General Varras

Imperial Guard vs Tyranids
2000pts Capture and Control - Dawn Of War

Army List

Imperial Guard
Hq
Heroic Senior Officer Varras Power Weapon/Plasma Pistol
Master Vox, Plasmagun, Standard Bearer
Support Squads
Anti Tank 3 Lascannons, 3 Missile Launchers
Fire Support 2 Heavy Bolters Autocannon, 3 Autocannons
Special Weapons Squad-SWS 2Squads 2Melta 1 Demo Charge

Elites - Hardened Vets - 3 Meltagun Powerfist.
2 Troops choice
2 Heavy - Leman Russ - Battle Cannon

Tyranids - Nidzilla list

2 Hq Hive Tyrant With 2 Guards
3 Elite Carnifex
2 Heavy Carnifex
1 Troop 30-Hormogaunt
1 Troop 20-Genestealers

Depolyment IG wins deployment and 1st turn.

I opted to deploy in a gun line and did not put any infantry in reserve. This was to be my army's downfall. I later contemplated that if I deployed my men into a small pocket of resistance and opted to deep strike half of the army Infantry to the opponents objective I coul have split up th hive into manageable pieces instead. I gave the SWS the suicide mission of pushing back the tyranid army 18 inches. Sadly I traded my men for moer time.

1st turn - IG
Little movement was made, as all my squads have heavy weapons. My tanks charged in guns blazing scoring a battle cannon template hit! The first turn night fight rule hampered me in firing all the heavy waepons to the hives way.

Tyranid
The Hormogaunts w/ their fleet and leaping charged my 2nd Platoon, 2nd squad Catachans Killing them to the last man. His Carnifexes arrived from table edge. When my men saw 7 monstrous creatures from the horizon they sadly accepted that today was the day they would meet the Emperor himself!

2nd turn - IG
The Dice Gods favor me, w/ the sharpshooters doctrine any hit on 1's can be rerolled and there were a lot of one's that became hits, my only mistake was I did not focus my shooting attack on a single monstrous creature, I had too much faith in my troops, that I divided the torrents of fire into seperate beast! My Leman Russ tanks were however ineffective as only the heavy stubber was causing any wounds! My Special Weapon Squads fought on they held up in a building and made it a firebase.

Tyranids
The hormogaunt beast grew bolder in thier movement as they assaulted the center flank! With an officer in front they screamed "BAYONETS!" They were victorious in close combat, if it not for a synapse creature they would have ran away and we could have gun them down!

3rd Turn - IG Quote From Player "NOBODY RUNS! EVERYONE SHOOTS FOR YOUR LIVES!
As the hive surged forward, I foresaw our doom, but with blind pride in my troops shooting I still divided the attacks wounding several creatures but not outright killing them, my tanks did not help as ineffective shooting occured, as always the heavy stubber was the one to cause wounds! The center flank would hold as they fought the creatures to a standstill!

Tyrainds
The firebase was abandoned, my SWS in a full retreat, the other squad held up in close combat. Again the center flank held!

4th turn - IG
Things were looking grim. Almost all the front line troops were in close combat. I moved my officers for a charge. As ever dependable the center flank held! They almost wipe out the hormogaunts leaving just one! That's 4 combat turns and still they fight, If any one survived they would recommended for medals!

Tyranids
The center flank finally fell, I expected too much from my men. As 3 creatures( Hive tyrant and guard and a carnifex) charged the already battered men! My lines also fell, my men were either dying or routing, my officers held on, trying a ditch effort charge against a badly injured Carnifex(2 wounds left)! Heroic Senior Officer Varras's last word were "If I will Die, I will take this monstrosity with me!

5th turn - IG
I was ready to Tap Out, but Varras was on the verge of killing the beast, it had only one woud left(1 of 5 wounds)! But he died terribly(He will be demoted to Junior officer but with Honours) My men were being slaughtered by the handful. As I surrendered I thought these creatures know only two things, to kill or be killed, to surrender was a bad choice indeed!

Ian(KUNEHO) wins! With a hormogaunt within the counter and me tapping out! Great game!