Warhammer 40,000 Battle Report #23 – Blood Angels vs Orks

The sound of cannon fire and bellowed war charges has resumed at long last in the Madden household! We’re back today with another battle report featuring the new Blood Angels. This time they will be squaring off against their old foe, the Goff Clan of the Orks!

In the last mega-battle, the Imperials suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of disorder. This left them in a position of encirclement, with many of their elements low on supplies and desperate to escape the stranglehold. As a result, they attempt the breakouts, shown in this mission.

The Armies

The Red Woe

Blood Angels – 2,000

HQ

Chaplain: WARLORD (Heroic Bearing); Jump Pack

ELITES

Death Company: five additional Death Company Marines; Jump Packs, 1x Thunder          Hammer/Boltgun

Furioso Dreadnought: Frag Cannon, Power Fist with Heavy Flamer, Magna-Grapple, Drop Pod   transport with Deathwind Missile Launcher

TROOPS

Tactical Squad: five additional Space Marines; Heavy Flamer, Flamer, Veteran Sergeant has         Combi-Flamer and Power Fist, Rhino transport

Tactical Squad: Plasma Gun, Razorback transport with Lascannon and Twin Plasma Guns

Tactical Squad: Plasma Gun, Razorback transport with Lascannon and Twin Plasma Guns

FAST ATTACK

Assault Squad: five additional Space Marines; 2x Meltaguns, Veteran Sergeant has Power Fist

Assault Squad: five additional Space Marines; 2x Meltaguns, Veteran Sergeant has Power Fist

HEAVY SUPPORT

Baal Predator: Twin Assault Cannons, Heavy Bolter Sponsons, Dozer Blades

Baal Predator: Twin Assault Cannons, Heavy Bolter Sponsons, Dozer Blades

Vindicator: Siege Shield, Overcharged Engines

Da Goffs

Orks – 2,000

HQ

Warboss: Mega Armor with Twin Shootas and Power Klaw; Da Lucky Stikk, Bosspole, Attack    Squig

ELITES

Meganobz: two additional Meganobz; 2x Kombi-Skorcha, Battlewagon transport with      Reinforced Ram, 2x Big Shootas

Tankbustas: ten additional Tankbustas; Nob has Power Klaw; 3x Bomb Squigs

TROOPS

Boyz: twenty additional Boyz; 26x Shootas, 3x Big Shootas, Nob with Power Klaw and Bosspole

Boyz: ten additional Boyz; Nob with Power Klaw and Bosspole

FAST ATTACK

Dakkajet: 3x Twin Supa Shootas, Flyboss

Stormboyz: twelve additional Stormboyz; Nob with Power Klaw and Bosspole

HEAVY SUPPORT

Battlewagon: Killkannon, 2x Big Shootas, Reinforced Ram

Battlewagon: 2x Big Shootas, Reinforced Ram

Big Mek Gunz: four additional Gunz; 5x Smasha Gun; ten additional Gretchin; 5x Ammo Runt

After Action Review

This mission was going to be hard for the Imperials; we all knew that following the disastrous mega-battle that concluded the first leg of the campaign. Despite the difficulty of the mission, Josh really ratcheted up the aggression and shoved his forces home with serious strength. His goal was a breakout, and he might have achieved it were it not for those meddling dice!

I am still astounded at how many cover saves I made during the opening engagement, and it made sure that my forces were intact when the butcher’s work started. His Assault Marines took a pounding early on (I really like those Smasha Gunz!), and it left him with too little strength to break through the Ork position.

Stay tuned for the next mission, coming up soon. The Imperials will launch a daring raid to retake the guns of Heavenfall Station. Will the forces of disorder collapse under their valiant efforts, or will the difficulties of the Imperium merely be exacerbated? Stay tuned over the coming weeks to find out!