Zulu! - Need help creating a 40k scenario inspired by the classic film

[tactica]

Years ago there was an awesome 40k Battle Report in White Dwarf that featured the Praetorian Imperial Guard facing an endless tide of Orks. The report was largely inspired by the 1964 film Zulu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ5K38ydm9Y&feature=related#). I wanted to have a go at recreating the battle so I could feature it on my animated video battle report channel on Youtube which you can see here…

Animated Video Battle Report Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/Tactica01?feature=mhee)

Anyway I needed some help coming up with some special rules and wondered if you guys could help me, this is what I have come up with so far…

Terrain: In this scenario a small force of Praetorian Imperial Guard have been ordered to “hold to the last” and defend Rorke's Drift. To represent Roukes Drift place a suitable building at the centre of the board. A defense perimeter, consisting of walls and sandbags etc, should be placed around the building so that the perimeter is at least 18” away from the nearest table edge like so…

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8620/terrainty.jpg

Imperial Guard Deployment: The Imperial Guard then deploy all of their forces, which should consist of about 1000 points of infantry, within the defensive perimeter like so…

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8017/igdeployment.jpg

Ork Army: The Orks do not have an army list. Instead each turn D3+2 Ork units enter play from a randomly determined table edge. To determine which Ork units enter play roll 2D6 and consult the following table:

2 2D6+2 Grotz
3 D6 +2 Boyz
4 D6 +2 Ard Boyz
5 D6 + 2 Burna Boyz
6 D6 + 2 Nobz
7 2D6 + 2 Boyz
8 2D6 + 2 Ard Boyz
9 2D6 + 2 Burna Boyz
10 2D6 + 2 Nobz
11 2D6 Nobz + KFF Big Mek
12 2D6 Nobz + Warboss

To determine which table edge the Orks enter from role 1D6 and consult the following table

1 – Imperial Players Choice
2 – North
3 – East
4 – South
5 - West
6 – Ork Players Choice

Ork units should enter play each turn, including the first, like so…

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8104/orkdeployment.jpg

Victory Conditions: If, at the end of the 8 turn game, the Orks have any units within the defensive perimeter they automatically win, any other result is an Imperial victory.

[Limey El'Jonson]

Definitely can only play Praetorians in this scenario. Although... greenstuffing all those orks in leopardskins will be difficult.

[Venris]

instead of greenstuffing use use savage orks as base

[nosferatu]

if i remember correctly. there was a battle report of this done in a whitedwarf at some point. it was done during the Fat Bloke era so im struggling trying to remember the issue number. but good luck

[Grailkeeper]

Couple of points I remember from that battle report- it was the end of second ed. Hooky was a ratling sniper. There was another named character with a stasis grenade. There was also an imperial preacher. The imperiual guard also had one farm vehicle whic was basically a converted ork trukk. It didn't last particularly long.

[nosferatu]

ok i went diggin in my old WD mags and i found it!!!!!! issue number 222 : Last Stand at Glazer's Creek, Praetorians vs. Orks (Paul Sawyer vs. Adrian Smith) and heres a link: (sorry its warseet :( ) http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180783

[Drunkencorgimaster]

Wasn't there a scenario entitled "Ork's Rift" back in the 90s too?

[newtoncain]

why not use NIDs instead. All termagants/Hormagants and 1 Prime.:eek:

[Drunkencorgimaster]

why not use NIDs instead. All termagants/Hormagants and 1 Prime.:eek:

Yes! Much better.

[Lexington]

Copies of the original issue are still pretty easy to get ahold of (http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=white+dwarf+222&_sacat=See-All-Categories), and I recommend doing so. I still crack open my dog-eared copy from way back when for inspiration. It's a phenomenal batrep, by far the best I've ever seen for any system.