"Badab War Battle Report - Dawn Raid" Topic

The Badab War got off to an explosive start as the Salamanders began their landings on Bellerophon's Fall – but can the Mantis Warriors capitalise on the recent victory?

The Story So Far
The Salamanders had launched their surprise attack after the initial landings, targeting a small Mantis Warriors patrol that had taken shelter at a remote refinery. However, despite being caught off-guard, the Mantis Warriors repelled the attack, albeit with heavy casualties.

This threw the plans of the Salamanders into disarray for but a short time – but the Mantis Warriors, led by Epistolary Oromo, were quick to react. Utilising their guerrilla training, Oromo led an assault on one of the Salamanders' staging areas, hoping to deliver a knock out punch that would leave the Loyalists reeling and open to further attacks.

The Salamanders would have to show a robust defence if their entire planetary landing was not to stall before it had really begun…

For more piccies and the full report: link

Another great report and a fun sounding game. I admit that from the lists I thought the Salamanders were pretty much outclassed in both battles. Your assessment about the
vindicators would seem to be spot on, three of them is a helluva menace.

I don't have the rules for the Centurion or the Ironclad so it is a bit difficult to figure out how they would play out but I can imagine what they are like.

With those Vindictors bumper to bumper this almost looks like a FoW game.

Line of sight was extremely tight on that shot, so they had to shuffle together :)