On the left flank, the Hormagaunts and the
Genestealers rush forwards. The Stealers take cover by climbing up the
ruins.
The Hive Tyrants takes another shot and kills another marine.
Suddenly an explosion knocks 2 of the
Genestealers from the top of the ruins. What was that?
Hmmm, Devastators hiding in the trees in the far corner.
The Blood Claws rush in for the assault killing 6 of the Gaunts.
The Genestealers run towards the Hive tyrant thinking he has called
them. (This was a mistake I made forgetting about brood telepathy) The
Carnifexes fire at the farthest Rhino and destroy its weapon, immobilize
and shake it.
More Blood Claws pile out of the Rhino and
begin moving through the cover trying to flank the Hormagaunts.
The Hive Tyrant gets shoots a couple more marines, and moves towards the
mass of marines.
Meanwhile, the Devastators kill 4 of the Genestealers that mistakenly
fell back towards the Hive Tyrant.
The marines shoot 3 of the Hormagaunts on the way in and wipe out the
rest in the assault.
On the right flank the Gaunts lose 5 more to
shooting and manage to take down another marine.
Insane Heroism! These are some tenacious
Gaunts.
The squad that killed the Hormagaunts is wiped
out by the Hive Tyrant and Genestealers before they even get a chance to
strike. The Genestealers and Hive Tyrant sweeping advance back out of
rapid fire range. The other squad seeing their brethren fall so easily
decide to make a break for it and run the other way.
The pesky Devastators come out of cover trying
to get an angle on the Hive Tyrant, which they miss when the Tyrant
Guard steps into the path of the oncoming missiles sacrificing himself
to protect the Tyrant. The plasma cannon overheats killing one of thee
squad and the Hive Tyrant kills the sergeant in his next shooting phase
taking them to 50%.
The Carnifexes kill a few more marines with
shooting. Meanwhile the right flank squad of marines is sneaking up on
them.
The blood claws charge the last Gaunt easily dispatching him.
This gets the attention of both Carnifexes who
take aim and kill a few more marines.
The Tyrant and the Stealers are too far away to join in the battle.
The Carnifex charges the marine squad killing
all but one. This is the "Hunted" Carnifex against the last of the
"Hunted" Squad.
The marines approach shooting the right
Carnifex and wounding him, putting him at 2 wounds and 50%.
The stealers smell blood and scurry towards the battle, but they are so
far away, it is unlikely they will make it.
The right flank marine squad bypassed the right
Carnifex to assist their battle brother with the "Hunted" Carnifex which
they just barely slew.
The right squad is now feeling cocky enough to take down the last
Carnifex so they sweep into him cheering all the way. As the marines are
congratulating one another the Stealers come crashing through the ruins
ripping the last marine from the other unit to shreds.
The Genestealers come to the aid of the
Carnifex sweeping into and killing a few more of the right squad. This
takes the last unit of Wolves below half strength accomplishing the "all
squads below 50% bonus".
The battlefield was indeed a desolate place
after the action was over, with only a handful of units left on either
side.
Result
The game was favoring the Space Wolves early on, and if the Genestealers
had not made back into the fray at the last moment, it would have been a
different story. In the end, the only scoring unit the Space Wolves had
left was the Devastator squad which was exactly at 50%, while the
Tyranids had the Hive Tyrant, a Carnifex and a squad of Genestealers
remaining as scoring units. Since the Hive Tyrant was alive, the
Tyranids didn't get the -1 for their general being dead, where the Space
Wolves did. The Tyranids also gained the +1 for taking all enemy troop
units below 50%. Both sides killed their opponents hunted unit so
neither side got the bonus for keeping "The Hunted" unit alive.
Frank is a great sport and always fun to play
with. I was sorry to learn during this game that he will be
leaving us to pursue a job. We'll miss you Frank.
Tyranids Score
611 Victory Points - Solid Victory
+1 All Opponent Troops Below 50%
Space Wolves Score
427 Victory Points
-1 General Dead
