Epic Recon
Welcome to slightly melty reports number I'm-not-sure-I-son't-track-my-quality-that-well.
Been in somewhat of a Tobias lately and have basically committed to dollies then ducked out as opportunity allows. The excuse train finally got Muellered and a random throw down happened.
So, as you can probably tell from teh mish mash of letters that ostensibly form a paragraph above, this wasn't a highlight of tactical prowess. Nor is the matchup ideal for those not playing at optimum, my positioning was dreadful so prepare to to be...not amazed, but....Rimmered I guess?
Step 1, the nonsense I played.
Mercenary Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] The Irregulars
(Gorten 1) Gorten Grundback [+31]
- Ghordson Driller [10]
- Grundback Gunner [6]
- Grundback Gunner [6]
- Grundback Gunner [6]
- Grundback Gunner [6]
Anastasia di Bray [3]
Bosun Grogspar [0(4)]
Gobber Tinker [2]
Hutchuck, Ogrun Bounty Hunter [0(6)]
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord [0(4)]
Sergeant Nicolas Verendrye [0(4)]
Alexia Ciannor & the Risen [10]
Press Gangers (max) [12]
Press Gangers (max) [12]
Steelhead Halberdiers (max) [11]
Steelhead Halberdiers (max) [11]
Steelhead Halberdiers (max) [11]
This is my opening spin on a build with MOAR STEELHEADS. The blame on this particular iteration can be fairly and squarely put upon:
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Though I do need to give fair credit to Avi of Australia's real capital who suggested the idea some time ago, from which I was to lazy to pursue it. The whole "Here's my initial list and I'll make small incremental changes" is fine, however it definitely has caused me to artificially limit my list construction.
Anyway, the Gastonne list:
Mercenary Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] The Irregulars
(Crosse 2) Lieutenant Crosse, Resistance Fighter [+29]
- Nomad [11]
- Nomad [11]
- Nomad [11]
- Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator [0(4)]
Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios [0(7)]
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist [0(4)]
Major Harrison Gibbs [4]
Taryn di la Rovissi, Llaelese Gun Mage [0(5)]
Alexia Ciannor & the Risen [10]
Horgenhold Forge Guard (max) [16]
Kayazy Eliminators [5]
Kayazy Eliminators [5]
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt [8]
Lynus Wesselbaum & Edrea Lloryrr [5]
Steelhead Halberdiers (min) [7]
Steelhead Halberdiers (max) [11]
Ragman?!
So...yeah...we both brough a Lemon to a Knife Fight, in this instance the knife being our own lists.
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LET THERE BE DUDES!
Proxies on both sides, primarily because of sanity. Also a solid chunk of the Steelheads are broken.
That there thing on the right side of my deployment is a rocky obstruction which I misplay the whole game as a hill. Bro across the table did offer to have it be a hill before the game, I opted to suffer because I'm lazy to the point of later repercussions. If it doesn't cause you suffering, your Sloth isn't truly a vice.
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Our stuff runs at each other.
I tough the right unit while the left gets all butt buddies with Verenyde. His announcement ofmild discomfort is ignored. Don't do that in real life people, personal space bubbles are important. So is Space, USA keep funding my shonky employment you arse holes.
Gastonne and Holt try a bunch of shots into my Pressgangers. I briefly think I'm Bakula as the Mark 2 tough without end causes only a single chump to die.
Waitaminute....I missed Lynuss and Edrea before.*Scuttles to confirm list*
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I take this formation on the left flank. The fuck is this? Have I lost my regiment tray? Is my primary tactical concern Goblin Fanatic's rolling 8 on their opening two dice roll?
I have a turn of brutalizing shit in the middle, Press Gangers Shanghai neatly fucking with the Steelheads with Gastonne's spell claim ability. Need to buy a third unit to account for how Shanghai works these days, cunning ploy PP. Cunning.
The left just sees me blob up in a position to mock the slow Dwarfs, I want to draw in the Eliminators before I ambush in a contesting model.
I also use Eruption on a Nomad to kill the Eiryss standing to close behind him.
Gastonne stabs back in return, our duel Alexia's compete viciously in the corpse market. He pops feat to get his Nomads over Obstructions, gets to my objective and kills it. Space making efforts let my Alexia pull ahead in that frozen Molotov fest, though there is a distinct lack of BT's to attack.
Also, the Armoured Corp chariots look as derpy as a stoned Chihuaha. There. It's out now.
The Kayazy also come in and stab down some dudes.
I counter feat, principally to get get Eruption out and kill most of the opposing Steelheads and Alexia, which I view as the critical means of winning the attrition here.
We both fuck up super bad and forget about Gastonne's feat giving stealth. However, unlike Homer, it was my first time.
My Alexia kills one Nomad, the other two get royally fucked up by charging Steelheads using CMA's. CMA's, back strikes and a seduction also kill most of the Eliminators. ANastasia charges and fails to kill Gorman, that wasn't a shining moment.
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I'd planned on using Grogspar to knock Gorten back to safety and pile more dudes in front of him.
Reeeeeally bad positioning stopped that.
Ergo, a busted Nomad kills a more busted Gunner, then gets killed by Taryn to free up a line of sight for all the guns to shoots at Gorten. He gets down to zero boxes. Toughs.CLock win before my three Gunners walks up and shoot Gastonne to death.
That....happened. As a thing.
List good bar from Tinker. Change some Gunners to Blasts. Need to look into this after OTC.
