Fought At Xaraks Battery: Battery Field
1684 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
it is with a heavy heart that i must announce that the celebs are at it again
150 POINTS“I just don't like having him here. I don't trust him.”
Lieutenant Rashida Ghali looked up from where she sat cross-legged, her flamethrower in pieces as she inspected and cleaned it. She sighed. “You don't have to like it, Ekram. High Command needed to reinforce us, and this maniac was looking for a payday. Besides, I hear he's pretty good with those six-shooters.”
Ekram rolled his eyes. “But we've got reinforcements! We're being sent Khawarij – why can't we get more of them?”
“Because in case you haven't heard there's an alien invasion going on and it's taking a lot of the Armada's attention and resources, and for some reason it's slightly more important putting out elite forces on to Paradiso – which is the front line – than on to some smelly asteroid in the middle of nowhere. Besides,” she said, looking over where Wild Bill was telling a presumably-bawdy story to Jamila, “maybe he'll come in handy?”
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Another TACOS game! We are really enjoying them.
(https://forum.corvusbelli.com/threads/alternate-play-system-tacos-mk-ii.578/)
In this one, I started off strong by scoring a three-point objective right off the bat. RazorsEdge moved quickly to counter, tying it up, but in the end I was able to wipe him off the board but still only score a 5 - 4 victory. That kind of ludicrously one-sided beating while *also* being only a marginal victory is something I really enjoy about Infinity.
We nearly tied it up, except Wild Bill was able to go on a bit of a rampage and kill his Lieutenant, scoring me a final objective and tipping it over to a victory. I was initially cautious about using Wild Bill since he's not particularly good at range, at least not with his pistols, but Marksmanship and Fatality do a lot to even out poor range.
The enemy! I can never remember which Yu Jing trooper is which so I'll make sure to attach RazorsEdge's army list.
The battlefield. I was going for a lot of tight corners and alleys with less elevation than normal. I want even *more* crates so I can make a true labyrinth.
I was able to secure a quick lead by having my Ghulan/Naffatun fireteam rush up and get within six inches of the HVT (silver model) and Intelligence Operative (black model)...
RazorsEdge got an HI model in to position on the walkway, but he and the fireteam just sprayed bullets at each other to no effect. I couldn't get him with a flamthrower because the HVT was in the way.
On my turn I needed to take out that HI, so I moved the Ghulam with a missile launcher in to position. It took _four entire orders_ plus another order to have the Ghulam Doctor patch up some bullet holes, but I finally got him. And yet RazorsEdge scored an objective on me...
Flush with success, the missile launcher Ghulam leads her fireteam to lob some bombs at this other Yu Jing jerk. This one was much easier to kill.
RazorsEdge moved a LI Forward Observer up to try to score an objective, but the missile launcher Ghulam completely murdered him with her pistol. I so rarely use pistols, but in this instance I wanted the range modifier over the more assured kill (but poorer chance to hit) of the missile launcher.
Tricky picture to make out because the Khawarij is so jet black, but he used cautious movement to sneak over to the Create (which is this tech console - I promise I'll find a better piece of terrain to use) and scored another objective.
At this point I wanted to take out RazorsEdges' last Forward Observer, and I also wanted to throw shots at his LT. The LT was on the other side of this guy, and so Wild Bill whipped around the corner and put a hole through his heart.
YEE HAW! This maniac peaked around the corner and delivered a DA hit to RazorsEdge's LT, dropping him handily. That was his last model.
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Picture of the critical hit is fun 🙂
Nice kill Bill! Just making up for that ignoble end previously.
LOl good idea! I forgot to ask how many cats you have? Or do the cats have you? : )
Your games really make me want to try TACOS
That’s it, I’m introducing TACOS to my meta. Hmm, maybe with a taco meal for positive reinforcement.
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Good work Commander!
**this is an automatic message from O-12 lazy congratulations service**
I need to give TACOS a try
Nice battle report! You made a sweet looking table at of the paper terrain, I want to play on it! Enjoy the win now, but the StateEmpire will regroup!
Nice rep matey. Great little read. All of the CAT. 😀
“I was initially cautious about using Wild Bill since he’s not particularly good at range, at least not with his pistols, but Marksmanship and Fatality do a lot to even out poor range.” I was kind of on the fence about Wild Bill myself, and then I was on the receiving end of Wild Bill my last game. Now I’m trying to find room for him all the time.
Thanks for the report!
#BromadFistBump #ShoulderToShoulder
Interesting game, the cards seem to make it very fluid and unpredictable. Well done on the win by the way. Interesting to hear how you fond Wild Bill working, I haven’t used him yet but was considering getting the miniature.
KITTYKAT! But for real, Wild Bill is a TON of fun ran him a couple times. Also TACO’s looks like a lot of fun.
By the way, every battle report will be titled after a dril tweet from here on out. Buckle up, me hearties.