Warhammer 40,000 Battle Report #35 - Blood Angels vs Eldar

The 1,000 point madness continues, with Eldar and Blood Angels squaring off in the Crusade mission. Will the Eldar battle plan carry through, or will the Blood Angels prevail?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=Ug8HlNStlm4

The Armies

Knights of Baal

Blood Angels – 1,000

Combined Arms Detachment

HQ

Sanguinary Priest: WARLORD (Speed of the Primarch)

TROOPS

Tactical Squad: Razorback transport with Lascannon and Twin Plasma Guns

Tactical Squad: Razorback transport with Lascannon and Twin Plasma Guns

FAST ATTACK

Assault Squad: four additional Space Marines; 2x Flamer, Sergeant has Power Sword, Rhino transport

HEAVY SUPPORT

Devastator Squad: five additional Space Marines; 4x Lascannon

Baal Predator: Twin Assault Cannons, Heavy Bolter Sponsons

Baal Predator: Twin Assault Cannons, Heavy Bolter Sponsons

Craftworld Iybraesil

Eldar – 1,000

Combined Arms Detachment

HQ

Farseer: Psyker (Mastery Level 2) Guide, Doom, Fortune

TROOPS

10x Dire Avengers: Exarch, Wave Serpent with Twin Shuriken Cannons, Shuriken Cannon, and   Holofields

5x Rangers

ELITES

5x Howling Banshees: Exarch with Executioner

HEAVY SUPPORT

Wraithlord: WARLORD; 2x Bright Lance, 2x Flamer

Aspect Host

3x Dark Reapers: Exarch

5x Striking Scorpions: Exarch has Scorpion’s Claw

5x Warp Spiders

After Action Review

I’ve never been much of an Eldar fan, but that drubbing was a miserable spectacle to behold! The first turn almost seemed to break their back, and from there it only got worse. Those Baal Predators are just absolute butcher’s work to remove for a foot-oriented low-Toughness army, and even the cover saves simply couldn’t get it done.

Despite some late-game work by the Wave Serpent and Warp Spiders, the Eldar just couldn’t overcome that horrendously bloody beginning. They made the Blood Angels pay for their slaughter with the pair of Predators, but by then it was simply too late. The Blood Angels’ footprint was still intact, and their infantry were rampant on the table. Add to that the fact that almost every Eldar died to the first wound they took, and it simply turned the tides too quickly.

Brandon is still new to the army, though, and I’m sure with time he’ll learn to master it as he has the other factions he plays. He brings a very unique perspective to most of his forces, and in time I’m sure we’ll all be scratching our heads and wondering where we went wrong.

Let’s hear it ladies and gents; what would you have changed along the way?