[Epic] Eldar vs Space Marines 1000pts Escalating Engagement

From: A.R.Page <page_at_...>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 21:56:24 +0000

Eldar vs Space Marines 1000pts Escalating Engagement

Forces -

Eldar :
 Jetbikes 370pts
 -Farseer on Vyper
 -8 Jetbikes
 -2 Jetbikes with Warlocks
 -5 Vypers

 Falcons and Serpants 399pts
 -5 Wave Serpants
 -3 Falcons
 -1 Wraithguard with Warlock
 -2 Wraithguard
 -10 Guardians

 Engines of Vaul 220pts
 -2 Scorpions

Space Marine :
 Armour 301 pts
 -3 Land Raiders
 -3 Predators
 -6 Space Marines

 Marines 366pts
 -1 Captain
 -1 Librarian
 -8 Space Marines
 -4 Devastators
 -2 Whirlwinds
 -7 Rhinos

 Bikes 140pts
 -1 Librarian Biker
 -8 Bike Sqaudrons

 Assault (In Drop Pods) 196pts
 -1 Librarian
 -8 Assault Marines

Terrain :

A cityscape. Alot of buildings and a raised road.

   100cm
 Eldar
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- r bb b bb r -
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- r b bb r -
- r b bb r -
- b r b bb r b - 200cm
- bb r b b rr b -
- rr b rr ff -
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      SM

r=road b=buildings =f=forest
*=deployment zone





- Turn 1 Eldar 20 SM 22 -

Movement -

SM : Bikes enter along the right edge of the deployment zone and go
forward around the forest.

Eldar : Jetbikes enter and skim through the city.

Shooting -

SM : None

Eldar : None

Assault -

SM : Bikes Move Forward into the edge of the city.

Eldar : Jetbikes Go through city and just get objective.


- Turn 2 Eldar 22 SM 22 -

Movement -

SM : Armour enters and moves up behind the bikes. The bikes move
back to support the Armour. The Marines in rhinos enter and move up
the left side of the deployment zone.

Eldar : Falcons and Serpants enter and skim into the city.
The Engines of Vaul enter and and creep up the deployment zone. The
jetbikes prepare for a firefight.

Shooting -

SM : None

Eldar : None

Assault -

Eldar : The jetbikes get into a firefight with the Armour and Bikes
and force them back. Enginge of Vaul advance.

SM : The Marines in Rhino's drive up and hop out and slaughter some
jetbikes and losing some in return.


- Turn 3 Morale Eldar 21 SM 22 -

Movement -

Eldar : The Serpants and Falcons advance, while the Jetbikes
withdraw. The Engines continue to advance.

SM : Armour and Bikes advanced with bikes in the lead. The
Marines hop back into their rhinos and go after the Falcons and
Serpants. The Assaults Sqaud drops down near the Engines of Vaul and
prepare for and assault.

Shooting -

Eldar : A Serpant and some Falcons pop-up and shoot at the Marines in
rhinos with no casualties but some confusion. The Engines of Vaul
shoot and kill a few Assault Sqauds.

SM : A Whirlwind from the Marine detachment attempt to shoot at the
Falcons but misses.

Assault -

Note : With a suprise fate card the Eldar take the initiative.

Eldar : The Falcons and Serpant charge forward droping their troops
and slaughter a bunch of rhinos. With bad coordination only one
sqaud of Marines is able to get out of their burning wrecks. The
Jetbikes advance and beat the bikes in a firefight. The Engines of
Vaul get into a firefight with the Assault Sqauds but lose.

SM : The Assault Sqauds swarm the Engines of Vaul and almost kill
one. The armour advance and drop out their marines in and break the
jetbike detachment. Then in a firefight one Engine of Vaul blows up
taking some Assault Sqads with it.


- Turn 4 Morale Eldar 4 Marines 6 -

Movement -

Eldar : The Falcons and Serpants prepare for an assault on the
remaining Marines and the Armour detachment. The Jetbikes zoom back
to help the Engines of Vaul.

SM : The Armour move into a shooting position and the bikes cover
their front. The Marines retreat to fight another day. The Assault
Sqauds get ready to assault the Engines again.

Shooting -

SM : The Armour detachment takes aim and shoot down some Falcons,
Guardians, and Wave Serpants.

Eldar : The Falcons and Serpant attempt to fire at the Armour but have
no effect.

Assault -

Eldar : The Engines of Vaul and the Jetbikes assault the Assault
Squads forcing them to retreat. The Falcons and Serpents get into a
firefight but lose and are sent back.

SM : The bikes charge the Falsons and Serpants and kill a few
breaking the detachment.

- Final Morale Eldar -16 Marines -1 -

Both Armies retreat.

Comments from SM :

Almost had him but i just lost to much. My Marines got slaughter
when they were stuck in their rhinos. I assumed i would win
initiative because his were all gone but alas he played a fate card
and took it. Argg! if it wasnt for that the point heads would be dead
heads!


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