Pre Game Battle Report Thoughts

Mission: Unknown

Well it is our first unaugural report for the site and we just wanted to test how we will do future bat reps on the site, hey we have to start somewhere don't we? The mission is unknown till we actually meet to game, the points limit is 1000pts, and i am aiming for playing only (or mostly) with painted models.

Since i put the limitation of playing with painted models it does put me at a disadvantage since i'm not tooling up to fight necrons. Not that it matters much, most everyone in the group has one set list and we stick to it no matter who we face. It makes lists more balanced and ready for just about anything.

First up on the roster is Gregol the Cursed, named because no matter what he attempts to do he horribly fails at i tried to go for something cheap yet still a threat. I armed him with a power weapon, frag grenades, demonic strength, demonic visage and mark of chaos undiveded. The mark will keep him and any squad under his command in the fight for as long as possible, the power weapon is just handy.

For my Troops i have 3 choices three chaos marine squads two eight men strong and one nine men strong. Two squads are armed with bolters (one with a missile launcher the other with double plasma guns). The other squad is armed with close combat weapons double flamers and an aspiring champion with powerfist and other assorted goodies. All have the mark of chaos undivided to keep them from running out on a fight.

Next was eight furies quick and simple, i can't find better words to describe how good these demons are for their cost. Sure they aren't daemonettes or blood letters but the demonic flight move defintely helps out if you get a bad scatter, strength and initiative 5 help a bit too.

Three obliterators were added for pure versatility, the ability to morph any weapon to keep up with the battle is fantastic. Add to the fact that they can fight in hand to hand with powerfists if the occasion calls make them a good buy in my book.

Last but not least is a dreadnought, i've never used them before i always think they would attract too much fire and just die. But hey i wanted to try out the model not armed with the best of weapons (hey assembled and painted on ebay for $10 including shipping = good deal!). He is armed with an autocannon, not the most lethal of weapons but atleast if he goes nuts it won't exactly kill my troops fast either. I added demonic possession because well its just a bargain! the ability to ignore most of the results on the chart and keep on moving or firing is great.

With that my list is done, i have six scoring units and thirty-eight models. A good array of weapons for versatility, i'm not too mobile which can hurt given certain missions but i'm willing to accept that. All i have to do now is see what mission we play...