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Straights of Sicily - May 1941

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Setup: The British are running a convoy through the Mediterranean to their base at Alexandria. In this alternate history scenario the Vichy French have committed strong forces to stopping them. The main fleet has sortied from Toulon whilst the bases at Tunis and Bizerte are brimming with aircraft.  Day 1 Morning: The RAF launch an airstrike from Malta with a strong force of Hudson and Beaufighter bombers escorted by Hurricane fighter. The French send up some Dewoitine interceptors but they can do little against such an overwhelming wave and the base at Bizerte is heavily damaged. The French send out search planes, but fail to spot the convoy The British reveal a mighty escort force made up of four aircraft carriers! They conduct a huge bombing raid to try and knock Bizerte out of the action. The Dewoitine's get the best of the dogfight and shoot down many Fulmar fighters. The Skua's press the attack hard, losing three of their number to defending AA but destroying five French V...
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Lost and the Damned Vs Tyranids

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Deployment: In this 'take and hold' scenario, both forces are trying to secure the center of the board whilst minimizing their own losses. The Lost and the Damned have a vast horde of forty zombies, led by two aspiring champions and escorted by a mob of chaos spawn dominating their center. On the right are the plague marines with good fields of fire over the open ground and gibbering hordes anchoring their flank. A small unit of traitors infiltrate on the left, hoping to deny that avenue of attack to the enemy. The Tyranids have four broods of genestealers scattered along their start line with the ripper swarms in the middle. The broodlord and its retinue infiltrate into the heart of the factory, contesting the central objective from the outset.  Tyranid Turn 1: The broodlord pulls back slightly as the rest of the Tyranids rush forward to concentrate in the factory. A lone unit of genestealers spread out and attempt to run down the traitors in the open.  LatD Turn 1: A discipl...
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