tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12276148877670896782024-03-13T10:14:19.365-05:00The Governor General of Sector Six"It's unforgivable to attack at daybreak. No man is at his best when pulling on his trousers."
- Norman Hanson RN (Retired)Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-63942154149449056112021-11-02T18:47:00.001-05:002021-11-02T18:52:57.090-05:00Assault on Covenant Orbital<div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQuGB_URW8I/YXq4TUBnz-I/AAAAAAAAHVE/4HIuWRvAcQw18h-nLMUL3tjyB2ZKHeXRACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211023_102840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQuGB_URW8I/YXq4TUBnz-I/AAAAAAAAHVE/4HIuWRvAcQw18h-nLMUL3tjyB2ZKHeXRACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20211023_102840.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Background</b><br />As usual, our story takes place far beyond the civilized frontier in the benighted backwater known as Sector Six. This episode is zeroed in on the long running Imperial civil war here in the Rentlaw SubSector. Over the years, the “Loyalists”, led by Governor Hoewler have driven their rivals back to the capital planet of Rentlaw Prime. From here, the “Imperials” (led by Imperial Governor Donnos “the Pretender” Lackdust) maintain their slender and deteriorating claim to be the legitimate Imperial authority. Much like the Badab War of old, this appears as a contest between Imperial Nobles, with conflicting claims over who is the rightful ruler. <br /><br /><b>The Scenario</b><br />Just six months ago, the Loyalists resumed the offensive, and attacked into the Rentlaw home system and established staging bases in the outer planets and asteroids. The next step is to capture the Covenant Orbital Station above Rentlaw Prime itself. Phase 1 is to destroy the Imperialists ships and control the close orbital space.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8xK-tyXt7CQ/YXnNhakRcnI/AAAAAAAAHTM/xo8FKSQili4ovYd6MtxHq_Zu8iin7D2XgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1046/Cov%2B17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="906" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8xK-tyXt7CQ/YXnNhakRcnI/AAAAAAAAHTM/xo8FKSQili4ovYd6MtxHq_Zu8iin7D2XgCLcBGAsYHQ/w554-h640/Cov%2B17.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Loyalist Fleet</span></b><br /><br /><span><b>HMS Wheatstraw</b></span><br />The Flag ship of the Loyalist fleet, the Wheatstraw is an Imperial Battleship that was on station in the far reaches of Sector Six, and never received the recall to the Gothic Sector from six years ago. While it is believed her keel was laid on Mars itself, her millennia long journey to this time and place is a mystery waiting to be revealed. She comes to the battle after receiving a communication by chance from Governor Hoewler to report and support the attack on the Covenant Orbital and aid the war to remove the Pretender.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQuGB_URW8I/YXq4TUBnz-I/AAAAAAAAHVE/4HIuWRvAcQw18h-nLMUL3tjyB2ZKHeXRACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211023_102840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQuGB_URW8I/YXq4TUBnz-I/AAAAAAAAHVE/4HIuWRvAcQw18h-nLMUL3tjyB2ZKHeXRACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20211023_102840.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>HMS Tanaka</b><br />The Tanaka was discovered two years ago when a servitor clerk at Klaendarii Base, whose mindwipe apparently did not remove all traces of initiative, re-discovered a mis-filed obscure entry in an inventory catalog. The Tanaka was found mothballed, orbiting an abandoned fuel processing asteroid in the Malathorne system. Curiously, with her multi deck Fighter facilities, she shares key features with the KCS Mary Shelly. Perhaps they share a common design ancestor.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NQJnTk8jYUY/YXq3hRx1j7I/AAAAAAAAHUs/URO7cYrxeM8JOrD5Df6vgdmcXlSJkV3SACLcBGAsYHQ/s1461/20211027_174453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1461" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NQJnTk8jYUY/YXq3hRx1j7I/AAAAAAAAHUs/URO7cYrxeM8JOrD5Df6vgdmcXlSJkV3SACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h398/20211027_174453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><b>RS Drache (the Dragon)</b><br />The Drache is the second battleship to carry the name, the first was destroyed 3 years ago by the Mary Shelley during the Battle of Two Moons. Almost the exact opposite of the Shelley in design, the Drache has an even distribution of firepower and mounts her fighter Squadrons in parasite racks below the hull. She differs from her predecessor by mounting more powerful secondary/AA mounts along her sides that replace the dual purpose assault pods.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VcUFGyNHxzo/YXq3nWJ8IAI/AAAAAAAAHUw/dubyctr61-Q8Txf7jJjr7COqMrjSD9abwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/20211023_133433.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Fighters and Tactical Ships</b><br />1st Sqn Space Wolf Land Speeders and Gunships<br />2nd Sqn Thunderbolt Fighters and Marauder<br />3rd Sqn Thunderbolt Fighters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLaP5V9XM-0/YXra4ldjTRI/AAAAAAAAHVM/3Lzt_WiiU300AR_B-jMPinWsXU-KWxv-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/Cov%2B6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1440" height="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLaP5V9XM-0/YXra4ldjTRI/AAAAAAAAHVM/3Lzt_WiiU300AR_B-jMPinWsXU-KWxv-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w287-h216/Cov%2B6.jpg" width="287" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QrpWFZYC2tY/YXra6oUGW4I/AAAAAAAAHVQ/aFeHGhkP78M0Qn_dTRmaVSmRAh5S8vIyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/Cov%2B15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1440" height="215" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QrpWFZYC2tY/YXra6oUGW4I/AAAAAAAAHVQ/aFeHGhkP78M0Qn_dTRmaVSmRAh5S8vIyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w287-h215/Cov%2B15.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Imperial Fleet</span></b></div><div>Occurrences unthinkable in the more civilized parts of the galaxy, are commonplace this side of (and this far removed from) the Cicatrix Maledictum. The “Imperial” fleet consists of a coalition of mixed ship types, with an Imperial ship supported by a ship from a breakaway human Empire and Ork Mercenaries.<br /><br /><b>IS Idolon</b><br />The one “true” Imperial vessel, the Idolon is an extremely fast and agile Imperial Light Cruiser. Built with the agility of a fighter, she is supermaneuverable, and optimally designed for fast diving attack runs and quick evasive turns back into the target.<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_6Pujg8BYc/YYGftZDdSOI/AAAAAAAAHXI/-U3usSfM3qkY6Jt9XTjUlDSN7JevEIfBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s630/Idolon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="630" height="408" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o_6Pujg8BYc/YYGftZDdSOI/AAAAAAAAHXI/-U3usSfM3qkY6Jt9XTjUlDSN7JevEIfBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h408/Idolon.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b>KCS Mary Shelley</b><br />Veteran of several battles, the Shelley has been extensively modified from her original configuration due to battle damage. She is a beast of a ship with an asymmetrical layout of her main batteries and a Fighter Launch & Recovery capability across 2 decks</div><br /><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTSwO-KEaLg/YXq4Cm4saxI/AAAAAAAAHU8/eWc9r4SSu-421UyoovAYQxKGuF9yEqrNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210206_152151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2048" height="442" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTSwO-KEaLg/YXq4Cm4saxI/AAAAAAAAHU8/eWc9r4SSu-421UyoovAYQxKGuF9yEqrNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h442/20210206_152151.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><b>TitanSpika</b><br />This Ram Ship acquired its name from a notorious attack where the Kommisar Yardstikk flew straight into the torso of a major Traitor Titan during the battles for Toolenay. It is well known Yardstikk has accepted an unmatched amount of loot to fly again against new enemies.<br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vy1X_YE0vm0/YYGjgl2ukjI/AAAAAAAAHXQ/FLGaqqZQs1cH24hFZLPMOSHI00xHqJflwCLcBGAsYHQ/s689/TitanSpika.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="689" height="452" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vy1X_YE0vm0/YYGjgl2ukjI/AAAAAAAAHXQ/FLGaqqZQs1cH24hFZLPMOSHI00xHqJflwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h452/TitanSpika.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><b>Fighters and Tactical Ships</b><br />1st Sqn Thunderbolts<br />2nd Sqn Tau Barracuda, Piranhas, Hammerhead<br />3rd Sqn Dakka Jets (Pirates of Jeaux)<br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnl6ubUQKp4/YYGl6aywv_I/AAAAAAAAHXY/ZN30PsE3jYMhk9Mw8AdnODFzLoakiHWqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/Cov%2B8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1078" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dnl6ubUQKp4/YYGl6aywv_I/AAAAAAAAHXY/ZN30PsE3jYMhk9Mw8AdnODFzLoakiHWqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Cov%2B8.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Battle</span></b><br />The Loyalists transitioned in from warp slightly out of formation, and ended up somewhat more spread out that the Imperials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QfAj4J2cIp8/YYGnMCmOVVI/AAAAAAAAHXg/SDRdFfcuQ6IFK-jbbzjz6yORiMe1yBoCACLcBGAsYHQ/s980/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B1a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="980" height="388" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QfAj4J2cIp8/YYGnMCmOVVI/AAAAAAAAHXg/SDRdFfcuQ6IFK-jbbzjz6yORiMe1yBoCACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h388/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B1a.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Loyalist ships have heavier throw weight, but the Imperial ships are faster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BjJap8SUHC8/YYGo7uBb9TI/AAAAAAAAHXs/IiENt4uai0woEwagz6Aj4yJ0F0cIe6_4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s920/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B2%2BF.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="920" height="414" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BjJap8SUHC8/YYGo7uBb9TI/AAAAAAAAHXs/IiENt4uai0woEwagz6Aj4yJ0F0cIe6_4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h414/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B2%2BF.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The TitanSpika and the Idolon cut across the bow of the Wheatstraw...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-twnB1xNcrJ0/YYGuj3jLrfI/AAAAAAAAHX4/sZsAxaXKLqgN6JbcWSHEXnt96nDWzTvCQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="920" height="499" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-twnB1xNcrJ0/YYGuj3jLrfI/AAAAAAAAHX4/sZsAxaXKLqgN6JbcWSHEXnt96nDWzTvCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h499/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...while the Drache and Mary Shelley make a straight broadside pass</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qWWQfhF-vec/YYGuUdzG8OI/AAAAAAAAHX0/QiSvWbn8I_IQD7XGrS6lC7zsekXNwWPNwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="919" height="382" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qWWQfhF-vec/YYGuUdzG8OI/AAAAAAAAHX0/QiSvWbn8I_IQD7XGrS6lC7zsekXNwWPNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h382/image.png" width="640" /></a></div>The Shelley scores a silver BB, and cripples the maneuvering system of the Drache. She careens out of the battlespace (for now)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h8DQWHH9XWY/YYGwbLNPbKI/AAAAAAAAHYE/upaytMFWMvUSIbdgNU8l-xVe9QD9ba6TACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="588" height="199" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h8DQWHH9XWY/YYGwbLNPbKI/AAAAAAAAHYE/upaytMFWMvUSIbdgNU8l-xVe9QD9ba6TACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h199/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Wheatstraw drives ponderously forward to the center, to dominate the space with her massive firepower, while the Idolon and TitanSpika circle, seeking out weak points.