TURN ONE- Imperials: The searchlights swept out, looking to scare the biggest bugs back into the darkness. Only one Tyrant and one brood of Warriors were in sight, so the remaining lights lit up a few targets for the Imperial forces. The Whirlwind started things off right, sending a barrage down on the hormagaunts to the west-- killing only one but pinning the rest. While the hormagaunts swarmed over and under each other to escape the barrage, the Terminators opened fire, killing another half-dozen or so. The Hellhound was out of range for its flames, but opened fire on the warriors with its heavy bolter, wounding one but failing to slow their advance. The Marine lascannon and the Exterminator both opened fire on the Malefactors, but other than shaking one mildly, did nothing.
TURN ONE- Tyranids: The Biovores and the Gargoyles concentrated on the Praetorians. Between the barrage of spore mines and the fusillade of fleshborers, each Praetorian squad lost about half their men. The warriors fired their venom cannon at the Exterminator, shaking the crew, while the other Tyrant fired at the command Chimera. The shot merely glanced, but apparently hit a weak spot-- the Chimera blew, killing two of the command squad and, more importantly, creating a useful roadblock to the rest of the convoy. The other tanks would lose precious time going around. Things went from bad to worse: The Zoanthropes opened fire on the Terminators, and despite their careful fortifications, four of them were killed. The Terminators-- the Emperor's finest-- fell back, into the bunker, where they quickly regrouped and took up firing positions.
