Ultramarine Omega

Thursday, March 9, 2017

15,000 Point Battleforged Masterlist 10 Detachments

Forces of the Imperium

Codex Space Marines Combined Arms Detachment Chapter Tactics White Scars [1500]

HQ [260]

Q’Han of The North 125 Moondraken 25 [150]

Chaplain Cassius Jr. 90 Bike 20 [110]

ELITE [395]

Q’han Command 90 Bikes 35 Champion 15 Apothecary 15 Power weapon*3 45 [200]

Cassius Command 90 Bikes 35 Apothecary 15 Hammer 30 Shield 10 Plasma Gun 15 [195]

TROOP [645]

10 Bike Squad 208 V. Sgt. 10 Powerfist 25 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 Flamer 5 [268]

5 Scouts 55 Rifles*4 4 Cloaks 10 Dedicated Storm 40 [109]

HEAVY SUPPORT [200]

Stormraven [200]

Codex Space Marine Combined Arms Detachment Chapter Tactics Ultramarine [1500]

HQ [305]

Captain Sicarius [175]

Chaplain Cassius [130]

ELITE [105]

Command Squad 90 Apothecary 15 [105]

TROOP [790]

10 Tactical Squad 140 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 Drop Pod 35 [195]

10 Tactical Squad 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 Rhino 35 [200]

10 Tactical Squad 140 Launcher 15 Flamer 5 Rhino 35 [195]

Heavy Support [300]

Land Raider 250 Chronus 50 [300]

Codex Space Marine Combined Arms Detachment Chapter Tactics Ultramarine [1500]

HQ [165]

Librarian Tigurius [165]

TROOP [155]

5 Scout 55 Launcher 15 Flakk 10 Teleport Homer 5 [85]

5 Tactical [70]

ELITE [1180]

10 Terminator Assault Squad Blue 350 Hammers*5 50 [400]

10 Terminator Squad White 350 Cyclone 25 Assault 20 [395]

10 Terminator Squad Red 350 Heavy Flamer 10 Assault 20 Chainfist 5 [385]

Codex Space Marine Combined Arms Detachment Chapter Tactics Iron Hands [1500]

HQ [90]

Techmarine 65 Servoharness 25 [90]

TROOP [220]

10 Tactical Squad 140 Launcher 15 Flamer 5 [160]

ELITE [410]

Command Squad 90 Apothecary 15 Flamer 5 [110]

3 Dreadnoughts [300]

FAST ATTACK [220]

Speeder*2 90 Multimelta*2 20 [110]

HEAVY SUPPORT [560]

10 Devestators 140 Launchers*4 60 [200]

10 Devestators 140 Plasmacannon*2 30 Heavybolter*2 20 [190]

10 Devestators 140 Launchers*2 30 [170]

Codex Grey Knights Combined Arms Detachment [1500]

HQ [335]

Paladin-Captain Ruckley 150 Grandmastery 35 Hammer 10 [195]

Librarian 110 Mastery 3 25 Hammer 5 [140]

TROOP [281]

5 Strike Squad 110 Halberd*4 8 Psicannon 10 Rhino 35 [163]

5 Strike Squad 110 Halberd*4 8 [118]

ELITE [629]

10 Paladin 550 Apothecary 20 B Banner 25 Psicannon 20 Halberd*2 4 Hammer 10

HEAVY SUPPORT [255]

Land Raider Redeemer 240 Multimelta 10 Stormbolter 5 [255]

Xenos Alliance

Codex Dark Eldar Combined Arms Detachment [1500]

HQ [255]

Urien [140]

Archon Q 60 Huskblade 25 Clone Field 20 Soul Trap 10 [115]

TROOP [190]

5 Kabalite 40 Venom 55 [95]

ELITE [220]

8 Incubi 160 Dedicated Raider 55 Dark lance 5 [220]

HEAVY SUPPORT [370]

Ravager 110 Dark Lance*3 15 [125]

Ravager 110 Dark Lance*2 10 [120]

FAST ATTACK [465]

10 Reavers 160 Champion 10 Agoniser 20 Heat Lance*3 30 Cluster*3 45 [265]

10 Reavers 160 Champion 10 Blaster*3 30 [200]

Codex Dark Eldar Combined Arms Detachment [1500]

HQ [355]

Drazar [190]

