Dark Angels V Imperial Fists

Raven Wing scouts had picked up rumours of data storage machinery that could contain details of the locations of the 'fallen' due to the sensitive nature of this information it was decided to dispatch the 3rd Battle Company under the command of Master Orias supported by Chaplain Rosarian.

Dark Angels Move Forwards

Devastators Supply Support Fire

As the Company deployed on the planets surface to recover the information, forward scouts reported back... The Imperial Fists had already reached the first objective, Orias Immediately Commanded that the other data package be siezed and hoped to reach agreement with his cousin marines to return the other.

As the 3rd Rushed forwards on foot and without support the Imperial Fists opened fire, it's unclear if they knew who they faced or believed their enemy to be from the ruinous powers; but battle commenced...

 Turn One
The Dark Angels gained the initiative and took the fight to the Imperial fist lines, the Devastator Squads held back and laid down fire forcing the Imperial Fists to retreat into hiding. The Advance of the Tactical Squads on the left flank was countered by a massed Imperial Fist armour, led by the battle groups command. Orias and his body guard clashed in hand to hand combat with the enemies commander, the clash resulted in both units being taken out of action; the Dark Angels would feel the loss of their commanders inspired leadership.

Fussy (sorry) picture from deployment

Yet More Devastators

Commanders Clash

 Turn Two

The Tactical Squads on the left Flank, now with out the support of Orias and his command team struggled to deal with the Landraider Bursting through their lines; Meanwhile Rosarian led his Squad into combat with the Imperial Fist Dreadnought, tearing one of it's arms of and immobilizing it; Unfortunately this left the Chaplain and his squad standing in front of 2 enemy squads and 3 tanks.

The devastators out on the right flank rushed to reposition themselves to get back into range of the retreating enemy. One of the Assault squads arrived landing off target in the gun sights of the enemy defending the second objective. After surviving around of shooting any survivors were destroyed in close combat.

Turn Three

Chaplain Rosarian Takes on the Contemptor

Rosarian and his squad locked in combat with the Dreadnough now become prey for the Imperial Fist second defence line, as a squad charges into the fray. The Angels of Vengeance squad quickly come to the rescue trying to hold off the attackers allowing longer for the chaplain to try and destroy the walker.

Around the second objective more assault marines arrive but end up being more cannon fodder for the demolisher cannons and massed bolters, the first tactical squad also try and rush the objective with only the sergeant making it.

The Imperial Fist Terminators now arrive near the Dark angel Objective, and despite massed fire from the devastators and Tactical squads defending it only two go down,


Turn four

The Imperial Fist Terminators advance on the Dark Angel objective and assault the devastator squad defending it, after a savage fight the Dark Angel unit retreats. Another massed shooting on the Terminators fails to kill another.

The last of the Dark Angels assaulting the second Imperial Fist objective are finished off leaving it firmly in their hands. The chaplain fails again to damage the dreadnought and this time he is killed by the return attack. The Angels of Vengeance the only squad left on the left flack shoot up a Vindicator destroying its cannon and immobilizing it.

Imperial Fist Terminators

Turn Five

The Angels of Vengeance charge into the Imperial Fist squads defending the first objective, routing the first unit and now able to contest.

The remaining Vindicators punish any squads left in the open in the centre of the battlefield; and the Terminators destroy the rest of the Dark Angels around their first objective.

The Angels of Vengeance survive the fire from the Imperial Fist defenders denying the objective to them.

Fortunately for the Dark Angels the battle now comes to an end, one objective a side is held by each, the second Dark Angel one is denied to them by the Terminators leaving the last objective contested. The out come is a rather messy draw.

Once again Storm Shielded Terminators prove their worth soaking up tons of fire, and next time I don't think I will be deep striking the assault squads, they would have done much better being deployed and able to charge into combat.