This week I played the second game of our escalation league, I was paired against Matt and his Salamanders. We played the second mission in the 3rd edition core book, Crucible Of War, and we deployed in a straightforward Dawn of War setup. I thought I'd write the report up more narratively this week, lists follow at the end! Hope you like it! :) -- The Salamanders seized the initiative, surging onto two objectives with Tactical Squads while a Rhino packed with Pyroclasts and their Praetor thundered toward a third. Their Vindicator roared first, its demolisher shell annihilating three Sons of Horus from the 23rd. The Warmaster’s sons struck back with fury. A Rhino burst from cover, disgorging Reavers and Chief Herald Draegor Malith straight into the Salamanders holding the midfield. In a storm of blades and brutality the Loyalists were torn apart. Draegor himself bellowed praises to Horus as he butchered their centurion before the traitor’s axe could fall. ...
Game 1 down! A loss for my Sons of Horus, but a valuable lesson learnt about ensuring you can pull of your charges when they matter. Final Scores: Death Guard: 19 Sons of Horus: 12 This was a super fun game, at 750 points theres a surprising amount of units you can bring to a game of 3rd edition Heresy. I've included photos of my army at the end. The mission we played was The Heart of the Battle, with a Dawn of War deployment. This mission involves a 3 point objective in the centre of the battlefield, and two 1 point objectives placed by the players. There are also points for; Slay The Warlord (3) Giant Killer (3) Last Man Standing (3) First Strike (3) I chose not to seize, so I went second. Apart from a few Legionaries being picked off by bolters, and my opponent moving towards the centre objective, I got off lightly. In my first turn I ran my Rhino straight up the middle of the board, towards the centre objective, and my opponents Centuri...