Game 1 of the Adrantis Endeavour Escalation League: Death Guard vs Sons of Horus

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. 

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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 Centurion and Breacher Squad. The Reavers pilled out and moved towards their prey getting them only an inch away. The Centurion and Brecher Squad reacted, moving 4" back, meaning I needed at least a 5 to successfully charge. After rolling a 3, and a 4 however, I knew I was a sitting duck.

From here my opponent shot their Leviathan's Autocannons, flamers, and Phosphex into my Reavers, and after their Breachers, and Tactical Squad joined in the shooting, I was left with 3 Reavers and my Herald. In my turn 2, I charged the Breachers, challenged my opponents Centurion, but unfortunately my Herald couldn't best him, but crucially, he inflicted 3 wounds. After the 3rd round of Combat, my Reavers cut down the last of the Breachers, and the Centurion fled, but my Reavers pursued him, and caught him as he ran away, dealing the final blow. 

Sadly, after this, my brave Reavers were stood right in front of a tactical squad, who promptly gunned them down. To be expected really. 

The end of the game was a desperate attempt to score points, only having 2 units of Tactical Legionaries left, I moved onto the centre point and scored some objective points, but eventually these units were gunned down, leaving my poor Rhino on 1 Hull Point. 

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The Lists

XVI - Sons of Horus - Adrantis Endeavour - [733 Point(s), 1 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]  

  ++ Crusade Force Organization Chart ++ [733 Point(s), 1 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]

  Allegiance: Traitor

  Rite of War: Legiones Astartes Sons of Horus (Legion Tactica, Gambit, Advanced Reaction)

  

  ++ Crusade Primary Detachment ++ [170 Point(s)]

  Command [110 Point(s)]

  Herald [110 Point(s)]: Power fist, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Icon of Allegiance

  Transport [60 Point(s)]

  Rhino [60 Point(s)]: Pintle Mounted bolter, Pintle Mounted Bolter

  

  ++ Auxiliary - Supremecy Cadre ++ [563 Point(s), 1 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]

  Troops [230 Point(s)]

  Tactical Squad [110 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades

  • 1x Sergeant: Bolter, Bolt pistol

  • 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox

  • 8x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter

  

  Prime Unit (Logistical Benefit)Tactical Squad [120 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades

  • 1x Sergeant: Bolter, Bolt pistol

  • 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox

  • 9x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter

  

  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

  Heavy Assault [333 Point(s)]

  Reaver Attack Squad [333 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades

  • 1x Reaver Chieftain [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Lightning claw

  • 1x Reaver [52 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Lightning claw, Vexilla, Nuncio-vox

  • 7x Reaver [32 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Lightning claw

 XIV - Death Guard - Ted - [745 Point(s), 2 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]

++ Crusade Force Organization Chart ++ [745 Point(s), 2 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]

Allegiance: Loyalist

Rite of War: Legiones Astartes Death Guard (Legion Tactica, Gambit, Advanced Reaction)

++ Crusade Primary Detachment ++ [245 Point(s)]

Command [105 Point(s)]

Centurion [105 Point(s)]: Power scythe, Alchem caster, Frag grenades, Krak grenades, Prime Unit (Unnatural Resilience (Not Yet Implemented: +1 Wound))

Troops [140 Point(s)]

Tactical Squad [140 Point(s)]: Frag grenades, Krak grenades

• 1x Sergeant [20 Point(s)]: Power scythe, Bolt pistol

• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox

• 1x Legionary [20 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla

• 7x Legionary [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter

  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

++ Auxiliary - Heavy Support ++ [270 Point(s), 1 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]

War-engine [270 Point(s)]

Leviathan Dreadnought [270 Point(s)]: 2x Leviathan storm cannon, 2 Heavy flamers, Phosphex discharger

++ Auxiliary - Reaping Host ++ [230 Point(s), 1 Auxiliary Detachment(s)]

Troops [170 Point(s)]

Breacher Squad [170 Point(s)]: Boarding shield, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

• 1x Sergeant [10 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Power sword

• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Nuncio-vox

• 1x Legionary [22 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter, Vexilla

• 7x Legionary [12 Point(s)]: Bolt pistol, Bolter

  Prime Unit (Combat Veterans)

Support [60 Point(s)]

Rapier Battery [60 Point(s)]: Rapier Crew

• 2x Legionary: Bolter, Bolt pistol, Frag grenades, Krak grenades

• 1x Rapier Carrier (Quad Launcher - (Frag) (Shatter))

Some photos of my 750 points