Lelith 150 Impaler 15 [165]

TROOP [855]

10 Wych 100 Hex 10 Agonizer 25 Blast pistol 15 Haywire 5 Raider 55 Lance 5 [215]

10 Wych 100 Hex 10 Agonizer 25 B Pistol 15 Haywire 5 Net 5 Raider 55 Lance 5 [220]

20 Kabalite 160 Cannon*2 30 Sybarite 10 [200]

ELITE [230]

8 Incubi 160 Klaivex 10 Raider 55 Lance 5 [230]

Codex Dark Eldar Combined Arms Detachment [1500]

HQ [370]

Archon Vect 60 Shadow Field 40 Webway Portal 35 Armor of Misery 15 Haywire 5 Power weapon 15 [170]

Archon Malys 60 Shadow Field 40 Webway Portal 35 Helm of Spite 25 Djin Blade 30 Parasite’s Kiss 5 Haywire 5 [200]

TROOP [220]

5 Wyches 50 Hekatrix 10 Agonizer 25 Blast Pistol 15 Haywire 5 Net 5 [110]

ELITE [660]

20 Trueborn 220 Dracon 10 Agonizer 25 B Pistol 15 Phantasm 10 Haywire 5 S Cannon*2 30 Blaster*2 30 Shredder*2 10 [355]

15 Trueborn 150 Dracon 10 Power Weapon 15 Phantasm 10 Haywire 5 Blast Pistol 15 Dark Lance*2 40 [245]

3 Incubi [60]

HEAVY SUPPORT [250]

Talos 120 Ichor injector 10 [130]

Talos 120 [120]

Codex Eldar Combined Arms Detachment [1500]

HQ [390]

Asurmen [220]

Bahsrroth [170]

TROOP [475]

20 Guardian Defenders 180 Bright Lance 20 Dedicated Wave Serpent 110 Shruiken Cannon 10 Bright Lance 5 Holofield 15 Star Engines 15 [355]

10 Rangers [120]

ELITE [265]

5 Fire Dragons 110 Dedicated Wave Serpent 110 Holofield 15 Star Engines 15 Vectored Engines 15 [265]

FAST ATTACK [230]

10 Swooping Hawks 160 Exarch 10 Power Weapon 10 [180]

Vyper Squadron 40 Bright lance 10 [50]

HEAVY SUPPORT [140]

Wraithlord 120 Starcannon 20 [140]

Codex Genestealer Cults [1500]

HQ [230]

Patriarch 90 Mastery 2 25 Familiar*2 10 [125]

Magus 40 Mastery 2 25 Subterran Masterstaff 20 Crouchling 20 [105]

TROOP [280]

10 Acolyte Hybrids 80 Leader 10 Hand flamer 5 [95]

10 Neophyte Hybrids 50 Leader 10 Mining Laser*2 30 Grenade Launcher*2 10 [100]

10 Neophyte Hybrids 50 Leader 10 Heavy Weapons Team Lascannon 25 [85]

ELITE [460]

20 Purestrain Genestealers 280 Talons 60 [340]

4 Aberants [120]

HEAVY SUPPORT [530]

Leman Russ Squadron 120 Battle Cannon 30 Heavy Bolters 20 Lascannon 10 [180]

Leman Russ Squadron 120 Battle Cannon 30 Heavy Bolters 20 [170]

Sunday, January 15, 2017

Ultramarine Omega Decade Combat Report Archive.

The following datafile contains combat maneuvers, force lists, and supplemental information surrounding the combat missions of the Ultramarine Omega company, and their allies.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzxTUlhrqARaTFk4ZVEzNTZZNjQ?usp=sharing

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Ultramarine Mounted Attack Force.

