Worldeaters (Sigis) vs. Ahr-zair Eldar (Jas) 2000pts.
Mission: Annihilation
Sigis WINS
Kill points:
Aerevin felt dread as the horizon blackened, heralding the approach of their enemy. For a thousand and sixty tender years of eldar life, the fear of death was never been this near. There was no quarter for forces of Chaos. They knew no reason but war. He tightened his grip on his spiritstone and steeled himself from the feeling and addressed his forces “The time for battle has come once again my kins. Khaine’s blessing be upon us. We shall slaughter them from a distance with our guns and…” Not finishing his words a deep loud howl came from the enemy lines. A sound so chilling, so demonic.
A huge winged creature towering twice the size of a man stood before them. It’s face painted with a sadistic grin. Behind him strode a hulking machination with 6 legs and heavy armoured tanks consigned to the ruinous power they worship. The farseer denied his fear to grip him and turned his eyes to the Avatar who in turn roared a challenge out to the hellish being. In his mind the Eye of Isha weeps, an omen of grief and sadness. They are doomed from the start.
TURN 1
Jas would pick his targets carefully and wouldn’t want to engage the blood crazed Khorne army early in CQB. Assigning his Falcon, Wave Serpent, and Vyphers as tank disposal unit; the Falcon adjusting its guns at the Land Raider and Vyphers took the right flank to get a clear shot at the Rhinos screened by the Land Raider. The guardians bide their time in their lines just waiting for targets to pop out off the tanks. The Avatar strode forward, its eyes on the Daemon Prince. With guns blazing Jas just managed to immobilized a Rhino. The Wraithlord tried to take a shot at the Land Raider with its brightlance but the daemonic possessed armor was such a bother Jas thought.
The Khorne tanks roared their engines to shorten their distance with the enemy for the assault. The Daemon Prince, Kharn, and Raptors kept themselves covered from enemy fire. The Defiler rocked the eldar troops with its battlecannon. The Land Raider managed to wound the Wraithlord twice with its lascannons. The construct down to one wound.
TURN 2
Sensing that the enemy is closing in. Jas desperately wanted to deal with the armoured carriers hoping to kill some of the passengers and eventually killing more in a planned crossfire. The Wave Serpent disgorged its passengers, Fire Dragons and Farseer with his Warlock tooled up to punch a hole on the Land Raider. Vyphers closing in for the kill. The Warlock was the only one that was able to stop the Land Raider and destroying one of its lascannon. The Wraithlord’s brightlance just glanced its thick armoured hull. The Falcons firing were all dud. Thus, Jas wasn’t able to force the troops out as planned.
The Khorne army would taste blood this turn. Sigis let loose his berserkers in a frenzy of slaughter just within assault range with the Daemon Prince and Kharn in tow. The Raptors took to the sky to deal with the Vyphers finishing off the whole squadron in a sweep. The Land Raider finished off the Wraithlord with its remaining guns. The Defiler blasted the Falcon its Banshee passengers unscathed. The Daemon Prince, and Avatar locked in combat steel and claw. The fiend fell before it can wound the nigh indestructible avatar of Khaine. The berserkers slaughtered the whole squad of guardians. Kharn in bloodlust finishing off the smaller squad of guardians and killing one of his own men ( the Betrayer that he is). With blind fury he picked a new target…the Avatar!
TURN 3
There wasn’t much shooting this turn. Only the Farseer’s squad fired at the berserkers heading their way felling 3 with the Fire Dragons deadly fusion guns. The Banshees fleet their way to get into combat with the squad near the butte. The Avatar felt it had not enough of the fallen Daemon Prince, it saw the Chaos Champion and ran towards his new quarry. The Banshees engaged the Berserkers and managed to wipe them out but three of their kin fell from the vicious chain axes and head towards the bloodthirsty Chaos Champion. The Farseer’s squad stayed as if disoriented.
Sigis moved his Raptors close to the squad of the Farseer hoping to drop their numbers to a few but due to the Psychic Power Fortune none fell. Sigis went on with the slaugher of the remaining squad of guardians. He ganged up the Farseer’s squad with his Berserker and Raptor squads managing to kill two of the Aspect Warriors. The much-awaited battle of the Avatar and Chaos Champion ensued. Both combat monsters are at full wounds striking simultaneously. The Avatar would kill Kharn we thought but lo the damn champion made his two invulnerable saves. Kharn in turn with one full sweep of his daemonic axe sent the god back to the wraithcore where it came from.
TURN 4
At this point Jas could only hope to wipe the Raptor or Berserker Squad in the melee. He killed only two Berserkers in the process. Not enough. His Banshees made an attempt to kill Kharn with his Banshees but to no avail and ended up all dead in the hands of the madman.
There’s nothing much for Sigis to do but try and finish off the Farseer’s squad. In the end what remained were the Farseer, Exarch, and a Fire Dragon fighting for their fragile lives. All taken by the followers of Khorne. What became of them none know for sure.
Battle report made by jasper.
