AMTL (Clausewitz) v Ghazghkull Warhorde (Mephitson)
In a change from AMTL testing Clausewitz and I went totally blind and ended up with this matchup.
We had been discussing the viability of the Imperator class Titan at 3000 points and that’s what we tried
Rules Used
Core rules with 2008 errata/faq.
Armies.
AMTL
Emperor Titan (Warmonger - Missile load - 4x Barrage, 3x Death strike, 1x Vortex)
Reaver Las Burner, Multiple Rocket Launcher, Carapace Landing Pad, Carapace Multi Lasers
Warhound Vulcan Megabolter, Plasma Blastgun
Sentinels
Lysander
Tbolts
Reaver 2 x Vulcan Megabolter, Plasma Blastgun, Carapace Multi Lasers
Ghazghkull Orks
Big Warband
Landa
Normal Warband Normal +2 Boys + 2 Grots
Big Kult of Speed (6 Buggies, 10 Skorchas)
Gunzmob +1 Biggunz +1 Soopa gun
Big Blitz Brigade (4 Gunwagons, 2 Flak Wagons, 2 x Zzap)
Big Blitz Brigade (4 Gunwagons, 2 Flak Wagons, 2 x Zzap)
Stompamob + Supa-Stompa + 3 Killa-Kans
Fighta Sqd
Fighta Sqd + 2 Fighta
Deployment.
The Big Boyz mob garrisoned in the rubble between the 2 defend the flag objectives. The big gunz garrisoned off the blitz. Remaining deployment shown below
Turn One.
No teleports
Initiative - Ghazghkull Orks
Small Fighta Bomberz approach to attach the Warhound. Their shooting is disappointing with only one void shield dropped.
T'bolts are ordered to CAP but the fuelling crew are too slow and the planes remain grounded
Big Fighta Bomberz are ordered to do the job their little cousins couldn't. The hit 4 times but none of them penetrate the war hounds mighty armour!
The Lysander approaches to intercept the Big Fighta Bomberz. It manages to hit one fighta but the pilot jinks his aircraft away from the fire
The Stompa mob double forward into the cover of the buildings near halfway
The warmonger doubles forward out of rubble it was hiding in. Unfortunately something goes wrong and the titan is damage by the ruins as it leaves (Yes, good old snake eyes! Luckily no critical was scored!). The massive war engine bears down on the big boyz mob. It dials up a barrage missile and lets fly. All its other guns open up and as the dust clears 3 grots and boyz unit have been killed
KOS marches behind the wood on the western edge
Rocket launcher Reaver sustain fires at Blitz brigade one. The lone hit is saved by the orks
Big boyz mob marshal. They push the reaming grots forward and spread out a little! They then clear all the bm's
Warhound marshals and moves behind the missile Reaver. It clears bm's but can't raise any shields
The Landa screams out of the air to smash into the ground by the vulcan Reaver, whose AA fire can't damage the flyer. The Boyz Mob with warlord storm out into combat with the titan. The Reaver kills 2 grots and one boyz in firefight. In return fire the orks drop 3 shields and do 1 point of damage. The support fire of the sentinels removes another grot. Working out the resolution shows it a straight dice roll, which the AMTL take by one. The boyz retreat to the cover of some nearby buildings as the titan stomps on the flyers remains
This was probably a gamble but as I said at the time "dis is Orks, no pussy footin' aboot. Kick em in da ankles!" Or words to that effect :)
The sentinels march east and swap the woods for some rubble
Gunzmob reset overwatch
Vulcan Reaver sustains at the boyz mob. Only 2 hits are caused but are saved. However the ork Warlord succumbs to the blast markers and is removed
Blitz brigade 1 doubles forward. One loan oddboy can shoot at the vulcan Reaver but can't hit
Blitz brigade 2 march deep into titan territory
End Phase.
