Tonight, the Ancients March in Defense of Kronor! (3500pts)

[Pbenner]

As much as this is an army list, I don't really want or need feedback there.  We are playing tonight and I'm going to rock my Dreadnoughts.  Because of the rules of the mission and the Uber low model count, I really need to control more of the board than I normally could, and while a long table game gives me 33% less length to cover, I still wanted to go with more, so I am going to bring out my Fortress of Redemption.

 

Because the fortress is in play, I am limited on what all I could do around it, so I opted to go with one unit of DWK in it with an Ancient, and two Apothecaries to keep them strong if I need them to plug up the mid field.  

 

The remainder of the list is pretty easy.  I've got (3) types of kitted dreads.  

 

1) Long Range Fire Support 

 

2) Mid-Range Firesupport // Melee

 

3) Melee Monsters

 

Here is the list:

 

Spearhead Detachment

 

Chaplain Dreadnought

-Dreadnought Combat Weapon x2

 

Deathwing Knights x9
-Flail/Mace + Shield

 

Deathwing Ancient
- Thunderhammer // Stormshield

 

Mortis Contemptor
-Twin Las Cannon x2

 

Mortis Contemptor
-Twin Las Cannon x2

 

Mortis Contemptor
-Twin Las Cannon x2

 

Mortis Contemptor
-Twin Las Cannon x2

 

Mortis Dreadnought
-Twin Auto-Cannon x2

 

Mortis Dreadnought
-Twin Auto-Cannon x2

 

Vanguard Detachment

 

Chaplain Dreadnought
-Dreadnought Combat Weapon x2

 

Relic Contemptor Dreadnought
-Kheres Assault Cannon

-Dreadnought Combat Weapon
-Stormbolter

 

Relic Contemptor Dreadnought
-Kheres Assault Cannon
-Dreadnought Combat Weapon
-Stormbolter

 

Relic Contemptor Dreadnought
-Dreadnought Combat Weapon x2
-Stormbolter x2

 

Venerable Dreadnought
-Plasma Cannon
-Dreadnought Combat Weapon
-Stormbolter

 

Deathwing Apothecary
-Stormbolter

 

Deathwing Apothecary

-Stormbolter

 

Fortification Network

 

Fortress of Redemption
-Quad Las Battery
-Redemption Missile Silo

 

 

Game plan is to drop the Fortress right on my line, with not enough space to march anything down one side of the board edge.  I want to angle it so I can get as much cover for my Dreads as possible as they can pretty much hide behind it and remove 100% of LoS. 

 

Win or lose, I can't wait to play this on the table.  I think it's going to be a blast.

 

Paul

[dtse]

you own a lot of dreadnoughts lol....

[Komodo]

Nice line-up there, wish you luck.

 

Is it valid now to have multiple apothecaries? As I converted mine before GW released a command squad kit, was wondering what to do with a hand.

Also, can I have a multiple ancients? As I have that Bishop style banner he made from Empire banner with skeleton and and scythe.

[Pbenner]

1) Apothecaries are non unique characters now. Can take as many as you have points or slots for.

 

2) Deathwing Ancient has a special rule that says only one per army. So no multiple banners. I am hopeful we get our Relic banners back. Would be pimp.

[dtse]

we will likely get a relic banner yea. all the other codexes have a relic banner that replaces the ancient's banner

[Pbenner]

A couple of things to note.  I had the points so I upgraded the Kheres to C-Beam cannons, and they were a MAJOR boon.  Seriously the best ranged fire support option that a Contemptor can take for cleaning out the masses.  Super, Super good.  I need to snag a couple more of them I think.  

 

I am super impressed with Dreadnoughts and how they perform.  They are a wonderful platform now and I could easily see running more of them.  

 

I want to keep playing and seeing what can happen, but I think that it will be some serious firepower to any force, and very fluffy.  

[Fallen Avenger]

A couple of things to note.  I had the points so I upgraded the Kheres to C-Beam cannons, and they were a MAJOR boon.  Seriously the best ranged fire support option that a Contemptor can take for cleaning out the masses.  Super, Super good.  I need to snag a couple more of them I think.  

 

I am super impressed with Dreadnoughts and how they perform.  They are a wonderful platform now and I could easily see running more of them.  

 

I want to keep playing and seeing what can happen, but I think that it will be some serious firepower to any force, and very fluffy.  

i take it the game was played?> how did it go?

[Pbenner]

Yes, Game was played.  Everything happened the way I needed it to.  

 

Playing 3500 points, he was either going to have one side swamped with models and have to come around my Fortress, or attempt to go through it.  He made the decision to go through it.  He had lots of nasty stuff for high T and W models, but I think I didn't do too bad.  

The DWK and Characters came out and did a T1 multi-charge to tie up as much of his forces coming at the Fortress as possible, and since positioning was good, his only Las target was the fortess.

 

Fortress lived until T5, where the game ended.  I kept falling back as little as possible and keeping a line of armor between him and the goal.  A few flying things got off, but overall was good, well fought game.  He rolled a 2 and ended the game  before T6, with me having 15points (7 kills with my Dreads and his Warlord) to his 11.  

 

I'm bad at taking pictures once I start playing...

 

Paul

[Komodo]

So Paul, what's your opinion on FoR? Is it worth to use it in 8th? How good it is at surviving focused las-fire?

[Pbenner]

The Fortress being T10 has a huge survival bonus against focused Las as it is only being wounded on a 5+ 50% chance to sink a wound bs 33% is huge.

 

His Las option was not amazing, but it did survive the Predator, and a 4 man Las squad shooting for 3 turns. It also withstood being smashed into by a Plague Hulk until T5 on top of the Las.

 

For the 400pts, if you can use it effectively it's a major boon. It stops your army from being targeted as well as even a Dread can hide behind it from most thing.

 

I would take It again. Good model.

[Pbenner]

Oooh

 

Oooh

 

 

I get to play this list again tonight. Someone from last week saw it and decided it was fun looking.

 

Tonight I will be doing Dark Angel things for Dark Angel reasons. We decided that since my list was defender oriented that I would be trying to STOP the GK attackers from re-establishing their relay.

 

Tonight will be a good gauge of what the power level of this from an elite an elite standpoint.

 

I need to make a decision on what the Fortress will be doing yet. My primary thought is to use it to make a wall on one side to keep him away from objectives. We will see how it goes though.

 

Best,

 

Paul