Chapter Organization: Angels of Perdition

Inquisitor Report: Omega Alpha 049185719030

Sector: Stella Magnus

Since the close of the Ebon Star Crusade in 951.M39 the Space Marine Chapter known as the Angels of Perdition have been in occupation of the most spinword world of the Sub-Sector Damien and the end of Imperial Controlled Space. The world, Kyton IV by official registertry still of the Adeptus Mechanicus, who have refused under protest to change the name of the world, has been the homworld of the Angels.

Since that time Inquisitorial, as well as Adeptus Administratium records show a clear registry of complying with Imperial Demands of geneseed and other required acknowledgements of Imperial Power. Still, rumors have persisted that they have excerted an overmastering influence over sub-sector Damien and Fallen Sectors that saw the bulk of fighting during the Crusade. While the sub-sector has come back suprisingly well since that time period, this report has been requested due to concerns that stem from the Great Berayal the limitation of Astartes power that has become necessary since then.

First, no accurate census of the Angels of Perdition has ever been complied. At no point during the last mellinia has the entirety of the Chapter been present. Even during the Feat of Maledication that is held each year, many of the companies are not present. At any time one time, it appears that at least 40% of the Chapter is not present on Kyton IV at all, or as they call it Angelos Secundas. Specifically during the a request for aid in M40,493 only a single Company, the 4th was present at all. To this day it is unknown where the vast majority of the chapter vanished to four three years while the legetee waited for the return of the Grand Master.

Additional population problems are due to the unusual, and onorthadox way that the Angels of Perdition take on new applicants. 95% of all of the Adeptus Astartes follow the guidelines laid out by Roboute Gullimen, and operate a tenth, enthre Scout Chapter. The Angels of Perdition do not. Instead, each of the Battle Companies, or as they call them Landed Companies, operated out of a vast citadel that dot the landscape of Angelus Secundas. From there applicants from the various feudal culture hold games and tournaments and the best are given a Quest to slay one of the many mutant forms of life found on the planet. Those that return are admitted into that specific Chapter's Scout force each year. Each company therefore has between ten to fifty individuals that are being trained as scouts inside each of the citadel's. Besides this issue the Landed Companies act as standard battle companies, of which there are four in total.

The First and Second Company seem to operate as a completely seperate entities, and their structure is not a topic of this report, as all indiciations is that they operate within the required window of normalcy for a chapter of this geneseed.

Lastly, are the companies known as the Knightly Companies. There seem to be some bleed between members of the Landed Companies and Knightly Companies from time to time, but it is known under what circumstances this takes place. The Knightly Companies do not operate on Angelus Secundus and have no known permenant home, although they resupply on the orbital station of Lunas when in need. The Knightly Companies, unlike standard reserve companies, are on permenant crusade, a habit that was taken on by the close proximity of the Angels of Perdition with various crusades of the Black Templars for some mellinia. To this day the Knightly Companies range far and wide, seeking out the enemies of Mankind. I have attached a lengthy report of the various times and conflicts they have been in. Their population and numbers are currently unknown, as the Knightly Companies in some reports span lest then fifty space marine and other times number in the hundreds. I am unsure if these are anomolous records, or if the Knightly Companies have abandoned the Codex Astartes in form as well as function.

Since beginning this report I have requested records from the Administration Records from Terra, as it appears that the Angels of Perdition hail from Segmentium Pacificus at some point. The only message I have received is that all records were destroyed during the the Nova Terra Interregnum, and a copy of their original founding documentation, signed, along with eight other chapters, on the same day, by Saint Sebastian Thor.

I will continue as you have requested and seek further information. While I feel that you may be right, and it would be possible to bring charges against the Angels for their diversified approach, I feel the effect would by only to make them more secretive regarding their affairs. I am again requesting a further budget increase to bring in more potential operatives as the case warrants.

Your Eternal Servant

Inquisitor Conrad Guot

Angels of Perdition - Background

Look to the Safety of the Imperium first,

And your own honor second.

Ecanus, Master of 8^th Company of Angels of Perdition

Registered officially as a member of the 20^th founding, the Angels of Perdition are an enigma. The file on them has been growing for several thousand years now when their official seal was broken by Inquisitor Mandate IM-01-X5-4519190394 by Inquisitor Conrad Guot, who recognize a disconnect from history, and their obvious methods. His personal notes reflect use of equipment from dating back to the Horus Heresy, and even reported seeing a unit of marines riding jet bikes during the Casgadian Descent. Even more odd is that much of their basic pieces of equipment do not much Munitorium records, or standard marks. Even their Battle Honors and Banners bear the marks of battles fought through the length and breadth of the Imperium and at times for which they did not even officially exist. The most odd thing however is their Chapter Charter itself, as it was signed personally by Sebastian Thor, along with five other marine chapters at the end of the Age of Apostocy.