Small Fighta Bomberz loose one plane to Reaver AA fire but the big squadron escape safely off the south edge
The Lysander leaves unharmed
Rallying
AMTL
Pass - Vulcan Reaver
Fail -
Ghazghkull Orks
Pass - Blitz Brigade 1, Big Boyz Mob
Fail - Boyz Mob
Turn Two
No teleports
Initiative - AMTL
The warmonger steadily advances but turns to target blitz brigade 2. Another barrage missile is launched as its other weapons open fire. Only 4 tanks remain at the end of the devastating volley and the broken remains move forward to hide behind the buildings to their front
Vulcan Reaver retains to advance on the other blitz brigade. 3 megabolter hits are scored but 2 fail to damage tanks, the plasma shots finish the job but 5 tanks remain and they are not broken
FB small are placed on CAP
Rocket Reaver sustain fires and missiles fly forward to target the KOS. 2 skorchas are wrecked
Stompa mob doubles forward. The super stompa fires its soopa guns at the vulcan Reaver and strips the titans remaining shields
Lysander approached to ground attack again. It remains in the impressive flak umbrella of the emperor titan and shoots at blitz brigade 2. The shots miss but the panic caused removes another tank
Blitz brigade 1 doubles forward and shoots at vulcan Reaver. The zzap gun places 3 damage points on the titan and it breaks and runs back behind the central wood on its baseline
The fuelled T'bolts enter the fray and attack the struggling blitz brigade 2. One kill is enough to rout the ork tanks
Fight Bomberz big refuses to attack as their planes just ain't red enough so more paint is required!
The warhound advances to attack blitz brigade 1. 4 hits kill 3 tanks and the reaming 2 break and run to the western wood
Big boyz mob ain't afraid of the big hoommie stompa in front of them and sustain fire at it! 3 shields are dropped in one of the most stunning displays of shooting - 7 shots for 1 hit aint bad for an ork!
Sentinels are ordered to go on overwatch, they question the order and clear the resulting bm
KOS doubles forward behind the buildings near the blitz ready for next turn
The gunzmob pass and stay on overwatch
End Phase
All planes can leave with no AA fire
Rallying
AMTL
Pass - Vulcan Reaver, Warmonger
Fail - Firewarriors
Ghazghkull Orks
Pass - KOS
Fail - Blitz Brigade 1, Boyz Mob
Turn Three
No Teleports
Initiative - Ghazghkull Orks
Fighta Bomberz big swoop in to attack vulcan Reaver. They avoid all the titans flak and hit with 3 rockets. The titans remaining shield is the only damage
The warmonger advances into the ork half and take long range shots at the stompa mob. The vengeance cannon fries one Killa kan but it appears that the death strike missile has gone wild, but swift action from the fire control crew see the missile strike home on the supa stompa (I've never really looked at the stat's for this titan. Reroll a missed hit roll EVERY turn! Give me a break :( ). 4 hits remove the power fields and one of the two hits blow the stompas head off in a critical explosion
Small fighta bomberz approach rocker Reaver. The titan's carapace lasers shoot down one plane but the remaining pilot presses home his attack and drops one void shield.
With a massive rev of engines and cloud of dust the KOS storm forward to engage rocket Reaver. The combat last two rounds with the Reaver killing 6 ork units but sustain 3 wounds, one of which breaches the reactor. The second roll off sees the orks victorious and the broken Reaver steps back at little broken
The Lysander approaches to avenge the honour of adeptus mechanicus. The pilot destroys one skorcha and the broken KOS retreat to the western wood
Big boyz mob go on overwatch, ready for whatever that walking monster does next
The T'bolts are told to ground attack but refuse as its tea time old boy, maybe latter?
Stompa mob marshal, and move to claim take and hold and clear all bm's
Vulcan Reaver marshals, moving forward to clear all bm's and raise one shield
gunzmob passes and remains on overwatch
Warhound advances but just far enough away from the rocket Reaver should the reactor explode!
