Atlach's Shipyard

  So I finally got the chance to get all my enlightened rotorcraft on the table! Playing a more elite take on them had been my goal from day one, and with the new box I’m giving it a shot. My opponent, forewarned of aerial shenanigans, brought an Empire list stacked with anti-air, so it promised to be a bloody match. Zooorp! Lists Enlightened   Empire (just written up from the pictures, not 100% sure it's correct)   Round 1 Setup  I derp right out of the gate by shooting my citizen soldiers at the fanguns, only damaging 1 and losing 3 bases to overcharge 1. In return, he opens up on my left flank, his bulnabangs dropping a pandora and with it a third of my other command unit. Their victory is short-lived though, as my Hellions tear them to shreds and the remaining command unit and aegis crawlers successfully land on the objective. On the right, my heavy walkers weather a storm of shots, slowly dropping to about half health from planes, rocket teams, and the fangu...

  Last year during the Warsaw Dystopian Wars Tournament we got to talking about an Armoured Clash tournament again, and I decided I wanted to make it happen. Sadly Kaptur and the Polish contingent couldn’t attend, but we still managed to get a total of 8 people of 3 nationalities attending. A huge thank you to everyone, especially those who made the long trip down! It was a great weekend, and I think I can speak for everyone playing that we had a great time! Trophies and Cake, what more does one need? Games were played on 4ft by 4ft at 1500 points. Games List I decided to go with Sultanate because I have no self restraint, clearly. It was kind of last minute so I just went with double full strength Janissaries (1 Command and 1 regular) and double full strength Mergens because it’s just so many anti-light dice and crazy mobility. It also keeps pressure off your portal network. The rest of the list was fairly standard, with a Luminant Command for Prescience through Order and fl...

  Well the Sultanate orbat just dropped and I had a game lined up, so I couldn’t resist trying out the new rules. I’m quite interested in the faction (I love the Egyptians in Dystopian Wars) and the playstyle also looks very interesting with the heaviest rotorcraft to date and strong melee infantry that can attack from anywhere. BROADSIDE! We rolled for the mission and got Lord of the Manor again. For some reason I’m was also motivated to write in a more narrative style today, so let me know if that is better or worse than my usual style for these. Lists and Deployment My opponent ran his old reliable Empire list. Double Full Strength Rockets, a Laoshan, some Fanguns and Launchers, Steambikes, a Command Platoon, Full Bulnabangs, Full Terracotta and AA Lions, and a singleton Doksuri.   The "Plan" I went with my usual approach to a new faction, the greatest hits that I found interesting. This time I even overthought my gameplan in advance. The skiff was there to enable goin...

 Another new army to try today, the Enlightened. I love the faction in Dystopian Wars, but what I’ve seen so far in Armoured Clash is not what I’m interested in. They look like an infantry based melee army, with some light walkers supporting, but not particularly fast overall. Still, the models are neat, so I’m giving them a shot.  Preparing to scuttle We played Pitched Battle at 2K points to provide a good baseline. We did end up trying 6ft x 4ft, and rivers were ruled as open ground as they would have disadvantaged the Empire significantly. All other terrain was size 3. The objectives were also slightly off to put them at actual points of interest (a bridge, crossroads, and town, played as a garrison building). Deployment   Eve of battle I ended up splitting my objective holders into 3 groups, pointed straight at the objectives. My fire support units ended up between these blocks to be able to support either side. I did not put anything in reserves due to the wider tab...