BatRep 013-12-24-1999
Space Marines vs Eldar
Ambush

     A small band of Eldar, seperated from their brethren for many centuries, were traveling to rejoin a Craftworld force that had rediscovered their colony.  No doubt to their brothers they would appear a motley band, with their old-fashioned ways and their outdated weaponry, but they were proud of the skill with which they had shepherded this moon and returned it to verdant life.
    The Farseer's mind drifted pleasantly as he focused on these thoughts, when his peace was suddenly shattered by the steady thump of a heavy bolter. There was no mistaking the sound of the ungainly weapon, or the sputtering sound of human engines roaring to life. The Farseer wept angrily as a Predator crushed its way through a small grove of trees, its metal treads ripping at the earth like cruel teeth. He had not forseen this ambush, but he quickly regained his senses and ordered his warriors forward. If they could break through the humans' line and reach their waiting Eldar brothers, they could return to cleanse the human defilers once and for all!

View from the North / View from the South

Ben (Protector Of All That Is Holy): One of the pleasures in playing Space Marines is the vast array of troops they have at their disposal. I have a nice sized stock of painted Space Marines, but because they are so expensive to field, I can drop down a different 1000-point army almost every time I play. Since all Space Marines are pretty much equally effective, you can base your army selection on whatever whim strikes you at the moment. For this scenario I decided that speed and armor were the way to go-- troops that could pursue and harass.

Unit Name ## WS BS St To Wo In At Ld Armor Cost Chaplain 1 5 5 4 4/5 2 5 3/4 9 3+/4(I)+ 120 Powered Armour Crozius Arcanum Plasma Pistol Rosarius Bike Dreadnought 1 4 4 6 - - 4 2 - 12/12/10 123 Missile Launcher Twin Autocannon Smoke Launchers Scout Squad 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 8 4+ 108 Sniper Rifle (x4) Heavy Bolter (x1)   Veteran Sergeant 1 4 4 4 4 1 4 2 9 4+ [26] Tactical Squad 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 8 3+ 164 Bolter (x2) Heavy Bolter (x1) Plasma Rifle (x1)   Razorback APC 1 - 4 - - - - - - 11/11/10 [78] Multi-Melta Smoke Launchers   Sergeant 1 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 8 3+ [15] Bolter Bike Squad 4 4 4 4 5 1 4 1 8 3+ 218 Twin Bolter Bolt Pistol (x2) Plasma Gun (x2)   Veteran Sergeant 1 4 4 4 5 1 4 2 9 3+ [66] Twin Bolter Close Combat Weapon Bolter-Meltagun Land Speeder 1 - 4 - - - - - - 10/10/10 50 Heavy Bolter (x1) Devastator Squad 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 8 3+ 298 Heavy Bolter (x2) Lascannon (x2)   Veteran Sergeant 1 4 4 4 4 1 4 2 9 3+ [45] Close Combat Weapon Bolter-Meltagun   Razorback APC 1 - 4 - - - - - - 11/11/10 [93] Twin Lascannon Smoke Launchers Predator 'Annihilator' 1 - 4 - - - - - - 13/11/10 143 2 Spons. Hvy Bolters Turret Lascannon Storm Bolter Smoke Launchers Total Army Cost: 1224 Pts.

Brian (weedy Eldar trapped in a thick-necked human body): This was the last test of an Eldar army that was not specifically tailored to kill Space Marines. I think this army represents what was once a "typical" Eldar army, such as you could build with the old Black Codex. My new Eldar force is shamefully min/maxxed with loads of guardians and heavy support, and none of the flavor of the Eldar of old. But before I permanently retire my finely painted squads of Warp Spiders, Jetbikes, and Dire Avengers, I figured they deserved at least one more outing.

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)+ 91 Shuriken Pistol Witchblade Runes of Witnessing Guide Howling Banshees 10 4 4 3 3 1 5 1/2 9 4+ 160 Power Weapon Shuriken Pistol Banshee Mask Warp Spiders 5 4 4 3 3 1 5 1 9 3+ 110 Deathspinner Dire Avengers 5 4 4 3 3 1 5 1 9 4+ 106 Shuriken Catapult   Exarch 1 5 5 3 3 1 6 2/3 9 3+ [46] Shuriken Pistol & Dire Sword Guardian Defender Squad 5 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 8 5+ 80 Shuriken Catapult   Grav Platform & Crew 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 8 5+ [40] Shuriken Catapult (x2) Scatter Laser (x1) Guardian Defender Squad 20 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 8 5+ 207 Shuriken Catapult   Warlock 1 4 4 3 3 1 4 1/2 8 4(I)+ [47] Shuriken Pistol Witchblade Conceal Guardian Jetbike Squadron 2 3 3 3 3/4 1 4 1 8 3+ 125 2 w/ Linked Shuriken Catapults 1 w/ Shuriken Cannon Shuriken Pistol Dark Reapers 3 4 4 3 3 1 5 1 9 4+ 196 Reaper Launcher   Exarch 1 5 5 3 3 1 6 2 9 3+ [85] Missile Launcher Reaper Launcher Fast Shot Wraithlord 1 4 4 5/10 8 3 4 2/3 10 3+ 125 Flamer (x2) Missile Launcher Falcon Grav-Tank 1 - 3 - - - - - - 12/12/10 190 Linked Shuriken Catapults Star Cannon Pulse Laser Spirit Stone Holo-Field Total Army Cost: 1390 Pts.

 
A phalanx of Eldar moves through the valley.

 
The Space Marines deploy to stop the advance.

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