Codex Space Marine: Mounted Force Lightning. [1750]

“Speed is his advantage, and surprise his deadliest weapon. In fluidity he will find success, and in success shall he find renown.” – Roboute Guilliman

Primary Combined Arms Detachment Ultramarines: [1124]

HQ [285]

Marneus 275 Armor 10 [285]

TROOP [499]

10 Tactical Gold 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 Rhino 35 [200]

10 Tactical Silver 140 Lascannon 20 Rhino 35 [195]

5 Scout 55 Rifle*4 4 Storm 45 [104]

HEAVY SUPPORT [340]

10 Devastator Gold [140]

Stormraven [200]

Allied Battle Brother Detachment White Scars: [626]

HQ [150]

Khan 125 Moondrakkan 25 [150]

TROOP [476]

10 Bike Tactical Gold 213 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 Flamer 5 [238]

10 Bike Tactical Silver 213 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 Flamer 5 [238]

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

10th to the 1st Ultramarian Company Vs. Abbadon Assault Force Delomes

A battle has yet to occur with as much importance and tactic than the one that occurred last night. The town had all been assembled for graduation day. The scouts, all but the squad assigned to the director of ceremonies Tellion, resplendent in their power armor. Shining with the dark blue trimmed in gold. Graduation day, indeed. The ranks were laid out at that dawn of war. But, then came the dark crusade. Then came Abbadon, and that fiend Delomes. But. They would not find us wanting.

Ultramarine Strike Force Omega with Grey Knight Auxiliary [2500]

Use your bikes like a sword. Striking where your enemy is weakest. – Roboute Guiliman

Primary Space Marine Detachment Ultramarines [2150]

HQ [450]

Marneus AKA Papa Smurf 275 Armor 10 [285]

Tigurius [165]

TROOP [977]

10 Tactical 140 Launcher 15 Flamer 5 [160]

10 Tactical 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 [165]

10 Tactical 140 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 [160]

10 Tactical 140 Launcher 15 Flamer 5 [160]

10 Scout 110 Rifles 7 Tellion 50 [167]

FAST ATTACK [223]

10 Bike Tactical 213 Meltagun 10 [223]

HS [500]

10 Devastator 140 Launcher*2 30 [170]

10 Devastator 140 Heavy bolter*2 20 [160]

Grey Knight Battle Brother Ally [350]

HQ [100]

Coteaz [100]

TROOP [15]

3 Henchmen Ultramarian Ladies Auxiliary 12 Bolters*3 3 [15]

FAST ATTACK [235]

Stormraven 205 Hurricane 30 [235]

What exactly the chaos fielded is not known, but, what is remembered is thus;

Abaddon

Delomes Khorn Lord Delomes with Axe of Blind Fury, Wings, and Plasma pistol

TROOP

5 Chosen Lasgun, meltagun, plasmagun, flamer, fist, rhino.

ELITE

7 Havoc 2 Lascannon 2 rocket with flak

4 Khorne Terminator Meltagun

5 Tziench Terminator Heavy flamer combiflamer

FAST ATTACK

5 Warp talons

5 Raptors meltagun claws plasma pistol

Helldrake with baleflamer

HEAVY SUPPORT

Land Raider

Maulerfiend

Dawn of War Eternal War Mission 1 The Crusade. 3 objectives, 2 in Ultramarine deployment.

The battle field had a large amount of armor 12 buildings, but a simple look at the building table shows that being inside of a building is almost suicide. What with a 7 result. And that happened. And just annihilated the havoc squad. But. This is the marine deployment.

It was difficult but not by any means impossible to deploy 102 Ultramarines and an Inquisitor within my deployment. Chaos chose to hide a much smaller footprint of mechanized troops behind the cover of the tallest building, and push in my far flank, away from the bikes. The two part building would seem like a prime vantage for an enterprising havoc squad, until you consider that it is also a huge target. Tactical doctrine was used as follows:

Tactical

Devastator

Assault

Tactical doctrine, even when applied to a devastator squad, is bolter drill, but better. It meant that my 3 rocket tacticals rerolled as well as the lascannons, which proved crucial to ultimately collapsing the building, and offering first blood in a first turn that chaos

The maulerfiend is always something I try to avoid, and it, in turn, wiped out a squad that had been taking shelter in a building with a 7 result. The air tanks banishment was nice to be able to ding the chaos invulnurable save down to a 6+ Below, the air power is a gentle ying and yang to a holistic battle ground.

Marneus did relatively little in the battle, except to make everyone able to ignore morale tests. The ability to fail a test and later regroup saved at least two lives. Which is a great deal, when you consider the training wasted. Below, batman chaos Lord Delomes leads his raptor squad into glorious melee.

The helldrake, likewise, is a vexing foe. Able to lay flame unto huge swaths of blue men.

Eventually the air creature landed, and was able to be killed with grenades. A better choice may have been to retreat to ongoing reserve, as the air tank had done.

