The second battle of the campaign is The Ambush on the Dwarf Road, whereby the Dark Eves try to intercept and dispatch renowned Dwarf Runelord Grung Hadvarsson the Hairy, enroute to the Dwarf stronghold of Krag Bryn where the final battle will occur.
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| The Dwarf army caught was column of march formation at the start of the battle |
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| The Dark Elf ambush is sprung! |
I changed things up a little in Deployment to inject a little more Fog of War. Instead of alternating deployment of units, I had Reilly write out his order of march for his Dwarf column before the game, and Gav separately lay out his Dark Elf ambush on a map. They then deployed according to these plans. It added a bit of realistic friction (on both sides) to the start of the game as the ambush was sprung!
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| Dark Elf Executioners keen to get stuck into the stunties! |
Dwarves went directly onto the offensive, advancing while harassing the Dark Elf rear with the Gryocopters and their steam cannons.
From the start, Dark Elf shooting and artillery was relatively ineffective against the Dwarf armour at long range, while the gyrocopters were consistently annoying. The Dwarves got a lucky break in catching a unit of executioners in the flank but the combat dragged the Ironbreakers off to the wing which effectively removed them from the rest of the battle.
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| Dwarf Ironbreakers catch Dark Elf Executioners in the flank... |
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| ..and pursue them to destruction! |
With the light fading, the Dark Elves threw their remaining strength at the Runelord's unit, trying desperately to break it and take him down. The War Hydra was unleashed!
Not only did the Dwarf unit shrug off the fear test, they threw back the beast and slayed the Executioners! It may have been mentioned that the War Hydra would have performed better had he not been the only unpainted unit on the table...
As night fell the Dark Elevs withdrew and RuneLord Grung led the survivors of his force towards the Dwarf stronghold of Krag Bryn.
Another fun battle getting back into Warhammer 8th edition - it always amazes me how quickly I can forget the intricacies of a set of rules!
Never played WHF, but I remember the original Grudge of Drong!
ReplyDeleteOof, get some more unit trays! Also, that hydra would have performed even worse if it was freshly painted. That's the law.
I've got a stack of those old Dagger tiles, I'll have to find a way to donate them to your cause.
Its been fun to breath some new life into a very colourful narrative.
DeleteYes absolutely - more Unit Trays are literally in the mail :-)
More tiles would be most gratefully received, thanks indeed mate!
Great looking game - sounds fun
ReplyDeleteSure was - we need to find a way to get our little guys on the table together!
DeleteFun looking game. I really like that you had blind setups. The executioners are a sweet looking unit....makes me regret liquidating the ones I had in my unpainted pile.
ReplyDeleteCheers Dave - yes the blind setups worked well and suited the scenario well!
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