Dropzone Commander Battle Report #20 – Shaltari Tribes vs United Colonies of Mankind

After a long break over the Christmas season, we are back with more Dropzone Commander! Today the Shaltari Tribes and the United Colonies of Mankind go to war at 2,500 points in the Search mission, desperate to come away from the battlefield with more objectives than the foe.

The Armies

UCM Fleet Marine Security Force TF-109

United Colonies of Mankind – 2,500

UCM Field Command

COMMAND – Kodiak ACV – Field Marshal (CV6)

SUPPORT – Ferrum Class Drone Base

SCOUT – 4x Wolverine LAV Type-As

            -2x Raven-B Light Dropship

SCOUT – 4x Praetorian Snipers

            -Bear APC

UCM Expeditionary Group

SCOUT – 4x Wolverine LAV Type-As

            -2x Raven-B Light Dropship

EXOTIC – 2x Praetorians

            -Raven-A Light Dropship with Missile Pods

Colonial Armored Formation

STANDARD – 3x Sabre MBT

            -Condor Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Rapier AA Tank

            -Condor Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Longbow Howitzer

            -3x Raven-B Light Dropship with Missile Pods

Colonial Armored Formation

STANDARD – 3x Sabre MBT

            -Condor Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Rapier AA Tank

            -Condor Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Longbow Howitzer

            -3x Raven-B Light Dropship with Missile Pods

Colonial Legionnaire Corps

TROOPS – 3x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Bear APC

TROOPS – 3x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Bear APC

            -Sharing Condor Medium Dropship

Colonial Legionnaire Corps

TROOPS – 2x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Raven-A Light Dropship

TROOPS – 2x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Raven-A Light Dropship

SUPPORT – Eagle Heavy Gunship

Colonial Fleet Air Wing

AIR – Archangel

AIR – Archangel

Ubii Tribe War Party

Shaltari Tribes – 2,500

Wings of the Chieftain (Gate Pool)

Gaia Heavy Gate

3x Eden Medium Gate

4x Spirit Light Gate

3x Haven Terragate

Court of Elders

COMMAND – Coyote Warstrider with Prime Warchief (CV6)

HEAVY – 2x Ocelot Warstrider

Shaltari Swordpoint

STANDARD – 3x Tomahawk Main Grav-Tank

STANDARD – 3x Tomahawk Main Grav-Tank

SUPPORT – 3x Kukri AA Grav-Tank

Shaltari Swordpoint

STANDARD – 2x Tarantula Battlestrider

STANDARD – 2x Tarantula Battlestrider

Shaltari Warrior Clan

TROOPS – 2x Braves

TROOPS – 2x Braves

SUPPORT – Totem Warspire

Shaltari Warrior Clan

TROOPS – 2x Braves

TROOPS – 2x Braves

Shaltari Warfist

HEAVY – 2x Caiman Heavy Grav-Tank

HEAVY – 2x Jaguar Warstrider

SUPPORT - Dreamsnare

Shaltari Speartip

SCOUT – 4x Yari Light Grav-Tank with Light Ion Cannon

EXOTIC – 2x Firstborns

After Action Review

My poor opponent. I’ve never seen objectives clump up like that on the table. He only managed to find one objective, and then five were uncovered within 18” of my deployment edge. Add to that the fact that I randomly razed a building, only to discover that the final objective was hidden inside! That was ultimately just salt in the wound, but it hurt nonetheless. I suppose that even the most balanced game system will have such things happen from time to time.

It was nice to dust off the Dropzone models and get them back on the tabletop. We’ve been doing 40k with a good bit of dedication, and I almost forgot how much fun this game can be. The move/countermove is a nice change of pace from our usual outings in the grim dark millennium.

Stay tuned for more in the very near future; we plan to start testing the missions from the Reconquest: Phase I book very shortly!