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OtUhZ84f_ts/YYGxZAO3cRI/AAAAAAAAHYM/SHA-k3wW_lIR7OQwOz8tzxwP-oWjSNQUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s920/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B3%2BF.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="920" height="414" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OtUhZ84f_ts/YYGxZAO3cRI/AAAAAAAAHYM/SHA-k3wW_lIR7OQwOz8tzxwP-oWjSNQUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h414/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B3%2BF.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rBX22vV3SB0/YYG4Fe4p8ZI/AAAAAAAAHYU/rOZrPB1W2Jc5XxFNM1Utp0JWL2fH6iYQQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="892" height="460" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rBX22vV3SB0/YYG4Fe4p8ZI/AAAAAAAAHYU/rOZrPB1W2Jc5XxFNM1Utp0JWL2fH6iYQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h460/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />All 3 Imperial ships range onto the Wheatstraw, and the Tanaka makes a navigational error taking her from the battle. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEhNGo55yD4/YYG5QD26zOI/AAAAAAAAHYc/Y51Ox8V-6pYd_M9haB4uHxVXSW2khpgxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s920/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B4%2BF.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="920" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEhNGo55yD4/YYG5QD26zOI/AAAAAAAAHYc/Y51Ox8V-6pYd_M9haB4uHxVXSW2khpgxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h434/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B4%2BF.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Wheatstraw still has most of her guns, but the heavy damage is taking its toll. She struggles to maintain headway.<br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LrwiX3f8xx0/YYG8Mib0hLI/AAAAAAAAHYk/7Ka-lwXlTl8e_6QF7Go3OWGivK2bEG0kgCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="936" height="482" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LrwiX3f8xx0/YYG8Mib0hLI/AAAAAAAAHYk/7Ka-lwXlTl8e_6QF7Go3OWGivK2bEG0kgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h482/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />and then the TitanSpika sees her chance, and with the directness of an Ork, smashes head on into the Wheatstraw!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JHrDq2nZ8pY/YYG9JYz0KrI/AAAAAAAAHYs/IiBNdw57dTIEwrM2xj2sV3vGbhCD3wdjACLcBGAsYHQ/s920/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B5%2BF.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="920" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JHrDq2nZ8pY/YYG9JYz0KrI/AAAAAAAAHYs/IiBNdw57dTIEwrM2xj2sV3vGbhCD3wdjACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h434/Covenant%2BSpace%2BBattle%2B5%2BF.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Captain of the Idolon has his blood up and follows the TitanSpika right in!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R5gMYOoriu8/YYG94-cY5mI/AAAAAAAAHY0/IlJ8QQ91WOwd40t3vwFVA68mPXthHsmuACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="942" height="314" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R5gMYOoriu8/YYG94-cY5mI/AAAAAAAAHY0/IlJ8QQ91WOwd40t3vwFVA68mPXthHsmuACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h314/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />The carnage is incredible and the fused hulls spin out of control away from the station...</div><div><br /></div><div>The collision is shocking, but on the bridge of the Mary Shelley, Captain Thuries maintains his composure. It is obvious that with 2 of her 3 main batteries out of action, </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b2zpb6X_fg8/YYHCDhEBerI/AAAAAAAAHZI/-TslhVETekotbE6SL3xkPxps98EMPUYDACLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="919" height="390" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b2zpb6X_fg8/YYHCDhEBerI/AAAAAAAAHZI/-TslhVETekotbE6SL3xkPxps98EMPUYDACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h390/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>and her fighter wing depleted, </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v-UWZgOhmrM/YYHB3RDsnOI/AAAAAAAAHZE/h9fpdoLx2XkmiOBJ_C190RRfkTPKtmUiQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="886" height="260" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v-UWZgOhmrM/YYHB3RDsnOI/AAAAAAAAHZE/h9fpdoLx2XkmiOBJ_C190RRfkTPKtmUiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h260/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />she is no match for the untouched Tanaka and the crippled Drache as they are nearly completing their turns back into range.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Recover our Bulldogs, and plot a transition to warp. We cannot do anything more here except die."</div><div><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bg4MdT9G82c/YYHBhjHdgyI/AAAAAAAAHY8/F4IFKGt8MMYIRsMUmmACNGyoirNGX2Z_wCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="723" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bg4MdT9G82c/YYHBhjHdgyI/AAAAAAAAHY8/F4IFKGt8MMYIRsMUmmACNGyoirNGX2Z_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w629-h640/image.png" width="629" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>...and the Shelley leaves the space of Covenant Orbital in the hands of the loyalists...</div><div><br /></div><div>----------------------</div><div><br /></div><div><i>HI ALL!</i></div><div><i>I know it's been awhile. I have been gaming, but unfortunately, not documenting it on the blog. So as you can see, the group and myself got 6 (COUNT 'EM, SIX!) capital ships together and had a huge battle.</i></div><div><i>The rules were a combination of the old SpaceFleet pre-plotted movement system and Apocalypse stats for the Pew Pew parts. That let us use the fighter Datacards straight from the Apoc game.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I designed and printed a "Helm Computer" for each Captain...</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tCVNpCMmLZQ/YYHH5F61n4I/AAAAAAAAHZU/m8UMOtSIJeY7JpjgkVFzfSUprCiSkbqWwCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="706" height="614" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tCVNpCMmLZQ/YYHH5F61n4I/AAAAAAAAHZU/m8UMOtSIJeY7JpjgkVFzfSUprCiSkbqWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h614/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><i>and a "Command Computer" for each Fighter Squadron.</i></div></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wNLTwZNHhfo/YYHJEBXfXuI/AAAAAAAAHZc/qXpVC9jRRUQKMTIzfS1wMRRP5IzIIRGmQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="955" height="515" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wNLTwZNHhfo/YYHJEBXfXuI/AAAAAAAAHZc/qXpVC9jRRUQKMTIzfS1wMRRP5IzIIRGmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h515/image.png" width="640" /></a></div>...and all the Captains got to take theirs home!</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>It was a great day (...and I sneakily scheduled it for my Birthday :) )</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>...for you eagle eyed fans, yes I have dropped the use of the 4th Reich, and retconned that they see themselves as the rightful "Loyalists" over the actual Imperial government. There's nothing politically motivated about the change (they're still Space Nazis, and still the bad guys), but there are some HUGE changes coming to my gaming life that make this narrative change very attractive to me.</i></div><div><i>I'm not quite ready to share the details, but very soon there will be some shocking news, and it will all make sense.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I know it's been awhile, but I hope a bunch of you have questions and comments, I'd love to hear from you.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Thanks for your patience, and thanks for looking!<br /></i></div>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-63844871834743075552021-04-02T14:30:00.002-05:002021-04-02T14:31:25.548-05:00Battlefleets of Sector Six: the Ophelian Imperium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X2wnK7ELXsE/YGdh8B_afrI/AAAAAAAAElk/RYqZi-NCH84ftxMnnigFWOs5b7uVZjsggCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/TF1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="2048" height="490" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X2wnK7ELXsE/YGdh8B_afrI/AAAAAAAAElk/RYqZi-NCH84ftxMnnigFWOs5b7uVZjsggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h490/TF1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Introduction</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stuck way out far far from any Imperial focal point, the ships detailed to the defense of Sector Six are the leftovers. Almost every corner of the Imperium has priority over this backwater of backwaters. Thus the ships here are assigned by happenstance, not plan. No thought of compatibility or operational efficiency, just expediency.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The livery of the Sector Six Fleet follows Imperial protocol using color combinations on navigational panels. Central Sectors have single colors (Red, Blue...etc), and as Sectors are further toward the frontier, combinations of multiple colors are used. Sector Six has been assigned a Yellow/Orange safety checkerboard.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, while the Ophelian Imperium names their main Capital ships as "Cruisers", this study will employ the "Jane's" standard, and classify them as Battleships, and additionally apply this across all classes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Battleships</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Imperial naval architecture employs a modular methodology, and capital ships are made up of bays that can accept heavy guns, torpedo launchers, or fighter bays etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_0vLmHq1Hk/YGdjVQ-i_oI/AAAAAAAAEl0/ddIcF8Qny0M2MZuDpT9UCQrOcdMfBEWZACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/BB4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_0vLmHq1Hk/YGdjVQ-i_oI/AAAAAAAAEl0/ddIcF8Qny0M2MZuDpT9UCQrOcdMfBEWZACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h404/BB4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The Sector Flagship, the Battleship, "Sword of Retribution"<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mTOGXXMkSik/YGdjz4_GffI/AAAAAAAAEl8/6ytRJqdHt7khsSSYbcTGHJd9r2EQUTL2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2008/BB6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2008" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mTOGXXMkSik/YGdjz4_GffI/AAAAAAAAEl8/6ytRJqdHt7khsSSYbcTGHJd9r2EQUTL2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/BB6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The "Devastator", configured as a Carrier</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Cruisers</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U99dNBa6l54/YGdn7Br-AjI/AAAAAAAAEmE/oyPs8Z33r3INAk_7zkeus76JiwvTbwu9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Cruisers%2B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="408" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U99dNBa6l54/YGdn7Br-AjI/AAAAAAAAEmE/oyPs8Z33r3INAk_7zkeus76JiwvTbwu9ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h408/Cruisers%2B3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>To the left are the ponderous, but heavily armed "Ursa" class, and the swift "Spectre" class on the right.