Black Templars vs Necrons – Warhammer 40,000 Battle Report

In the ruins of an old Imperial outpost, vital supplies have been located. The Black Templars deployed quickly in an attempt to recover these vital assets, but they were not in time to prevent a counterattack. High Marshall Helbrecht had little more than arrived at the site when the first stirrings of contact were sighted in the distance. He growled as he scented the unmistakable presence of the Necron threat. With a roar, the Templars ploughed toward their unliving foes, and battle was joined in the previously silent wilderness.

The Armies

The High Marshal’s Crusade

Black Templars

Battalion Detachment

HQ

High Marshal Helbrecht

Emperor’s Champion

TROOPS

10 Crusaders: Meltagun, Sword Brother and one other Marine have Power Swords

10 Crusaders: Meltagun, Sword Brother and one other Marine have Power Swords

10 Scouts: Sniper Rifles

ELITES

Venerable Dreadnought: Twin Lascannons, Dreadnought Power Fist with Storm Bolter

FAST ATTACK

10 Reivers

10 Assault Marines: Power Sword, 3 Plasma Pistols

HEAVY SUPPORT

3 Devastator Centurions: Twin Lascannons, Hurricane Bolters

Vindicator

10 Devastators: 4 Missile Launchers, Armorium Cherub

Dagon Dynasty

Necrons

Battalion Detachment

HQ

Catacomb Command Barge: Staff of Light, Gauss Cannon

Cryptek

TROOPS

10 Immortals: Gauss Blasters

10 Immortals: Gauss Blasters

11 Warriors

10 Warriors

10 Warriors

10 Warriors

ELITES

Triarch Stalker: Heat Ray

7 Triarch Praetorians: Rods of Covenant

HEAVY SUPPORT

Monolith

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Ghost Ark

After Action Review

I love the changes to how reserves arrive. It has really made the decision feel like a tactical gambit, rather than an automatic thing as often as possible. I really had to think whether I wanted to bring the Immortals on in deployment or not, and I was doubting the decision up until they arrived.

When the Necron reserves arrived, however, they tipped the balance of the entire game. The Assault Squad vanished instantly beneath the fusillade of gauss fire, and the Monolith spent two turns of shooting to completely break the fire support across the center. Though their casualties were light in comparison to their comrades, the Crusader Squads simply didn’t have enough impetus left, and were swept away.

At the end of the day, it was exciting to see the Black Templars in action. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them in the future!