Apr 27 2009

The forces of Chaos thought they had the advantage. They thought we would not be prepared for their assault. They were wrong. Several stealth teams positioned ahead of the main objectives had reported the demonic forces long before they entered the range of our guns.

Shas'ui Calgar of a Pulse Carbine squad was the first to notice the extra equipment the Chaos Forces were carrying. Computer scans identified the containers as chemical weapon systems designed to react violently with water. This attack wasn't about conquest, it was about pure destruction. We had to stop them from poisoning the water supply.

Two Rhinos, a Land Raider, and a Chaos Defiler crested a hill and raced for the first well. Missiles ripped from the Tau Lines into the first Rhino. The light armor on the vehicle gave way. Chunks of armor, structure, and bodies burst from the fireball. A single Battle Cannon shell exploded over the second well, but the building protecting the entrenched Kroot held its integrity. Moving as fast as it could, the Land Raider set its sights on the third well. Focusing so intently on their objective, the Chaos vehicle failed to see the Broadside reinforcements which just entered the battle. Sonic Booms echoed across the battlefield as the two rail gun slugs struck the front of the massive transport. Like the rhino before it, it exploded in a horrific fireball. Several Terminators climbed out of the mangled wreckage and continued their assault.

Despite the early set backs, Chaos forces pushed deeper and forced the Kroot to rout and flee from their position. The second well soon fell to a group of plague marines. Only the third stood undefiled. With additional reinforcements near by, the Tau only needed to hold off the attackers a little bit longer. Terminators sprinted towards the final hill. Every functional military unit directed their firepower at the Terminator suits. One by one, most of the possessed warriors succumb to withering firepower. By the time the enemies reached the final Firewarriors defending the well, only two terminators remained. One swatted away the few reamining Tau troops and the other prepared their deadly chemical weapon.

Time had expired. A Tau Empire Tiger Shark dived from above the cloud cover above. A single rail gun slug pierced each of the Terminator suits rending each to fine mist. Then, a second Tiger Shark marked the defiler for destruction as its rail guns left the machine in a plague infested scrap heap. With the forces of Chaos deep into our territory, a single massive Orca landed behind their lines and unloaded its payload of Firewarriors and Crisis Suits. The new troops surrounded and destroyed the remaining Chaos forces.


With the extra reinforcements, the Forest Tigers went on the offensive and raced towards the presumed base of the enemy....

Apr 25 2009

A sizable patrol of the Forest Tigers found themselves under attack from a Dark Eldar Force. Very few details about the battle are available since no one survived the engagement. The exact size or capabilities of the enemies remain unknown. If it wasn't for a handful of downed skimmers, one which exploded with troops inside, we wouldn't even no who attacked us. If there is any good side to this situation, it is that we have identified the remains of every soldier. No one appears to have been taken prisoner by these abominations.

Mar 14 2009

I Took a trip up to the local GW to play some 40K and ended up playing a game against Chaos. I don't got a nice write up this time, but I ended up losing in the 7th turn. We were playing an annihilation game and the final score was 10 to 3.

For starters, I forgot to deploy my 20 figure Kroot squad and it is tough to fight annihilation when you have 13 kill points and your opponent only has 7.

Jan 17 2009

As dawn spread across the battlefield, the silhouettes of an advance Tyranid patrol took shape in the rising the sun. Shas'o Tylex ordered his escorting Firewarrior squads to form up behind a ruined human building and prepare to punch a hole in the alien line. The beasts raced across the field. Three massive Warriors unleashed hellish fire into the lead firewarrior squad. As several Tau fell in battle, their pulse rifles drove deadly blue energy into the enemy line. Termagaunts fell under the torrent of the fire. The creatures in back simply lept over their fallen comrades and continued to charge. Tylex stepped up and discharged a long stream of fire from his burst cannon, killing the last of the Termaguants.

As the Tau attention turned to the left flank where more Termagaunts scaled a small hill, the veteran Firewarrior squad raced for the safety of the ruined building. From inside, pulse rifles chewed into the carapaces of the Warriors. Two of the nightmarish monsters collapsed to the ground. In a rage, the surviving warrior smashed into the Firewarriors which had taken the brunt of their previous weapon fire. Though outmatched, the Firewarriors refused to give an inch.

Missiles cruised through sky and tore into the fresh Termagaunts. A glance back revealed that two Death Rains and a Broadside had joined the battle. This extra fire power, combined with support fire from Tylex obliterated this batch of aliens. As the sun rose higher in the sky, the full extent of the threat became visible to us. Several more broods of Gaunts raced towards our gun line. A single squad of Warriors kept the aliens in check. That was their weakness, those Warriors would have to die.