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GkodlP9DTkY/YGdoXlZDp5I/AAAAAAAAEmM/sR69p2Fn8kk-aVwGb1ZikAlMb4ZufIH7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Cruisers%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2048" height="496" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GkodlP9DTkY/YGdoXlZDp5I/AAAAAAAAEmM/sR69p2Fn8kk-aVwGb1ZikAlMb4ZufIH7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h496/Cruisers%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The "Merrick"</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-arF9604HgTM/YGdojhmGEdI/AAAAAAAAEmQ/JiUK2X6OHY827QJbW3j6qWCBcdxexSLYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2026/Cruisers%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2026" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-arF9604HgTM/YGdojhmGEdI/AAAAAAAAEmQ/JiUK2X6OHY827QJbW3j6qWCBcdxexSLYACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h434/Cruisers%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The "Idolon"</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Destroyers</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eSRqwYApRNk/YGdplzQVK4I/AAAAAAAAEmc/vv3Pc8EjXrId2DtCKOXISc2D7M3BtrjQACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Destroyers%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eSRqwYApRNk/YGdplzQVK4I/AAAAAAAAEmc/vv3Pc8EjXrId2DtCKOXISc2D7M3BtrjQACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Destroyers%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>This class (and Fighters) are the backbone of the Sector Fleet. Provided in both quality (fast and well armed) and quantity, Imperial Destroyers at their best are swarming vicious attackers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4HOGi4NUkY/YGdpuRrusCI/AAAAAAAAEmg/1Tteo7Y93Pg_F7_10ADeU1W52E8NjcvJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Destroyers%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4HOGi4NUkY/YGdpuRrusCI/AAAAAAAAEmg/1Tteo7Y93Pg_F7_10ADeU1W52E8NjcvJgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/Destroyers%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The "Parvus Pistris"</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Fighters</b></div><div>As with the Destroyers, what is available is good in quality and with substantial numbers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2CTRX0ZIJI/YGdsYVIHoKI/AAAAAAAAEms/u64_gYKnuM0LEWFnUnKXPEH_kxoXHor-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Fighters%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2CTRX0ZIJI/YGdsYVIHoKI/AAAAAAAAEms/u64_gYKnuM0LEWFnUnKXPEH_kxoXHor-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h520/Fighters%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The strength of the 875th Strike Aerial Army</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-scTcvu-vwTg/YGdslJwVN3I/AAAAAAAAEmw/7GSxRk21xpwCUN_8Ues7wGjvAEtGKtNOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s920/Fighters%2B2%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="920" height="510" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-scTcvu-vwTg/YGdslJwVN3I/AAAAAAAAEmw/7GSxRk21xpwCUN_8Ues7wGjvAEtGKtNOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h510/Fighters%2B2%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>47th Sqn<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W-K-ORk0PiY/YGdtIlXfldI/AAAAAAAAEm4/lOoxSZOze6sT1jRpMly1Ikw4FideVwyEACLcBGAsYHQ/s2669/BB1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2669" height="282" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W-K-ORk0PiY/YGdtIlXfldI/AAAAAAAAEm4/lOoxSZOze6sT1jRpMly1Ikw4FideVwyEACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h282/BB1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Most of the Sector's Heavy Units passing the Rentlaw hyper-limit</div><div><br /></div><div>-------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Hello Readers,</i></div><div><i>Battleships are again the excellent "Dark Edge Games" models. The Ursa Class Cruisers are old etsy models, and I do not recall the store. Light Cruisers are GW "Thunderbolt" models from their Space Fleet range. Destroyers are from a comapny called "Vanguard".</i></div><div><i>Fighters are 3D printed at home from a Thingiverse stl.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>As usual, comments and criticism are welcome. Let me know if I can answer any questions.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Thanks for looking,</i></div><div><i>Maj Guiscard</i></div>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-9619474670220013312021-03-18T08:38:00.002-05:002021-03-18T08:43:51.500-05:00Battlefleets of Sector Six: Ships of the 4th Reich<p>Previous to the Siege of Rentlaw Prime, the 4th Reich had never shown real naval strength beyond individual ships and small raiding squadrons. In fact it was the engagements against the RS Drache (see "Voyages of the Mary Shelly") that the first capital ship was known to have been deployed by the Reich.</p><p>With the capture of the Imperial Titan Legion (renamed the "1st Titan Army" by the Reich, see "The Rise of Tyranny" Campaign) on Xochoi, all that changed. Always adept at technical challenges, the Reich was very quickly able to reverse engineer the weapons technology of the captured Titans and the ability to manufacture the various types of massive ordnance was realized.</p><p>After the ceasefire, construction practices for ship hulls to carry these various types of massive ordnance followed. After 5 years of peace, the "HimmelWaffe" (Heaven Force) is ready to crush the Imperials and their allies and drive them from the Rentlaw SubSector once and for all.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Battleships</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Improving on the design of the original RS Drache, these next generation Battleships deploy over 17 primary turrets for nearly complete coverage of the fire arc sphere. Additionally, the mid-hull landing decks can accommodate 2 full Fighter/Bomber squadrons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FWhWW3uRbE/YFNJ-ExDMkI/AAAAAAAAEkE/8VbNiizc8ZU_FHrlVOrWeLTgrfFJTTnHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1980/Reichs%2BBB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1980" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FWhWW3uRbE/YFNJ-ExDMkI/AAAAAAAAEkE/8VbNiizc8ZU_FHrlVOrWeLTgrfFJTTnHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h390/Reichs%2BBB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B-Hr_mydJg4/YFNJ_tOR-nI/AAAAAAAAEkI/zF4WvgAHELop4iMHFLYUXM4vQ7onUrodgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Reichs%2BBB2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B-Hr_mydJg4/YFNJ_tOR-nI/AAAAAAAAEkI/zF4WvgAHELop4iMHFLYUXM4vQ7onUrodgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h354/Reichs%2BBB2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Carriers</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The utility of purpose built carriers in this era of naval warfare is an open question. With Battleship and Cruiser classes being able to deploy large numbers of fighters and engage an enemy with direct fire ordnance, the relative fragility of a carrier may prove to be the demise of this class. However, the coming battles may show otherwise. Fighters are easily replaced, and may provide enough protection for the ship itself. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Essentially, this class has the equivalent Fighter/Bomber capacity as a Battleship of 2 full squadrons, but only mounts secondary defense guns for close combat protection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8d0MUuSE_pY/YFNMwg5Xx6I/AAAAAAAAEkU/_5dyKAbWwIot-GIGz0CzwM-yj8Gx0LJuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1692/Reichs%2BCV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1692" height="386" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8d0MUuSE_pY/YFNMwg5Xx6I/AAAAAAAAEkU/_5dyKAbWwIot-GIGz0CzwM-yj8Gx0LJuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h386/Reichs%2BCV.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cruisers</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The middle-weight component of the HimmelWaffe, Reich's cruisers are capable platforms with an ordnance throw weight of about 2/3 of their Battleship sisters and can support a Fighter/Bomber Squadron. The hulls have gone through several revisions in the short 5 years of the building program, and sport several different superstructure configurations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PzZXbw_Na0k/YFNPCR_HaTI/AAAAAAAAEkc/JTrLuJs-QZoJPQlI3mqA5q6Dpl-rFLO6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2602/20210302_071742%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="2602" height="298" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PzZXbw_Na0k/YFNPCR_HaTI/AAAAAAAAEkc/JTrLuJs-QZoJPQlI3mqA5q6Dpl-rFLO6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h298/20210302_071742%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYINDkR3uww/YFNPL4zLd7I/AAAAAAAAEkg/a66vyCZQQ30elD5jEJ7B6PPcq8L1qLYzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210302_071718%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYINDkR3uww/YFNPL4zLd7I/AAAAAAAAEkg/a66vyCZQQ30elD5jEJ7B6PPcq8L1qLYzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h324/20210302_071718%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Destroyers, and Fighter/Bombers</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of the smaller classes, Destroyers are probably the weak element of the fleet. Cheaply produced, the class struggles for a place in the fighting doctrine of "big guns and screen" of the fleet. Conversely, the Fighter and Strike Bomber designs are adept at their mission to keep their enemy counterparts at bay while the massive guns of the Battleships and Cruisers pound the enemy.</div><div style="text-align: left;">In this picture, a small sensor laden utility ship can be seen in the lower right corner. Whether this is a Strike Coordinator for the Fighters or a Forward Observer for the heavy ordnance is unknown at the time of publication.