{"id":4020,"date":"2016-02-01T15:19:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2022-07-01T22:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T02:09:40","slug":"battle-report-enter-the-eldar-come-captain-nitrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2016\/02\/battle-report-enter-the-eldar-come-captain-nitrol\/","title":{"rendered":"40k Battle Report: Enter the Eldar, Come Captain Nitrol!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/kingbreakers-icon.png\" alt=\"kingbreakers-icon\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>Recently I painted my first couple hundred points of Eldar after talking about starting an army for quite some time. Last night they made their first appearance, battling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.headwoundminis.com\/\">Jason&#8217;s<\/a> Chaos\u00a0Marines. He&#8217;s also got his\u00a0own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.headwoundminis.com\/2016\/02\/battle-rise-of-eldar.html\">battle\u00a0report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Armies<\/h2>\n<p>I only have about 300 points of Eldar\u00a0finished at the moment, so I figured I&#8217;d ally them with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/tag\/kingbreakers\/\">Kingbreakers Space Marines<\/a> to make up 1000 points. At the same time, I wanted to debut\u00a0a captain and squad of Legion of the Damned that Alex painted for me in\u00a0our <a href=\"http:\/\/pagegaming.com\/40k\">club&#8217;s<\/a> secret servitor this past holiday season. They even have their own little bit of fluff that Alex wrote\u00a0to tie them into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/forestway\/\">the chapter&#8217;s story<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Captain Nitrol is one of the oldest veterans\u00a0of the Kingbreakers, a\u00a0survivor of the fall\u00a0of Forestway.\u00a0On multiple\u00a0occasions he has been all but\u00a0mortally wounded in combat and thought lost, only to be rescued at the last moment by the timely\u00a0appearance of the Legion of the Damned. What faith keeps him going? What power ensures his survival?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The overtones at the end are especially dark given the chapter&#8217;s surge in psykers after Forestway was lost to Chaos and\u00a0exterminatus, as well as\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2016\/01\/page-apocalypse-2016-rebuffed-at-barnes-595\/\">ongoing\u00a0plight<\/a> of the captured and possessed Sergeant Titus. Rumors and theories abound of the Kingbreakers&#8217;\u00a0ultimate destiny!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4042\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1950352.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4042\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1950352-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Nitrol and Sergeant Harbinger, in the thick of the battle.\" width=\"530\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1950352-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1950352-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1950352-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1950352-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain Nitrol and Sergeant Harbinger, in the thick of the battle.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In any event, I thought my army would wind up a bit\u00a0of a random hodgepodge from\u00a0being built on those two elements and only 1000 points. But it actually wound up kind of interesting, with some reasonable strategic\u00a0rationale:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kingbreakers (Salamanders)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Captain Nitrol<\/em> (unnamed captain w\/ artificer armour, plasma pistol, mastercrafted powerfist)<\/li>\n<li>Legion of the Damned x5 w\/ mastercrafted combi-grav, plasmagun, heavy bolter<\/li>\n<li><em>Squad Harbinger<\/em> (Tactical Marines x5 w\/ veteran sergeant, mastercrafted boltgun, combi-melta, meltagun) w\/ Razorback<\/li>\n<li>Predators x3 w\/ autocannons, heavy bolter sponsons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eldar<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Guardian Defenders x10 w\/ scatter laser heavy weapons platform<\/li>\n<li>Guardian Defenders x10 w\/ scatter laser heavy weapons platform<\/li>\n<li>Windriders x3 w\/ scatter lasers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My thoughts\u00a0in building from those\u00a0two\u00a0arbitrary cores were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Eldar bring\u00a0cheap, mobile units\u00a0to hold objectives. No Objective Secured because the list is completely unbound, but I still need warm bodies after all.\u00a0The jet bikes are obviously super mobile. But the Guardians are no slouches either\u00a0with their ability to run and shoot\/shoot and run. So the Guardians are tasked with holding home objectives or nearby markers, while the Windriders hopefully swoop in at the end\u00a0to claim or contest in the enemy&#8217;s zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The scatter lasers and Predators bring a\u00a0bunch of mid-strength shooting that can really wreck a light vehicle or monstrous creature, both of which are common\u00a0in our scene and\u00a0probably in general at 1000 points. Note that the Predators have a special rule granting Monster Hunter and Tank Hunter\u00a0while all three are alive,\u00a0which just furthers this\u00a0thought.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Tactical Squad\u00a0provides a unit\u00a0for Nitrol to hide in while out in the open. Otherwise, he rides with them in the Razorback toward some\u00a0contested midfield objective.\u00a0Any actual\u00a0close combat squad will wipe them out, but if it can be whittled down or the opposition is less combat oriented, they&#8217;re reasonably able\u00a0to get stuck in and prevail.\u00a0Meanwhile the Legion of the Damned hang out in\u00a0the warp\u00a0and eventually come down to help them out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jason on the other hand\u00a0brought a cohesive, balanced Nurgle list, something like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nurgle Champion<\/li>\n<li>Plaguemarines w\/ meltas<\/li>\n<li><em>Vulture\u00a0Legion<\/em> (Chaos Space Marines)<\/li>\n<li>Fly Lord (some kind of Nurgle flying daemon prince)<\/li>\n<li>Chaos Spawn (some kind of Nurgle blobby thing)<\/li>\n<li>Plague Drone<\/li>\n<li>Nurglings x3<\/li>\n<li>Nurglings x3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After much back and forth about missions we eventually settled on 3 objectives and straight 12&#8243; deployment zones on a fairly dense 4&#215;4 board.<\/p>\n<h2>Fight!<\/h2>\n<p><em>Out on patrol, a small exploratory force of Eldar are startled by\u00a0a bulbous daemon schlubbing its way nonchalantly across a clearing in\u00a0an abandoned Imperial town.