My forces:
Eldrad Ulthran (although not in name, of course)
The Avatar
6 Harlequins, 5 with Kisses, 1 being a Troupe Leader w/ power weapon
10 Wraithguard, Warlock, Conceal, Spiritseer upgrade
6 Jetbikes, 2 cannons
Wraithlord, Shuricannon, Scatter Laser
Wraithlord, Shuricannon, Scatter Laser
Falcon, Starcannon, Holofield, Spirit Stones
Tau forces:
Shas'el, Plasma, Fusion
2 Crisis Suits, Plasma, Fusion, 2 shield drones
2 Crisis Suits, 1 with plasma/missiles, one with TL missiles and BS4
1 Crisis Suit, config. forgotten
10 Fire Warriors in a devilfish
10 Fire Warriors in a devilfish
12 Kroot with a shaper
10 Kroot with a shaper
10 Kroot
10 Kroot
Railhead with the appropriate upgrades; SMS
Railhead with the appropriate upgrades; SMS
The mission is Take and Hold, the level is Gamma.
All indications of "left" or "right" are from the Eldar perspective.
Deployment:
In the Eldar DZ, two forests, one running parallel to the deployment line, to the right of center, and one running perpendicular, to the left of center. Some other hills and things that don't matter. The Eldar deployment is: Wraithlords in each of the forests 12" in, Falcon behind the right-central forest, Harlies inside, Jetbikes surrounding the Falcon, Eldrad and the Avatar accompanying the Wraithguard in the open space between the forests.
In the Tau DZ, three forests, two to the left of center and one to the right. Two Kroot units in the central forests, one Railhead behind each central forest. 10 Fire Warriors against the board edge between central forests; their Devilfish is nearby. Devilfish with FW's loaded behind exteme left forest. Suits and HQ using right central forest for LOS blockage for the Tau shuffle.
After deployment, Eldrad allows repositioning of Jetbikes and rightmost Wraithlord to create a tight phalanx of Avatar, WG, Eldrad, and both Wraithlords, with the Jetbikes within 6" of Eldrad but behind the left Eldar forest at the start of the game.
Turn 1:
Fortune is cast on Jetbikes and the WG, whom Eldrad joins. Bikes move 12" directly forwards and shoot foremost Kroot. WL's both struggle with the terrain, but one brings its scatter laser to bear on the Kroot in front of it. Wraithguard and Avatar advance, but do not have targets. Eldrad uses Eldritch Storm on closest Kroot, but doesn't succeed in pinning them or forcing them to flee. The Falcon moves from behind its cover and scores a lucky cross-table immobilization on the leftmost Railhead.
The Tau stay still except for shuffling. The Kroot claim a Jetbike in shooting, whereas the Tau fail to harm the Wraithguard and the Falcon, their two primary targets.
Turn 2:
The Falcon advances and knocks a wound off of a Crisis suit that sticks his head up too far. Psychic powers are exactly as before. All units advance, the Jetbikes assuming a flanking position to the left of the left-central forest. The Wraithlords again are slowed by poor terrain rolls, however, their shuriken cannon are in range this turn, and the Kroot die multitudinously. The Tau forces in the right-central forest are still largely untouched at this point.
Tau shooting claims a Wraithguard this turn, and the Falcon is shaken or stunned thrice. The Jetbikes, foolishly exposed to the immobilized Railhead, survive a submunition blast that engulfs all of them flawlessly.
Turn 3:
The Falcon boosts 24" to regain its original cover while the crew sort themselves out. Eldrad now fortunes only the WG and uses Eldritch Storm on the Kroot on the right twice, to little effect. The Avatar attempts his new meltagun shot on the operational Railhead, to no effect. The WG target the remaining Kroot in the left-central forest; they are not ideal targets, but a few deaths are caused. The Jetbikes retreat from the Railhead around the left side of the very far left forest, threatening (and threatened by) the loaded Devilfish which is behind it.
Tau shooting from this point forward will cause no casualties. Fire was mostly concentrated on the Wraithguard, with a few suits firing at the Avatar. The loaded Devilfish begins to move towards the center of the Tauward table edge.
Turn 4:
The Wraithguard advance further, now having passed the board's center point in an attempt to control the objective entirely. The Avatar assaults the Kroot in the right-central forest (but just barely). One squad of Kroot in the left-central forest is brought down to 1 model by one WL's shooting, and the other is severely reduced by the other's flamers. The Falcon re-emerges and shakes the operational Railhead.
The loaded Devilfish dumps its cargo in front of the Wraithguard in classic FoF style, however, all the shots bounce off. The Avatar massacres one Kroot squad and consolidates into the other. The Tau suits score shaken results on the Falcon again, but use their assault moves to go forward instead of backward this time, trying to reach the center of the table.
Turn 5:
The Falcon disgorges its cargo, who move, FoF, and assault two Tau suits. The WG destroy the newly empty Devilfish with something like 8 glancing hits, and the Tau behind it have their LOS ruined. Eldrad throws two Eldritch Storms onto the rearmost Fire Warriors who've been firing from the table edge, and both fail to kill a single model. The Avatar massacres the final Kroot squad on the right, and consolidates into the Tau HQ, who exposed himself trying to reach the objective. The immobilized Railhead is wrecked by the Wraithlords on the left. The Harlequins destroy 2 suits and 2 drones in assault, wiping the unit and proceeding to move into the solitary Suit. At this point, the Tau player concedes.
Tau casualties:
All but 1 Devilfish and 2 squads of Fire Warriors (both above 50%)
Eldar casualties:
A Jetbike and a Wraithguard; also, Eldrad took a Perils wound somewhere in there
Your thoughts?