Their official history notes that the Angels of Perdition have been on Crusade from their founding till the end of M38, traveling from Segmentium Pacificus toward their goal of Ultramar. During that time they fought besides the Black Templars for over five hundred years, adopting some of their ways, and modifying their reserve companies to Crusade Companies. In late M38 the Angels of Perdition finally arrived at Ultramar before leaving once again to participate in the Dark Star Crusade that involved the entire chapter for over a century. At the close of the crusade, Warmaster Davidian gave unto the Chapter a boon, of anything within his power. For their gift, they took the ruined and broken forgeworld of Agrathus IV, and rechristened it Caliban Secundus. Representatives from both the Cult Mechanicus and the Departmento Munitorium voiced viergous complaint the Warmaster, but his will would not be undone. The Angels of Perdition had earned themselves a homeworld, one they bought in blood. Directly at the crux of both the Dark Star Anomalies they took up the thankless job of overseeng the entrance to the Two Sectors retaken during the Dark Star Crusade. Since that time a thousand years have passed and the Angels of Perdition have slowly worked the rock that saw complete extermination of it’s primary hives and infastructure, back to the beginnings of a green new world. Great fortresses dot the landscape and forest have crept back into the world under the careful hand of the Angels. A penance they gladly pay, as it is at their hand that the entire world was scoured of life.

Each of the Battle Companies Companies occupy one of the five citadels of Caliban Secundus that oversee the world. The Second Company are the Lords of the Wastes, where their additional rapid response training gives them free rains across the ash wastes, and broken ruins of the Hive Cities. The Third company lie in the valleys of the deep woods of Traunton Pale, where their the last weirwood of the planet was saved inside their citadel. From that one tree the great forests slowly take back the valleys as each marine upon rotation, plans another. The Fourth company occupies the black plains of Aexerath, where the limitless grasses used to roam the world. Only recently have the first tuffs of grass sprouted amongst the broken wilderness of rock and stone. The Fifth company occupies the the Alsarian Mountains, at the divide between the two continents of Caliban Secundus, their wind catchers and planetshapers slowly pulling the radiation from the world, and their Apothecaries releasing birds back into the planet. Lastly, sixth companies lies at the center of the Brokerian Gulf, where over a thousand years and the rising of the waters again on the planet, their citadel now reaches deep into the ocean.

Amongst the ruin and death of the planet during the Dark Star Crusade few survivide. Blasted and runined, those that did turned to the powers that lead them to their downfall. Mutants and heretics. Only pitiful bands of those free of taint survivied in the great underground manufactories of the earth. These the Angels of Perdition found waging a losing war when they took feudal right to the planet. The angels could have swept the heritics aside in a day, but did not. Instead they took off their great armor, and bore the robes of their orders and went amongst those still loyal. As the Lion said, save a man today, and he will need saving tomorrow. Teach a man to save himself, and you have saved him for eternity. Combat tactics, drill, hand to hand fighting, all of this was taught to the survivors, and over a hundred years of conflict finally saw the last of the mutant forces obliterated, when the Angels finally took the field, landing amongst the ruins of t Hive Faerthian as a company, one hundred drop pods screaming down to crush the resistance. Since that time, the men and women of Caliban Secundas have risen to the challenge, mixing their training with traditional weapons of war. Great Orders of lesser men that pay homage to the Masters of the Companies all swear fealty through a feudal structure, sending their best each year to seek admittance to the Angelic Host of the Angels of Perdition.

Their world stands at the intersection of the systems of the Dark Star crusade, daring those that live in darkness to try again if they feel so bold. And amongst the cold night of their world they guard their secrets and speak to none of the events that transpired at their beginning, of the Horus Heresy, the Scouring, the Nova Terra Interregnum, and the buried file, deep in the records, the order that made the Angels of Perdition Excommunicate Traitorum.

2100 Pt Tournament – Round 2

I meant to have this post out yesterday but thanks to some helpful feedback from the last battle report I decided to add some visual aids. I hope you enjoy this as it was a complete pain to put together! I hope the video battle reports are easier.

My second game was against a mech blood angels player that I had seen earlier and hoped to fight. In addition to having a great looking army he also is preparing to attend BoLScon and therefore had an eye toward tournament play as well. A really nice guy, I have to say that the game was excellent, and enjoyable throughout the experience. Makes me wish I lived a little closer to the coast and Jaks so I could get down there more often.

At any rate, my complete list is restated in the previous post, but here is a broken down version of it, as I use the squad names throughout. I have posted a picture after that of the units as they will appear in the Battle Report pictures.