Here, Abbadon stands alone against about 17 marines. He can only kill, at most, 5 at a time. Which is not enough to survive. I respect his refusal to retreat to the relative safety of the Land Raider and give Slay The Warlord as a hard-fought gift.

The chosen attempt a last ditch effort to deny the crash site objective that was generated as aerotech cargo.

Abaddon continues his assault, but a turn 6 would not see him survive.

The chosen disembarks and fires on the scouts, but Tellion manages to hold his objective.

The air tank seeks to deny the chaos objective, but Objective Secured maintains it. We are unwilling to disembark the ladies, and risk being gunned down in a turn 7.

The chosen cannot assault, and so the scouts survive.

Marneus, Tigerious, and Coteaz appraise the victorious battlefield.

Final score; Ultramarine Omega 10 Chaos Force Abbadon 3

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only fun.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

June Warhammering.

From the grim darkness of the far future, and here in sunless Karuvas XIII, aloha. Wanted to post some pictures of the warhammers that have been falling in the month of June. I had a large amount of time to consider lists for the June 28th ACG Tournament, but not as much time to appraise myself of the rules. Without the time to battle test my force I was worried. Also, in the absence of being able to play, theoretical armies became more and more esoteric.

Evil Smurf Village [2000]

The Gargamel force will not take us without a fight.

HQ [285]

Marneus AKA Papa Smurf 275 Armor 10 [285]

TROOP [975]

10 Tactical Gold 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 [165]

10 Tactical Silver 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 [165]

10 Tactical White 140 Rocket 15 Flamer 5 [160]

10 Tactical Red 140 MM 10 MG 10 [160]

10 Tactical Black 140 Rocket 15 Flamer 5 [160]

10 Tactical Blue 140 Rocket 15 Flak 10 [165]

FA [235]

10 Assault White 170 VS 10 Fist 25 Shield 10 PP*2 30 [235]

HS [505]

10 Devastator Gold 140 Rocket*2 30 [170]

10 Devastator Silver 140 HB*4 40 [180]

10 Devastator Black 140 Rocket 15 [155]

The Paint It Black 5 Raider Iron Hands List

Primary Detachment: Iron Hands [2000]

HQ [205]

Warlord MOF Meineke Spareparts 90 Power Axe 15 [105]

Librarian Scary Ghost Dad 65 Terminator 25 Storm Shield 10 [100]

TROOP [125]

5 Scout Squad [55]

5 Scout Squad 55 rifles 5 Cloaks 10 [70]

ELITE [915]

5 Terminator Assault Squad [200]

Dedicated Raider Crusader 250 Multimelta 10 [260]

5 Terminator Squad [200]

Dedicated Raider 250 Storm Bolter 5 [255]

HEAVY SUPPORT [755]

Land Raider 250 Storm Bolter 5 [255]

Land Raider 250 [250]

Unbound list. No list available. But you know. Marneus, and almost all my terminators, and Vect on the dias with the lady, and whatever. You get the idea. It was announced that there would only be battle forged lists, and this relieved me, and I resolved to field Grey Knights, at least, and something else probably.

Vect’s Suicide Squad and the War God [1999]

Dark Eldar Primary Detachment [1605]

HQ [670]

Vect 240 Dias 200 [440]

Drazar [230]

TROOP [230]

5 Kabalite 45 Venom 55 Night shield 10 Retrofire 5 [115]

ELITE [176]

8 Incubi 198 [176]

FAST ATTACK [184]

3 Reaver 66 Heat lance 12 Cluster 20 [98]

3 Reaver 66 Cluster 20 [86]

HEAVY SUPPORT [345]

Talos 100 Chains 10 [110]

Ravager 105 Flickerfield 10 Night shield 10 [125]

Grey Knight Ally of Last Resort [394]

HQ [100]

Coteaz 100

TROOP [54]

4 Henchmen 2[Acolyte 4 MB 5 Hot Shot 5] 28 2[Acolyte 4 PA 10 Bolter 1] 30 [58]

FAST ATTACK [236]

Stormraven 205 Hurricane 30 Spotlight 1 [236]

Jerry had gotten me a Ravager which I was nursing back to health, and I brought back a carnifex that had become infested with a chronos time parasite.

I got to play a game for my Bday, and so I ran a full on Grey Knights list against Andrew, whose librarian robots and Mephiston always dominate me.