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0n29bfxkVpw/YFNR3W4qpkI/AAAAAAAAEks/FlbtE0rNujUk3M9X58vINHZU3DZ7Eu0kACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210302_062321%255B2%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0n29bfxkVpw/YFNR3W4qpkI/AAAAAAAAEks/FlbtE0rNujUk3M9X58vINHZU3DZ7Eu0kACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h334/20210302_062321%255B2%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Super Dreadnought</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The actual deployment of this massive vessel cannot be verified at this time. If this is an actual pic (not some propaganda fabrication) fighting against this class would be a terrifying prospect for Imperial or other forces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-beNG_PDQUv8/YFNS28QDg2I/AAAAAAAAEk0/wRW1k7InI9AyUwy9A7WQe6BCHL1Wpl-hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210302_072203%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2048" height="476" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-beNG_PDQUv8/YFNS28QDg2I/AAAAAAAAEk0/wRW1k7InI9AyUwy9A7WQe6BCHL1Wpl-hwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h476/20210302_072203%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rsg4c6uhtrY/YFNS7V2LKVI/AAAAAAAAEk4/rS2e-pyXUz8Hlg2bvm1Nwr2jBcLwVEnIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210302_072232%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2048" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rsg4c6uhtrY/YFNS7V2LKVI/AAAAAAAAEk4/rS2e-pyXUz8Hlg2bvm1Nwr2jBcLwVEnIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h600/20210302_072232%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Additional Footage</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">It is known that the Reich has captured and redployed some Imperial ships, the pic below shows the RS Wolfe on patrol with the Imperial hull renamed RS Vichy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WxtB5II0Izk/YFNTPqRjeLI/AAAAAAAAElE/3cIbcdSWxDwItr5qRpXG_DvrOQQ10nDFACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210302_072009%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WxtB5II0Izk/YFNTPqRjeLI/AAAAAAAAElE/3cIbcdSWxDwItr5qRpXG_DvrOQQ10nDFACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h340/20210302_072009%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The RS Scharnhorst and RS Faehig</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K5InY1BlweA/YFNW0PUWofI/AAAAAAAAElM/BTLH4hxZMio4yRFNoTlhephEcQPZ9gRRACLcBGAsYHQ/s2543/20210302_071846%255B1%255D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="2543" height="312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K5InY1BlweA/YFNW0PUWofI/AAAAAAAAElM/BTLH4hxZMio4yRFNoTlhephEcQPZ9gRRACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h312/20210302_071846%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>FILE ENDS...</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Hello Readers,</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>First of all, all of the ships are from a small company known as Dark Edge Designs. He is, in a word, GREAT. Some of the ships are slightly modified (because I just cannot help myself), but I love his stuff. The ships are really big, have great details, and as they are 3d printed, very very tough for table handling. My orders have always arrived quickly, accurately, and usually with an additional sample of something of a different style to get my imagination going.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>He makes a variety of styles of ships, some more WWII in Space as seen above, some much more advanced SCI FI, and lots in between. Dark Edge also makes a wide variety of items for Gaslands. Please go check out his FB page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DARKEDGEUNL" target="_blank">Dark Edge FB</a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>...and most importantly his etsy shop: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/DarkEdgeGames?ref=l2-shopheader-name&fbclid=IwAR14yQbyViQkGv1pxnCHDyO-5qe-QBKIo-yIhnw0wHISag4R4g6UP4P93p8" target="_blank">Dark Edge Games Store</a></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>If you are looking to support a small business that does great work, Dark Edge Games fits the bill.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Let me know if you guys have any questions, and as always, </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Thanks for looking!</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Maj</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>*Oops, I forgot, Fighters and the recon ship are from Brigade Models, my bad<br /></i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-85780238790951444862021-02-15T11:37:00.003-06:002021-02-15T13:11:16.013-06:00The Skies of Terleggi: Siege of Rentlaw Prime, Ep. 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4ZOh2DxtHE/YCqiaAGvVMI/AAAAAAAAEhY/J27XBq-cRjEKslMX6lNooJ0vSCea5sHQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-01%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4ZOh2DxtHE/YCqiaAGvVMI/AAAAAAAAEhY/J27XBq-cRjEKslMX6lNooJ0vSCea5sHQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-01%2B%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ypfdZjxCZDE/YCqjhQLEYQI/AAAAAAAAEhk/Gk7HT5s-HVEn0FiWQjWx5bE5piJs2Q09QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-02%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeX2i99kpF0/YCqniMKQMxI/AAAAAAAAEjM/Df_aqEidorcq4K8v5wRKU0_FHA13xLG_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-17.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ZHtVw5_5tA/YCqnkR3z2MI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/zPevBG67JMk_tUwKEvvlSaPzleJ-V6XfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ZHtVw5_5tA/YCqnkR3z2MI/AAAAAAAAEjQ/zPevBG67JMk_tUwKEvvlSaPzleJ-V6XfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-18.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Hello Readers,</div><div>Here is the next installment of the campaign. Rules used for the space combat were "Red Alert" and the fight on the Space Station were a sci-fi variant of Donnybrook. Sort of known as "DonnyK" on Facebook.</div><div>Hope I conveyed all the action coherently, and I hope you enjoy it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading,</div><div>Maj Guiscard</div>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-39755241278134495632021-01-24T12:37:00.002-06:002021-01-24T12:37:35.005-06:00 A Distant Fire: The Siege of Rentlaw Prime, Ep 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xqz8ZSB0Lbw/YA23_LBK9uI/AAAAAAAAEfY/-hif7F8urXsuwxNdt-Hq5Bg4kdfB_DDeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xqz8ZSB0Lbw/YA23_LBK9uI/AAAAAAAAEfY/-hif7F8urXsuwxNdt-Hq5Bg4kdfB_DDeACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-01.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A6gLsLuGkgo/YA24FzaSwII/AAAAAAAAEfc/EXq-EvbunBsqhmO67ds5ODPZhCa2H1qMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A6gLsLuGkgo/YA24FzaSwII/AAAAAAAAEfc/EXq-EvbunBsqhmO67ds5ODPZhCa2H1qMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-02.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lTdtKE9T1kA/YA24Nu779uI/AAAAAAAAEfg/0r0Ai5_1_ZkwuMx2fAHH9KZOHdbz5N7qgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lTdtKE9T1kA/YA24Nu779uI/AAAAAAAAEfg/0r0Ai5_1_ZkwuMx2fAHH9KZOHdbz5N7qgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-03.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tW0NMVJFGGI/YA24TxSlDII/AAAAAAAAEfk/1wjTL_HrxcEcAHtOk8grc_nVCaHaJjr7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tW0NMVJFGGI/YA24TxSlDII/AAAAAAAAEfk/1wjTL_HrxcEcAHtOk8grc_nVCaHaJjr7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-04.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-17zEoqUVaPk/YA24aDpngGI/AAAAAAAAEfo/BP8925h5I2AXnfNA3AmGyGMXv5up6r5ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-17zEoqUVaPk/YA24aDpngGI/AAAAAAAAEfo/BP8925h5I2AXnfNA3AmGyGMXv5up6r5ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-05.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTsav_hYu1Y/YA24pddLaAI/AAAAAAAAEf0/PaVkEa22zHcdsHS1xthXs1BME29FiwpeACLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTsav_hYu1Y/YA24pddLaAI/AAAAAAAAEf0/PaVkEa22zHcdsHS1xthXs1BME29FiwpeACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-06.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbs1Upiwui4/YA24uzu_T7I/AAAAAAAAEf8/vxZf_oy_XJAZHFWDQLadhDpj-WAOGHrAACLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/Page-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbs1Upiwui4/YA24uzu_T7I/AAAAAAAAEf8/vxZf_oy_XJAZHFWDQLadhDpj-WAOGHrAACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page-07.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hi Readers,</div><div style="text-align: left;">We're going on campaign. The Reich and Imp's are going to fight it out in space, sky, and dirt... and the Mary Shelley is going to be in the middle of it all. I have some more beauty shots of her...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YbCfq6yZh10/YA29PHOQGTI/AAAAAAAAEgM/6b25aUDWN5MfaZzu6kBmxm6NY6d21pJlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20190727_164710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YbCfq6yZh10/YA29PHOQGTI/AAAAAAAAEgM/6b25aUDWN5MfaZzu6kBmxm6NY6d21pJlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20190727_164710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OBC9OJH0hA/YA29S-IzChI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/KyRn2OpLNoQoPver4wEJdKJmIGwLWsYCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20190728_215528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3OBC9OJH0hA/YA29S-IzChI/AAAAAAAAEgQ/KyRn2OpLNoQoPver4wEJdKJmIGwLWsYCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20190728_215528.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZO0qxDAdLY/YA29ZotxJXI/AAAAAAAAEgU/lKIv3rTi1XQB98Br13JGKYdEYaHYo7h_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20190728_120621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZO0qxDAdLY/YA29ZotxJXI/AAAAAAAAEgU/lKIv3rTi1XQB98Br13JGKYdEYaHYo7h_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20190728_120621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She's down to just over 3' long, but now with a double fight deck. All foam, so she's less than %25 of the weight of the first hull. Lot's of little griblies and more designed to allow figures to move through it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for looking!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Will</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-4217686456859415302021-01-06T10:19:00.000-06:002021-01-06T10:19:02.842-06:00Painting Over the Holidays<p> Hello Everyone,</p><p>It seems like every time I get a very rare week or so of vacation, I hit the painting table hard. Here are some things I completed over the holidays. This is just the infantry and doesn't include a truckton of Spaceships that I'll cover in the next post along with future plans.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0TshbLhgvFg/X_XV-NljaJI/AAAAAAAAEeA/lW6X-figFEAhFuK6MJNAc3nhQX_2GVGDACLcBGAsYHQ/s2584/20210104_124339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="2584" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0TshbLhgvFg/X_XV-NljaJI/AAAAAAAAEeA/lW6X-figFEAhFuK6MJNAc3nhQX_2GVGDACLcBGAsYHQ/w527-h249/20210104_124339.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><p>Some