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4035 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952202-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_195220~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952202-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952202-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952202-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952202-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1923062.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4036 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1923062-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_192306~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1923062-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1923062-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1923062-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1923062-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922482.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4037 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922482-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_192248~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922482-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922482-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922482-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922482-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>With no reinforcements of their own to call on and fearing a Nurgle infestation, the Eldar entreat a nearby force of Space Marines to come assist. Their hatred of the Plague Lord&#8217;s minions overcoming their aversion to the xenos themselves, the Kingbreakers\u00a0accede to the request. Captain Nitrol and Squad Harbinger\u00a0mount up with a small mechanized\u00a0task force\u00a0to\u00a0go assess the situation. Once on site, the mission\u00a0escalates immediately\u00a0as\u00a0a gigantic insectile horror\u00a0crashes into their tank column, obliterating the Predator leading the way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922592.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4040 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922592-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_192259~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922592-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922592-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922592-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1922592-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1926282.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4039 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1926282-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_192628~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1926282-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1926282-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1926282-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1926282-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Kingbreakers and Eldar rapidly focus their combined firepower on the beast, taking it down.\u00a0It&#8217;s now clear however that the threat is severe.\u00a0Guardians retreat to defensive positions, while Nitrol and the jet bikers move deeper into the town. Several transports of the traitor legions\u00a0rapidly appear, but are also blown away by sheer volume of\u00a0fire. Out of the flames\u00a0though jump Plague Marines and a squad of the Vulture Legion. The Plague Marines come head on at Nitrol, while the Chaos Marines attempt to flank the Eldar. Their efforts are supported by torrents of pestilence vomited forth by\u00a0a Plague Drone come to protect the mewling spawn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1953422.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1953422-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_195342~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1953422-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1953422-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1953422-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1953422-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956292.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4047\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956292-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_195629~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956292-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956292-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956292-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956292-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>With Nitrol&#8217;s rash position at\u00a0the center of the battle already threatened on all sides by monsters and heavy infantry, the Kingbreakers\u00a0are momentarily troubled\u00a0by the wisps of eldritch flame arising forward of their location. Concern turns to relief, however, as\u00a0the legendary Legion of the Damned emerge from the light, pouring heavy bolter and plasma fire into the Plague Marines. The traitors and their daemon kin are forced to concentrate on the new threat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952392.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4049\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952392-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_195239~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952392-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952392-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952392-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1952392-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956192.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4050\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956192-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_195619~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956192-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956192-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956192-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1956192-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The ghostly warriors can only stand the combined assault for so long, but their intervention grants Squad Harbinger and the Windriders a critical moment to recover and provide long range fire support\u00a0against the Vulture\u00a0Legion encroaching on the Guardians&#8217; rearward positions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2004512.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2004512-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_200451~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2004512-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2004512-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2004512-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2004512-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1955322.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1955322-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_195532~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1955322-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1955322-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1955322-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_1955322-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2019542.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2019542-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_201954~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2019542-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2019542-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2019542-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2019542-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>With their primary flanking\u00a0threats dispatched, the Eldar and Predators divide their attentions. Scatter lasers\u00a0snipe the blubbering Chaos Spawn that prompted\u00a0the battle, while shurikens and heavy bolter fire shred Nurglings arisen amid the death and gore of the small\u00a0but heated conflict.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2021022.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2021022-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_202102~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2021022-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2021022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2021022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2021022-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Plague Lord&#8217;s army all but cleansed\u00a0from this corner of the materium,\u00a0Captain Nitrol and Sergeant Harbinger are left chasing after Papa Nurgle&#8217;s champion that orchestrated the infiltration. His vast bulk crashing through the\u00a0detritus of the town, the Emperor&#8217;s warriors\u00a0finally run the traitor\u00a0to ground atop\u00a0a dump yard\u00a0of broken supply containers, their contents spoiled and reeking. The heaving\u00a0wreck barely recognizable as a once-human form, Nitrol pulps\u00a0it back to the Warp with a momentous\u00a0swing of his power fist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2040442.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2040442-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_204044~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2040442-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2040442-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2040442-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2040442-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2047072.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2047072-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160131_204707~2\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2047072-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2047072-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2047072-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_2047072-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Outcome<\/h2>\n<p>Three cowering Nurglings keep\u00a0the Kingbreakers\u00a0from a full table sweep, but the town is secured and the Eldar and Space Marines\u00a0part the best of friends&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t know for sure I&#8217;d be fighting Jason on Sunday, but\u00a0I have to confess\u00a0I was thinking of his usual\u00a0armies\u00a0as I put together this list.\u00a0The end result\u00a0has a fair amount of S5&#8211;S7 shooting, with\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0balance of strength versus quantity of shots to go against his Rhinos and monstrous creatures. In particular, the decision to take\u00a0the third Predator for the Monster Hunter\/Tank Hunter bonus was made in that light. That didn&#8217;t do all that much in the end as\u00a0his Daemon Prince\u00a0poofed one of them\u00a0right away, but it helped shred\u00a0the Plague Marines&#8217; Rhino well away from my home objective. The scatter lasers also did a great job with those kinds of targets. All in all,\u00a0at several critical points\u00a0I was able to concentrate a lot of solid firepower to take out\u00a0targets like those and the Plague Drone.<\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0big mistake I made was I got sloppy with the Windriders and let them get assaulted toward the end of the match. I thought the Legion of the Damned were going to keep the Plague Marines and Chaos Spawn tied up in combat for another turn, so I had moved the Windriders close in order to get shots down a firing lane across the table and onto the Vulture Legion, while also moving them toward Jason&#8217;s home objective. The Damned\u00a0crumpled that turn though, and Jason was immediately able to consolidate and make an\u00a0easy charge\u00a0on\u00a0the jet bikes in his turn.\u00a0That left me without any real option to go\u00a0after both the mid-table and enemy objectives, so I\u00a0would have been in trouble if I&#8217;d lost either mine or the mid-table.<\/p>\n<p>All in all it worked out though and this list seemed a lot more capable than I was initially thinking. Don&#8217;t forget to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.headwoundminis.com\/2016\/02\/battle-rise-of-eldar.html\">Jason&#8217;s battle report<\/a>, while Captain Nitrol and his Eldar friends await further action!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4043\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_192212.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4043\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4043\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_192212-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Eldar are ready for you!\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_192212-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_192212-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_192212-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160131_192212-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eldar are ready for you!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I painted my first couple hundred points of Eldar after talking about starting an army for quite some time. Last night they made their first appearance, battling Jason&#8217;s Chaos\u00a0Marines. He&#8217;s also got his\u00a0own battle\u00a0report. Armies I only have about 300 points of Eldar\u00a0finished at the moment, so I figured I&#8217;d ally them with some &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2016\/02\/battle-report-enter-the-eldar-come-captain-nitrol\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[409],"tags":[272,340,51,257,17,274,29,45,24],"class_list":["post-4020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-battle-reports","tag-40k","tag-chaos","tag-eldar","tag-featured","tag-kingbreakers","tag-miniatures","tag-page","tag-redcaps","tag-space-marines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4020"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4084,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4020\/revisions\/4084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}