Scenario #1
Seize Ground: 5 Objectives placed in the same configuration as pips on a dice (one in each quarter and one in the center.
Deployment Pitched Battle.
Scoring: Each objective held 4 points, each objective contested with a scoring unit 2 points.
Ties to be decided via Victory points.
Army Faced: Chaos Space Marines: Nurgle
Army List (I didn’t get to keep a copy so this is by memory only; upgrades are listed)
HQ
1. Daemon Prince
i. Winged
ii. Mark of Nurgle
Elites
1. Chaos Terminators squad of 10
i. Heavy flamer
ii. Champion
iii. Icon of Nurgle
2. Chaos Dreadnought
i. Autocannon
ii. Extra armor
Troops
1. Plague Marines squad of 10 (four squads)
i. Plague Champion
(a) Power Fist
(b) Combi-melta
ii. Icon of Nurgle
iii. Plasma gun x2
iv. Chaos Rhino
(a) twin-linked bolter
(b) Daemonic Possession
Heavy Support
1. Obliterator cult of 1 (two squads)
2. Chaos Land raider
i. Extra Armor
ii. Twin-linked bolter
Points Scored: Wolves/Chaos
Primary: 6/6 [Objectives]
Secondary: 5/5 [Victory Points]
Outcome: Complete Draw
Deployment:
Chaos Left: Two units of Plague Marines were deployed to cap the corner objectives on his side of the table. The Daemon Prince was deployed to the left as well.
Chaos Center: Terminators deployed as vanguard, with Land Raider behind and one Obliterator to each side (the left side Obliterator behind LoS blocking cover and the right Obliterator in area cover).
Chaos Right: On the right a squad of Plague Marines in a Rhino were deployed along with a Chaos Dreadnought.
Wolves Left: I deployed squads 2 & 3 around the left corner objective, with the Lone Wolf for support.
Wolves Center: Land Raider (w/Logan + Squad 1), Razor back & Long Fangs
Wolves Right: Both Venerable Dreadnoughts deployed with squad 4 around right corner objective.
Turn Summery:
Turn One
Chaos left: Daemon Prince and one unit of Plague Marines move up. Marines fire to little effect.
Chaos center: Each Obliterator fires off a plasma round at the Long Fangs killing 3 out of five. Chaos Land Raider fires full into the razor back with no effect. Terminators move up toward the center objective.
Chaos right: Rhino & Chaos Dreadnought both move up toward the corner objective on my side of the board.
Wolves left: Squad 3 moves up while squad 2 holds over the objective. Both Squads return fire into the Plague Marines killing one (after armor and FnP). Lone Wolf moves up towards the Daemon Prince.
Wolves center: Land Raider moves 12'’ towards the Chaos Terminators in perpetration for the squad 1 to assault. PotMS fires autocannon to no real effect. (Sadly I moved on to shooting before stating my disembarkment of squad 1, thus costing myself the chance to assault this turn). Long Fangs disembark and then the Razor back moves up, all of them fire into the Chaos Terminators with no effect.
Wolves right: Both Venerable Dreadnoughts moves up and fire immobilizing the Rhino.
Squad 4 holds near the objective and fires into the Terminators to no effect.
Turn Two
Chaos left: Daemon Prince flies forward, ultimately assaulting into the Lone Wolf. Lone Wolf Counter-attacks and the battle is joined. Solid rolls to-hit on both sides then the Daemon rolls all 1s to wound while the Lone Wolf slips one wound through.
One group of Plague Marines advance firing into squad 3 inflicting one loss.
Chaos center: Obliterators both fire into the long fangs taking the squad down to 2 models (on Laz one Plasma). Land Raider fires into the Razorback inflicting a Shaken result. Chaos Terminators shoot at on of my Venerable Dreadnoughts doing no damage.
Chaos right: Plague Marines pile out of the Rhino, taking shots at Squad 4 and killing three of them. Rhino fails to repair. Chaos Dreadnought moves up firing into and immobilizing one of my Venerable Dreadnoughts.
Wolves left: Squad 3 moves closer to the Plague Marines, both Squads 2 & 3 unload assault cannons into the Plague Marines then Squad 3 assaults into them. Squad 3 loses another Wolf Guard in the close combat but wipes out the Plage Marines. The remaining 3 members of Squad 3 consolidate toward the other unit of Plague Marines. Meanwhile the Daemon Prince and Lone Wolf are locked in Close Combat for another turn, this time with no wounds to the Prince and 1 wound taken by the Lone Wolf.