Ordo Exterminatus [2000]

Grey Knight Primary Combined Arms Detachment [1840]

HQ[375]

Draigo {WL} [275]

Coteaz [100]

TROOP [835]

6 Paladin 330 Apothecary 75 Mastercrafted Hammer 5 Psybolt 20 Brotherhood Banner 25 Psycannon 20 [475]

6 Henchmen Jakaero*2 70 Acolyte*4 [Acolyte 4 Bolter 1 Power Armor 10 {15} 60] [130]

Dedicated Rhino [40]

5 Strike Squad 100 Halberd*4 20 Psycannon 10 [130]

Dedicated Razorback 45 Psybolt 5 Stormbolter 10 [60]

HEAVY SUPPORT [375]

Land Raider Crusader 255 Psybolt 5 [260]

Dreadnought [115]

FAST ATTACK [255]

Stormraven 205 Hurricane 30 Psybolt 20 [255]

Space Marine Battle Brother Ally Iron Hands Detachment [160]

HQ [90]

Master of Forge [90]

TROOP [70]

5 Scout 55 Rifles 5 Cloaks 10 [70]

In the end, the Blood Angels won. They are so very fast. And now, everything scores. Which was good before, and even better now. Below are the Blood Angels surivvors, including Mephiston, Lord of Death, with a lone remaining wound.

I was able to play a game against Brian's marines, and it was the first time playing tactical whatever, and I did not understand the rules completely, and lost. So. Despite that, I am fairly certain a turn 6 or 7 would have seen me destroy everything that remained.

Here, Draigo assaults the terminator librarian.

This is Brian's actual 2,000 for the tournament.

This is my game 1 hammer and anvil deployment of my ultimate list.

ACG Tournament 6-28-14 Battle Forged Grey Knight and White Scars

Grey Knight Combined Arms Primary Detachment [1000]

HQ[375]

Lord Draigo {WL} [275]

Coteaz [100]

TROOP [110]

1 Paladin [55]

HEAVY SUPPORT [260]

Land Raider Crusader 255 Psybolt 5 [260]

FAST ATTACK [255]

Stormraven 205 Hurricane 30 Psybolt 20 [255]

Space Marine White Scars Combined Arms Battle Brother Detachment [1000]

HQ [490]

Q’han (Of The North) 125 Bike 25 [150]

Command Squad 100 Bikes 35 Apothecary 15 Champion 15 Power*2 30 Fist 25 Shield 10 [230]

Chaplain 90 Bike 20 [110]

TROOP [510]

10 Bike Tactical 213 VS 10 Fist 25 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 Flamer 5 [273]

9 Bike Tactical 192 VS 10 Power 15 Multimelta 10 Meltagun 10 [237]

Against so many bugs.

And Emperors Children?

And it was kind of a mess...

And in the end it was a tactical draw and I got a single battle point over Jerry.

My second game was against Tori fielding Deathwing Dark Angels. This is just before I killed Belial in the face to death by combining Khan and Draigo into the same squad. Furious Charge Hit and run Draigo? Yes please.

This is towards the end, as the remainder of my force considers attempting to eliminate the last Deathwing squad, and elects instead to win the game without danger.

This is my only picture of game 3 against Brian. I had never fought a Wraithknight before. I also forgot that D-Sythes are template weapons, and so this picture is titled the last charge of the silver bike squad. Because their noble sacrifice ended swiftly the following turn, and Gold squad got frightened and drove off the board. I considered quitting at that point. Top of 2 and 510 points just drove off the board. 1/4 of my force removed, uncontested. But. I played it out, and eventually won. In the end I took 3rd, and was only 6 battle points away from tying for first. Had game one been a victory, things would have been much different. With my winnings swag, I got half a box of paladin, and those paladin are going to beat everyone's asses, with a list I will close with. One love. UM

Crouching Paladin Pouncing Tygre [2500]

Grey Knight Primary Combined Arms Detachment [2275]

HQ[475]

Draigo {WL} [275]

Levar Burton 150 Mastery 3 50 [200]

TROOP [625]

5 Paladin 275 Apothecary 75 [350]

1 Paladin [55]

ELITE [290]

Vindicare Assassin [145]

Callidus Assassin [145]

HEAVY SUPPORT [630]

Land Raider Crusader 255 Psybolt 5 [260]

Land Raider 255 [255]

Dreadnought [115]

FAST ATTACK [255]

Stormraven 205 Hurricane 30 Psybolt 20 [255]

Battle Brother Allied Detachment Space Marine Ultramarine [225]

HQ [165]

Tigurius [165]

TROOP [60]

5 Scout 55 Rifles 5 [60]

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Rise Of 1st Company. The Trifecta Game Theory.

