How The Army WorksTo illustrate how a Battlewagon Bash army works in practice here is a quick battle report showing them in action. In this game you will note that none of the Battlewaggons have been equipped with a Deff Rolla. This as been done deliberately to demonstrate that Battlewagon armies are not a one trick poney and can win games with or without Deff Rollas.
Scenario Special Rules.In this battle a KoS army is attempting to break through the Iron Brothood lines. The Iron Brotherhood must do everything in their power to prevent this from happening. This Scenario uses the ‘kill points’ rule, in addition to this the Orks will score one additional kill point for each scoring unit they manage to have in the Iron Brotherhood half of the table at the end of the game. Simulary the Iron Brotherhood will score one additional kill point for each ork unit that is either wiped out or fails to make it into the Iron Brotherhood half of the table by the end of the game. The Battle is taking place in an woodland clearing and the terrain was set up to represent this (see below)
Army ListsOrksHQBig Mek, KFF
Elite5 x Tank Busters, 3 x Bomb Squigs, Nob, Boss Pole, Tankhammer
5 x Mega Nobs, 1 x Combi Scorcha, 4 x Combi Rokkit Launcha
Troops12 x Boyz, Nob, Power Claw, Boss Pole, Truck
12 x Boyz, Nob, Power Claw, Boss Pole, Truck
12 x Boyz, Nob, Power Claw, Boss Pole, Truck
12 x Boyz, Nob, Power Claw, Boss Pole, Truck
12 x Boyz, Nob, Power Claw, Boss Pole, Truck
Heavy SupportBattle Wagon, Riggers, Armour Plates, Ard Case, Big Shoota
Battle Wagon, Riggers, Armour Plates, Big Shoota
Battle Wagon, Riggers, Armour Plates, Big Shoota
Iron BrotherhoodHQTeach father, Bike, 2 x Plasma Pistols, 2 x Servators
Troops10 x Tactical Marines, Plasma Cannon, Plasma Gun, Sergeant with Combi Plasma, razorback with Heavy Bolters
10 x Tactical Marines, Plasma Cannon, Plasma Gun, Sergeant with Combi Plasma, razorback with Heavy Bolters
EliteDreadnaught with Assault cannon
Dreadnaught with Assault cannon
5 x Assault terminators
Heavy Support Land Raider, Lascannons, Heavy Bolters, Multi Melter
Predator, Autocannon, Heavy Bolters
Predator, Autocannon, Heavy Bolters
Iron Brotherhood Deployment(1)The Iron Brotherhood deployed their mechanised task force in a defensive formation with Dreadnaughts protecting either flank against the threat of Ork outflanking units.
(2) The Brotherhood opted to split theit two tactical squads into four five man teams, two of the five man teams, armed with plasma cannons deployed in a ruin to the left of their deployment zone which had been fortified by the Tech Father leding their task force, thus granting them a 3+ cover save
(3)The remaining two five man squads armed with plasma guns deployed in their Razorback transport vehicles
(4) At the center of the Brotherhood lines was a Land Raider transporting a unit of five assault terminators. This unit would anchor the Brotherhood line and allow the terminators to launch a counterattack against any ork assaults.
Ork Deployment(1) The main body of the Ork army consisted of 5 squads of truck mounted boyz all of which came with a PK armed nob. These deployed out of LoS of the Brotherhood guns by hiding behind a mobile shield of three AV14 Battlewagons.
(2) The battlewagons themselves transported 5 tankbusta boyz, 5 Mega Nobs and a Big Mek with a KFF which gave the entire formation a 5+ cover save
Iron Brotherhood Turn OneFor the most part the Ironbrotherhood was content to simply sit back and pound the oncoming Ork battle wagons. Unfortunately for the brotherhood most of their big guns were unable to harm the AV14 battlewagons and these were the only units they had LoS to.
(1) The only weapons that were in range and capable of harming an AV14 target were the God Hammer paten las cannons on the Land raider. This guns took aim but only managed to get a crew shaken result on the central battlewagon.
Ork Turn OneThe Ork formation sped forward doing their upmost to make sure their fragile trucks were kept out of LoS by either the Battlewagons or by terrain.
(1) The only shooting from the Orks came from the Tank Busta Boyz mounted on the Battlewagon on the left of the Ork formation, they unleashed three bomb squigs, which proved to be (just) out of range and two rokkits, one of the rokkits managed to destroy the twin linked heavy bolters on the Razorback
Iron Brotherhood Turn Two(1)Eager to halt the ork advancement, the Dreadnaught on the left flank moved forward and let fly with its assault cannon, although all four shots were on target, the cannon failed to cause any harm to the battlewagon and merely annoyed the occupants by scratching the paintwork
(2) Meanwhile the Land raider containing the Assault Terminators edged forward accompanied by the second Dreadnaught, it was the Brotherhood commanders plan that the Terminators and Dreadnaught should form a bulwark to halt the inevitable Ork charge and push the green skins back. After moving both the Land Raider and the Dreadnaught targeted the Battlewagons but once again failed to get though the AV14 armour or the Meks Force Field.
