Zoanthrope

Venomthrope

Fast Attack 

Hive Crone

Hive Crone

Dimachaeron ( Proxied by Mawloc!)

Electroshock grubs

Bike

Storm Shield

Power fist

Bikes

Grav guns

Combi GravBikes

Grav guns

Combi Grav

Storm Talon

Skyhammer Missiles

Storm Talon

Skyhammer Missiles

Heavy Support 

Stalker

Demios Pattern Whirlwhind

Ultramarine Allies

HQ

Tigirius

Troops

Coteaz

The Objectives:

The Relic – Primary

Purge The Alien – Secondary

First Blood, Line Breaker, Slay The Warlord – Secondary

Deployment – Dawn of War

So the Iron hands won both rolls to choose sides and deploy so they elected to go first. Tigirius crowds into the ruin on the far left alongside the Devastators, Tactical squad, Chapter master in yellow with his bikes and the Stalker. The Demios, Coteaz, Warlord with his bikes and another Tactical squad bunker in the ruin in the centre of their deployment Zone.

Tyranids counter deploy as well as can be with the majority of the hive nibbling in the right hand corner, shrouded by the venomthrope. The Biovores and a Zoanthrope hide in a ruin on the other side of the board… so far away! A Crone sits comfortably out of sight behind the Bastion.

Iron hands elect to go first and the Tyranids will attempt to seize… which they do! Unfortunately…. Coteaz is over there, hiding his giant balled cranium and of course the Tyranids are forced to re-roll which they fail the second time around… wop wop!

Iron hands turn 1

After both bike squads have moved up, Tigirius and Coteaz attempt to manifest a few powers, two of which where presience. Once on the Demios which the Tyranids managed to deny and the other on the Warlord’s bike squad which was casted successfully. The shooting phase comes around and it looks nasty, a Lot of high strength barrage fire power coming directly towards the hive…

…Until the Demios completely misses it’s barrage on the Zoanthrope! The Chapter master in yellow completely misses his orbital bombardment on the Hive Crone and finally the presienced Warlord misses with his orbital bombardment as well! HA… It was safe to say, morale was low after that turn…

The Tyranids enjoying the pleasant fireworks display going on around them.

Zoanathrope just waiting for a mate.

Tyranids Turn 1

Both Crones and Tyrants fly up in the face of the two bike squads and the central ruin.

The Dimachaeron moves around the ruin coupled alongside the Tyranofex for cuddles and cover saves.

The Hive Tyrant manifest’s paroxysm on the yellow chapter master’s bikes squad and reduces them all by -2BS and WS, followed by the Biovores killing three bikers and the Crone taking off 1 HP from the Demios and causing Crew Shaken.

Iron hands Turn 2

Shockingly neither Storm Talon arrive from reserves despite the re-rolls granted by the Strategic Genius warlord trait! The Bikes with the Warlord surround the Crone most central while the others go after the Hive Tyrant. Tigirius and Coteaz cast preisence on the two bike squads which are both manifested successfully. They follow up by shredding the Crone down to 1 wound and cutting a wound off the Hive tyrant. The Crone fails it’s grounding check and is fatally wounded for first blood! The Hive Tyrant keeps its cool and flaps away.

Tyranids Turn 2

One unit of gants arrive from reserve while the others hang back with their little ripper buddies, they obviously aren’t done digging holes and sniffing each others butts! The remaining Crone flies off towards the centre to get better aim of the Demios while both Tyrants go for the rear armour to ensure it’s destroyed. The Hive Warlord physic screams at Coteaz and his squad and absolutely wrecks them leaving Coteaz left on 1 wound. The other Tyrant cast’s paroxysm on the yellow chapter master… something sinister appears to be lurking in the shadows…!

The Hive Warlord instant kills Coteaz with an overwhelming amount of fire power from the Devourers while the Hive Tyrant obliterates the Demios.

The Dimachaeron advances up towards the remaining bikers and successfully assaults them the second time around thanks to adrenal glands! It scores an 3 extra attacks from Rampage, bringing its total number of attacks up to 10 at Strength 8, with Instant death on a 4+! It murders the two bikers while the chapter master in yellow saves two more instant death wounds but fails a normal save! He passes his morale and they stay locked down in combat for another turn. He’s lucky for now, but I feel he has a lot more to endure…

OM NOM NOM NOM…

Iron Hands Turn 3

Reinforcement’s arrive and they come locked and loaded! the Stalker and the first Storm Talon savage the Crone and watch it fall to its death while the second Storm Talon tears through the Hive Tyrants thick carapace dropping it down to 1 wound.

Now you see it…

And now you don’t… Bug Splat!

It was a day of mourning for the yellow Iron Hands as the Demachaeron stuck a Chapter Master in it’s belly…

Tyranids Turn 3

Gants arrive but the Rippers hang back. They must be lost! They run their little touches up into the centre of the board, chasing after the Warlords bike retinue screeching for the Relic.  The Dimachaeron also advances on its prey, moving quickly towards the Warlord…

Both Hive Tyrants fly over to the left corner ruin where there appears to be a small gathering, The Hive Tyrant attempts to cast Psychic scream at Tigirius but is denied due to his dang ridiculously high mastery level! The Hive Tyrant on 1 wound lays it’s devourers into the Stalkers side armour but only manages to break off 1 HP! The Hive Warlord then fires its devourers ‘s the Storm Talon but only scores 1 SINGLE HP with 11 hits! He definitely loaded blanks that round!

NOM!

The Dimachaeron successfully assaults the Warlord and his bikes and eats a few bikers but loses combat, thankfully his high LD allows him to stay locked down in CC. ( HOW is this BEAST not Fearless?! DANG IT Forge World!!)

Iron hands Turn 4

The Storm Talons press forward to apply pressure on the gants and the Exocrine. The Plasma cannons far back in the left ruin evaporate the unit of Gants on the left side of the bastion while the Storm Talons shred the Gants on the right… Ouch.

The Stalker takes aim for the Hive Tyrant on 1 wound and rips it apart while the bolter rounds from the tactical squad open fire on the Hive Warlord but fail to bring any harm to it.

The Dimachaeron fails to inflict instant death on the Chapter master AND loses combat by 2 but thankfully stays locked down. Cmon Dema! YOU WHERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!

Tyranids Turn 4

The Rippers finally find their way into the open air after digging all that time and find themselves a little off course, but not too far away from the shiny Relic. The Tyranofex is pissed off with the Chapter Master Warlord and wants to help its best buddy the Dimachaeron beat it’s face in, so naturally It stomps towards the two.