Battle Reports

September 13, 1996 - Imperial Guard vs Blood Angels

It was a fierce fighting !!
A little battle, 1.000 points, between my Imperial Guards and Ciro's Blood Angels.
It is my first graphic battle report, please send me your suggestions.
The battle was a standard 4 turn battle played onto a 6' x 4' table.
We chose diagonal deployent zone. Two armies, one mission card: Engage an destroy.
We didn't draw strategy card and didn't use Psyker.

map

This is the map... there was a vehicle in each army so we filled the table with hills, trees and ruins !!

The two armies

Colonel with Chainsword and Krak Grenades, Storm Bolter, Armour Piercing Ammo and Displacer Field.
Veteran Command Squad (Dead Eye Shots) with Flamer and Comm Link.
Captain with Krak Grenades, Bionic Eye, Haywire Grenade and Storm Bolter.
Veteran Command Squad (Street Fighters) with Lascannon and Comm Link.
Veteran Battle Squad Yellow (Dead Eye Shots) with a Flamer and a Heavy Bolter.
Veteran Battle Squad Blue (Dead Eye Shots) with a Flamer and a Heavy Bolter.
Veteran Heavy Weapons Squad with a Lascannon team and two mortar team.
Chimera with Super charged engine, Reinforced armour, Hunter killer missile, Auto launcher with Blind grenades.

Devastator Battle Squad A equipped with missile launcher and lascannon.
Devastator Battle Squad B equipped with missile launcher and heavy bolter.
Scout Squad Alpha equipped with needle sniper rifles and multi melta. Scout Squad Beta equipped with needle sniper rifles, krak grenades and a heavy bolter.
Rhino with Reinforced armour, Hunter killer missile, Twin missile launchers.

Deployment

deployment
Ciro's Scouts began game Hidden and deployed into the no-man land.
The Rhino carries half devastator squad into battle.
My deployent zone was filled by two battle squads, the heavy weapons squad and the captain command squad. The colonel command squad and the supporting Chimera were in reserve.

Turn 1

Blood Angels turn #1
Squad Scout Alpha goes in overwatch; the Rhino start game at slow speed.

Imperial Guard turn #1

Good News: commlink radio interference is only 2 !!! Captain and his squad goes into overwatch in order to fire against scout squad Beta. The Chimera roars into the board and opens fire killing one scout. A mortar kills another scout, but Squad Alpha pass the test. The two battle squad runs out using cover where it is possible !!!

Turn 2

Blood Angels turn #2
Scout Beta runs but overwatch fire don't hit them. Scout Alpha turn and the multimelta destroy in a single shot the Chimera. What a can opener !!! Chimera's armour melts like butter. Alpha's Sergeant kills a guardsmen while devastator B dismount and Rhino goes toward Chimera.

Imperial Guard turn #2

Captain's squad runs while battle squads moves normally. Squad Yellow kills a scout while a mortar kills another scout in the same squad. High morale value save the marines ! My poor Chimera... burns :-((((

Turn 3

Blood Angels turn #3
Scout Squads opens fire but don't hit any guardsmen. The Rhino invert his course. Bad time... the Imperial Guard's tide seems unstoppable !!!!

Imperial Guard turn #3

With the Colonel's command squad holding in reserve the two battle squads move normally and opens fire against Scout Squad Beta killing two scout. No problem... the sergeant keep the position !!!! Mortars kill a scout (Beta) and a devastator... Imperial Guard (with some luck) has no mercy !!! A killer turn !!!

Turn 4

Blood Angels turn #4

Ciro puts in cover the devastators and recall the Rhino. Scouts kills a guardsmen. The Devastator half squads fired only 1 time with a missile launcher in the whole game !!!! This was the key of the game !

Imperial Guard turn #4
At least Colonel's command squad enter the board and calls down barrage fire: the Rhino armour cracks down and the vehicle's engine explode !!! Yahoooo, another wreck on the table !!
Imperial Guard fight to win !!!! Scout Squad Beta is destroyed and only Alpha's Sergeant survived... a lasgun can be a deadly weapon if a veteran Cadian guardsmen fires it !! Mortar's crew are a constant menace for Ciro's Blood Angels. They kill another devastator, astounding !!!!!

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