Naval Crew From GW</p><p>These are from the Rogue Trader expansion to Kill Team. I like the figures, but I have to say they have more detail than I prefer. They took forever to complete. They will be useful in Sector Six posts, and there are 2 poses that are neutral enough to act as bodyguards for VIP's in future episodes.</p><p><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkXEBdFBKeM/X_XXW5tQFoI/AAAAAAAAEec/dQ8JjgGxm4UzK56V3VuEl0wpn0eM_Ey0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210105_125550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pkXEBdFBKeM/X_XXW5tQFoI/AAAAAAAAEec/dQ8JjgGxm4UzK56V3VuEl0wpn0eM_Ey0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w508-h294/20210105_125550.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><o:p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9eVuPzVfmw/X_XXW_jw9hI/AAAAAAAAEeg/vW_GKf3odnU0oIdTEopX6RjJGaiYcpTFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2606/20210105_125841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="2606" height="238" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9eVuPzVfmw/X_XXW_jw9hI/AAAAAAAAEeg/vW_GKf3odnU0oIdTEopX6RjJGaiYcpTFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w515-h238/20210105_125841.jpg" width="515" /></a></div></o:p></span>49 Vor Union Infantry<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><o:p>I've owned these figures since sometime in the late 90's, and they have sadly remained entombed (except for a couple of false starts) at the bottom of the leadpile all this time. </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><o:p>For whatever reason I got the bug to paint some generic sci fi infantry, so I pulled them out and painted every single one in a few power sessions. Even the 4 extraneous Machine Gunners. I don't think I've ever done that before, because in the past, figures that don't fit a TOE have remained unpainted, and eternally in the leadpile. Now I feel like I should buy a few more (they are available) to round out a heavy weapons squad with those Machine Gunners.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">I see these guys being used on any given side of a Sector Six episode as needed. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_MykcORispM/X_XZJ_COQrI/AAAAAAAAEe0/kdFiSX9zm8kwI42DlfjYVntHsaQOWJa4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210106_091312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="2048" height="145" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_MykcORispM/X_XZJ_COQrI/AAAAAAAAEe0/kdFiSX9zm8kwI42DlfjYVntHsaQOWJa4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w239-h145/20210106_091312.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BMvmRMHXQyQ/X_XZJlI9awI/AAAAAAAAEew/VckIgal66OoyOnErdFhKlkT6ybo_kd16wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210106_091334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2048" height="146" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BMvmRMHXQyQ/X_XZJlI9awI/AAAAAAAAEew/VckIgal66OoyOnErdFhKlkT6ybo_kd16wCLcBGAsYHQ/w252-h146/20210106_091334.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G52GF6x876c/X_XZJ4ioRoI/AAAAAAAAEe4/0mB_KARdbyQdpl_HcXq6JYRLEXgz9YA-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2530/20210106_091344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="2530" height="246" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G52GF6x876c/X_XZJ4ioRoI/AAAAAAAAEe4/0mB_KARdbyQdpl_HcXq6JYRLEXgz9YA-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w501-h246/20210106_091344.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">20 Frostgrave Gnolls</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Not Sector Six related, but I have started a new campaign of Rangers of Shadow Deep with a couple of new gaming buddies, and the campaign requires some of these baddies. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">I'd like to share that there's a sentimental component to painting these figures. Way back in the 80's with my friends who first introduced me to D&D, our DM, oddly, had about 2 dozen Gnolls as his generic bad guys (instead of Orcs like in all the magazines and sourcebooks). We fought those bastards off and on for the next 5 years until we all left for college. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">I know these are new (and much more detailed) Gnolls, but I have to say, I'm looking forward to laying waste to my old nemeses again after all this time. :)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Next post I'll share my new spaceships and some thoughts and plans for my next Sector Six Campaign</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Thanks for reading!</p>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-38767884291847710852020-12-29T10:06:00.002-06:002020-12-29T10:06:42.343-06:00The Brookings Venture, Ep. 4: Kill or Be Killed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_48_lk63KM/X-tR5HtpN5I/AAAAAAAAEc8/BPjRATJyRCUhoMf76LEFZvuxEZ9mai5iACLcBGAsYHQ/s1056/Page_1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_48_lk63KM/X-tR5HtpN5I/AAAAAAAAEc8/BPjRATJyRCUhoMf76LEFZvuxEZ9mai5iACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page_1.bmp" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1xWRji_YOyw/X-tR5czzE4I/AAAAAAAAEdA/Xk66Uo9w-TEe77fV0FJmWpihns4UKAgzACLcBGAsYHQ/s1056/Page_2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceXY_cfweJ8/X-tR5B3w7aI/AAAAAAAAEc4/VVx0e-1NFY0L_l-IoVQ4L9NWs2fb6679ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1056/Page_10.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ceXY_cfweJ8/X-tR5B3w7aI/AAAAAAAAEc4/VVx0e-1NFY0L_l-IoVQ4L9NWs2fb6679ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Page_10.bmp" /></a></div><br /><div>Hello Everyone,</div><div>I cannot believe it has been 10 months since I last posted. That's crazy.</div><div>Although I have not been blogging, I have been gaming, so I have a lot of material to work with for Sector Six moving forward.</div><div>I have been playing Red Alert, to the point I wrote a whole carrier campaign based on the WWII clashes in the Pacific and I have been buying a truck ton of minis to reskin the game, because the ships that came with the game didn't really appeal to me.</div><div>I also started a "non Sector Six" campaign with some new gaming friends using "Rangers of Shadow Deep".</div><div><br /></div><div>I am looking forward to the releases of Star Grave and A Billion Suns over the next couple of months!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to hear from all of you, and hope you enjoy the posts soon to come.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for your patience!</div><div><br /></div>Maj. 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If you have followed this blog for a few years, you will remember that I originally I was inspired to do a bunch of woods templates because around 2015 "ish", GW decided to go to "True LOS" for 40k and that meant players could suddenly see right through area terrain and woods templates. (I know the various GW games have gone back on forth over the decades, but this was the most recent flip-flop)<br />
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I was annoyed, because in my little corner of the universe (the Gulf Coast) woods DEFINITELY block LOS and about 75% of the time they are also nearly impassible.<br />
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These are the woods I know<br />
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So in 2016, I designed some templates to reflect my experience.<br />
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Time has passed and I wanted to improve on the look of the trunks. In my previous version, they were simply dowel rods and blue foam that I attacked with a dremel mounting a boring bit. This time around, I own a 3D printer and found a few designs of tree trunks that were absolutely perfect.<br />
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Honestly, in the end, I only used the same trunk over and over, just resized it a few times. The one I chose is wonderfully asymmetrical, and by simply rotating the facing of each printed trunk, they all look unique. Plus, the surface texture took a layer of Snakebite Leather Contrast paint perfectly.<br />
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The templates on the ground are cut and sanded MDF, flocked with some old GW stuff I still have. The cuts are 1" larger diameter around the trunks and then curved hard inward between them.<br />
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This creates nice, natural looking paths between the templates.<br />
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For the tops, I cut another set of MDF templates. You can see from this angle<br />
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Then I stacked some 1" blue foam on top in the middle of these upper templates. This gave the lichen a "lift" to sit on and made the foliage more rounded in appearance. Lichen was simply attached using a hot glue gun.<br />
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I didn't feel the need to pile on the lichen at ground level like I did before. I think this looks better, and, if you play on my table...<br />
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Rules used were "Hardwired" again, the second scenario from the expansion. This was a really near run thing. Bont was almost permanently retired. It came down to the last die roll for him.</div>
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<br />Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-5890988799529528942020-01-10T12:21:00.000-06:002020-01-10T12:25:38.818-06:00Escape of the "Star of the West", the exciting conclusion to the cross blog adventure!airbornegrove26 came for a visit, and we had some awesome games!<br />
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We capped off the day by playing a game of hardwired, so, first check out Part I of this adventure on his blog here:<br />
<a href="http://givemlead.blogspot.com/2020/01/holiday-hardwired.html" target="_blank">Hardwired Holiday!</a><br />
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...and now I present Part II...<br />
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<i>Hello Readers!</i><br />
<i>2nd Episode using the comic style. Apologies, but I'm going to be a little inconsistent with the way it's presented while I learn how to get the best out of this tool.</i><br />
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<i>The rules being played are "Hardwired" by Patrick Todoroff, and specifically, I'm playing through the 6 mission expansion of "Tsim Sha Tsui" adapted narratively to the 40k universe.</i><br />
<i>It's a nice "lightish" set of rules built around cooperative play of a small team of elites with an ever increasing pool of bad guys. It's very suitable to solo play, and oddly, when I seem to have no lack of gaming partners and events (going to Port Maw in a couple of weeks, and as it's a Narrative Team Event, I've been scheming with my fellow Task Force Commanders on a nasty plan to unleash upon the Chaos scum AND I'm getting a visit from airbornegrove26 next weekend) I'm finding the pull of my own Sector Six to be very strong. This seems to scratch that itch pretty well.</i><br />
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<i>Let me know if I can add any details, and I'll be onto mission 2 next week.</i><br />
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<i>Thanks for looking!</i>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-82285820324670370582019-12-05T16:03:00.001-06:002019-12-05T17:54:55.343-06:00The Brookings Venture, Episode 1 -Back to Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, this heralds the return of old friends. Eight Ball is back (with some new faces)!<br />
As you can see, I have adopted the Comic Report approach. I hope you enjoy the new adventure!Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-83701493946346720922019-11-24T15:17:00.000-06:002019-11-24T15:20:38.099-06:00Gettting the Band Back Together: MonolithCon IV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was my second trip to MonolithCon, and this time was even better than the last. I arrived Friday early in the afternoon and we immediately dove in.<br />
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In an amazing show of commitment, Cheetor flew across the Atlantic and joined us this time. If you've been following the GovGen blog for awhile, you'll know Cheetor and I have a history. In 2014, we played a campaign where I sent him a set of minis and he played a series of episodic games, then he mailed them back (plus some of his) and I played a set of episodes to complete it. It was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've ever accomplished. Here's the link to the first episode: <a href="https://govgensectorsix.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-secret-war-part-1.html">https://govgensectorsix.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-secret-war-part-1.html</a><br />
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The whole shebang was done by posts and email, so MonolithCon IV was the first time Cheetor and I have ever spoken, much less met face to face.<br />
