Myrnir,
I was going to get around to it eventually
Glad you liked it though
Kudos for finding it at BG.
Link here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/6915388#6915388
PICTURES WIP, HAVE TO FIX THEM FOR THIS SITE, GO TO ABOVE LINK TO SEE PICTURES BEFORE I FIX
Hello everyone. I recently received quite a lot of request on various forums to post a painted battle report for my DUST TACTICS models. So here it is. The rules are fairly simple; I got them in 10 minutes. I won’t go to discuss the rules here as there are plenty of other articles about the rules. I've never written a Battle Report for any game before so bear with me, not everything will be perfect! Sorry in advance if I mess up words, English as second language!
The game is not based on a scenario, but is just an Annihilation game. First one to kill all of their opponent’s units wins. There are house rules for our buildings too. Buildings grant hard cover and LoS cannot be traced past them.
Goal: The last standing army wins! For point purposes, each tank, squad, or hero is worth on point.
The Armies:
Using the Armies from the Starter Box
AMERICANS
Captain Joseph Brown -ASCOM "Bazooka Joe"
Recon Rangers Squad "The Recon Boys"
Combat Rangers Squad "The Gunners"
Medium Combat Walker M2-B "Hot Dog"
Medium Combat Walker M2-c "Pounder"
GERMANS
Blutkreutz Korps Colonet "Sigrid Von Thaler"
Laser Strumgrenadieren Squad "Laser Grenadiers"
Kampf Strumgrenadieren Squad "Battle Grenadiers"
Aufklarer Strumgrenadieren Squad "Recon Grenadiers"
Panzer Kamplaufer II-A "Luther"
Panzer Kamplaufer II-B "Ludwig"
Setup:
My little brother chooses to play the Germans so I played the Americans. I rolled higher for the setup role and deployed first. We alternated unit deployment and ended up with this:
Turn 1:
Initiative goes to the Allies thanks to Bazooka Joe’s Black Ops ability allowing me to roll an extra dice. No shooting occurs and the units from both armies advance into cover.
ALLIES: 0 AXIS: 0
Turn 2:
Again initiative goes to the Allies. Turn two sees more strategic maneuvering. The German Luther walker takes shots at the BBQ squad who miserably fail their cover saves and lose 3 men.
ALLIES: 0 AXIS: 0
Turn 3
The Allies take the initiative again. Turn 3 saw a firefight on the left side. The Pounder moves out of cover and takes shots at the Luther but only does 1 damage. The Luther activates next and kills 2 Recon Rangers. In retaliation, the BBQ Squad roasts the Luther with its Flamethrower. The Recon Grenadiers put two wounds on Bazooka Joe. The Recon Rangers respond by returning fire on the Recon Grenadiers. With a clear line of site to the Pounder, the Ludwig opens and puts 3 damage on the Pounder. On the other side of the map, the Gunners advance from their building to take cover behind a tank trap and gets shot by the Laser Grenadiers causing 1 casualty.
ALLIES: 1 AXIS:0
Turn 4
For the fourth time in a row, the Allies take the initiative and the Pounder activates first to return fire to the Ludwig. The sustained fire does 3 damage on the Luther. The Ludwig opens again and finishes the Pounder earning the Axis their first point. The action shifts to the other side of the map where the Hot Dog moves from its cover and roasts 4 Laser Grenadiers. The Recon Grenadiers kill off the last of the BBQ Squad and giving Joe a wound. Bazooka Joes runs over to join the Gunners Squad who are shot up by Sigrid von Thaler and run into cover. The Recon Boys shoots back the Recon Grenadiers to avenge the BBQ squad.
ALLIES: 1 AXIS: 2
Turn 5
The Germans take the initiative for the first time. The Hot Dog puts 3 wounds on Sigrid and kills the Laser Cannon soldier. The Ludwig sustains fire on the Hot Dog and destroys it. Bazooka Joe and last surviving Gunner with a Bazooka attempt to shoot the Ludwig but unfortunately, they all miss. The Recon Grenadiers kill Joe and the Bazooka soldier and in return are killed by the Recon Boys. The Hot Dog puts 3 wounds on Sigrid and kills the Laser Cannon soldier.
ALLIES: 3 AXIS: 5
Turn 6
The Allies are out of Anti-tank units although the Ludwig has only one health left. It is down to 3 Recon Boys up against a wounded Sigrid, a Ludwig with one health and a single Battle Grenadier. Wound for wound they were the same, but the Recon Boys can only shoot once and target Sigrid and kill her avenging Bazooka Joe. The Recon Boys hug their cover when the lone Battle Grenadier takes shot, but the building is no match for the Ludwig’s anti-tank guns which bury the Recon Boys in Rubble.
ALLIES: 4 AXIS: 6
AXIS VICTORY
Overall it was a fun game, even thought I got beat my little brother. Playing time was fast, took us 10 minutes to get the rules and with pictures only 45 minutes to play. Looking forward to playing this with the Operation Cyclone expansions where we will have Command Squads, Artillery, and Snipers.
Thanks for reading!
