tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290806675829794805.post8656279147406115184..comments2023-10-29T14:19:37.347+00:00Comments on Apostates Anonymous: Caledonian Uprising - After Action ReportBedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427331008019514181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290806675829794805.post-39102340406734964982015-01-22T08:00:19.746+00:002015-01-22T08:00:19.746+00:00The real nasty ones had 9 hornets backed up by as ...The real nasty ones had 9 hornets backed up by as many wave serpents as they could fit in, and a farseer, summoning demons! There were a few Centstars, and a lot of bike stars. One nasty one was 2 wolf lords on Twolves, 3 Iron Priests on Twolves, all with 4 Cyber Wolves, attached to a Ravening command squad with a chaplin toting a power filed generator ...... just think of all the USRs stacking on this unit! The worse one is probably scout!<br /><br />The thing that might make seeker missile piranhas shine are Tetras. With a 12" scout move followed by a 12" move, and then firing their MLs 36" you're probably going to hit most things with MLs first turn, calling in seekers on those hits. If you're going second you have the option of outflanking the tetras and calling the seekers down on stuff hiding out of los. <br /><br />I agree re-anti tank. I think it's as torrent of fire and movement blocking/maelstrom objective snatching, That piranhas shine. They are more or less the same price as burst suits and kick out much the same fire power. Embrace Your Inner Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175279670690377675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290806675829794805.post-29965297083720533622015-01-21T19:23:19.989+00:002015-01-21T19:23:19.989+00:00I think you're right about the fortification p...I think you're right about the fortification placement (I was obviously still in 6th edition train of thought).<br /><br />What were the worse lists ? I imagine they included Invisibility Deathstars and Lance Formation Imperial Knights with Eldar Wrightknights and WaveSerpents :)<br /><br />Piranhas seem such a steal at 40 pts base, but their not needed for the anti infantry firepower which the rest of the army does fine, and the points start adding up fast for anti tank and makes them comparable to fusion crisis suits. 2 Piranhas with Fusion guns and 2 seeker missiles each is 132 pts against 2 crisis suits with fusion and twin fusion at 114 pts. The piranha get the long ranged alpha strike from 4 seekers missiles on turn 1 and the free drones, but have much less tank killing (1 fusion hit per turn compared to 2.5 for the crisis team) and can't deep-strike. I like the idea of them, but can see them being effective over fusion crisis suits for anti-tank :(<br /><br />RathstarRathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799690336241322474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290806675829794805.post-86731178467762949672015-01-21T18:21:54.585+00:002015-01-21T18:21:54.585+00:00lol - the lists i faced were by no stretch of the ...lol - the lists i faced were by no stretch of the imagination the worse ones there. There were way worse! <br /><br />Re Zephyrs grace - not sure you can deploy a fortification outside your deployment zone any more. Used to in 6th, but think that changed in 7th.<br /><br />I've never tried piranhas in this edition. I played them a lot last edition as movement blockers. Ive always thought they would be good, but there is so much other good stuff! Embrace Your Inner Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175279670690377675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290806675829794805.post-33547888194787819652015-01-21T11:51:21.026+00:002015-01-21T11:51:21.026+00:00Great report, thanks for sharing.
As I haven'...Great report, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />As I haven't been to a tournament (let alone a competitive one) it was very interesting to see what the meta is like. A sign I've been going to less competitive tournament is the way I winched each time I read each list you faced.<br /><br />I can't believe more people do not use Zephyr’s Grace, it's such a great ability. If your first opponent had put his defence line 8" or 9" from his deployment line and the used Zephyr’s Grace it would have helped to control the middle of the board.<br /><br />I'll have take inspiration from you to try out a couple of suits with fusion and twin fusion (in place of a 2nd Skyray in my list). I've always been too scared. As kind of an inbetween solution I'm been tempted with (but haven't tried yet) 2 Pihranas with Fusion guns and 2 Seeker missiles each (that they would fire off first turn), so you think they could work ?<br /><br />RathstarRathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799690336241322474noreply@blogger.com