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Here is a pic of the principles from that 2014 adventure together again.<br />
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The first 2 games we played (after I arrived) were done with the "Hardwired" ruleset.</div>
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It's a tight co-op rules set for a "small team of spec ops vs a horde of minions" style game. It worked well, and provided good games. Unfortunately, I was too wrapped up in the mission and I didn't get many shots. There was, however, this epic grenade toss from the cover of the cactus with red spines (heh heh)</div>
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"Stay on Target!"<br />
Q manages to salvo his payload.<br />
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...but pays the price<br />
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"How much can that thing take?!?!!"<br />
Thunder 6 is up next and unleashes his Hellstrikes... when the explosions clear, the Technodrome is still operational.<br />
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...6 swings up orbit and maintains a line on the target, but just before he can get the pips aligned, the escorting Dakka Jets are able to converge and shoot him down.<br />
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Why is Krang back? What could be happening?<br />
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We played a couple of wild and wooly games herding Dungers (and running down hapless Krologgs). I will put this pic here as a teaser, leaving the batrep to one of my compatriots...<br />
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My last game of the weekend was an intro to Space Hulk. (All figures provided by airbornegrove26) I've never played before, but the game lived up to the quote, "...from about halfway through the game to the end, everyone is hyperventilating."<br />
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The boys continued the festivities for another day...<br />
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...but I had obligations waiting, and a wife and kids I was missing, so I was up before the dawn and on my way back home.<br />
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I can't wait for next year...<br />
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Thanks guys!Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-54339394020968551962019-11-20T10:02:00.001-06:002019-11-20T10:02:37.482-06:00No Excuses...Hi All,<br />
Yes, I have been absent from my blog for quite some time, and I have been very busy gaming, and planning to game, and preparing to game... and so on...<br />
So, I have no excuse for not posting! Terrible!<br />
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In brief, here is what I have been up to...<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Setting a World Record!</span></b><br />
Mike (lifetime friend and owner of Goldmine Games) and I organized about 50 people to plan, build, and play "The Longest Game". We managed the game in shifts, and had independently observed uninterrupted play (all done to Guinness Book of World Records standards) for the entire time. There was uninterrupted combat for 60 straight hours. (...and raised about $250 for Autism Research)<br />
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I received approval from the Guinness Book of World Records to establish that the "Longest Miniature Wargame" is a legitimate record, and the next step is to submit evidence of our actual attempt (with a truck ton of supporting documentation) and see if Guinness accepts it.<br />
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Having said that, whatever Guinness decides,WE HOLD THE RECORD. There is video from 2 different angels, time stamped for all 60 hours and signed statements from a team of 18 independent observers backing the claim. It was a glorious time.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Next!</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>While Traveling for </b><b>Business, I took a side trip to Hastings, and then Battle, UK the site of "The Battle of Hastings"</b></span><br />
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Photo de act'ion!<br />
Graveskul is NEVER dull<br />
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"That's no moon..."<br />
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There are no words for how awesome it was to meet Paul/Cheetor in person.<br />
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"Forget that shit...here comes Mongo!"<br />
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First time playing Space Hulk... to steal a quote, "Everyone starts hyperventilating from about halfway through until the end!"<br />
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Sun coming up on my drive back to the airport. Sad to go, but home was calling.<br />
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The staff here in Sector Six will now resume regular updates...<br />
Thanks for your patience, and thanks for looking!Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-67246071742288846332019-08-11T16:40:00.001-05:002019-08-11T21:52:18.197-05:00The Murderer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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As the veterans among you know, I build ships. Big 'uns!</div>
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Below are beauty shots of my latest, the Chaos Cruiser "The Murderer".</div>
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My style is more toward the Oldhammer "Space Fleet" game rather than Battle Fleet Gothic.<br />
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The Murderer sports 4 Torpedo tubes forward, a ram on the prow, and a respectable broadside.<br />
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Over time, the sorcery used to control and navigate the ship have corrupted the bridge into an Obscelutta Temple ...<br />
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She carries almost no anti-fighter protection and does not mount a Fighter Wing<br />
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However, without a fighter wing (and supporting facilities) she masses significantly less than typical ships of the cruiser class. Combined with over sized realspace engines, she has an impressive acceleration curve. This maximizes her ability to close with the enemy, ram and board.<br />
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The Murderer is almost completely carved insulation foam and weighs less than 10 pounds, and constructed using techniques shown in other previous builds on the blog. (Just evolved and improved, I hope :)</div>
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Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-79632742421208814282019-07-08T10:17:00.004-05:002019-07-08T10:17:49.622-05:00Apocalypse Un-Boxing - Thanks Goldmine Games!Hello Readers,<br />
I know I have been away for awhile and you have my apologies.<br />
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I am back, and I have the new Apocalypse Game in my hands, and I will walk you through some of the cooler items in the game...<br />
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Thanks to Goldmine Games for promptly getting my copy to me on Saturday at the opening bell!<br />
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I bought the main game, a set of cards for the IMPERIAL GUARD (I don't know what this "Astra Militarum" stuff is), and what I thought was an "extra set" of Command Cards. </div>
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There is a TON of stuff in the box, and I won't provide an exact count here, but WOW, tokens, tokens, and more tokens. There are more than enough for...</div>
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1. Marking Commanders and Units that are "Out of Command"</div>
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2. Orders - Aim, Advance, Assault</div>
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3. Blasts - Small and Large</div>
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Then Cards, Cards, and more Cards...</div>
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300 in all, split between factions and subfactions, then some cards work for multiple factions, and a large number of "universal" cards.</div>
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These cards are buffs and special events that you throw in to randomize the action. They are pretty fun to look through and imagine the in game effects, and I can tell you from just the 2 games I have played, the effects do not disappoint.<br />
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There is a problem though, I'll get to that in a minute..</div>
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But first! The Data Cards...</div>
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The data cards for the factions are nicely printed and presented, but they do not include any Forgeworld units and the sheets themselves are available as a free download, so not really an essential item, and since I use a lot of Forgeworld stuff, the card deck feels incomplete. YMMV.</div>
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The Command Asset Cards, the Expansion, and the problem...</div>
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You see, there are no duplicates in the set that comes with the starter, and everywhere I read, this was supposed to be "the extra set" so each side in a game could pull from their own deck.</div>
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This is an "Expansion Deck". It has no cards in common with the base set. Now, don't get me wrong, the new cards are cool and include the "Vortex" missile (shown above), and who doesn't like a battle with Warp Energy being flung around like cheap movie popcorn?</div>
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How do you divide these cards between players/sides in a game?</div>
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Now I admit, this is a non-issue when both side have a copy of Apocalypse and Expansion Command Cards, but Games Workshop said I only need one copy of the game, so they started it...</div>
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The rulebook says each side/player is supposed to build a deck of 30 cards. These cards come from the faction specific and universal cards. </div>
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Now, let's assume (to explain by example) you are preparing to play a game of Space Marines versus Tyranids. The Space Marine player will pull some of his deck from the Space Marine specific cards and then want a few (or a dozen) from the universal cards to comprise his deck of 30. Same for the Tyranid player (except, of course, he will use Tyranid specific cards).</div>
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The rules say the players will make a common pile of the universal cards they each want and then shuffle and deal them out evenly to each faction..</div>
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How does this work? How do we determine "common" wants? The rules offer no further detail. Do I pick first, and then my opponent goes through my universal picks? That seems like a big advantage... he gets a peek at the part of my deck made up of the universal cards and pulls stuff that's really valuable to me.</div>
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I think the simple solution is to shuffle the universal cards and deal out the common cards into 2 piles BEFORE ANY PICKS ARE MADE. One pile for each player, then each player picks through their half to complete their deck. What's left from each pile, let's call those the unwanteds.</div>
