Jun 13 2010

Operation Double Helix has ended with the Humans blowing everything up. Fortunately, the Tau Forest Tigers were able to escape before the planet was destroyed. We have discovered a possible link between the Forces of Chaos and the Tyranids. This terrifying alliance must be investigated further.

Mar 27 2010

Once again the Tyranids attacked. They have been desperate to grab land from me ever since the Space Wolf forces carved deep into their territory. In a very bloody battle, the Tyranids were weakened sufficiently such they could not hold the ground and additional Tau forces pushed them back.

Mar 14 2010

During my initial skirmishes with the Tyranids, A Blood Angels Force broke through a gap in my lines to begin capturing Tau held ground. Assuming that the Tyranids would not immediately strike back, I set up a small trap for the Blood Angels. Despite an aggressive attack by the Tyranids, I struck at the approaching Space Marines. In the middle of ruined mountain town I destroyed the human's force and expanded my boundaries.

Feb 20 2010

After my first defeat, I have launched another attack against the Tyranid front, pulling out an unexpected win.

Already facing a 200 point deficit, the start of battle went as bad as possible. My Hammerhead was destroyed and I spent the entire firepower of my force eliminating the Genestealers which destroyed the tank.

Dark storm clouds unleashed torrents of heavy rain turning the battlefield into mud. While the Tau's advanced sensors were unaffected by the storm, the Tyranid advance was slowed considerably. This bought extra time for our guns to cut down the Tyranid wave. Once the storm cleared, the Tyranid assault was stopped and the remaining beasts fell back.

In game terms, the Tyranid player simply rolled awful run rolls. His Hormagauants never ran more then 3 inches. These slow run rolls meant that I had one more turn of precious firing. By the time his main line reached me, only his Hive Tyrant remained. Turn six ended and I won the annihilation battle with a score of Six to Four

Feb 06 2010

For me, the second turn is over. I had one battle against a larger Tyranid Force and things seemed to go fairly well except that I missed a few critical shots. These "issues" left several large creatures with one wound remaining and a one wound Tyranid rips through Tau just as good as an undamaged one.....

Also, in the battle I tried out some different army build ideas and several things turned out to be a waste of points. I'll post more details about those below.