tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post1139831245438534039..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Warhammer World GT: Game 5- Deathwatch/Astra Militarum vs Astra MilitarumMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-6028214529105196232018-07-25T11:05:27.642+01:002018-07-25T11:05:27.642+01:00I think I got it mixed up with one for a different...I think I got it mixed up with one for a different Army that's 2CP to fight again. Still, an excellent move.WestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-30963013924779358672018-07-24T08:25:42.988+01:002018-07-24T08:25:42.988+01:00It's 3CP to fight again, but worth it in my op...It's 3CP to fight again, but worth it in my opinion. Plus, I had good odds of getting at least one CP back with my warlord trait. If I hadn't tied up the Basilisks, it would have allowed them to target and destroy at least one other unit and allowed the Leman Russ tanks to split fire elsewhere. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-89594016225232919432018-07-24T01:09:04.407+01:002018-07-24T01:09:04.407+01:00Well played! In addition to the points noted by ot...Well played! In addition to the points noted by others, I'd like to call out your use of Honour the Chapter to tie up the Basilisks for Turn 2 as a great move. 2CP to not actually make any Attacks wouldn't seem like a good idea to a lot of people, but it clearly threw a spanner in your opponent's plans here, and took a lot of pressure off the Units you had slogging up the board.WestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-32884081563449174402018-07-22T18:15:01.150+01:002018-07-22T18:15:01.150+01:00Alternatively, as the basilisks don't need lin...Alternatively, as the basilisks don't need line of sight, they could have been placed behind the ruins in the center. Castle up in the centre. <br /><br />To me, this is more of a hammer and anvil style list, with the basilisks and infantry forming the anvil and the LRBT's forming the hammer.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412304888734273336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-60849010385440939752018-07-22T13:06:25.758+01:002018-07-22T13:06:25.758+01:00Yeah, I do it myself all the time, forgetting to u...Yeah, I do it myself all the time, forgetting to use stratagems at the right time and being reminded by my opponent. Personally, I don't think the stratagem is so overpowered that it could not be used at any point (especially on a Wyvern), but it can make a big difference on a Basilisk. <br /><br />I don't know if it was down to having a good first turn, or playing to keep my Vanguard Veterans locked in combat and denying them being shot at that made him get tetchy with me. <br /><br />It's similar to Auspex scan. This must be used whenever the unit is deployed if you want to shoot at them. You cannot wait for your opponent to deploy all their units and then simply choose which unit you wish to target. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-71272314538936070582018-07-22T13:02:52.703+01:002018-07-22T13:02:52.703+01:00Thanks for your comment Thalenchar! Always good to...Thanks for your comment Thalenchar! Always good to know that people are enjoying the reports. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-38466267913355180732018-07-22T12:33:41.305+01:002018-07-22T12:33:41.305+01:00Your Deathwatch reports are always a great read, a...Your Deathwatch reports are always a great read, allowing me to learn about one of my favorite factions that I don't get to play with as often as I'd like. Thanks, Mike! Thalencharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757703078098937114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-32343080911298158182018-07-21T23:26:40.582+01:002018-07-21T23:26:40.582+01:00Agreed on the poor positioning of his central infa...Agreed on the poor positioning of his central infantry, dangerously close to the enemy for an army that should be expecting to be at a disadvantage for the first turn roll off...<br /><br />The aerial spotters has GOT to be used at the start of a shooting phase, he had no right to get shitty with you. I've paid the CP to use it when I wanted to make sure something died, and then found that other units shooting (that I had perhaps expected to chip away at the target slightly) has been more effective than expected and the critical unit is dead... meaning I've effectively wasted CP as now I don't need to have the rerolls. I'll still use them somewhere else so it isn't a COMPLETE waste, but still... waiting to see how effective other shooting is before deciding if you need a little more "oomph" is too strong, hence why the card is quite specific. There are plenty of strats that are just whenever you like, this one isn't, I assume the reason is balance. And besides, you were at a tournament... of course it's THAT kind of game. Although i'd do the same thing you did for a beer and pretzels game so...Gingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155099423475435032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-47512877904722482942018-07-21T20:43:06.723+01:002018-07-21T20:43:06.723+01:00Deploying further back with the infantry would hav...Deploying further back with the infantry would have helped a lot. It would have potentially stopped a first turn charge and left my units in the open if I wanted to engage. <br /><br />Hiding the Basilisks behind the other tanks is also a good shout. I was pretty much able to ignore them for the game, thanks to the deployment and terrain. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-73566316867869744312018-07-21T01:19:00.609+01:002018-07-21T01:19:00.609+01:00I think that your opponent made a few mistakes dur...I think that your opponent made a few mistakes during his game. If his intention was to sit back, he should not have pushed the infantry squads in the middle forward, keeping them back and thickening the screens in front of his tanks. This would have forced you to come further forward and probably prevented a first turn charge. However, with the range of the basilisks, I would have put them behind the LRBT's, forcing you to have to deal with them first or he should have deployed as he did and been more aggressive with the LRBT'S, moving them forward every turn, again forcing you to have to deal with them and potential saving his infantry and basilisks.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412304888734273336noreply@blogger.com