ANGELS OF PERDITION

Chapter Master Gabriel Martel (Counts as Pedro Kantor)

Elite: Terminator Squad (10#, 480 pts) (The First)

Elite: Dreadnought (1#, 115 pts) (Brother Dreadnought Exetur)

Elite: Dreadnought (1#, 115 pts)(Brother Dreadnought Hamiel)

Troops: Tactical Squad (11#, 225 pts) (Squad Maltheas) Rhino

Troops: Tactical Squad (11#, 235 pts) (Squad Josiah) Rhino

Troops: Scout Squad (5#, 115 pts) (Squad Morveng)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Storm (1#, 60 pts) (Landspeeder Morveng)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (1#, 70 pts) (LS 01)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (1#, 70 pts) (LS 02)

Heavy Support: Predator (1#, 120 pts) (Battle Tank Nefarium)

Heavy Support: Predator (1#, 120 pts) (Battle Tank Exeat)

Heavy Support: Thunderfire Cannon (1#, 100 pts) (Techmarine Faitor)

HQ: Space Marine Librarian (1#, 100 pts) (Codicier Raziel, The Repentant)

Total Roster Cost: 2100

Blood Angels

Corbulo

Blood Angels Chaplain

Furioso Dread with Blood Talons in a Drop Pod

Furioso Librarian in a Drop Pod

Dreadnought w/Multimelta in a Drop Pod

6x Assault Squads w/Powerfist, Meltagun in Razorbacks with Twin-linked Heavy Bolters and Hunter Killer missiles

2 Baal Predators with Twin Linked Assault Cannons and Heavy Bolters.

(I realized I left the Baal's off the picture to the left, but they are in the battle report)

BATTLE REPORT – 2100

BLOOD ANGELS VS. ANGELS OF PERDITION

As mentioned in the earlier post, all the of the missions at the tournament were substantially the same. Six objectives were placed (after deployment) and six enemy units nominated (after deployment). Each objective captured/destroyed counted as one Battle Point, everything else was useless. The only thing that was different mission to mission was the set up, this was the Spearhead Deployment.

I lost the roll for initiative, which seems to have happened in both the games at the tournament now that I write this up, c'est le vie. My opponent made what I think at this point was the pivotal decision for this game, and certainly is in many of them. He choose his deployment not on what he thought would be the most advantageous to him, but what would be the worst for me. I was given the corner with a hill that provided 5+ terrain, and prevented from using my Bolster Defenses from my Tunderfire cannon. I thought it was a great choice on his part. He then deployed his army as shown below. The objectives were also placed. Baals forward and six razorbacks behind that.

At this point, it occurred to me that I was going to really take it in the face on round one, eating two dreadnoughts from drop pods and fire from his entire army. Now, I see a lot of this suggestion online, and what I did here, I strongly advise caution on. Some people and/or armies are excellent at it, Fritz from Way of Saim Hain for instance talks extensively about it, the Null Deployment. I don't believe that normal marines, unless they have been made for it, are exceptionally good at it, as too much of their things mor or shoot, not both. But in this situation, facing this, I thought it was the best option out of a handful of bad choices, it also would allow me to get easy side shots against some of the blood angels vehicles. Having played a regular opponent often with blood angels I know that 12 inch movement on the Baals will allow them to face their 13 armor at me every turn. So I didn't deploy and placed all of my army into normal reserves except the Squad Morveng and their Storm, which were in Outflank.

Turn 1

My opponent moves his army and deploys his drop pods as shown below:

After his movement phase, he then announces, pointing at every vehicle possible, that they are firing smoke. I want to take the time and say that in a normal game I would have warned him, not to do this, as none of my models would even start arriving until round 2… but.. this… is… TOURNAMENT!!(couldn't help myself). I see a lot of posts where people talk about helping their opponent in games, reminding them etc… and that is sportsmanship, and I disagree. I'm at a tournament and that means you get my best, not anything less. If you beat me at tournament you know I have done everything and you earned it, no other way. I don't push models, I don't cheat, I don't bend rules, but neither do I feel that is necessary to hand hold my opponents. Thankfully, after I declare I am done at the end of my round one, my opponent laughed (I said he was good natured). He realized he had made a mistake in the game, but also that we were playing a tight match. I can promise you that he will never make that mistake again, and he will be a better player because of it. This is the reason I say I would rather lose then win in most games, I learn more from losing then winning. At any rate, we moved on to his turn 2.

Turn 2 – Blood Angels

His remaining dreadnought failed to come in (Drat!) and he repositioned his Razorbacks around the field, preparing for the storm. Me opponent made another misake here (that he mentioned later in the game) saying that he had forgotten that when I arrived from reserves, I did so along my entire board edge, not just from my deployment area. You can see from set up what he was thinking.

Turn 2 – Angels of Perdition

Blowing up the map some now. Let's do the picture first, then I'll talk.

