BatRep 012-12-04-1999
Eldar vs Sisters of Battle
Front Offensive

     The commlink crackled to life and Mother Mary Regis grabbed it impatiently. The dour voice of Inquisitor Falco hissed out, his voice oddly amplified by his aegis suit.
     "We have waited long enough. Remember, Sister, 'Suffer not the alien to live.' Order your forces forward immediately. This will be a day long remembered..."
     Mary Regis cut off her commlink. She was no coward, and her sisters were well prepared to meet their deaths in the service of the Emperor. But as she gazed out across the blasted no-man's land that seperated her entrenchment from the attacking Eldar forces, she could not suppress a shiver of dread. There would be much blood spilled today...

Special Scenario!
The Front Offensive scenario is a custom scenario cooked up by the Batreps guys. The game plays like a 2-way Blitz, with both sides attempting to push their front line forward into enemy territory. You can read the specifics of the scenario [here].

View from the North / View from the South

Brian (Mr. Eldar Fancy-Pants): My ideal Eldar army is slowly but surely coming to completion. The lean and mean force I picked for this battle would use the two big Guardian squads to advance into no-man's land and capture territory. They were big enough to handle quite a few casualties-- but with the Conceal power protecting both squads, I wasn't expecting many to die. The Banshees would take the fight all the way into the Sisters deployment if necessary-- but first, I was going to need the Reapers and the Falcon to crack open their tanks. We had never used Hawks before in any of our games, so I included a squad Ben had just painted up as a test run.

Unit Name ## WS BS St To Wo In At Ld Armor Cost Farseer 1 5 5 3 4 3 5 1/2 10 4(I)+ 86 Shuriken Pistol Witchblade Guide Howling Banshees 9 4 4 3 3 1 5 1/2 9 4+ 189 Power Weapon Shuriken Pistol Banshee Mask   Exarch 1 5 5 3/5 3 1 6 2 9 3+ [45] Executioner Shuriken Pistol Banshee Mask Acrobatic Guardian Defender Squad 20 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 8 5+ 242 Shuriken Catapult   Grav Platform & Crew 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 8 5+ [50] Shuriken Catapult (x2) Star Cannon (x1)   Warlock 1 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8 4(I)+ [32] CC Weapon Conceal Guardian Defender Squad 15 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 8 5+ 152 Shuriken Catapult   Warlock 1 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8 4(I)+ [32] CC Weapon Conceal Swooping Hawks 4 4 4 3 3 1 5 1 9 4+ 137 Grenade Pack Swooping Hawk Wings Lasblaster Plasma Grenades   Exarch 1 5 5 3 3 1 6 2/3 9 3+ [53] Grenade Pack Swooping Hawk Wings Web of Skulls & Shr. Pst. Plasma Grenades Dark Reapers 2 4 4 3 3 1 5 1 9 4+ 159 Reaper Launcher   Exarch 1 5 5 3 3 1 6 2 9 3+ [85] Missile Launcher Reaper Launcher Fast Shot Falcon Grav-Tank 1 - 3 - - - - - - 12/12/10 190 Linked Shuriken Catapults Star Cannon Pulse Laser Spirit Stone Holo-Field Total Army Cost: 1155 Pts.

Ben (tough SOB): Even though I had designed most of the particulars of this scenario myself, I was really worried about how it would play out. I knew that my forces were pretty much impervious to most Eldar weapons as long as they stayed buttoned up inside the transports. The problem was the Falcon-- that thing is a monster. Sisters have a hard time taking out tanks on a good day, let alone ones with Spirit Stones and Holo-Fields to turn your hits into mere annoyances. My plan was to advance into no-man's land, then disembark at the wall and hold it against the Eldar.

 
The Eldar line begins its advance.

 
Fire up the engines and prepare to torch some alien scum!

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