Game theory and tactics are destroying our concentration among a period of mental testing. Battling for control are three forces, equal in both thematic and tactical value. But, that is for you to judge, gentle reader.

Evil Smurf Village [2000]

The Gargamel incursion will not take us without a fight.

HQ [285]

Marneus AKA Papa Smurf 275 Armor 10 [285]

TROOP [975]

10 Tactical Gold 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 [165]

10 Tactical Silver 140 Lascannon 20 Flamer 5 [165]

10 Tactical White 140 Rocket 15 Flamer 5 [160]

10 Tactical Red 140 MM 10 MG 10 [160]

10 Tactical Black 140 Rocket 15 Flamer 5 [160]

10 Tactical Blue 140 Rocket 15 Flak 10 [165]

FA [235]

10 Assault White 170 VS 10 Fist 25 Shield 10 PP*2 30 [235]

HS [505]

10 Devastator Gold 140 Rocket*2 30 [170]

10 Devastator Silver 140 HB*4 40 [180]

10 Devastator Black 140 Rocket 15 [155]

The Paint It Black 5 Raider Iron Hands List OR Is Black The New Armor?

Primary Detachment: Iron Hands [2000]

HQ [205]

Warlord MOF Meineke Spareparts 90 Power Axe 15 [105]

Librarian Scary Ghost Dad 65 Terminator 25 Storm Shield 10 [100]

TROOP [125]

5 Scout Squad [55]

5 Scout Squad 55 rifles 5 Cloaks 10 [70]

ELITE [915]

5 Terminator Assault Squad [200]

Dedicated Raider Crusader 250 Multimelta 10 [260]

5 Terminator Squad [200]

Dedicated Raider 250 Storm Bolter 5 [255]

HEAVY SUPPORT [755]

Land Raider 250 Storm Bolter 5 [255]

Land Raider 250 [250]

Vect and Coteaz party like it's [1999] or Suicide Squads, ATTACK!!!

Dark Eldar Primary Detachment [1605]

HQ [670]

Vect 240 Dias 200 [440]

Drazar [230]

TROOP [230]

5 Kabalite 45 Venom 55 Night shield 10 Retrofire 5 [115]

ELITE [176]

8 Incubi 198 [176]

FAST ATTACK [184]

3 Reaver 66 Heat lance 12 Cluster 20 [98]

3 Reaver 66 Cluster 20 [86]

HEAVY SUPPORT [345]

Talos 100 Chains 10 [110]

Ravager 105 Flickerfield 10 Night shield 10 [125]

Grey Knight Desperate Ally [394]

HQ [100]

Coteaz 100

TROOP [58]

4 Henchmen 2[Acolyte 4 MB 5 Hot Shot 5] 28 2[Acolyte 4 PA 10 Bolter 1] 30 [58]

FAST ATTACK [236]

Stormraven 205 Hurricane 30 Spotlight 1 [236]

Monday, January 20, 2014

Iron Hands VS Blood Angels 2000 Points.

Hello all. We are really excited to be sharing this battle report, as it is the first game played in the house. Lived here over a year. Have not been able to play 40K. So, it was with great anticipation and longing that finally a Blood Angels force arrived to challenge the perpetual list manufacturing that occurs in the absence of regular games. We had talked about doing 1750, in preparation for the Con Of The North, but decided instead on 2000, as it is our preferred point total. I was prepared for either contingency, but the additional 250 points allowed me to field another terminator squad. Which makes an already mean list much meaner. The concept behind my force, even as Ultramarines are painted over to Iron Hands, is the revitalization of the marine armor list. I am not a fan of Hull Points. I think they sabotage an elegant and random element to vehicles that makes tactical games of armored forces a delight to play. Because no one brings Land Raiders anymore. And certainly not four. But.

