Battle Report - Cleanse the Tau

 Hello All,

Today was 40k say at Fandom, so of course I have another 3rd ed battle to report on. This time around I decided to take my very old Tau army, probably thd oldest full army I still have. Facing off against the Storm Giants marine chapter.

We decided to do a cleanse mission, always a classic.

Here's the set up, I have my heavy hotting broadside on point, fire warriors to hold the center, kroot and more warriors to flank other quarters, and battle suits to jet around and kill.

I got the first turn, shook the vindicator so is couldn't shoot next turn, killed the rhino and spread out a bit, bringing up my suits.

Giants mostly stay still and fire, but have extremely bad luck, only killing 2 fire warriors.

Next turn for me, broadside get vindicator so 1 problem solved. Then I start chipping away terminators and marines. Still have a dreadnought problem as well.

Still I would say things are going very well.

Couple turns later terminators and dread get a charge into the broadside crushing both. Hmm.

New plan falling back and shooting. Effective plasma fire from the crisis suits gets the terminators, with the exception of the force commander. I brought the kroot out of hiding to get a few shots, and had the blue fire warriors flank the dread, hopping fir a lucky rear shot. Which fails.

Kroot immedatly, both fire warrior units in assaults. Uh not exactly how commander pure tide taught...

Marines with a power fist catch the crisis suits. 

In the end all the tau died, only unit left that could score was the dread. So he claims a quarter, marine victory!

Very fun game, came out quite close despite thd bad start. Force commander was on 1 wound. I could have at least got a draw if I was more careful with the suits at the end. A yway more 40k next month, Time fir more necrons!

Thanks;

Mike 

Painting Update - Desert Rats

 Hello Folks,

Been working on some additions to my new bolt action army to bring up the points so here is all of that:

Here's the full army.

Some carriers and small squads to put in them. Something fast maybe to go get objectives?

Crusader, to cool looking of a tank to not get 1. Annoyingly seems to be 1 of thd few with no plastic kit.

Artillery platoon, annoyingly metal, have already dropped and broke the 25lber once, anti-tank gun is not as bad but still be great from them to have some plastic gun kits.

Finally some officers, medic, observer either monkey and a extra machine gun.

Haven't totaled up thd points but I assume this is enough for a full game maybe a couple options.

Have some Afrika korps to do as well whenever I feel like it!

Thanks;

Mike