The following units became available from reserves:

The First (10 terminators with attached Martel and Librarian Raziel), Morveng and Landspeeder storm, Squad Josiah, Predator Nefarium, Techmarine Faitor, Brother Dreadnought Hamiel

Morveng and his squad came in wherever I wanted so I decided to deploy on the right flank. They destroyed the Razorback with Sergeant Morveng's combi-melta then assaulted the marines in cover. They won the combat, then killed the remaining assault marines due to being caught and having to make additional saves. I combat squaded Josiah and the Rhino with five marines and the sergeant drove in on the right flank. In center I brough on Nefarium, The First, Faitor. The fire from them shook one Razorback and obliterated another, but sadly I was just out of assault range with The First and Hamiel.

Turn 3 – Blood Angels

The Blood angels repositioned. In the movement phase Librarian Raziel successfully stopped his Librarian Dreadnought from casting Wings of Sanquiness(sp?). His Drop Pod arrived and his dreadnought came onto the table. During the shooting phase the multi-melta from the dreadnought obliterated Morveng's landspeeder storm in a shower of shrapnel and dead scout pilots. Morveng's squad took fire from several heavy bolters, leaving just the sergeant alive (on the board above you can see the ruins of vehicles, but we forgot about the razorback or I would have been in cover, stupid me. The Librarian Dreadnought cast Bloodlance and rolled double 1^st, immobilizing himself, but did succeed in killing a terminator and destroyed the multi-melta on Hamiel. The rest of the fire phase was inconsequential.

Turn 3 – Angels of Perdition

Every other unit that I had in reserve came onto the table this turn (nice rolling Prodigalson!). The rest of Josiah came on and hid behind a building on the left corner to hold the objective for later. Sergeant Josiah moved up and fired the squad meltagun, missing the drop pod. Predator Nefarium didn't move and opened up on the closest razorback, showering it's armor with las-cannons and high caliber rounds, tearing into the tracks and making the heavy bolters so much junk. My two landspeeders came on from off board and succeeded in blowing the weapon off the Librarian dreadnought. Squad Maltheas drove onboard and destroyed the Baal. I actually made a misake on the map above and my other dreadnought Exetur came on to the left of Squad Maltheas, and it and Predator Exeat shook the other Baal. The First and Brother-Dreadnought Hamiel assaulted the remaining assault marines and obliterated them, although the powerfist of the assault marines wrecked Hamiel. After the combat the terminators moved into cover.

Turn 4 – Blood Angels

The Blood Angels assault squad in the immobilized and weapon destroyed razorback disembarked, moved and ran, while the dreadnoght beside them moved and immobilized Josiah's rhino on the eastern flank.

The Librarian Dreadnought fired his Bloodlance, but didn't penetrate the landspeeder. Fire from the razorbacks destroyed Maltheas's Rhino transport, and the explosion killed three marines before they could disembark the flaming wreck.

The rest of the fire did very little. I have played against a few blood angels now, and while I like the heavy bolter razorback, it just doesn't have much firepower. I've been a lot more impressed in playing against the twin-assault cannons.

Turn 4 – Angels of Perdition

On the eastern flank I disembarked with squad Josiah and then immediately missed with their melta-gun, a problem that would plague the squad all day. Morveng ran for cover, hding behind a building so he could move onto the objective later. Predator Nefarium fired on the damaged razorback in front of him, obliterating it with his autocannons and lascannons. Techmarine Fabius fired with his Thundercannon, destroyed a razorback near the terminators and forced the assault marines to disembark. Predator Exeat fired on another razorback, immobilizing it in the backfield with assistance fire from Brother Dreadnought
Exetur. Squad Maltheas fired a missile launcher but did nothing with it. Believing my left flank with the five assault marines was seriously challenged, my terminators fired on the assault marines, killing them all with missile and storm bolter fire.

Turn 5 – Blood Angels

Brother Corbulo disembarked and ran, taking the left most objective, while the chaplain with his squad moved onto another objective and another assault squad ran onto a third. The last Baal fired on my predator to no effect, while his standard dreadnought fired a flamer at Morveng incinerating him instantly. In the center of the board the Furioso Dreadnought charged the terminators, and killed 3 before his attacks and blood talons petered out. The Chain Fists from the terminators (just say the word… Chain Fist… just sounds bad ass) made short work of him, and the terminators moved forward taking the center of the table.

Turn 5 - Angels of Perdition

Josiah and his squad moved behind the dreadnought on the left and missed (again) with his melta-gun (target practice for them at the Fortress Monestary). LS-01 and LS-02 I have failed to mention really. They sat down there and traded fire with the librarian dreadnought all game, never able to destroy it. Squad Maltheas moved up and assaulted the five assault marines, obliterating them as they were within 12 inches of Chapter Master Martel(who had separated out to give the The First and Maltheas both +1 attack each), allowing Maltheas his pleasant five attacks with his power sword. Fire from Predator Nefarium obliterated the razorback and The First obliterated the chaplain and assault marines. On the left Predator Exeat and Brother-Dreadnought Exetur wreacked the last Razorback.