Wolves center: The Long Fangs return fire taking out one of the two Obliterators while the Razorback moves up trying to get LoS on the other Obliterator. Logan et al pile out of their Land Raider and proceed to fire and then assault into the Chaos Terminators. Both units suffer heavy losses but are still locked in combat. The Land Raider fires into the group of Marines on the right flank thinning them out by a couple of models in support of the Dreadnoughts.
Wolves right: The immobile Dreadnought fires into the Marines while my other Dreadnought fires assault cannon rounds into the Chaos Dreadnought and then assaults into it between the two attacks the Chaos Dreadnought is destroyed. The remaining members of Squad 4 move off the objective and unload Assaultcannon fire into the Marines before assaulting into them. They deal two wounds and lose another GW leaving just one in TDA still in the fight.
Turn Three
Chaos left: The remaining unit of Plage Marines moves off the objective and into shooting range of Squad 3 firing and inflicting another casualty, but aren’t able to assault
The Daemon Prince finishes off the Lone Wolf but not before being reduced to 1 remaining wound..
Chaos center: The Razorback takes fire from the Chaos Land Raider and the remaining Obliterator with no effect. The close combat between Terminators continues to it’s bloody end with only Logan still standing. Logan consolidates towards the Marines on the right flank.
Chaos right: The Marines here finish of my reaming Wolf Guard and consolidate away from the Dreadnoughts and towards Logan/Land Raider using their Rhino and a ruined building for cover/LoS blocking.
Wolves left: Squads 2 & 3 both hold ground and fire into the remaining Plague Marines on this side of the table.
Wolves center: The Long Fangs fire into the Daemon Prince finishing him off while the Razorback moves up to get clear LoS on the Oblitorator and takes a shot at the Chaos Land Raider, with no effect. Logan advances towards the right flank Marines and fires off a couple shots to no effect. My Land Raider fires into the Rhino wrecking it.
Wolves right: The immobilized Venerable Dreadnought fired at the Rhino as well (before the Land Raider) as it was the only target in LoS. My other Ven Dread moves and then runs trying to get back to the now unguarded objective.
Turn Four
Chaos left: The Plague Marines hold ground and fire, taking saves due to Gets Hot! rolls but doing light damage to Squad 2 on my corner objective.
Chaos center: The Chaos Land Raider unloads into the Razorback again this time destroying it. The remaining Obliterator moves toward the center objective and fires into Squad 2 inflicting light casualties.
Chaos right: The Marines shoot and then assault Logan, Logan takes one of them with him but falls in the assault phase and the Marines consolidate towards the unclaimed objective in my right corner.
Wolves left: Squads 2 & 3 unload into the Plague Marines and then what’s left of Squad 3 assaults into them. The Plague Marines are reduced to five and locked in combat (off their objective).
Wolves center: Land Raider moves toward the Obliterator but fires at the Marines headed toward my corner objective.
Wolves right: Dreadnought moves and then runs to get within striking distance of the corner objective next turn.
Turn Five
Chaos left: Plague Marines finish off Squad 3 and consolidate toward their corner objective.
Chaos center: Obliterator moves up next to the center objective and fires at my Land Raider. Chaos Land Raider also fires at my Land Raider. Between their fire I lose my twin-linked assault cannon.
Chaos right: Marines move onto the corner objective.
Wolves left: Squad 2 holds on the corner objective (outside of shooting range of any target)
Wolves center: Land Raider shoots the Obliterator who makes all his saves.
Wolves right: Immobile Dreadnought is out of LoS of any target in range and out of the fight. Other Venerable Dreadnought moves into close combat with the Marines on the corner objective.
Turn Six
Chaos left: Plague Marines move and run making it back to their corner objective.
Chaos center: Obliterator and Chaos Land Raider shoot into my Land Raider with no effect.
Chaos right: Marines are locked with the Ven dread and lose a model reducing them to four.
Wolves left: Squad 2 holds maintaining my control over one objective.
Wolves center: Land Raider fires at the Obliterator who makes all his saves.
Wolves right: Venerable Dreadnought kills two more Marines but remains locked in combat.
Game ends in a Draw with each side controlling 1 Objective. Secondary scoring ends in a Draw with less than 58 points difference between Victory Points taken.