End Phase
Fighta bomberz big jink away from the lone AA hit. All other fighta leave without taking AA fire
Desperate work by the titan crew sees the leak fixed
Rallying
AMTL
Pass - Vulcan Reaver,
Fail -
Ghazghkull Orks
Pass - KOS
Fail - Blitz Brigade 1, Boyz Mob
Score AMTL 0 - Ghazghkull Orks 1 (Take and Hold)
Turn Four
No Teleports
Initiative - AMTL
Vulcan Reaver advances and fires at the stompa mob. The shooting destroys the remaining 2 Kans
KOS marshal and move deeper into the western wood
Warhound advances and shoots at the stompa mob. One stompa is wrecked
Stompa' are ordered to marshal but the confusion breaks them. They retreat to the cover of buildings on the ork side
T'bolts ground attack and fly all the way to the ork base line to attach the gunzmob from behind! Two gunz units are destroyed
Fight bomberz big approach rocket Reaver. One is shot down before its missiles can be launched and the remaining missiles can only remover void shields
Warmonger engages the big boyz mob!
Now it should be pointed out here that Clausewitz did know that shooting was a valid option, but this just seemed more fun!
The orks unleash their overwatch firing and the 17 chances drop one void shield! But a blast marker is placed. After counter charging most of the boyz are in cc.
I'm now going to post the section of vassal log with all the dice!
{Clausewitz} - 12 CC4
*** 5d6 = 2,3,3,6,6 *** {Clausewitz}
*** 5d6 = 1,2,2,3,6 *** {Clausewitz}
*** 2d6 = 2,5 *** {Clausewitz}
{Clausewitz} - 2 FF5
*** 2d6 = 1,5 *** {Clausewitz}
{Mephiston} - 4 cc saves
*** 2d6 = 3,6 *** {Mephiston}
*** 2d6 = 2,3 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - 1 ff save
*** d6 = 6 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - grot 6+
*** d6 = 1 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - 3 boyz ff
*** 2d6 = 2,5 *** {Mephiston}
*** d6 = 3 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - nob ff
*** d6 = 2 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - 8 boyz cc
*** 5d6 = 1,1,1,5,5 *** {Mephiston}
*** 2d6 = 4,6 *** {Mephiston}
*** d6 = 6 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - 2 nobz
*** 2d6 = 1,1 *** {Mephiston}
*** 2d6 = 2,4 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - 6 cc hits
{Clausewitz} - 6 saves
*** 5d6 = 4,4,5,6,6 *** {Clausewitz}
*** d6 = 5 *** {Clausewitz}
{Clausewitz} - Dice
{Mephiston} - Dice roll!
Yes Emperor Titan in combat with ork boyz and its down to dice!
*** 2d6 = 1,4 *** {Clausewitz}
*** 2d6 = 3,5 *** {Mephiston}
{Mephiston} - Ork's win again!"
So the mighty titan turns it tail and leaves the rubble a broken sorry excuse for a walking city block! The boyz spread out to claim the hold the line objectives
So this was totally mad dice and should have worked, but that's epic!
Sentinels are ordered to retain and march, but the shock of what just happened paralyses them in place
News of the epic victory reaches the ork air base and the lone pilot of fighta bomberz small is too busy celebrating to take to the air
rocket Reaver sustain fires at the big boyz mobwarmonger killa's, trying to break them but only 2 boyz stands are killed
gunzmob pass and remain on overwatch
End Phase
All planes leave with no further AA fire
Turn 5 roll ATML - 1 Ghazghkull orks 4
Rallying
AMTL
Pass - Warmonger(!), Rocket Reaver
Fail -
Ghazghkull Orks
Pass - Blitz Brigade 1, Big boyz mobWarmonger killa's
Fail - KOS, Stompa, Gunzmob, Boyz mob
Result - AMTL 0 - Ghazghkull Orks 1 (Defend the flag)
Points - AMTL 1150 - Ghazghkull Orks 612.5 Winning Draw to AMTL
