After a long period of absence, the newsletter
returns, written this time by the able hands of Morgan
Bernhard! This issue features two battles, as well as
updates on the Ladders and the upcoming Golden Daemon
contest...
The largest
battle on Thursday was a 1500 pt skirmish between Hugh's Eldar and
Addison's Space Marines. The contest was fierce as the game would
decide their positions in the 40k ladder. Hugh's army was made up of
two large blocks of guardians, as well as Howling Banshees, Dire
Avengers, Wraithguard and Shining Spears. The army was also led by
the fearsome Avatar. Addison's Space marines were also an attacking
force. On one flank was a Land Speeder, while on the other was a
mighty Land Raider Crusader, carrying the Command HQ and a squad of
assault marines. Terminators and Scuts covered the centre of the
battle line, supported by two Tactical Squads, a Devastator Squad and
a Dreadnought.
The eldar had
the first turn, and advanced, pouring withering fire into the Space
Marines as they did so. The Bright Lance of the Shing Spears Exarch
only narrowly missed killing the Land Raider, Stunning the crew
instead. The rest of the army did little damage, but a few other
Space Marines fell dead, shuriken rounds embedded in their
flesh.
In the Space
Marines turn they also advanced, ready to take revenge on the alien
Eldar. However, their Assault Squad were just out of range of the
Guardian Squad, so could not make it to combat this turn. The Land
Speeder and Land Raider both advanced, the skimmer's multi-melta
incinerating a single Eldar. The Avatar also took a wound among all
the bolter rounds which were flying.
The third turn
of the Eldar proved decisive - the Avatar made it into combat with
the scouts, and the Shining Spears charged the terminators. However,
this was not before the Exarch finished the job he had begun the turn
before, by blowing up the Land Raider with a well-aimed shot from his
Bright Lance! The Assault sqaud was also ravaged by Shuriken fire,
with over half of its members dying. In combat, the Avatar had no
trouble in despatching the scouts. The Shing Spears, surprisingly
failed to wound any of the Terminators, but also took no damage in
return!
With this the
time ran out and the game ended, but the result was in fact a narrow
victory for the Eldar, resulting in Hugh overtaking Addison in the
Ladder!
Warhammer
40k:
Crimson Fists vs
Dark Eldar
The other game
was a fight to the death between a small Space Marine party commanded
by Robert Howden, and a Dark Eldar raiding force led by Bryan. The
two armies faced off dramatically in a ruined outpost, but by the end
of the game, both armies were in ruins too!
The Space
Marines lost their leader to lucky shooting by the Dark Eldar
Warriors, and their biker and Land Speeder were also shot down. Only
the scouts and assault sqaud made it intact to the Dark Eldar lines,
but they were also brutally cut apart in close combat by the evil
warriors.
However, it was
not all one-way traffic. The Dark Eldar lost all three of their
reaver jetbikes, and one squad of warriors was wiped out.
Nevertheless,
as all the Space Marines were dead, the game was a resounding victory
for Bryan, defeating the seasoned general Robert!