My opponent rolled a dice to see if the game ended and it did on a 2.

End Game

As you can see, it was a pretty tight game. I ended up with two objectives and all of my nominated unit destroyed (His razorbacks), my opponent ended up with 5 of his units destroyed and 1 objective. It was a fun and tactical game. I thought that I did a good job creating some cross fire from across the table, and jamming my terminators down my opponent's throat. I thought that the right flank was taken and back in trouble quite a bit, and was never able to really secure it like I hoped I would. As usual, I was very pleased with the way the army worked, even if this type of game is not what it is built for, you have to learn to use the forces you are given to win.

2100 Tournament – Game 1

Jaks in Biloxi,Mississippi wasn't participating in 'ardboyz round 2, which was fine for me as it seems to have been a bit of a farce this year. At any rate, they held a tournament on the 13^th of this month that I participated in. I will be posting the Battle Reports for them throughout the week. I played the following list at the tournament, which is fairly close to what I plan on taking to BoLS Con shortly. I had the privilege to play against two skilled and good natured opponents that I thought both tested me in different ways. I love a tough game. They may read this blog, so I hope they e-mail me, as I would like to post their lists and their names up. I am horrible with names.

Here is the list that I was running

2100 Pts - Space Marines Roster - Angels of Perdition

Grand Master Gabriel Martel (1#, 175 pts)

1 Chapter Master Pedro Kantor @ 175 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Iron Halo; Power Armour; Dorn's Arrow; Power Fist; And They Shall Know No Fear; Chapter Tactics; Combat Tactics; Hold the Line; Independent Character; Inspiring Presence; Orbital Bombardment)

Elite: Terminator Squad (10#, 480 pts) (The First)

9 Terminator Squad @ 480 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Power Fist x5; Storm Bolter x9; Chain Fist x4; Cyclone Missile Launcher; Cyclone Missile Launcher; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics)

1 Sergeant (Unit Type: Infantry; Power Sword; Storm Bolter; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics)

Elite: Dreadnought (1#, 115 pts) (Brother Dreadnought Exetur)

1 Dreadnought @ 115 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Dreadnought CCW; Storm Bolter; Twin Linked Autocannon)

Elite: Dreadnought (1#, 115 pts)(Brother Dreadnought Hamiel)

1 Dreadnought @ 115 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Dreadnought CCW; Multi-Melta; Heavy Flamer)

Troops: Tactical Squad (11#, 225 pts) (Squad Maltheas)

9 Tactical Squad @ 225 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol x9; Bolter x7; Meltagun; Missile Launcher; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics; Rhino)

1 Sergeant (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Power Weapon x1; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics)

1 Rhino (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Transport Capacity: 10 models; Access Points: 3; Fire Points: 1; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Storm Bolter; Repair)

Troops: Tactical Squad (11#, 235 pts) (Squad Josiah)

9 Tactical Squad @ 235 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol x9; Bolter x7; Meltagun; Lascannon; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics; Rhino)

1 Sergeant (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Power Weapon x1; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics)

1 Rhino (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Transport Capacity: 10 models; Access Points: 3; Fire Points: 1; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Storm Bolter; Repair)

Troops: Scout Squad (5#, 115 pts) (Squad Morveng)

4 Scout Squad @ 115 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Scout Armour; Bolt Pistol x4; Bolter x4; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover; Scouts)

1 Sergeant (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Scout Armour; Melta Bombs; Combi-Meltagun x1; Power Fist x1; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Squads; Combat Tactics; Infiltrate; Move Through Cover; Scouts)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Storm (1#, 60 pts) (Landspeeder Morveng)

1 Land Speeder Storm @ 60 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Open-topped); Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Fast); Transport Capacity: 5 models; Cerberus Launcher; Jamming Beacon; Heavy Flamer; Deep Strike; Scouts)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (1#, 70 pts) (LS 01)

1 Land Speeder Squadron @ 70 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Fast); Multi-Melta x1; Heavy Flamer x1; Deep Strike)

Fast Attack: Land Speeder Squadron (1#, 70 pts) (LS 02)

1 Land Speeder Squadron @ 70 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Skimmer, Fast); Multi-Melta x1; Heavy Flamer x1; Deep Strike)

Heavy Support: Predator (1#, 120 pts) (Battle Tank Nefarium)

1 Predator @ 120 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Autocannon; Lascannon (each side))

Heavy Support: Predator (1#, 120 pts) (Battle Tank Exeat)

1 Predator @ 120 pts (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Autocannon; Lascannon (each side))

Heavy Support: Thunderfire Cannon (1#, 100 pts) (Techmarine Faitor)