(3) on the right flank a predator and razor back edged away from the oncoming Orks in the hope of being safe from assault in the following turns
Ork Turn TwoThe orks once again sped forward taking care to maintain their formation and so prevent damage to the fragile truks behind.
In this turn the Big Mek decided that his truck mounted boyz were still (just) to far away to dismount and make an attack on the Marine lines, as such the only forces he sent into combat this turn were the Tank Busta Boyz and the Mega Nobs. This units had the formidable task of breaking though the Marine bulwark in the hope that the truck mounted boyz would then be able to poor though the breach and assault the marine position in the next turn.
(1) the tank busta boyz set about this task with glee as they assaulted the Land Raider. However to the shock of everyone present the tank bustas only managed to get a crew shaken result on the Landraider.
(2) The mega nobs faired better as they managed to bring down the Dreadnaught but they lost two of their number in the process.
Iron Brotherhood Turn Three(1)Finally with a target in their sights that was not AV14 the Tacitical squad in the Ruins fired their plasma cannons into the tankbusta boyz. Destroying the entire unit with ease.
(2) the last remaining brotherhood dreadnaught attempted to follow suit but, despite fring on the side armour of the battlewagon, was still unable to score a single penetrating hit…*sigh* rendering is just not what it used to be.
(3) Desperate to halt the Ork advance and from that all important impenetrable bulwark the assault terminators charged forwarded and finally managed to destroy one of the Ork Battlewagons
(4) Meanwhile the Tech Father took aim with is two plasma pistols and killed a Mega Nob. The job was then finished by a tactical squad that dismounted from their razorback and fired their plasma gun and their sergeants combi plasma at the Mega Nobs, wiping them out.
Ork Turn ThreeNow it was time for the Orks to make their move…Now it was time for WAAAGH! All the Ork truck mounted units made their move this charge and they all managed to enter into combat with marine units
(1)On the left flank a squad of truck boyz managed to destroy an Marine dread
(2) The marine combat squads were easly overran by two units of truck boyz who then quite gleefully occupied the ruin to benefit from its 3+ cover save
(3) The Terminators were similarly overrun, their strom shields providing them little defence against the sheer volume of choppa attacks. It had been a decisive charge for the Orks, but had they left themselves open to a counter attack?
Ironbrotherhood Turn FourThe Ironbrother hood had little in the way of launching a counter attack, and so were forced to resort to relatively desperate measures, attempting to grab easy kill points by destroying soft targets
(1) On the left flank a predator managed to destroy an Ork Truck with its auto cannon, salvaging one kill point.
(2) The Land Raider disappointed all as it only managed to destroy the weapon on the Ork Truck it targeted
(3) On the right flank the combined fire power of a Predator and razor back managed to salvage an other victory point by destroying an other Truck.
Ork Turn FourThe Orks were now free to run rampant over the Imperial lines and struck where ever they pleased
(1) those boyz not yet in assault range of Imperial units remounted their trucks as the Orks reformed their formation in an attempt to stop giving away cheap victory points.
(2 & 3) Units that were in range assaulted the Marine tanks and where they did so tore them to pieces forcing the inhabitants to dismount.
Marine Turn Five(1)Due to the desperate nature of the situation the marines backed of in order to prevent assault. All available units then let rip on a unit of truck boyz killing 10 of them and sending the rest scurrying from this onslaught. The only downside was that a tactical marine killed himself when his Plasma gun overheated…Doh!
Ork Turn Five(1)The orks that had just witnessed the demise of the nearby squad opted to hide out of LoS of the imperial guns by sheltering behind a burning razorback wreck.
(2) The last Ork boy from his unit continued to run, but as he did so he levelled his slugga and took aim at the Marine sergeant, to the amazement of all the Ork boy managed to hit the sergeant right between the eyes killing him instantly and scoring an other kill point for the boyz.
( 3 & 4) Meanwhile the Orks continued to maintain their formation in order to prevent giving away cheap kill points.
Marine Turn SixIn this turn the Marines continued to blaze away at the Boyz occupying their deployment zone. Two heavy Bolters, two twnin linked heavy bolters, an auto cannon and two twin linked lascannons all fired on the boyz occupying the fortified ruins. Unsurprisingly the boyz opted to go to ground thus gaining a 2+ cover save. After the salvo was over not a single Ork was harmed.
Ork Turn SixIn the final turn the orks moved all their scoring units into the Marine half of the table. The blockade had been broken with ease. It was a solid victory for the greenskins
Conclusion
There is nothing more fun or more Orky than slamming a Battlewagon full of boyz right into the middle of the enemy lines. And if use effective this tactic can also be a real winner! Have fun