Bill Meredith (wmeredith) and I fought a 1000 PC battle.
Forces:
wmeredith's Dark Legion (Ilian/Horde)- Valpugius
- Praetorian Stalkers
- NecroMutants
- 6 - Troopers
- 1 - Tormentor
- NecroMutants
- 6 - Troopers
- 1 - Tormentor
- Karak the Keeper
- Brass Apocalypts
- Wheeled Templars
- 2 - Wheeled Templars
- 1 - Wheeled High Templar
- 1 - Templar Voidbringer
- 2 - Wheeled Templar Knights
- Wheeled Templars
- 2 - Wheeled Templars
- 1 - Wheeled High Templar
- 1 - Templar Voidbringer
- 2 - Wheeled Templar Knights
- 1 Gommorian Emasculator
dmcgee1's Bauhaus (Richthausen)- Ducal Militia
- Ducal Militia
- 1 - Sergeant
- 9 - Troopers
- 1 - RL Spec w/ AP
- 1 - HMG Spec
- Jaeger Kaptain
- Jaegers
- 1 - Sergeant
- 8 - Troopers
- 3 - HMG Spec
- Vulkans
- Strike Skimmer
Jaeger Kaptain Tallousse scanned the field; two squads of 'mutants and an Emasculator - where was the rest of the force? Surely, the Legions would not have sent this spattering to take so important an objective.
"Sergeant, commence firing!" From the tank farm, Jaegers poured lead into the enemy's formations. Mutants fell without knowing what hit them. Two entire squads fell in the opening salvo. The Emasculator enveloped the area in smoke, covering the remaining forces.
"They have revealed themselves," hissed Valpurgius. "I will deal with them personally." The evil apostle unleashed Hell, itself, upon the Jaegers. The ensuing fire was shrugged off by the majority of the Jaegers as if they were expecting it, or blessed by the Cardinal. Valpurgius cursed. "Attack!"
"Get the militia to the flank. Ensure that no enemy finds cover! Eliminate every last tainted abomination!" Kaptain Tallousse was determined not to let the insidious legions secure a foothold. "Press the attack. Sgt. Kray, get that skimmer up front and pound those Apocalypts. They must not get close to the troops." He had stayed visible too long. It was the last order the Kaptain gave.
"Yes, herr kaptain." The skimmer flew down the alley, firing into the horde the entire way. Outboard Strike Kommandos opened fire once in range. The skimmer took heavy return fire. One shot found it's mark, and in the ensuing fireball, only one one soldier survived. Private Lindstrom sought cover behind the wreckage. He peered through the haze, squeezed the rigger, and took down the remaining Apocalypt.
The Wheeled Templars attempted to gain the flank under cover of Karak's relentless fire. Militia held their ground - with their lives.
"Herr, Kaptain, what are your orders? Herr Kaptain?" Jaeger Sergeant Renet realized that he was, now, in command. Fire erupted everywhere. "Kill Valpurgius! Remove his stinking form from my area!" The Jaegers viciously continued their onslaught, firing round after round into Valpurgius and the monstrosities in front of them.
Valpurgius began to doubt. He could not concentrate. His powers seemed to have very little effect on the Jaegers. He wondered if the other apostles had conspired against him, and wondered even more if Semai was receiving some perverse satisfaction at his doubts. Holes began to appear in his form. The Jaegers were advancing! This could not be! "I will crush you! You will not be reborn to serve me, as the taint of the Cardinal is strong on you!
DIE!" Valpugius' form dissipated with that scream.
The Wheeled Templars advanced - into the hail of machinegun fire from Vulkans. The armored troopers traded fire, while Karak mowed militia like wheat to the thresher. The militia would not break. They stood and returned fire. The Templars were outgunned, at this point, and the Vulkans were now concetrating solely on Karak. Bullet after bullet found him, and his form, too, was released from this plane. The Templars broke, and ran.
In the end, it was a fun battle. Fortunately, for me, Bill rolled some of the most horrible rolls I've seen when using Apocalypse. I only lost four Jaegers to the Apocalpse spell, and lost quite a few militia to Karak's Cthonic Transfuser.
In all, Bill's force was good, his tactics were good, and the dice gods apparently thought that Bill had, somehow, impugned their honor.