1 Thunderfire Cannon @ 100 pts (Unit Type: Artillery; Thunderfire Cannon)

1 Techmarine Gunner (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Artificer Armour; Servo Harness; Bolt Pistol; Thunderfire Cannon; And They Shall Know No Fear; Blessing of the Omnissiah; Bolster Defenses; Combat Tactics; Independent Character)

1 Servo Harness

HQ: Space Marine Librarian (1#, 100 pts) (Codicier Raziel, The Repentant)

1 Space Marine Librarian @ 100 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; ...in Power Armour; And They Shall Know No Fear; Combat Tactics; Independent Character; Psyker; Null Zone; The Gate of Infinity)

1 ...in Power Armour (Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Psychic Hood; Bolt Pistol; Force Weapon)

Total Roster Cost: 2100

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BATTLE REPORT

BLACK TEMPLARS VS. ANGELS OF PERDITION

First, I want to say that the mission(s) that they ran at Jaks were odd, but fun. Instead of home built odd missions, which can sometimes yield lopsided games favoring one opponent or the other, the missions were basic, but challenging. There were six objectives and you choose six enemy units. Those six objective yielded 1 Battle Point and the enemy units yielded one Battle Point. That was it. The units and the objectives were picked/placed after deployment.

My first opponent had (from memory):

Emperor's Chamption

4xCrusader squads w/10 Marines, 10/Neophytes,

2xCrusader squads w/5 marines, lascannon (One razorback with twin lascannons)

Dreadnought w/Assault Cannonx2,

Venerable Dread w/Assualt Cannon, Missile Launcher, Tank Hunter (I love this unit)

Vindicatorx1

Deployment

The first game had a twelve inch deployment. I lost the initiative roll and my opponent chose to place first and go first. A unit of 5 crusaders with lascannons were placed in cover on both sides of his corners in terrain. On my first a Venerable Dreadnought was also deployed with the marines. Moving left from that position he had 3 of the crusader squads of 20, a dreadnought in the center the vindicator on the center right, and another dreadnought on the left in cover with the 5 man crusader squad. The last large crusader squad was deployed on the left between terrain and the edge of the board.

I imidiately decided that I was going to try and refuse flank my opponent. His army was largely foot, and there was no world that I wanted to be in where I had to deal with 80 screaming fanatics in hand to hand combat. I deployed Techmarine Faitor into terrain on the bottom right hand side of my table, combat squaded both marine squads Maltheas and Josiah put the heavy weapons with him. To the right of that piece of ruins I placed my terminators squad First, and a Rhino with Sergeant Maltheas and Cidicier Raziel in it. To the left of the terrain I placed both dreadnoughts Exetur and Hamiel behind terrain and a Predator Nefarium and a Rhino with squad Josiah. Predator Exeat was the only model to deploy on my left flank at all. Having fought marine armor enough, placing all my guns in one area meant that I would be fighting front armor all game, I hoped that my frontal 13 would save me and that I could open my opponent up to some side shots. I placed LS 01 into reserves, LS 02 into Deepstrike and Landspeeder Storm Morveng and the scouts into Outflank.

I nominated his 5 man las cannon squad (on the right), Venerable Dreadnought, on of the Crusader squads, the Veinicator, the Rhino and the Dreadnought in the center as my 'Kill points. I placed two objectives near my deployment, and one directly across, to the right of the 5 man squad and venerable dreadnought I wanted to kill. My strategy was easy, move forward, kill his right flank, and then move left if need be.

I didn't particularly care to seize the initiative, and didn't.

First Turn (Black Templars)

Crusade squads move forward on all flanks, as does the vindicator on the left trying to get a shot on Predator Exeat but is out of range, along with the Razorback with the twin las-cannons. The vindicator is out of range, but a lascannon does stun my predator on that flank. His venerable dreadnought does manage to immoblise Sergeant Josiah's rhino.

First Turn (Angels of Perdition)

I moved forward lightly with my terminators. Sergeant Maltheas zoomed forward 12 inches to get in front of them, heading toward his objective on the other side of the table. Brother Dreadnoughts Exetur and Hamiel come from behind cover. Grand Master Gabriel Martel calls down an orbital strike on the massed crusaders but deviation amounts to simply three kills. Terminators fire killing some more, and the thundervire uses it's tremor round to slow down the two large crusader squads that are starting to close with my firebase. Preadtor Nefarium blows the missile launcher off the venerable dreadnought. I try and fix my Rhino for Squad Josiah and fail.

Second Turn (Black Templars)

My opponent moves forward with his crusaders on my fire base, but is not in range to assault this turn, he runs them. His venerable dreadnought backs up out of LOS of most of my firebase, and his vindicator moves closer to Predator Exetur. One of his crusader squads on his left side get on one of his deployed objectives and sit on it, they don't do anything else all game. The remaining fire support (all bolters and a heavy bolter) crusader squad moves toward another of his objectives in the center. His Razorback and Dreadnought advance. The vindicator hits, but only stuns Predator Exeat again, all other fire against it is useless, it's cerimite armor holding. On my left the shooting does nothing.