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Like I said, not a problem if each side has a copy, but GW made the claim 1 box of Apoc was enough to run a game. There are "enough" cards, but there needs to be a much more detailed explanation of how to "share" cards. I sense a "clarification" coming very quickly.</div>
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Ok, hands down, this game is really, really fun.</div>
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Stuff moves, dies, alternating turn order and crazy rando stuff happening with the Command Cards, it offers the complete experience.</div>
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Everybody is dishing out the damage. All those blast markers are the hits and wounds inflicted through the turn. THEN, at then end, everyone attempts their saves, and effects are resolved...<br />
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I highly recommend getting Apoc if you like big battles, with the qualification about the Command Cards, I think this is a really well done an thought out game from GW.<br />
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Thanks for looking!<br />
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Voltanis Tigris Trading, Sector HQ<br />
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Trader Silio is aware of the threat to his main treasury vault. He hires the notorious gunslinger "Redd Eyes" to beef his security.<br />
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Hannibal's wounds were not as severe as feared (see last episode Link:HERE), and the Harriers are ready to take a crack at the Vault.<br />
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The Harriers infiltrate the Voltanis Tigris compound and make it to the building containing the main Vault.<br />
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Redd Eyes and Voltanis Security enter from the opposite corner. The Harriers must control the vault and keep security out to allow their Telebrainian to telekentically move the chests of money and ex filtrate the compound.<br />
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The Harriers rush the lower Vault door...<br />
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Sgt Rhinoski forces the lower door open, and is charged by the Voltanis.<br />
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Redd Eyes steps into the Vault and readies himself to shoot down the intruders, but before Redd Eyes can get a single shot through the melee, the Telebrainian shorts him out. He falls back out of the fight.<br />
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...which allowed Hannibal and Raus to push through and take control of the vault.<br />
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..then the Telebrainian floated the money away.<br />
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The Voltanis Tigris will not simply stand by and let this go without reprisal...<br />
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<i>Hi Readers,</i><br />
<i>Great little Arena game. I love them. 4 turns, everybody better be moving, and very decisive results.</i><br />
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<i>Thanks for looking, and, as always, comments welcome!</i>Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-54099011428756083002019-02-14T20:05:00.002-06:002019-02-14T20:05:39.895-06:00Happy Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They have been hired by the Timtai Trading League and issued a
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The fracas in the central corridor continues and Hannibal gets taken OOA<br />
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<i>Hello Readers,</i></div>
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<i>First run of the Arena rules, and they worked very well. The scenario cards are well done, and dispensing with the Scouting Phase is a good move from a game design perspective. </i></div>
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<i>I did a campaign earlier, "The Rilti Intervention", where my son and I played all the scenarios from the "Death From the Skies" book. I'll go with that again and try to run each scenario (or at least start with a scenario) from the Arena set.</i></div>
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<i>Probably 2 years ago, Cheetor and I had an exchange where I claimed that I assembled a dice/accessory box for each game I played. Below is my box (for now) for Kill Team.</i></div>
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<i>As you can see, dice occupy an unusually low number of slots. Counters, Tokens, Blood Splatter markers are in the majority. It looks strange to me. :)</i></div>
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“Why hello boys, you look hard done by. Been on the road for a few days?</div>
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<i>Hello Readers,</i><br />
<i>That's one Kill Team with a lot of Character. To answer your question, no I am NOT staying within one list to build my Kill Teams. If it's got points, it's fair game. </i><br />
<i>I will stick to the correct number of specialists (there will be only 1 Leader, and only 4 overall)</i><br />
<i>But, I am using the Guard list, the Kroot List, the Twins, the Navigator (he's repped by the Telebrainian), and any other list I believe will make for a wild a varied group of RT adventurers.</i><br />
<i>I think it's safe to use the generic Tactics, but steer clear of any that are faction specific, for now.</i><br />
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<i>Next Up, I will be using the "Tournament" expansion KT:Arena to run narrative games for the campaign.</i><br />
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<i>Thanks for looking!</i></div>
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Following on the previous post, here are the heroes of Blackstone Fortress, fully painted (in no particular order). Oh, and I'm not going to bother with the names, they really are awesomely WYSIWYG.</div>
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The Ratling Bothers</div>
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I painted them in traditional military drabs, with a Flesh Wash.</div>
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The Bishop</div>
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Not sure if I like my color palette on this guy. I tried to get away from the typical black and red, but this makes him look a little too much like a superfan for the Miami Dolphins. Also, he has a really nifty little skull floaty bolter on his right that my paint job fails to highlight.</div>
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"DE-FENSE, DE-FENSE, DE-FENSE!"<br />
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The Navigator<br />
Oooooooh. My favorite mini of the bunch. Well within my skill level to make look good, and I see him as a recurring character in Sector Six<br />
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The Kroot Hunter<br />
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Mr, Rogue Trader Himself</div>
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(Smoking is bad for your health kids, don't be like Mr. Trader :) )</div>
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The Walking Tank</div>
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Meh. GW do a whole lot of characterful robots. This guy just doesn't do it for me.</div>
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Ms. Eldar Sniper</div>
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This miniature pisses me off. She has the potential to be my favorite of all, BUT...</div>
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...the very first time I pulled her gently out of the case, THE FRIGGIN RIFLE BROKE!<br />
Same thing happened to my buddy who owns the game store TWICE (after she broke the first time, he opened a 2nd box to have a complete nicely painted set for display, and SNAP)<br />
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It is too fine to mend, and I am at a loss on how to make this not look broken.<br />
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Ms. Bald Hot Flasher</div>
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"BURN THE HERETICAL FANS OF THE BUFFALO BILLS!!!"</div>
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"GO 'FINS!!!"</div>
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(The funny part is that I have total apathy about the Dolphins. I only know that the Bills are their rivals because I just looked it up. Maybe I should have painted them in Back and Gold)</div>
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Hello Readers,<br />
Don't worry, the Trade War Campaign is still on, but I got the Blackstone Fortress game over the Christmas Holidays and became obsessed with painting all of it. Forty Four Figures!<br />
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First up, Bad Guys...<br />
Above are the Chaos Marines<br />
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Some Chaos Ur-Ghuls<br />
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Beastmen! Grrrrr...<br />
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The wicked looking Chaos Space Sorcerers (or Navigators, or bound Demons...) whatevs, they look so cool. (More than any other figures, THESE have potential for serious airtime in Sector Six)</div>
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I know my output has suffered recently, but I realized more than anything else, the reason is I keep trying to create big posts, and then then I'm intimidated by how much I have to do before a post is ready. So, then I don't post anything, so then I think bigger, and then, and then... and then it cycles through the death spiral and the end of the universe as we know it.</div>
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Happy New Year, and thanks for looking!Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-29534728359967304532018-12-12T16:26:00.001-06:002018-12-12T16:27:46.237-06:00Trade War, Ep. 1, Budgets Must Be Met<div class="MsoNormal">
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New Cypress, Trading Quarter<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Furvus Lepantio, Timtai League
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Gentlebeings, as you are aware, we have lost our main
Opportunity near Graveskul. (Link: <a href="https://govgensectorsix.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-siege-of-graveskul-monolithcon-iii.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) This has created an unacceptable dip
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Primary, if I may, I have anticipated this crisis and moved proactively. <o:p></o:p>I have received information about a transaction between agents of our rival house,</div>
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<o:p> </o:p> the “Volantes Tigris” ...</div>
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and the criminal enterprise, the Archuleta
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It seems that the Archuletas are providing an enormous amount of cash for a crate of Teleportium.</div>
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The transaction will be completed at a remote landing field in the Sachines. </div>
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I have hired a mercenary company under Captain Kahbar and deployed them to intercept </div>
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We will acquire both the merchandise and payment.</div>
