tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post5311628961942066532..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Battle Report 96- 1500 pts Deathwatch vs Crimson FistsMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-29954640482081629532017-05-05T12:14:00.867+01:002017-05-05T12:14:00.867+01:00Cheers Ross. I think that 4 Frag Cannons in the sq...Cheers Ross. I think that 4 Frag Cannons in the squad are overkill for most units. Two or three seems like the right number. <br /><br />The Crimson Fists can be pretty brutal. The volume of re-rolls makes even the simple bolter incredibly powerful for taking out marines. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-4274741365131830792017-05-05T11:49:00.371+01:002017-05-05T11:49:00.371+01:00Great battlerep. Just building up a DW force mysel...Great battlerep. Just building up a DW force myself. Worry about committing too many points to a full 4 frag squad. Must say I've Got a few plain vet squads. Also like the vets in a rhino taking pot shots.<br />Your prob with the Fists was one I've found, namely volume of fire will always take us down with our 3+ saves. Ross M Kitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328214670002553096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-34720760208494031792017-02-16T17:23:12.092+00:002017-02-16T17:23:12.092+00:00Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, we all get game...Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, we all get games where the dice seem to abandon us from time to time. It generally evens out, but you always remember the bad games over the good!Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-12673155064074179692017-02-16T16:39:31.268+00:002017-02-16T16:39:31.268+00:00I enjoyed reading your battle report Michael. It s...I enjoyed reading your battle report Michael. It seems like the dice weren't with you in the first turn. Those meta-bombs could have done some damage. Absurd Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870295383926398541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-50889336214763030432017-02-16T10:53:02.319+00:002017-02-16T10:53:02.319+00:00Have such a tutorial never hurts, would love to se...Have such a tutorial never hurts, would love to see it, cheers :)<br /><br />I quickly checked the website while at work, I see it's windows only. Will have to see if it works in Wine on Linux!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627240889244401042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-76133701403728547632017-02-16T10:40:02.556+00:002017-02-16T10:40:02.556+00:00Yeah, the Bikers are great, but very expensive, so...Yeah, the Bikers are great, but very expensive, so losing them so quickly hurts in this army! <br /><br />I use a program called Battle Chronicler (http://battlechronicler.com/) to do the maps. It's pretty easy to use. If you are interested, I could write up a tutorial for the blog?Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-1497773282993112972017-02-16T10:38:35.380+00:002017-02-16T10:38:35.380+00:00Yeah, I'd like to say I was going easy on him ...Yeah, I'd like to say I was going easy on him as it was one of his first games back, but that's not an excuse I can use!<br /><br />The massed Bolter fire from the army was great, especially with the Bolter drill re-rolls. In hindsight, taking the first turn would have been better, but I was a little worried about obliterating him with my Drop Pod unit on turn 1 and leading to a poor game. As it was, he survived the Pod unit quite well and hit back strong!Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-77810273854164813152017-02-16T10:27:19.582+00:002017-02-16T10:27:19.582+00:00Oof, harsh first turn indeed...
Those scouts seem...Oof, harsh first turn indeed...<br /><br />Those scouts seem to be ready for becoming full battle-brothers though, not to be taken lightly!<br /><br />Could you please enlighten me on how you create those nice schematics to illustrate movement and battles? :)<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />JimmyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627240889244401042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-81055978119422442322017-02-16T10:14:03.088+00:002017-02-16T10:14:03.088+00:00Losing those bikers was the turning point this tim...Losing those bikers was the turning point this time I think - no force as elite as this one is going to recover from something like that without doing something very special. <br /><br />Despite the win, I think your opponent's recent return to the game is perhaps reflected in some of his choices - as I'm sure you pointed out the HB variant on the centurions isn't particularly effective compared to the other options, and I'd be inclined to say that the terminator squad could be replaced more effectively by other options. <br /><br />Kantor is great, but he really needs to be in some kind of Assault vehicle or at least protected from the kind of attack you hit him with - but that will come with experience. <br /><br />He seemed to play to the mission very well, hitting your mobility early and not letting up the pressure on anything that went near the relic.Triple Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002702481127525157noreply@blogger.com