Seelie - Knight Valiant
• Piquant Tashtego - Armiger Warglaive
• Quake-Leg Ishmael - Armiger Warglaive

My Forces:

++ Arks of Omen Detachment 975pts ++

**Chapter Selector**: Ultramarines
Battle Size [6CP]: Incursion (51-100 Total PL / 501-1000 Points) [6CP]
Game Type: 4. Chapter Approved: Arks of Omen Grand Tournament + Crusade

+ HQ +

• Primus Leo Exevio Faustus - Captain Terminator Armour: Rites of War, The Sanctic Halo, Power Fist, Wrist mounted grenade launcher, Storm Bolter, Warlord (Warleader) 
• Praelior Tarquinius Iulian Regulus - Chaplain in Terminator Armour:  Benediction of Fury  Storm bolter, Canticle of Hate, Litany of Hate, The Imperium's Sword

+ Troops +

• Squad Cornelius - 5 man Tactical Squad - Power Fist, Plasma pistol, Bolt pistol, Meltagun, Bolters

+ Elites +

• Apothecary Hulm Singa - Apothecary: Astartes Chainsword, Bolt pistol, Frag & Krak grenades, The Armour Indomitus
• Venerable Brother "Fury" - Dreadnought: Dreadnought melee weapon w/ Storm bolter, Twin Lascannon
• Squad Nox - 5man Terminator Assault Squad - Teleport Homer,  5x Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield
• Squad Tourbillion - 5 man Terminator Squad - Power sword, Storm bolter, Assault cannon, Chainfist 3x, Power fist

+ Heavy Support +

• Squad Nero - Devastator Squad: Power sword, plasma pistol, 2x Lascannon, Missile Launcher, Plasma Cannon

+ Fast Attack +

• "One Charlie" - Land Speeder Tornado: Heavy flamer, Multi-melta

Agendas: Recover the Gene Seed, Survivor, Deploy Vox-relays

Takeaways & Analysis:

Prior to the game I read up on how to approach this, and my strategy was correct - focus on the Armigers.  Things didn't quite go my way though.  I was screened out from deep striking the Terminators to hit the second Armiger.  I opted to try to charge the Valiant to see if their chainfists could make a dent in it (narrator: They did not.)  If I had stuck to the plan and maybe teleport in the terminators without the Chaplain to hit the second Armiger, I still am not sure I could have turned it around.

But anyway, having a Battle Round One, Turn One 600+ pt vehicle plop down right next to your deploy zone was a tough situation and wasn't something I was expecting (Freeblade Martial Tradition: Mysterious Guardian).  As I increase my supply limit and add more units to my order of battle, I would imagine I can elect to bring more devastators or something (assuming I can get them painted in time).

*Deploying to Northern Sector*

Hello there!

Also looking back, we didn't put down any cover in the deploy zone, so I think this is another important thing to watch for in future games...

That aside, Apothecary Singa engaged the Valiant in an epic melee duel for basically 3 whole turns.  While he eventually got harpooned, it was fun to watch him hold out.

Also the one Armiger to go down was taken out by a humble bolter from Squad Cornelius, its a shame it only counts as one kill.

Devastator Squad Nero lines up on an Armiger

Hulm Vs Goliath err Ibrahim

*Brother Singa, reinforcements have arrived, withdraw!*

"One Charlie" goes down (per usual)

Faustus fights to the bitter end!

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 "Brother, we must withdraw!"

 "Brother Moriens' gene seed must be recovered!"

 "Soon we'll have to recover yours, do you not see the Knight?  Squad Tourbillion is deploying to your position with a homer, ETA 90 seconds."

 "Very well Brother Captain."