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<b>THE BATTLE</b></div>
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The Archuleta Brothers and Trader Mir Stilio of the Volantes Tigris Combine have met to conclude their business. All that stands between Stilio and a record breaking profit
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At first glance, security for the exchange seems well deployed, but there is a lot of cover to the east and southwest of the landing field.</div>
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Captain Kahbar acting for the Timtai, deploys 2 teams in the cover to the east</div>
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and conceals himself with 2 gunmen in the trees to the southwest.</div>
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On the west, the Kahbar's men blast away at the sentries on the terminal building and quickly take the building in a rush<br />
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and the infamous robot gunman Red Eyes, working for the Archulettas, steps out to get a clear shot at Kahbar<br />
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But Red Eyes stands firm, trading shots in both directions.</div>
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Mir Stilio orders his Voltanis bodyguards to assault the attackers to the southwest, and dives into his shuttle with the cash.</div>
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...the Voltanis Tigris bodyguards were last seen still fighting as Mir Stilio flew away with his money. (Gee, thanks Boss, so much for the company dental plan)</div>
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<i>Hello Everyone,</i></div>
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<i>I wanted to do a short campaign using Kill Team playing out
a fight between two Trading Houses. Of course this will be dependent of
my vision of what is a “Trading Houses” and the type of resources one would have available for a war.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>I envision that even though these are huge and ancient
stellar spanning entities, it’s all about profit, and thus while their
freighters would have enough weaponry to protect themselves against
opportunistic pirates, extensive armed forces are not available. The forces
would be small low to mid quality security forces and then once the shooting
started, these would be supplemented by whoever the Houses could quickly
hire.<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i>Thanks for reading!</i></div>
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<br />Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-67848848197039356082018-11-27T15:00:00.002-06:002018-11-27T15:01:46.221-06:00The Siege of Graveskul, MonolithCon III<img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7Y1dtIIKCA/W_NYNdmc_dI/AAAAAAAAD5Q/raI9dZfwm7EekZiFz2p4-PMklMJZmD_RwCLcBGAs/s640/20181110_093833.jpg" /><br />
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<i>Spent an incredible weekend gaming with airbornegrove26, Bulldog Lopez, Sean Squires, and Blue from VT. This was a 10 hour Warhammer 3rd Edition slugfest and I certainly cannot get all of the details in. This is the battle from my perspective. </i><br />
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<i>Please visit these awesome blogs to get their accounts:</i><br />
<a href="http://givemlead.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-siege-of-graveskul.html" target="_blank">Give 'Em Lead</a><br />
<a href="http://seanswgcorner.blogspot.com/2018/11/monolith-con-iii-siege-of-chateau-crane.html" target="_blank">Sean's Wargames Corner</a><br />
(...and I will add links as more accounts are posted)<br />
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SO HERE WE GO....</div>
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Ever since the discovery of huge quantities of Teleportium
around Graveskul, there have been countless interlopers coming to the area to
steal, trade, or conquer. (See previous episodes HERE). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Always looking for a tragic situation to exploit, the
“Timtai Trading League” had sent its own expedition. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After weighing the pros and cons between
conquest or trade, the Timtai had elected a middle course of action: Trade
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Typical Timtai "negotiations" meant giving the old warhorse mercenary, General "L'Roi" Jean Cannes, a new contract and a paychest to “go squeeze those Graveskul shirkers" until
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Finding two other interested factions with armies to throw the
dice with under the Marquis de Saud-or and Betrand Aveline Viscomte d'Monte-Hervez, seemed to make this approach seem conservative. Kick in a mysterious Wizard named Mazda, and Jean Cannes could be back on New Cypress by Christmas. </div>
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The Wasteland<o:p></o:p></div>
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General “Le Roi” Jean Cannes, spat on the ground. Four
months sitting outside these stupid walls with nothing to show for it except an
empty paychest and uncomfortable questions from the mercenaries he led here. He
spat again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But…funnily enough<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the food starts
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So, today was the day. The canon were just finishing up.<br />
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massive breaches (and the gatehouse door) were open to Graveskul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jean Cannes got onto his horse and galloped to
the front of his 1st Pike Regiment.<br />
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Garrisoning this part of the wall across from them stood the single Dark Elf Army of Rashiki the Dark.<br />
"Three to one," Jean Cannes thought. "That's supposed to do it..."<br />
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“L’Roi Jean Cannes<o:p></o:p></div>
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L’Roi Jean Cannes<o:p></o:p></div>
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L’Roi Jean Cannes!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tactics were over-rated…<o:p></o:p></div>
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FORWARD!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Leading a contingent of Knights, General Cannes smashes into a Hydra, and suffers the first of many setbacks of the day.</div>
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The 1st Pike grinds on with the armies of Saud-or and d'Monte-Hervez pressing ahead on both flanks.<br />
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...the Dwarves under Marquis de Saud-or gain the wall and smash the Dark Elf crossbowmen so hard, bodies tumble down onto the cannon crews below.<br />
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The advance continues on, while on the right, the Void Rift destroys the Krologg Quarter<br />
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The fighting raged for hours and while Rikishi's elves were being ground to dust, the whole thing was taking too long and Jean Canne and his allies were tiring.<br />
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However,<br />
there were 2 opportunities to break everything loose..<br />
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First, amazingly a firing lane for the artillery opened up! COUNTER-BATTERY!<br />
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Now, a barrage onto Rishiki's last reserve. If the canon could kill his Cold One Knights, that might just do it!<br />
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...but just like so many moments before, it was good, but not good enough. One of the cannon exploded, and though the remaining shots caused heavy casualties, the Cold Ones stood firm.<br />
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Now Vaksen and Thrud on his dragon were in the fight and the high water mark had been reached<br />
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between fatigue, dragon fire, and the rapacious hunger of giant lizard mounts the line begins to give way.<br />
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So then there is a second (and last) moment to turn things around.<br />
Vasken is leading the counterattack and Jean Cannes has a chance to take him down in combat.<br />
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They trade blows, and after 3 rounds of combat and wounds inflicted on both, Jean Cannes looks around.<br />
The flanks of the army have collapsed, the center is falling back... and after this day of so many "just not good enough" moments, the possibility of victory is gone.<br />
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General "L'Roi" Jean Cannes gives a smack with the flat of his sword to Vaksen's shield (between sellswords this is shorthand for "I withdraw, but not surrender." It should be noted, that this signal is not always respected by the recipient.) and begins to lead his survivors back to the ships.<br />
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There will be no deal for the Timtai Trading League here.<br />
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For now....</div>
Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227614887767089678.post-86639788818671422912018-10-17T13:37:00.001-05:002018-10-17T13:37:53.728-05:00The B Team<br />
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Kingdom of
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So, General,
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Yes,
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Well, the
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I believe
so. There is a team led by a... (shuffles papers), Lieutenant Seveda.<br />
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They look promising.<br />
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They don’t have the same experience, but they pack some serious firepower.<br />
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Right, well,
let’s give them a go… Option B, as it were<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stanislaw<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Ah, “The B
Team”, simply smashing…has a nice ring to it Governor<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GovGen<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Quite, “the
B Team” it is then…<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i>Hello Readers,</i><br />
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<i>The minis are built from several sources:</i><br />
<i>- Torsos and Legs are Necromunda Van Saar</i><br />
<i>- Helmet Headswaps are Puppets War</i><br />
<i>- Breathing Masks are from Victoria Miniatures</i><br />
<i>- the backpack and magazine fed Hotshot Volley Guns are from the GW Scions sprue</i><br />
<i>- the Power Pick-Axe is from the GW Cultist sprues</i><br />
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<i>I've played a few games with them, and in the spirit of "Stillmania", I plan on adding a Comms and a Breacher Specialist to stabilize the list. I guess I need a "Medic" as well.... hmmmm</i><br />
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<i>Seveda will be built out as a "Commander" once the supplement hits, and I'll have to convert a new "Leader".</i><br />
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<i>Thanks for looking...</i></div>
<br />Maj. Guiscardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190079604693321739noreply@blogger.com10