PDX DUST: Dust Tactics League Night! 04-22-2012

April 22^nd saw the start of the Portland Dust Tactics Group’s first League Campaign. We chose to start with Operation Blue Thunder v2.0, available in the Terrain Tile Set. This includes 3 extra missions, making the total number of missions 11. Each player in the league will play through each scenario twice, once as attacker and once as defender. That’s a total of 22 games for each player in the Blue Thunder Campaign! There will be a “League” tab added soon so that we can communicate League Nights, as well as a leader board for the campaign, etc… The rotation is simple and allows for new players to enter the league up until the 6^th mission. We will be tracking the Blue Thunder Campaign for our leaderboard, using the standard tournament scoring system. In addition to the Leaderboard we will have an overall tracking system during this time for each player in the league who chooses to submit any games fought during the duration of the campaign (ringer armies, demo games, etc…) so those who are putting in a lot of games can be recognized for their efforts. There is much more to the league, and stay tuned for more updates soon!

Now, enjoy the battle report!!

Unfortunately our first day of league play also saw our first absence. Mr. Sisk was unable to make it, but his battle reports will be coming next week as we catch him up on his games during the week and next week’s league event.

This first rotation was Nicholas vs. Justin in Scenario 1, Reconnaissance:

Attacker:
Nicholas – AXIS: 93 points
Heinrich Light Walker – Kommandotrupp – Sturmpioniere
Defender:
Justin – ALLIES: 80 pointsHoney Light Walker – BBQ Rangers – Bot Hunters

The first few rounds were fairly quick and uneventful. Turn 4 saw the Allies take a bold move and run their BBQ Rangers up to the Heinrich and Kommandotrupp. The Advanced Reactive Fire on the Heinrich scored a few hits on the Rangers before they could attack. They scored no hits on the Heinrich, but nearly eliminated the Kommandotrupp, leaving only the Commander alive. The Honey and Bot Hunters had a decent exchange with the Sturmpioniere’s, which eventually saw them eliminated, with heavy losses to the Bot Hunters. By turn 6 the Heinrich was in a good position to eliminate the Honey, leaving only a single M9 Bazooka on the board for the Allies, which was eliminated before the end of the turn, securing a victory for the Axis.

Victory Points:

Attacker: 80 points
Defender: 27 points

The second rotation was Justin vs. Nicholas in Scenario 2, Patrol:

Attacker:
Justin – ALLIES: 250 points
Action Jackson – Bazooka Joe – The Chef – 13 Foxtrot – BBQ Rangers – BBQ Rangers – Corps Officers – Crack Shots – Crack Shots – Red Devils – Steel Rain
Defender:
Nicholas – AXIS: 250 points
Grenadier X – Lara – Markus – Stefan – Totenmeister – Axis Gorillas – Axis Zombies – Axis Zombies – Beobachter – Heavy Recon Grenadiers – Heinrich

Blood was drawn from about the second or third placement of the first turn and pretty much didn’t end until turn 4. Totenmeister and her Zombies came on the board and immediately went to attack the Crack Shots, eliminating them with little effort. However, Chef and his BBQ Rangers would not stand for this brutal overkill and came in ready to fight. With 3 flame throwers and 4 shotguns at their disposal the undead unit was easily dispatched! In their blood lust Chef and the Rangers made a fatal error… They should not have moved onto the board in the open. They should have gone behind the wall to gain the cover advantages and absence of LOS to the enemy deployment zone! I say a fatal error because Lara and the Heavy Recon Grenadiers placed and quickly eliminated Chef and his Rangers, who were sitting ducks to the 5 MG 44 zwei’s saturating their position with fire… Markus and the Gorillas saw themselves eliminated at the end of the first round by Joe and his BBQ Rangers who rushed their position looking for a fight! Turn 2 saw Lara and the Heavy Recon Grenadiers repeat their previous performance and eliminate Joe and his Rangers, who were also lacking any form of cover. 13 Foxtrot brought artillery down upon Lara and the Heavies, softening them up a bit. Turn 3 saw the end of 13 Foxtrot, while the Corps Officers were taking care of Stefan and his Beobachters, as well as the Axis Zombies belonging to Grenadier X’s command. But then Lara and her Heavies made short work of the Corps Officers, making her unit the MVP of the game! However in turn 4 it was finally Action Jacksons’ time to shine with what was left of the Red Devils after a brutal beating from Lara and the Heavies in turn 2. Revenge came down upon Lara and the Heavies, ending their mighty 3 turn reign of terror. While the Heinrich made easy work of the heavily wounded Action Jackson and Red Devils, there was nothing it could do to hurt the Steel Rain! Moving within 3 squares of the Steel Rain rendered the allied vehicle useless, so the rest of the game finished with little else happening. In the end the Allied forces scored more points, and therefore gained a victory!!!

Victory Points:

Attacker: 224 points
Defender: 212 points

Two other games were played that do not count toward the Campaign, as they were out of rotation.

Justin vs. Nicholas in Scenario 1, Reconnaissance:

Attacker:
Justin – ALLIES: 80 points
Honey Light Walker – BBQ Rangers – Bot Hunters
Defender:
Nicholas – AXIS: 93 points
Heinrich Light Walker – Kommandotrupp – Sturmpioniere

The Axis pretty much stomped the Allies with ease in this game. Turn 3 saw the death of the Honey at the Hands of the Sturmpioniere’s, Bot Hunters eliminated by the Kommandotrupp, and BBQ Rangers eliminated by a reactivated Sturmpioniere. That was literally all that happened in the game… Victory to the AXIS!!!

Victory Points:

Attacker: 0 points
Defender: 80 points

Nicholas vs. Justin in Scenario 2, Patrol:

Attacker:
Nicholas – AXIS: 250 points
Grenadier X – Lara – Markus – Stefan – Totenmeister – Axis Gorillas – Axis Zombies – Axis Zombies – Beobachter – Heavy Recon Grenadiers – Heinrich
Defender
Justin – ALLIES: 250 points
Action Jackson – Bazooka Joe – The Chef – 13 Foxtrot – BBQ Rangers – BBQ Rangers – Corps Officers – Crack Shots – Crack Shots – Red Devils – Steel Rain

This was just as bloody as the previous run through, but lasted much longer. Action Jackson had a good game with a kill on the Heinrich in turn 2. Chef and his BBQ Rangers were able to score a finishing blow on a hurt Grenadier X and his Axis Zombies at the beginning of turn 3. Joe and his BBQ Rangers were boosted in turn 2 with a stim pack and made a very unsuccessful attempt to eliminate both Totenmeister and her Zombies in conjunction with Stefan and his Beobacthers. Turn 3 saw an the end of an exhausted Joe and BBQ Rangers. Turns 4 and 5 saw Lara and her Heavies eliminate Chef and his Rangers, a successful reactive fire attempt by the Corps Officers to eliminate a Charging Markus and Axis Gorillas, and Totenmeister and her Zombies eliminating the Red Devils and leaving Action Jackson sorely injured. Action Jackson was able to get revenge on the Zombies, but Totenmeister remained elusive, but he came to an end when Lara and her Heavies split their fire 3 ways to eliminate the Allied hero and both units of Crack Shots. Turn 7 saw Lara and the Heavies eliminate the Corps Officers, but not before they did a heavy amount of damage. The Steel Rain was useless except for its .30 cal. Machine Gun, which was enough to finish off Lara, but not the Heavies. Turn 8 ended with the Steel Rain on the board for the Allies, but 1 Heavy Recon Grenadier, and Totenmeister for the Axis, giving them the victory!

Victory Points: