Game 7 8 and 9 Varangian Campaign Very PIC HEAVY

Game 7: Varangians (IG) vs Savlar Chem Dogs (IG) vs Lokian Ice Guard (IG) (Training Ground - Skirmish)
Game 8: Imperial Renegades (Angels of Change - Name to Change soon) vs Eldar (Chance Encounter)
Game 9: Imperial Renegades vs Varangians (game incomplete - to be finished next week with pics - Valkyrie Down Scenario)

Game 7 (Sorry no pics for this battle, or battle report - It wasn't my fight!) Fluff and Result only


Ice Guard Squad Pics...


Inquisitorial (CODED) Communique

Online: Inquisitor Felix Nemeia (Ordo Xenos), Inquisitor Ferrulus Arclight (Ordo Hereticus)

Nemeia - I have a wager for you Ferrulus. What say you to setting your Ice Guard against my Varangians? It would benefit both forces to practice against hardened opponents.
Arclight - My Ice Guard are more than capable of taking on the cowards of the disgraced 10th, even if Reismann leads them now. Why not throw those rabid chem dogs of yours into the combat too, so you can even the fight!
Nemeia - Fine, though I think you'll find them a tougher proposition than you think.
Arclight - I doubt that very much. So the stake shall be the same as usual then Felix?
Nemeia - As always Ferrulus, one Throne (cogitiator edit: One standard credit piece within Imperium space) for whoever's squad is victor. Full battle equipment, live rounds.
Arclight - You have yourself a wager... Now what do you know about this new Renegade Commander, intelligence suggests it may be Tiberius Simmersen and that there is potential support from within the Varangian Administratum...
Remainder of the conversation remains classified (Continuing Cogitator Encryption - 3546AOCFN98 M41 )

Battle Result: Varangian Win, Ice Guard Lost (Ice Guard Withdrawn from Campaign - New IG Squad built), Chem Dog Lost

Game 8 Foolish Gambit

South Eastern Sector 34: Derelict Industrial Complex

Colonel Tiberius 'Angelus' Simmersen looked up from the corpse of the peasant, which had been target practice for his Renegades. A traitor to the cause he had said to them as the young man had pleaded his innocence. He died clawing at his throat as a well aimed shot from the autogun one of his workers punctured the man windpipe, just above the heart. Simmersen had no idea which worker had taken the shot (they all looked the same to him, scrawny creatures all desperate to impress), though they did seem to be improving. The peasant had, of course, been truly innnocent, but Simmersen enjoyed these little games, another pawn to progress his purpose.

'Eldar spotted taking up positions to the east, sir' said Hakeswill, his barbed tail swishing back and forth in agitation. 'Spotters on the roof suggest it's the same squad we encountered before, same armour markings. They have a psyker with them, my friend can feel them.'

Simmersen looked at his Sergeant disgustedly, what a necessary twist of flesh he had become. Hakeswill's friend was the demon that possessed his body, providing strength in return for eventual corruption beyond even the Inquisition's ability to redeem.

'Can't have the Eldar sneaking up on us again, let's show the xeno, where the true power lies on this planet!'

Poor positioning and a hail of fire from the Eldar lasguns, took out three renegades, almost forcing a rout on turn 1!


Return fire from the renegades mortar redressed the balance, along with steady fire from Hakeswill and Simmersen



Close combat ensued with the Exarch and Simmersen and between Hakeswill and the Warlock - the results finally forcing the Renegades rout

Tiberius 'Angelus' Simmersen turned and ran, not caring if what remained of his squad saw the undignified scramble for safety. The exarch was wounded, but his squad lacked the resolve to stay in the battle - someone would pay for this indignity!

Apologies for the dodgy scenery (other groups had already nabbed all the best stuff before we started!) - More pics to follow

Cheers Laney

they are my ice guard but i am not using them any more im using deth korp now

EDIT: the ice guard didi not withdraw the were killed

Yea! Nice work and great battle report.

Barton123...Keepme posted on the death korp as I want some feedback on them.

eldar always come back for more and my men wanted blood and thts wt they got mwuhahaha but to be realistic it was a good game but finished very fast due to heavy eldar fire and now my eldar are all preped (skill, weps, armour plus stat increases) to face barton123 friday you will die as the eldars show must go on

ANOTHER GREAT ADVENTURE!!

The part of the wager... ha! Reminds me of the movie "Trading Places". GREAT JOB! Great scenery too... hope Pegasus Hobbies paid you for the endorsement... I just went to the Net and found the great terrain they make! THANKS!

Keep on sharing! Looking forward more input from your guys... GREAT GROUP you have over there!


barton123: Please avoid double posting... just hit the EDIT button on your post and add the information, like I just did. It is good FORUM ETHICS, as it makes the posts ease to read.

@Barton123 - withdrawn was my way of being nice about the beating your guys took - I reckon the death korps will fair better. Just remember to use cover and avoid the eldar's shootiness (something I totally failed to achieve!). Nice chance we get I battle you with a fresh squad (not sure what yet though)

@Mordheimer - Trading places was exactly what I had in mind! Two powerful individuals toying with lives for one dollar (or throne).

Cheers Laney (more photos to follow)

barton u must also remember i have new skills and weps so u better be ready as i have my tactic already mwuahahahaha

sorry Mordheimer i not very good with computers.

thanks for the advice laney i will avoid the eldar's 'shootiness'

barton123: No problem man! We all start to learn somehow. Better to learn here, where the environment if friendly than... 4chan! HA! P0w3d!

Serious matters... tactics! Do NOT fall for the 40k trap of changing armies (Squads) because another one is cooler. Stick to the Death Korps and learn how to use them! Each Squad (no exceptions!) have little things that give them strategic advantages. For example, the Korps can 'Entrench'... while they are behind Cover, when they get Assaulted they gain +2 WS (instead of +1)... makes them hard to attack (hard to hit and they hit easier) when behind Cover. So the Korps are the 'sit and wait', as well as the 'move slowly from Cover to Cover' kind of Squad. They should NOT initiate the Assault (like the Catachans)... find a bunker near the objective and see who dares to root you out!

im stiking with the death korp for the entrench rule, cheerz for the advise

wats with the weird mwahaha it aint that funny i mean its not dans fault that he chose the worst posible army this message was baught to you be be the don marchi