Batrep: 1750 Tyranids vs Black Templars

Awesome gaming goodness these past few days. ABO really kicking it down. We went down to Funan Battle Bunker again. Played with Sam this time who took Black Templars. Rolled on the following:

Mission: Will of the Emperor 

Deployment: Standard

Warlord Traits: 

Nids - Personal: Master of Defence

BT - Sam let me know! 

Psychic for Nids under the Biomancy Lore

Flyrant: Iron Arm + Haemorrage

Walking Tyrant: Iron Arm + Quickening

1750 Tyranids (Ray) vs Black Templars (Sam)

Nid deployment

I got the dice off for first turn and I went for the classic cluster. Carnifex leading the charge with Tervigons next to them. The Tyrants kept behind just a step to benefit from the 5+

BT spread his units a little wider, using the Land Raider's mobility to push from the flanks. Two units of Tacticals took the building on the right, claiming the objective

BT tried to steal initiative but failed on a 4.

Tervigon on my right pooped out a few Gants and then JAMMED. Recurrent trend? Tervigon on the left pooped out quite a number but kept on going. Moved the rest of my unit up. Tyrants both advance to the fore but I glided my Flyrant to the left field to tackle his Land Raider.

Surge of the monsters

My mysterious objective turned out to be Skyfire. Woopdeedoo!

Iron Arm on my Walking Tyrant with +2 Toughness. I sent him in front to soak fire

Casted Feel No Pain on my Gants since they will be taking the brunt of the fire

BT shooting in the first turn removed 2 wounds from my jammed Tervigon.

Flyrant: "Please shoot me!"

In Turn 2 I advanced my Flyrant up the building and managed to cast Iron Arm on himself. Tervigon on the left spewed forth more Gants, this time a little albino ones to blend into the white terrain. Concentrated my shooting into his Terminator squad in the open on the right of the building. Managed to kill off 3 Terminators after 12x4 (rerollable) Str6 shots. That's 48 rerollable Str6 shots. Wow those Terminators can really shrug off pain. His Land Raider took 6 shots from my Hive Guard on the left and survived with only minor scratches (needed 6's to glance).

The tide comes!

In Sam's turn, he responds by moving his army forward.

A little left field action. Good Tervi

Then it happens

The bulwark of Humanity does not disappoint. In Sam's Turn 2, out popped the Emperor's Champion, BT Marshall and 5 Terminators. Yikes! My plan was to let him charge me then envelop him with my Gants.

Traffic jam?

Space Marines advance

Ironic that I took so many pics of my death

The eventual charge!

Those Black Templars hit like a ton of bricks. The Emperor's Champion challenged my Tyrant putting the Tyrant out of combat from the rest (nice). Managed to put one wound on that muppet while taking none in return. The rest of his squad killed a ton of my Gants as Sam split charge - Disordered Charge which meant no +1 Attack.

In Nid Turn 3, I glided my Flyrant to his rear lines while the Tervigon in my lines pooped out a few more Gants. Still no doubles. Nice. Hive Guard plinked away at the Land Raider this time managing to strip 2 Hull Points.

12 Str6 shots later

Actually managed to remove two Terminators (gone) with Gant fire!

The Emperor's Champion took out my Tyrant. Fex not in combat

Slay the Warlord goes to Sam

So in a bid to repeat my success from the previous game, I threw my new unit of Gants into this Space Marine Spearhead. Go go go Gants!

Many attacks later

Where did the Flyrant go? BT charged in and 2 Power Fists later...

Put more shooting from the Hive Guard into the Land Raider but no luck removing those points.

I had a unit of Gants in the building just behind these Terminators which I planned on sending into this combat to tie the Black Templars up. I rolled the charge range and I got double 1's. Sigh...

Freed from the irritating Gants, they could pick and choose their targets now. I was in deep guano.

Promptly went for my Carnifex and Hive Guard (Marshall charged out)

Emperor's Champion takes out the Fex for no wounds in return.

Don't know how long these can last

I think there's a beast on the right. 

Vroooooom

And for my saves, I rolled these

Sam moved is unit up to contest my Objective and deny me my 3 VP. He also had secured Slay the Warlord. I managed to get First Blood.

BT: 4, Nids: 1

It was an awesome game nonetheless. It has been a long time since I played with the ABO boys. Sam brought a good strong list, one that I hope to play against again till I learn how to beat it. Watch this space!