Tyranids Vs Imperial Guard

Deployment: In this scenario victory points are awarded for destroying enemy units and for capturing table quarters. The tyranids have concentrated their genestealers between the rubble and the warehouse. Up top around the capitol they have more genestealers and a carnifex, alongside the gargoyles in the tower. Infiltrating behind the tanks at the bottom they have the broodlord with his armoured genestealer retinue. The guard have an infantry platoon occupying the central factory. The company HQ with it's missile launcher support squads is located in the archive on the left. Protecting the bottom end of the factory is an armoured fist squad mounted in their chimera. In addition the guard have three infiltrating veteran squads in the top left, bottom left, and centre right of the city.

Tyranid Turn 1: The carnifex lumbers forward and fires it's bio weapon into the guardsmen on the roof of the factory. The whole Tyranid swarm scuttles forward towards the enemy, whilst the gargoyles soar ahead and just about make it into melee with the veterans in the top left.



Imperial Guard Turn 1: In the predawn gloom the missile launcher teams fire wildly at the lumbering shape of the carnifex, but their poor human night eyes woefully misjudge the distance. Most of the guard infantry keep out of sight and rain mortar fire down on the xenos, but the armoured fist squad and veterans form a gun line and thin down the broodlord retinue. Meanwhile the gargoyles finish hacking apart the veterans in the top left.



Tyranid Turn 2: Genestealers dash out of the warehouse to take on more veterans, losing a few of their number to hurried meltagun fire before inevitably slaughtering their prey. More Genestealers alongside the carnifex and rippers leap forwards into the factory, overrunning a remnant squad. The broodlord prowls across the alley, stalking a panicked guard squad through the factory.



Imperial Guard Turn 2: The armoured fist gun line keep up their work, taking out a genestealer brood in the open. In the factory the guardsmen fire across the floor and roofs with grenade launchers, lasguns and flamers, building up a wall of Tyranid corpses. Firing overhead the mortars bring down such a bombardment that even the implacable alien minds of the Genestealers are compelled to seek shelter and become pinned. However, in a dark corner of the factory the broodlord butchers the squad facing him as they try to flee, and then disappears onto the roof ready to stalk his next victim.




Tyranid Turn 3: Once more the carnifexes venom cannon barks out, dissolving six screaming guardsmen on the roof. The survivors are smashed apart as the giant brute crashes down on top of them. The broodlord surgically targets the guard flamer squad, butchering them in melee before they can fire. The gargoyles hurtle forwards once again and swarm into the guard commander, but drawing his chainsword he cuts down several of the xenos saving the lives of his command squad.






Imperial Guard Turn 3: Watching as their comrades are overrun, the brave armoured fist squad fix bayonets and give the Genestealers the cold steel! A heroic but futile gesture, the ten of them manage to take down one xenos before they are all killed. With a clear target right in front of them the missile launcher teams put round after round into the carnifex. Despite inflicting three wounds the beast just keeps lumbering towards them...




Tyranid Turn 4: The carnifex and a handful of the remaining genestealers tear apart the missile launcher teams, whilst the gargoyles at last bring down the valiant guard commander. The broodlord chases down a squad of veterans as they try and break out towards the tanks, easily hacking them apart.



Imperial Guard Turn 4: The chimera pivots round and scythes through what's left of the broodlords retinue with multilaser and heavy bolter.


Tyranid Turn 5: But the broodlord lithely dodges through the fusilade and claws it's way through the armour plating to massacre the crew inside. Tyranids win!






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