Second Turn (Angels of Perdition)

I start rolling for reserves, both landspeeders and my storm come in. The storm comes in on the right flank. I zoom LS 01 in to shoot the vindicator, and LS 02 deepstrikes in the midfield to shoot at either the dreadnought or the razorback. I move the terminators up to assault the crusade squad and attached Librarian Raziel and Grand Master Martel to the squad thinking 40 powerfists is nothing to sneeze at. Landspeeder Morveng with his squad fly in and deploy directly behind his Venerable dreadnought. LS 01 misses the vindicator with it's multi-melta. LS-02 destroyes the dreadnought with his multi-melta. Sergeant Morveng manages to hit with his melta-gun but only succeeds in blowing off the assault cannon. Sergeant Maltheas drives forward and fires smoke to try and get the objective. I fire the Thunderfire cannon at the rear cruader squad of the 2 my terminators are facing down, hoping to have them run forward to execute a double assault, they take some casualties. My terminators are 2 inches away from the other squad and I decide that I would rather fire at them, so I do. During the morale phase, the squad the terminators fired at break, running 8 inches away, the other squad runs forward. I realize I've just made a massive blunder. During assault I'm so flustered by the failed terminators assault (I can't assault the squad I shot at as they ran away, and thus can't execute my double assault) that I forget to assault the venerable dreadnought with Sergeant Morveng and his scouts. I attempt to fix Sergeant Josiah's ride and fail,

Third Turn (Black Templars)

Capitalizing on my mistake my opponent moves forward with both squads on my terminators. The dreadnought turns to face the scouts and the 5 man crusader squad comes out of the terrain to shoot and assault the scouts. His crusader squad in the center gets on the objective in the center of the table. His Razorback shoots at LS-02 and obliterates it from the earth. Shooting at LS-01 only shake it, and Predator Exeat is stunned again. His crusaders fire at my terminators and manage to kill 4 with bolt positols and two meltaguns. My scouts are assaulted, but manage to win combat by 1, killing two as Sergeant Morveng lays into the opponents with his powerfist. The two crusader squads assault my terminators and the Emperor's Champion calls out Codicier Raziel, beheading the young librarian before he ran raise his sword in defense. The squad is picked up except for Grand Master Martel, who stubbornly refuses to give ground to the thirty opponents. The fight is happening directly in front of the Angels of Perdition firebase.

Third Turn (Angels of Perdition)

Both dreadnoughts move to the fight to assault the crusade squads. LS-01 zooms behind cover. Squad Josiah exit the vehicle and move toward the center objective being held by the opposing crusder squad…. On reflection we should acknowledge the courage of Sergeant Josiah at the time. Sergeant Maltheas drives forward in the rhino and claims the objective directly across from my deployment. My shooting destroys the Razorback in the center, and destroys the vindicator cannon, and shakes the vehicle. The thunderfire cannon kills some of his crusader squad in the center, which forces them to run off the objective. The dreadnoughts assault the crusaders and win combat, killing several more, and the Emperor's Champion calls out Chapter Master Martel, but both pass their invulnerable saves. Veteran Sergeant Morveng lays into the crusaders, wiping out the rest of the squad, leaving him in hand to hand with just the venerable dreadnought. He loses two more squad members. I try and fix Josiah's Immobilization….. and Succeed!

Fourth Turn (Black Templars)

His dreadnought on the left side exits terrain and starts making it's way toward the predator/LS-01. His Crusader squad in the center moves back and occupies the objective again. His fire finally destroys Predator Exeat, shattering it's parts to the world. He shoots at Squad Josiah with his firesupport squad Crusader squad and kills 2 of them, and they pass their morale check. In hand to hand, the dreadnoughts kill two more of the marines and Gabriel Martel dies as the weight of the black templars drives pass his forcefield. Sergeant Morveng succeeds in hurting the venerable dreadnought, but it withstands his attacks.

Fourth Turn (Angels of Perdition)

I move Squad Josiah back and reboard their Rhino, and zoom forward 12 towards the center objective. LS-01 drives forward for another shot on the vindicator. In hand to Hand dreadnought Hamiel is obliterated by a powerfist from one of the Crusader squads. Squad Morveng Storm flies forward toward the center objective. Fire does nothing significant, except kill more of the crusaders on the objective in the center, a drop in the bucket when you have twenty of them. Morveng finally get's a grab on the venerable dreadnought power cable, obliterating it in a shower of fragments. Only he and one raw recruit have lived through the onslaught.

Fifth Turn (Black Templars)

The Black Templar vindicator moves to block Squad Josiah from the objective, parking directly in front of it. Shooting from the Black Templars has no effect this turn except to stun LS-01. Hand to Hand against Brother Dreadnought Exetur destroys his powerfist from a krak grenade marine.