It didn't take long for the engaged Firewarriors to break and run. As the victorious Warrior howled in blood lust, the bodies of two Firewarrors slid off its scything talons. The creature lowered its blood stained claws and charged towards Tylex.

Torrents of Fire poured down field at the command squad of the Tyranids. One Warrior fell and then another exploded from the energy of a Rail Gun tearing through its chest. The sole Warrior continued to lead its minions closer to our battle lines. Inside the Crisis suits, their seismic sensors lit up. Scanning down range, the terrible source of the disturbances had shown itself. A Carnifex had joined the battle.

Tylex slammed into the ground as the Warrior struck first. The beast prepared to move in for kill, but Gun Drones forced the creature to stagger back. He then climbed to his feet and lunged forward. The barrel of his burst cannon shattered the exoskeleton of the creatures head. Tylex's other arm gripped the horror by its throat and blood sprayed all over the commander. The lifeless body of the Tyranid fell to the ground.

Firewarriors continued their assault and the last Tyranid Warrior fell to the fire power. The synapse was broken and the Gaunts fell back in retreat. Only one squad continued its desperate assault. Tylex moved into range and a well placed air burst frag launched exploded over their heads. When the dirt settled, every Tyranid lay into a poll of blood.

The early morning battle had come to an end with Tau forces still holding the field.

Aug 25 2008

Over the weekend I finished up my speed painting army and collected my prize! Here is the final shot of my Tau Forest Tigers.

Aug 03 2008

I have been on vacation for the past week, but I still have got a few more painted in the day I have been back. Here are the latest updates:

10 of 17 Completed
4 of the rem 7 are being based
3 of the rem 3 have been started

Jul 21 2008

The Speed Painting Contest continues with the first Check Point Day Approaching. We were required to have four force org slots painted by the first check point. Currently I am well ahead of that at:

7 of 17 Completed
2 of Rem 10 being based
5 of Rem 8 Over 50% Painted
1 of Rem 3 Started
Only 2 force org chart slots, A Sky Ray and Kroot Squad, have not been started.

Jul 15 2008

Day 4 of the speed painting contest is done and I am making really good progress. All the figures have to be painted by Sept 6, so I am in good shape at the moment. Here are the most recent numbers:

1 of 17 Force Slots Completed
4 of Rem. 16 being based
3 of Rem 12 Over 50% painted
4 of Rem 9 Started

Jul 12 2008

The Local GW Store is hosting a speed army painting contest to coincide with the release of 40K 5th Edition. Since I was going to repaint my Forest Tigers, I figured I would enter them into the event.

The goal is to build a legal 17 slot force org chart in around 6 weeks or so. After Day 1 here is how things are standing:

0 of 17 are completed.
3 of 17 are painted.
1 of the remaining 14 are over 50% completed
2 of the remaining 13 have been started.

Jun 24 2008

I wrote an article on using the Hammerhead's cluster attack in Warhammer 5th Edition.

Jun 11 2008

This battle was a 1500 point battle and I deployed the above the army with a few extra forces. The Scenario which was chosen was the new Dawn of War Scenario with five objective points. In this scenario, only a HQ and two troops can start on the board. Since all of my opponents troops were deep striking in, he had nothing to start on the board.

In his first first turn, two terminator squads deep striked close to my lines while the remainder of his army moved on the board. The Terminators open fired on my fire warrior squads, but inflicted little damage. In response, my army entered the battle and destroyed several terminators.

On turn 2, his bikes got in close and were able to guide the last terminator squad down on target. More weapon fire was exchanged with several fire warriors and terminators being destroyed. My commander's Cyclic Ion Blaster accounting for two kills alone. A Dreadnought managed to line up a Laz-Cannon shot on my Hammerhead and destroyed it.

During turn 3, some close combat ensued as one of his bike teams entered combat with a Crisis Team. While the Crisis Suits would eventually be destoyed, the most definitive melee was about to begin. My Shas'O used his cyclic Ion Blaster to bring down another pair of terminators and due to other weapon fire, the Captain of the 1st company of the Raven Wing found himself all alone on the battlefield. Enraged, he charged my Shas'O in one on one combat. The epic showdown of battlefield commander's had begun. Only one would emerge alive. The Captain took a swing with his master crafted force weapon, but the shield generator held! Using the weight of his battlesuit, the Shas'o slammed the captain to the ground and moved in for the kill.

As the battle progressed, many Fire Warriors died in the cross fire. More terminators and bikes fell. The opposing dreadnought and whirlwind took several hits but shook most of them off. On the ground, the Captain took another swing, but only inflicted glancing hits and no real damage was done. My Shas'O leaped on his jets and crashed onto the chest of the Captain. Sounds of shattering metal and bone ripped through the air. Screaming in pain, the Captain shouted for the Emperor to save him. Those screams would not be heard.

