Last Saturday, June 29th, me and papa Dax
were able to do some Balikatan exercise and field 300 points each of Allies'
goodies. Not to mention while sporting the custom map commissioned by papa
George and Dax’ custom Turn counter cards!
Battlefield: Neutral Grounds Glorietta, Makati
Army Lists:
Dax' Platoon: 300 PTS
Rhino + The Hammers
The Boss
Hell Boys
BBQ Squad
Recon Boys x2
Bot Hunters
Crack Shots
Wildfire x2
Steel Rain
Marc’s Platoon: 299 PTS
Ozz + Grim Reapers
Action Jackson + Devil’s Own
13 Foxtrot x4
Crack Shots x3
Corps Officers
Steel Rain x2
Rattler
Objective: Area Control
Turn 1:
Positioning was the main focus
for both players on the first round. My hero-lead squads maximizing on their
mobility, taking the frontlines while not exposing potential alpha strikes
opportunity for the opposition. The radiomen and snipers covered as much ground
as possible while the walkers stayed behind, with the Rattler being the last
unit to be deployed.
Turn 2:
Dax was able to take the
initiative for the second round, but the honor of first blood went to my
British squad, Assaulting a squad in hiding. It didn't prove to be that fatal
though.
Turn 3:
Let’s just say I never won Initiative
rolls in this game. Three of the most crucial moments in this round for me:
Action Jackson’s squad being able to react, and wipe out, a charging squad;
another successful reactive fire attempt from my Steel Rain before being
crushed by Dax’ own Steel Rain; and Ozz’ squad, pumped with The Corps’ Stim
Kit, decided to take on 2 squads with their 4 activations (with Ozz’ Hero on of
course).
All these lucky rolls made Dax
decide it’s time we go for some yosi break.
(back to the game after a good 20-30 minute break)
Turn 4:
More shots were fired from both
ends. Action Jackson finally fell and Dax’ previously annihilated Steel Rain
was returned to deployment by his The Boss. Even with my own Steel Rain being
dumped a fresh new set of rockets was not able to make his rival twin go down again.
Turn 5:
Towards the middle of 5th
round, Dax only had 3 walkers and a couple of infantry units including The Boss
still remaining under his command. I on the other hand still have a lot of my
units roaming around taking control of objectives so we decided it’s GG.
Great game overall indeed! Having
fielded this army for the first time, I’ve seen a couple of adjustments like
combining Jackson with the French guys instead (double Assault anyone?).
Looking forward to get more games
in before our event in August. Hopefully I get to cover a 200-point battle next
time.
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