So, let's add some real content... TACTICS!!!

I'll admit, this blog has become a bit of a glorified photo gallery for me. Hopefully I'm gonna be moving away from that. In that spirit, I'll present the first of my sneaky tactics that wins me games.

For this trick, you will need:
1 Immolator with heavy flamers
5 Celestians with 2 melta gunners
Total cost: 150 pts

So, say your enemy is Imperial Guard in a Chimera. Nothing crazy, just regular dudes in a tank. Here's how to kill them all in one go.

Position your Immolator so that you can get near the Chimera. When you are able to move 6" and have it within very short range, you are ready.

Move the tank 6" toward the enemy. Now, look in your codex: Immolators have a fire point!
[OOPS, I've been playing this like a Rhino. I thought 2 guys can fire out. Turns out I've been inadvertently cheating. Oh well. I'll just stop. Thank the god-emperor I haven't done this in tournaments!]

Aim your melta at the Chimera. You should be close enough to get 2D6 armor penetration. 1 BS 4 shots should hit. 2D6 armor pen should get through, and AP1 will give you a good chance to blow it up.

Now, if this vehicle has been destroyed or blown up, men will come out. Now, train your twin-linked heavy flamers on the troops that have poured out. They're gonna be all bunched up, perfectly for firey death. Stuff with a low save will just die. Stuff with a 3+ aren't gonna go down as easy, but you may still roast a few.

This will work well on Eldar, Guard, Orks, Dark Eldar. All of them have transports with vulnerable troops inside.

This does require a little luck, but if it goes off, it can do wonders. I pulled this on two Dark Eldar Squads one game, evaporating 20 dudes in one go. It rocked.

Well, that's the end of this little tactic. More to come, shortly.

I have been a bad blogger...

I haven't updated in forever. In penance, here are all of my Apocalypse pics from the enormous game that I was at 2 weeks ago. I scrambled to get my Thunderbolts painted for this, and they payed me back by rocking ass, as did the Mobile Battle Cathedral.

I won't summarize the game, as too much happened for me to keep track of. All I know is that I made it to the end with only 15 infantry and 5 tanks lost. A regular battle Sister squad took on a Klaw Stompa in close combat and won. No one even shot at my Hellhammer or my Thunderbolts. Both my Warhound and the Mobile Battle Cathedral left the game mostly unharmed. Also, it was total madness.

CHURCHTANK ARE DONE

Seriously. Short post.

Mobile Battle Cathedral complete!

2 Thunderbolts complete!

Daemonhunter Inquisitor and retinue complete!

5k Apocalypse list complete!

Now, I just have to paint 5 marine bikes for a commission.

Pictures will appear whenever the Apocalypse madness ends!

Nine Days in Hell...

Well... It's been a while since I last posted.

So, my excuse is a 25 page brief that HAD to be done. Why am I in law school? Oh well.

The good news is, I've just bought enough stuff to fill out my Sisters to 9250.
This includes me filling the entire force organization chart, 2 Thunderbolt fighters that are in the post as we speak and 2 Daemonhunter Inquisitors in Terminator armor with Psycannons and retinues (idea stolen from the BOLS guys Gladiator armies).

In addition, I've been able to spend enough time with the new guard dex that I know where those additional 750 points will be coming from to take me to 10k!
Sadly, because I want Death Korps guys, this will cost me at least $300. The price we pay for beauty!

Further news is that Saturday is Apocalypse. 5k per person. Up to 3 superheavies. Starts at 2 pm and goes until ??? Seriously, the store owner is keeping open from Friday until Sunday for his anniversary, so he's told us that the game will be played until only 1 person has models left. Sick! Pictures shall be taken.

Here's what I'm likely to bring:

Cannoness w/ Celestian Retinue in Immolator

Celestians in Immolator
Celestians in Immolator
Celestians in Immolator

Battle Sisters in Rhino
Battle Sisters in Rhino
Battle Sisters in Rhino
Battle Sisters in Rhino

Seraphim

Exorcist
Exorcist

Hellhammer

Warhound

Mobile Battle Cathedral

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt

Daemonhunter Inquisitor with Retinue

No upgrades or details, because I'm ridiculously tired. If anyone even reads this, feel free to ask, if you want to know.

This is for you, Dylan

Blam! Pictures!

Well... Here she is.

The Mobile Battle Cathedral.

At this point, I'm thinking of running her as a Reaver Titan with melta cannon, volcano cannon and double barreled turbo laser destructor.

However, Reavers are soooooooooo much less (points wise) than a Warlord, so... I need more stuff! Oh well, I'm not gonna complain.

There have been no updates because...

A) School is beating me with a stick, leaving me no time for anything.

B) The Mobile Battle Cathedral is being built.

At 16" tall, I've decided to go for Reaver Stats rather than Warlord. Look for pictures in the near future.