The remaining Tau forces formed a defensive line to protect the one remaining fire warrior squad and suppressed heavy fire on the attacking bike squad. The Space Marines charged head long into the torrents of fire and gave their lives for their Emperor. Despite their valiant efforts, they failed and the Fire Warriors Survived. Missiles from a far off whirl-wind tore up dirt, debris, and bodies. The few Fire warriors took shelter in a crater, only peeking their heads out to see the end of epic duel which consumed the middle of the battlefield. My Shas'O smashed his foot into the throat of the Captain. The human managed to get one last swing off, but failed to inflict any damage. With his screams reduced to groans, the last thing the Human Captain ever saw the blinding blue flash from the enemy's Cyclic Ion Blaster.

With the death of the Captain, the Humans began a retreat. Unfortunately for us, we did not have the forces to hold the ground from an enemy counter-attack. As it is the way of the Tau, we retreated and prepared to fight another day.

Jun 01 2008

With 40K 5th edition just around the corner, I figured it was a good time to get my Forest Tigers back up to spec. So I posted a new updated list over here. Check that page out for more general information pertaining to 5th edition as I get a hold of it. I am going for the preview weekend next weekend.

May 06 2008

To go with the new page layout, I needed to go with a new updated 1500 point Army List. Check it out.

Apr 22 2007

I have just posted a 1500 point list for the Tau forest Tigers meaning that we are now 3/4 of our 2000 point goal. I'll be discussing a 1000 point version and possibly the 1500 point version on the next episode of the Tabletop Battlefield - Episode 10.

Feb 03 2007

The current expansion is planned is to double the current size of the Forest Tigers to a 2000 Point Army. Also, a new commander is being sought out to replace the fallen O'ShasKyre.

Oct 22 2006

Due to their heroic performance on Medusa V, The Tau empire has decided to continue to sponsor the Forest Tigers. This time our forces were sent to recon a Tyranid occupied planet. Unlike other Tyranid held planets, this planet was not stripped of vegetation.

Once on the surface, the Forest Tigers encountered a human recon party. We managed to keep from killing each other long enough to realize we were both their to accomplish the same mission. Unfortunately, The Forest Tigers and humans did not co-exist well and the mission was a failure. Fortunately, the mission was only a disaster for the Human Forces. We only suffered the loss of a pair of Fire Warriors.

At this time, the Forest Tigers have not received another assignment.

Aug 20 2006

With the Warp Storm just days away from consuming Medusa V, the Forest Tigers found themselves fighting to hold back opposing armies while other Tau troops evacuated the doomed planet. Another Tau Division claiming allegiance to Commander FarSight accompianed us on this mission. By far it was out bloodiest battle yet. Most of our brothers in arms will not be going home. Commander O'Shaskyre lies dead in a wrecked crisis suit. Hammerhead and Broadside debris litter the city grounds, but the chaos and corrupted forces could not stand the awesome firepower of the Tau Army! Warrior after Warrior fell to massive attacks. Their Chaos Daemon is now only a pile of slime on the battle field! With our noble sacrifice, many other Tau are assured escape from Medusa V. With our commander dead and much of our forces destroyed, the future of the Forest Tigers is uncertain, but our impact is undeniable. Because of our actions, the Tau scientists can continue their work during these last days. Regardless of the outcome of their research, it was all For The Greater Good!

Aug 19 2006

With our time on Medusa V drawing to a close, a final sqaud was given to Alpha Command to assist in our final mission: A squad of firewarriors carrying pulse carbines.

Aug 13 2006

Once again, the Forest Tigers found themselves with an odd ally - Space Marines. Though this time we had a common enemy - the forces of Chaos! This was a 2 person teamed match. Two turns into the game, one of the chaos players got up an quit leaving his friend for dead. Despite being outnumber over two to one, the remaining player put a good fight(His 205 point demon helped quite a bit), but was overwhelmed by numbers. Both the Tau and Space Marines walk away with a victory today.

Jul 30 2006

I wish I could bring good news for the other Tau players, but that won't happen this week. A combined force of Tau and Dameon Hunters were pushed back by Imperial Guard and Dark Angels. Of the 3 divisions fighting for the Greater Good, the Forest Tigers were the only army who survived with half of their forces intact. The Dameon Hunters fought to the last man.(This clearly shows the imperium's attitude towards traitors...) Commander O'ShasKyre survived the battle and will be using forces from the newly formed Echo detachment to rebuild his command division. He will be ready for his next encounter.

Jul 26 2006

Though badly beaten, the tigers will be reinforced from reserves for the next encounter. In the mean time, plans for an Echo detachment are being drawn up. After some reorganization, the Forest Tigers are ready for their next encounter on Medusa V.