Signals from the Frontline #437 -

Show Notes

Date

6-3-16

Intro

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News

Las Vegas Open is in the works! Registration will be opening up in the near future, so be prepared. Also, we’ll be looking for volunteers for the event in the near future as well as any TOs that would like to come on board for some of our 40k events!

Stay tuned for an interview with TeraForms!
New releases from Forgeworld and a Titan Builder!

Privateer Press posts a preview of Cygnar in the new edition of Warmachine. They also preview Circle Oboros, as well!

We’re also super stoked to announce the Warmachine and Hordes F.A.T. Mats! These will be available at Lock and Load, and for retial on Monday, June 13th through our web-cart. Retailers can submit orders to get them in their stores, now, for the release date! Retailers interested in stocking these mats, please email Sales@FrontlineGaming.Org

We’ve still got some stock left for X-Wing and Aramada in our ongoing 35% off liquidation sale! Be sure to jump in there and take advantage of those savings.

New character preview for Gates of Antares, Amano Harran.

Ghar High Commander also on the way for Gates of Antares.

Corvus Belli previews new releases for Infinity. The Bagh-Mari, Bashi Bazouks, Kosuil Assault Pioneers, Onyx Contact Force and the Xeodron Batriods.

Rumors: The Rumor Section is gathered from the web and is not in any way information we receive from any manufacturer nor is it necessarily accurate. This section of the podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only.

ITC Updates:

Full rankings, here!

ITC Championship Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Matt	Root	FNGC	6	648.6
2	Thomas	Hegstrom Oakey	2DR’s	5	543.33
3	Joshua	Death	TZC	7	527.55
4	Andrew	Gonyo	BCoast	5	502.47
5	James	Carmona	TZC	4	485.43
6	Frankie	Giampapa	TZC	4	475.05
7	Baxter	Seguin	Mugu	5	467.03
8	Nate	Bates	BComp	6	457.31
9	Julio	Rodriguez	nWo	8	447.62
10	Trevor	Sandoval	RQTF	7	447.25

ITC Team Rankings

Rank	Club Name	Club Code	Placings	Points
1	Team Zero Comp	TZC	47	1272.93
2	Death Spiral Down	DSD	31	1134.32
3	Beast Coast	BCoast	30	1128.64
4	Great White North Gaming	GWNG	59	1103.02
5	CanHammer	CanHam	49	1092.49

Adepta Sororitas

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Bartosz	Czolczynski	tró	4	272.44
2	Josh	Shubert	HardT	2	135.69
3	Johnny	Chao	N/A	2	111.74

Adeptus Astartes

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Thomas	Hegstrom Oakey	2DR’s	5	463.09
2	Justin	Pizzoferrato	Merc40k	4	441.69
3	Nate	Bates	BComp	6	392.1

Astra Militarum

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Aurelio	Correa	BCoast	8	317.7
2	Jared	Wright	CofC	5	230.31
3	Adam	Krakowski	Tav	3	210.09

Blood Angels

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Chris	Morgan	N/A	3	256.36
2	Erik	Dahl	N/A	4	188.02
3	Julio	Rodriguez	nWo	2	180.27

Chaos Daemons

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Aidan	Barkley	Char	4	364.85
2	Peter	Kelly	MK	4	353.47
3	James	Carmona	TZC	3	346.88

Chaos Renegades

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Brett	Perkins	FMs	3	331.32
2	Adam	Solis	REKT	5	244.48
3	Matt	Root	FNGC	2	229.51

Chaos Space Marines

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Todd	Silber	DSD	3	283.46
2	Alan	Dehesa	RQTF	3	264.44
3	Dawid	Antosik	AdMech	2	189.41

Cult Mechanicus

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Matt	Root	FNGC	1	167.75
2	Andrew	Dickinger	R2S	3	158.16
3	Jason	Byrd	Sex	2	137.7

Dark Angels

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Aaron	Aleong	short	3	403.6
2	Grzegorz	Hellich	G’sCl	4	385.85
3	James	Watkins	BCoast	5	286.42

Dark Eldar

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Jeff	Biery	CofC	3	301.01
2	Anthony	O’Dell	B4tBG	2	178.37
3	Lee	Zeuner	MYCL	2	152.26

Eldar

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Julio	Rodriguez	nWo	6	445.48
2	Jhason	Hardy	DSD	4	408.81
3	Trevor	Sandoval	RQTF	6	393.1

Eldar Corsairs

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Carter	Leach	Merc40k	3	308.67
2	Jeff	Biery	CofC	2	223.58
3	Herb	Shaffer	HerbAs	2	203.52

Grey Knights Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Doc	Glenboski	EH	3	185.97
2	Thomas	Firmin	N/A	2	167.37
3	Matt	Ulmer	CofC	2	161.55

Harlequins

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Joshua	Death	TZC	2	179.34
2	Andrew	Helland	Bako	1	104.94
3	Adam	Haecker	NWO-OKC	1	88.26

Imperial Knights

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Derek	Page	SCart	5	306.57
2	Chris	Jones	1s	6	275.29
3	Adrian	James	Herbs	3	272.71

Inquisition

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Randolph	Soanes-ulrich	N/A	2	65.18
2	Justin	Jones	N/A	2	57.17
3	Ric	Steiner	N/A	1	56.58

Khorne Daemonnkin

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Horton	Doughton	Border	4	405.12
2	Mark	Perry	SMG	3	253.31
3	Denny	Page	Mugu	4	220.82

