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Dropzone Battle Report – Scourge vs UCM

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Aug 27 2015
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The Reconquest is now! The United Colonies of Mankind do battle with the insidious Scourge; take a look!

Today we’re back at 1,500 points, with the UCM and the Scourge throwing down in a standard Targets of Opportunity mission. It’s been a while since we’ve played this mission between these two armies, and the carnage begins quickly.

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The Armies

 

UCM Fleet Marine Security Force TF-109

United Colonies of Mankind – 1,500

 

UCM Field Command

COMMAND – Kodiak ACV with Colonial Captain (CV4)

SCOUT – 4x Wolverine LAV Type-A

 

Colonial Armored Formation

STANDARD – 3x Sabre MBT

            -Condor Medium Dropship with Missile Pods

SUPPORT – 2x Longbow Howitzer

            -2x Raven-B Light Dropship with Missile Pods

 

Colonial Armored Formation

STANDARD – 3x Katana Light Tank

            -Condor Medium Dropship with Missile Pods

STANDARD – 3x Katana Light Tank

            -Condor Medium Dropship with Missile Pods

 

Colonial Legionnaire Corps

TROOPS – 2x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Raven-A Light Dropship

TROOPS – 2x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Raven-A Light Dropship

 

Colonial Legionnaire Corps

TROOPS – 3x Colonial Legionnaires

            -Bear APC

TROOPS – 2x Legionnaire Mortar Team

            -Bear APC

            -Sharing Condor Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Rapier AA Tank

            -Condor Medium Dropship with Missile Pods

 

Colonial Fleet Air Wing

AIR – Archangel

AIR – Archangel

 

The Endbringers

The Scourge – 1,500

 

Scourge Oppressors

COMMAND – Desolator with Scourge Overlord (CV5)

SCOUT – 4x Minders

            -Intruder-B Light Dropship

 

Scourge Vanguard

STANDARD – 3x Hunter MGT

            -Marauder Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Ravager AA Walker

            -Harbinger Assault Dropship

 

Scourge Warrior Cabal

TROOPS – 3x Warrior Horde

            -Invader APC

TROOPS – 3x Warrior Horde

            -Invader APC

            -Sharing Marauder Medium Dropship

SUPPORT – 3x Reaper AAGT

            -Marauder Medium Dropship

 

Scourge Warrior Cabal

TROOPS – 2x Warrior Horde

            -Intruder-A Light Dropship

TROOPS – 2x Warrior Horde

            -Intruder-A Light Dropship

 

Scourge Invasion Host

HEAVY – 2x Slayer HGT

            -Marauder Medium Dropship

 

Scourge Occupation Patrol

SCOUT – 4x Prowler

            -Intruder-B Light Dropship

SCOUT – 4x Prowler

            -Intruder-B Light Dropship

After Action Review

After playing with PHR for a while now, I forgot just how fast and aggressive the Scourge can be. My armor block got into position and won out on too many activations, and before the UCM armor could respond it had been annihilated. The Prowlers did their job perfectly, cutting into the enemy formations and forcing those high-value shots to pick them off instead of focusing on the more important targets.

By the time the smoke cleared, the UCM just didn’t have any way to get their objectives off the table. Their infantry dwindled away very quickly, though it seemed that he had a significant number of soldiers plying the table. Perhaps in the future he would be better served with more infantry, though I think his balance was very similar to mine.

The Scourge infantry are great workhorses, killing several armored vehicles and assisting in bringing a building down early. Add to that the Desolator, and even small games give Scourge a good chance to approach the denial tactic. I’ve never much used the Desolator for damaging buildings, but he did a superb job at it. Still, I need to pick up an Oppressor and actually give it a try in some of these smaller games!

Have at it Dropzone generals. What tactics would you have used in our shoes? What units would improve the lists? Tell us in the comments below!

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Author: Randall Madden
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