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<\/a><\/p>\nAndrew and Kyle threw down with their entire vehicle collections.\u00a0 The pile of dead tanks was literally more than a foot high, not even carefully stacked.<\/p>\n After this, I wanted to play a game with Paul.\u00a0 I mentioned my distaste for Maelstrom of War missions.\u00a0 Paul and Ian (the new manager of GW Ann Arbor!) defended Maelstrom as a legitimate method of play.\u00a0 Their argument?\u00a0 Maelstrom discourages small armies with invincible death stars, and rewards fast tactical armies with lots of options.\u00a0 It was a pretty good argument, so much so that Paul and I played a Maelstrom mission!\u00a0 Will we regret it?\u00a0 Let’s find out!<\/p>\n ———————————————————————————–<\/p>\n Bozeman – Azure Flames (Salamanders Space Marines) 1850 ps<\/p>\n ———————————————————————————–<\/p>\n Paul – Dark Angels Daemon Summoning with Grey Knights Battery (Unbound) 1850 ps<\/p>\n ———————————————————————————–<\/p>\n Mission: Maelstrom of War #6 – Deadlock<\/p>\n Setup:<\/p>\n Night Fight occurred on turn 1<\/p>\n ———————————————————————————–<\/p>\n Dark Angels \/ Grey Knights – Turn 1<\/p>\n After a scout move, the Ravenwing bikes with all bike characters attached fire on the Assault combat squad with the Chaplain.\u00a0 The Chaplain’s Rozarius saves the day, preventing the squad from being wiped out!\u00a0 One of the Librarians summons some Khorne Bloodletters into the building by objective 2, and loses a wound to Perils.\u00a0 The 5-man Purifier squad with Coteaz and the GK Librarian drop pods next to the Land Speeders, and force a Jink.\u00a0 Paul scores 2 points for Harnessing the Warp.<\/p>\n The first of many Daemons arrives to… help?\u00a0 The Dark Angels and Grey Knights?\u00a0 Ok…<\/p>\n Summoning Daemons is perilous work, as this librarian can attest!\u00a0 Plasma Talon fire kills a lot of the Assault Squad, but the Chaplain bravely stands in front of the worst of it.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the Purifiers blast the Land Speeders.<\/p>\n Azure Flames – Turn 1<\/p>\n Whirlwinds blast a bunch of the Bloodletters, and the Chaplain and one Assault Marine charge, declaring a challenge for a point.\u00a0 One of the Tactical Squads drop pods in, combat squads, and takes objective 2 and blasts the Terminators, killing three!\u00a0 Combat squad in the Razorback takes objective 1.\u00a0 Razorback blows up Drop Pod for First Blood, while the Plasma Cannon Devastators kill everyone but one Grey Knights Librarian who goes to ground!\u00a0 ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED:<\/strong> I scored all 6 of my objectives for 7 points!<\/p>\n Brave Chaplain challenges the lead Bloodletter.\u00a0 Combat squad takes the objective.<\/p>\n Thanks to Tactical Doctrine, the melta squad kills THREE Terminators!\u00a0 NOICE.<\/p>\n Plasma Cannons are efficient at removing tightly bunched squads.<\/p>\n Dark Angels \/ Grey Knights – Turn 2<\/p>\n The Bloodletters finish off the Chaplain for Slay the Warlord.\u00a0 Ravenwing Command blows away the squad in the middle, and a Librarian suffers a wound from Perils, but summons a squad of Pink Horrors!\u00a0 10-man Purifier squad drop pods in, combat squads, and a Nova kills half the Devastators, one Whirlwind, and one Razorback!\u00a0 Worse, the Devs break!\u00a0 Remaining 3 Terminators charge the melta tacticals, and lose one but kill three.\u00a0 Paul scores 4 points for a total of 6 so far.<\/p>\n You need more than faith when you’re this outnumbered…<\/p>\n Nothing can stop the Ravenwing Command Squad, except perhaps the Perils!\u00a0 Even so, more daemons arrive to “help.”<\/p>\n The Purifiers drop like a bomb, blowing up half my backfield!<\/p>\n Azure Flames – Turn 2<\/p>\n 5-man Bolter squad charges the Bloodletters for a point, lose two, and wipe them out due to Daemonic Instability!\u00a0 Remaining Terminators keep fighting, whiff, and lose one guy, but stay.\u00a0 Surviving Whirlwind kills 7\/10 of the Pink Horrors.\u00a0 Land Speeders waste the Grey Knight Librarian.\u00a0 Plasma Cannon Devs destroy one 5-man Purifier squad, while the Assault Marines jump back across the board and kill the 2nd squad down to 2 guys.\u00a0 I score 2 more points for a total of 9.<\/p>\n Gutsy charge pays off!\u00a0 Bloodletters are eliminated!<\/p>\n This fight has gone poorly for the Grey Knight Terminators.<\/p>\n The Pink Horrors feel horror from the Whirlwind, while the Grey Knight Librarian is melted by Melta.<\/p>\n Thanks to Assault Doctrine, the Assault Marines actually stood a chance against the Grey Knights!<\/p>\n Dark Angels \/ Grey Knights – Turn 3<\/p>\n The Assault Marines finish off the Purifiers.\u00a0 Due to horrible rolling, the Ravenwing Command AND the 3-man Pink Horrors BOTH fail a “One Eye Open” test, and can’t do anything!\u00a0 Terminator kills one Tactical marine.<\/p>\n These Assault Marines accomplished more that they should have!\u00a0 Good job, guys!<\/p>\n “Hey guys, I know we, like, summoned you, but screw you.”\u00a0 “Well, screw you too!”<\/p>\n This fight continues…<\/p>\n Azure Flames – Turn 3<\/p>\n Land Speeders move Flat Out to gain objective 6.\u00a0 Combined bolters from various sources wipe out the Pink Horrors.\u00a0 Razorback tries to get objective 1, but is immobilized!\u00a0 Lascannon from same Razorback, one thrown Krak Grenade from a Tactical marine, and assault from the 2-man Assault Squad kills the Drop Pod in close combat, fulfilling 2 different objectives!\u00a0 Power fist sergeant luckily kills the last Terminator!<\/p>\n Zoom for an objective!<\/p>\n An unlikely convergence of rolls kills the Drop Pod!\u00a0 This gives me a vehicle kill for a point, and a kill in close combat for a point!<\/p>\n Who would have thought that a 5-man Tactical squad would have wiped out 6 Terminators?<\/p>\n Dark Angels \/ Grey Knights – Turn 4<\/p>\n Librarians and Chaplain split off from the Ravenwing Command.\u00a0 The Ravenwing annihilate the Land Speeders, who fail ALL their jink saves!\u00a0 One Librarian summons 10 more Pink Horrors on Objective 3, perils, but gets a 6 and is a SUPER BEAST, killing the Razorback in a charge!\u00a0 The other Librarian perils and drains all remining Warp Charges, but lives.\u00a0\u00a0 Due to all objectives being identified, Paul scores 2 points.<\/p>\n Not shown: 3 dead Land Speeders.<\/p>\n *throws 10 Pink Horrors into building* Whatever.\u00a0 They’re in there.<\/p>\n Azure Flames – Turn 4<\/p>\n Second Tatsquad FINALLY arrives!\u00a0 A bad Whirlwind scatter kills some Horrors, but also two Bolter marines!\u00a0 The rest of their combat squad breaks and flees!\u00a0 Melta squad tries to shoot the Chaplain, to no avail. Assault Squad charges the remaining Horrors, killing the squad down to 2.<\/p>\n 3-man Bolter squad flees from friendly fire, as a huge amount of firepower bounces off the invincible Chaplain.\u00a0 3+ re-rollable jink?\u00a0 Ugh…<\/p>\n Dark Angels \/ Grey Knights – Turn 5<\/p>\n Librarian summons 10 Plaguebearers, but Perils himself to death!\u00a0 Other Librarian summons 10 Bloodletters, but also Perils to death!\u00a0 Chaplain engages the Devastators.\u00a0 Ravenwing shoot a Drop Pod to death and menace the sergeant.\u00a0 Assault Squad finishes the Pink Horrors and beat feet towards the center.<\/p>\n Plaguebearers arrive, at the cost of a Librarian.\u00a0 Chaplain gets up in the Dev’s faces.<\/p>\n Rawr.<\/p>\n Oh, hey guys… Nice bikes…<\/p>\n The Assault Marines prepare for a mad dash toward the center to get one last point on my turn.<\/p>\n Azure Flames – Turn 5<\/p>\n Assault Marines get objective 1 for a point.\u00a0 Whirlwind and tatsquad blow up some Plaguebearers.\u00a0 Sergeant foolishly charges the bikes and dies to overwatch.\u00a0 Thanks to Objective Secured, the 3-man Tatsquad holds objective 2 for a point, despite a bunch of angry Bloodletters!\u00a0 Game ends.<\/p>\n Plaguebearers go boom as the Chaplain mops up the Devs.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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