Militarum Tempestus

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Reece	Robins	TZC	1	71.08
2	David	Koszka	B&W	1	50.83
3	Josef	McCoy	Deff	1	45.75

Necrons Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Alex	Gonzalez	LCC	5	391.01
2	Baxter	Seguin	Mugu	5	386.76
3	Alexander	Fennell	DSD	3	311.86

Officio Assassinorum Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Tim	Roberts	Arc	2	81.96
2	Mark	Studor	N/A	1	71.34
3	Garye	Lawrence	MK	1	33.74

Orks Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Troy	Graber	FMs	4	309.6
2	Rich	Kilton	2drs	3	275.86
3	John	McCool	DMT	2	187.77

Skitarii

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Jeremiah	Petit	FNGC	5	343.02
2	Matt	Root	FNGC	2	251.34
3	Phil	Harlos	GWNG	1	118.07

Space Wolves Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Chris	Cole	DA	4	318.09
2	Dylan	Mosley	TZC	2	196.96
3	Shawn	Hook	M.Y.C.L.	2	179.98

Tau Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Steven	Heitmeyer	BComp	4	429.94
2	Andrew	Gonyo	BCoast	4	426.2
3	Jeremy	Veysseire	TZC	3	339.16

Tyranids Rankings

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Club	Events	Points
1	Corey	Reece	Mulligans	4	266.75
2	Jaminh	Vo	MH	3	199.66
3	Danny	Ruiz	REKT	3	162.45

Iron Fist League Warhammer 40k Tournament, Patriot:Games, Woodbridge, VA, June 4th, 2016
BAO Primer 1850 point ITC tournament, Linebreakers , Victorville, CA, June 4th, 2016
GT: Guardian Cup 9 – The Niner, Portland, OR, June 4-5th, 2016
Ragnarok 2, Grim middle-school in Kristiansand, Norway, June 4th, 2016
Otto’s June ITC Main Event, Bakersfield, CA, June 4th, 2016
Omaha 40K Smash and Bash RTT #1, Sparta Games, Omaha, NE, June 4th, 2016
DTC Bugeater Primer, Westminster, CO, June 4th, 2016
SouthCon, Dunedin, New Zealand, June 4-5th, 2016
Hogtown Throwdown, Dueling Grounds, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 4th, 2016
G.o.t.W. presents: 4 your Emperah, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, June 4th, 2016
Sex Panther’s 40K ITC June Event, El Paso, TX, June 5th, 2016
GT: Clash of the Titans, Matrix Cards & Games, Redding, CA, June 4-5th, 2016
Tournament OP, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 4-5th, 2016
Jak’s ITC Warhammer 40K tournament, Biloxi, MS, June 5th, 2016

Tactics Corner

Rant Session

Rules Lawyer

Ongoing Death from the Skies discussion.

Completed Commissions

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List for review:

List Review (great list here)

Konichiwa from Japan! I was hoping you guys could help me out. I was trying to find a way to have a competitive Crimson Fist list cause I’m a fan of Pedro Cantor. I’m trying to make an effective build beyond the usual gladius, bike spam, etc.

The goal is flexible deployment, MSU with ObSec, some ability to deal with D-weapon units and take advantage of Chapter tactics and character abilities as best as possible. My meta isn’t so competitive, but I am. 😀

The list is only 1749 so far, but going to 1850:

Crimson Fist CAD – 1850

Pedro Cantor
Tigurius
Scouts x10: heavy bolter
Scouts x10: heavy bolter
Scouts x5: heavy bolter
3 dedicated landspeeder storms
Assault Centurions x3
Terminators x5
Dreadnought: twin-linked autocannon
Drop pod
StormRaven: twin linked lascannons, twin linked multi-melta
Devastators x5: 4 Lascannons
Devastators x5: 4 Lascannons
1749

The scouts combat squad down during deployment. The landspeeder storms act as gunships with the heavy bolters. They keep range as best as possible until need to take objectives. Can support Pedro in assault if necessary.

Pedro and Tigurius join the Assault centurions in the Storm Raven in reserve. They hard counter units like StormSurges, Wraithknights, or bike-stars. I threw on a dreadnought as well to run interference for my centurion star or otherwise support them when they deploy.

I put 5 termies in the drop pod to get them in 1st turn to where I need them and act as a distraction. I took regular termies over assault simply for surprise value and also the fact they might actually do some damage with their storm bolters in the 1st turn. Plus if they aren’t as threatening then it’s possible they may get ignored long enough to do something. But… do you think I should go with assault termies anyway in order to draw fire away from scouts?

I’m worried the storm raven won’t effectively deliver the centurions. Should I just go for a landraider instead? I’ll lose the little bit of anti-air I have though.

I have about 100 points to go, and not sure what to spend them on. Want to protect the devs, so bubble wrap units or maybe rhinos? Get some fast attack? Thought about using Sternguard as well but thought they’d be a bit of a glass hammer… anyway, any advice how to finish off the list would be appreciated.

ZaWyvern

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I had to drop the dreadnought and put 5 assault terminators in instead. I gave two of them thunderhammer storm shields for defense.

Basically they will do the same thing as the regular terminators in the 1st turn. Force my opponent to shoot at them by getting in their face. And hopefully draw enough fire to keep my obsec units and devastators alive for a turn or two more.

I put a locator beacon on the drop pod to help draw fire to it as well. I won’t necessarily teleport in near the drop pod, but good to have the option and have my opponent to have to choose to deal with it or not.

Here’s the list: