The Green Threat Re-Emerges
With the crusade almost at an end, the Legion Astartes have little time to act as peace keepers on the plantes they have liberated. Imperiarl Army commanders are left in charge to keep the populace supplicant. It therefore also falls on the commanders shoulders when a Xenos threat emerges.
Such was the case on Planet 41.16 - Veribas II - where the green threat had been eradicated but such is the way with this tough Xenos species that they can multiply and swell their ranks rapidly.
The outlying industrial sectors of Veribas II have been attacked and Commander Zehrov must stop the green tide before it reaches the nearby hive city...
3,000 points Imperial Guard vs Orks in cityfight terrain. For the Imperial Guard I took Cmdr Zehrov and his regimental platoon with Hydra support, an infantry platoon with extra recruits and a detachment of hellhounds and a hydra anti air tank.
To guard the pass to the hive city was a battery of Earthshakers. A Baneblade super heavy battle company and a full company of Leman Russ were also seconded to Zehrov. The nearby Forge world has also stationed some titans on Veribas and a Reaver was able to be deployed and lend its tremendous firepower.
Facing the stalwart defenders there emerged 2 warbands of boyz in battle and gun fortresses, backed up by a blitz brigade and a large mob of stompas and a supa stompa. But that was not was concerning Zehrov. What took his attention was the vile effigy that was grinding its way to wards him - a Great Gargant.
To begin the defence Zehrov ordered a salvo from the Eartshakers into the first boyz mob sending them scuttling for cover. In return they doubled and landed on the objective nearest the imperial side on their left flank and fired into the Leman Russ company. This fire, while not overbearing caused Zehrov to forget to give them an order, a decision he would regret later.
The reaver, Pride of The Emperor, opened up on the advancing Blitz Brigade coming to support the boyz mob but despite hitiing 8 of the noisy vehicles only managed to take down 3, Simon making 5 saves of 5+.
The other boyz mob headed straight for the second objective, thereby occupying both forward objectives in my half with the Great Gargant and large Stompa Mob doubling forward to lend support. The White shields advanced and opened fire causing the boyz on Objective 2 to flee wildly with a Gun Fortress exploding.
In turn 2 the Orks won the initiative and the blitz brigade sustained fire (surprising for Orks!) and bombarded the Leman Russ before they could return fire, suppressing more of them. In return the Leman Russ and Reaver opened up on the boyz in cover killing off a few of them but not breaking them.
The Reaver lined the Great Gargant in its sights and together with the Earthshakers managed to take down all the Gargants shileds and start a fire!
Zehrov marshalled his troops and prepared them to meet the Stompa Mob who doubled and reduced them to a man, lucky Zehrov, who fled the battle.
Turn 3 and Zehrov had lost the fight, ordering what little men he had left to retreat, taking the occasional shot at the Stompas destroying a few of them. The Steaming hulk of the Great Gargant advanced into the ruins of Veribas Hive Prime, secure in the fact that the Greenskins had routed the Humies fully!
Result: Victory for Orks