Sunday 30 March 2014

Necrons vs Space Wolves 1750

Here's a few photos from a couple weeks back, before going on holiday my Necrons took on Space Wolves at 1750. 

Got off to a solid start by taking apart his two Rhinos, pinning one of the squads inside, and getting a lucky scatter from the Doomsday Ark that forced a morale check on the Thunderwolf Cavalry who fled off the board. That gave me plenty of time to rapid fire his squads now on foot, and when the Land Raider came into range it received the Haywire and Gauss treatment putting the Warlord and his squad of Blood Claws on foot as well. A lucky failed charge by the Warlord and his squad saved my Warrior blob from being assaulted to death, allowing them to deal with the depleted squad of Space Wolves who had made it into combat while the rest of my army gunned down the Warlord and Blood Claws.

That just left the squads holed up behind the defence line and a Razorback. There was little they could do to me, with AV13 all round and my Overlord tanking with his 2+ save, so it was just a matter of making it too dangerous for him to try any desperate objective contesting. My Night Scythe also returned to the board about that time, and the two Harbringers of Despair that it dropped off helped make short work of the units behind the defence line.

For once my Warlord Trait came in useful, giving Move Through Cover to all my units within 12". That let me move with ease through the dense forest terrain without fear of getting pulled out of formation or having any of my vehicles stuck immobilised. The three key points of the game really came down to my opponents dice though. First when one of his squads were pinned after the destruction of their Rhino. Second the Thunderwolf Cavalry fleeing off the board turn one. And finally the failed charge by the Warlord and Blood Claws.

The Necrons advance
Space Wolf Land Raider moves up the flank
The Rhinos and Thunderwolf Cavalry didn't last long

Necrons move through the terrain with ease
The Night Scythe deposits its deadly cargo
Gauss and Haywire make short work of the Land Raider

Survivors amidst the wreckage of the Land Raider
The Space Wolves assault the Warrior horde
The Space Wolf Warlord looks isolated in the ruins of his Land Raider
Last man standing after his transport and squad are wiped out


Necrons have cleared up most of  the board now
Necrons advance to finish off the Space Wolves
Last stand of the Imperial defenders

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