The Paint It Black 6 Raider/Robot Iron Hands List

Primary Detachment: Iron Hands [2000]

HQ [230]

Warlord Librarian Scary Ghost Dad 65 Level 2 25 Terminator 25 Storm Shield 10 [125]

MOF 90 Power Axe 15 [105]

TROOP [115]

5 Scout Squad [55]

5 Scout Squad 55 rifles 5 [60]

ELITE [1055]

5 Terminator Squad 200 Cyclone 25 [225]

Dedicated Raider Crusader 250 Storm Bolter 5 [255]

5 Terminator Assault 200 Hammer/Shields 25 [225]

Dedicated Land Raider 250 [250]

Dreadnought [100]

HEAVY SUPPORT [600]

Land Raider 250 [250]

Dreadnought [100]

So yeah. In the min/max game, two scout squads are king. I don't have the point totals for the Blood Angels, but the FO is;

Mephiston [Lord of Death]

Reclusiarc in Terminator armor

TROOP

5 Scout squad rifles

5 Scout squad rifles and HB

8 Death company hammer 2 fists rhino

10 Assault jetpack squad with 3 melta pistols

Elite

3 Sanguinary Priest Squad with Corbullo one with jetpack

2 Sanguinary Priest in terminator armor

Dreadnought with Frag Cannon

FAST ATTACK

Baal Predator with heavy bolter

Land Speeder with Melta flamer

So. Here are a whole bunch of pictures.

This is my force. It is kind of painted for crap. I'll cop to it. It's a WIP.

This is my brother's Castle Ragnar, which was retired from this game after much debate. It was in charge of holding the mysterious objective dice.

From farther back, you can see that Skeletor is overseeing the game.

The Blood Angels force.

The board is irregular, in that it is meant to be irregular.

There is a crash site which is 4+ battle field wreckage, a cemetery center, providing ruin cover, and 3 mysterious forests. Shrouded in mystery.

The upper courtyard is surrounded by ruins, but is itself not dangerous within.

The beacon is the location of table center.

Crash site.

Game type is Big Guns Never Tire, which is fantastic. 3 objectives, all women. It's a fight over girls, as it always is. Mephiston's girlfriend is in the cemetery, and it is this girl the Iron Hands crave to hang out with the most. Vanguard deployment, BA win roll off, but allow SM to deploy first.

Turn 1 was all jockeying for position and being to far away and poping smoke. Turn 1 drop pod assault with Dreadnought Fractus does not wipe out the scouts, because they are in Iron Bark forest.

The Raider line always wants to move at least 6, get a lascannon shot off clean with some accessorized heavy bolters if practical, and then machine spirit the other lascannon at either the same target, or something farther.

The Blood Angels took the courtyard, as it is an incredibly defensible position, but the choke point of the ramp makes getting forces down field difficult.

The Librarian, who has Mechanicus Abjurum or whatever and Psychic Shriek eliminates the robot and the pod, and that is all that this 350 points does this game.

Krak kills. Fists kill faster.

The ramp.

Grandma Ball making her way down the ramp while Death Company consistently fails to move quickly from the blast crater left from their lascannoned rhino.

But man, they are pretty.

Those two little speeders try to pop some landraider and suck up an entire round of fire only to miss the one melta shot that could have paid off. As it was, hammer terminators who initially deployed to contend with Mephiston hammers it to death.

Then hammers Mephiston to death.

Death company just can't get down the ramp, but their ranks are bolstered by a terminator doctor and the wandering monk. There are actually three doctors and a priest in this squad.

The jet pack troops descend.

The scouts at the gate, reverse angle.

The larger view down field.

Everything is set to hold the middle objective.

It is to the Blood Angels to close the distance, but, the Master of the Forge, the lone occupant of the raider crusader, exploded with melta pistol fire, stands as a bulwark against their victory.

The snipers hold their objective, unable to assist with fire.

Death Company is pretty, but just too slow.

Master of the Forge Meineke Spareparts makes all of his 2+ saves against a crippling series of chainsword blows.

Scary Ghost dad looks on, holding the rear objective with the diminished scout squad as the game ends, turn 5. Iron Hands 8 Blood Angels 3.

These were my only casualties.

I didn't get a shot of the BA casualties, but they were also pretty light. I feel like the Iron Hands may be the only way to play Space Marine armor in 6th ed. But this is all just opinion and pictures. Thanks, from Karuvas XIII!