Fifth Turn (Angels of Perdition)

Sergeant Josiah drives next to the predator, as does LS-01. Landspeeder Storm Morveng flames the Crusader squad on the objective, killing several, shooting immobilizes the vindiactor, but cannot seem to kill it this turn. Hand to hand against Brother Exetur does nothing.

Game Ends on the a roll of a 2.

My opponent scored 5 total points for holding two of his objectives on his side of the board and killing three of his 'kill point' units. I killed 4 kill point units and held two objectives.

In the end the largest misake is the terrible decision to shoot the Crusaders instead of simply assaulting with my terminators. Had I assaulted I feel the combat would have been decisively the different direction, enabling to at least hold 1 more objective on my side, and killing another one of my target units for kill points. I got greedy is what happened. Sometimes assaults are so important, that failure to do them can cost you the game, and while that was something I new, it was something worth re-learning. It ended in a effective tie, and a hard fought one at that. My hat is off to my opponent for running a fun, well made black templar army and giving me a great game!

If you enjoyed this (or hated it) leave a comment with thoughts on how I can improve my battle reports. I hope to have some video ones soon.

Tomorrow, Mech-Blood Angels

Angelus Secundas

At the close of M39 the Angels of Perdition finally finished their three thousand year crusade from Segmentium Pacificus to Ultramar. The records of their deeds throughout this time is collected in their own tomes the Angelicus Mortus.

It was there, at Ultramar that the Chapter Master received a request for aid from the distant part of Ultima Segemtium, in the Wing Stars region. Unable to assist due to complete engagement he gave the request to the Grand Master of the Angels of Perdition, Othniel. Mustering the entire Chapter, he set off immediately. Two years later, they arrived in the Wing Stars, where they would make their second home. The wars would see twenty years of of fighting to free the sector from it's malignant cancer, and the chapter was a shadow of it's strength.

Oath of Perdition

Fallen are We
From the Highest Tower
To the Darkest Pit

Death Stalks Us
Vengeance Guides Us
Redemption Calls Us

Fear Us
For Only Through War
May We Find Forgiveness

-Tome of Angelicus Mortus, M36

Angels of Perdition

So I think my list is about done, and it is time to go into playtest mode. This weekend I tried out a change in the list, and I believe I approve.

A little background.

I bought the marines I am now painting in the summer of 2008, the last time I dropped a couple hundred dollars on models. I was young, excited, and was giddy over the new Dark Angel codex. I was a fool. I got the codex and found it to be unispiring, both from a rules perspective from 4.0 and looking forward. I did however like the models in robes quite a bit.

So I gave a big sigh and moved to california. Last august I believe I finally brought the box out and decided I was going to get the stupid models painted. I hated the Dark Angels codex, but would do my own successor chapter and do 'green marines'.

I painted up a few squads and then moved back to Mississippi, the gleam of light in my eye as I picked up my dice to play with my friends... and promtly got obliterated off the table. I was still great with my tau, but my marines were not that good. I couldn't seem to get them to work, I lost game after game, and everything I did was just a bunch of fail.

But hey, if I'm losing, I'm learning. Slowly, after having played EVERY OPTION in the marine book now (except scout bikers) I started forming a plan.

First, was that I really liked Pedro Kantor. I liked that he made the army Stubborn, I liked that he had the orbital strike and I liked that he gave everyone +1 attack within 12 inches. I thought those were pretty good abilities.

I also loved the scouts in a storm. It was the only unit that I theory-hammered in california that has born out to be a powerful unit. I love it, and wouldn't leave home without it for tournament with marines.

Besides that I tried to make devestator marines work... and pound for bound I just find that they don't. The game is a much more fluid game then it used to be. Thinks are moving from multiple angles, or sometimes are forced to start off the table, therefore the devestator's often lose their ability to shoot. For less points I get the predator, which I like quite a bit.

I have been running with ten terminators (standard type with two cyclones) for quite awhile as counter-assault and shooting platform. With Kantor they proved to be quite shooty, and generally rather effective. My largest problem with them has been their speed. 6inch movement just isn't much. They simply didn't have the movement to make shifts in the game that I like to do. I found often that for all their power they were often out of position and in the wrong place entirey. So this weekend I experimented with a landraider and 5x storm shield terminators.

I hate how much more I like them. I hate running cookie-cutter stuff, but they proved to be a better use of the same points then I had been doing.

Right now at home I have the entire army deployed on the dining room table, as I figure out what else needs to be painted/modeled. It's not much. Here is my list, which is about 95% of what I will run, with some minor changes.

Chapter Master Gabriel Martel (counts as Pedro Kantor)
Codicier Raziel (Librarian with Null Zone and another power)

5x Thunderhammer Terminators with Godhammer Landraider
1 dreadnought (with either a heavy flamer/Multi-melta or another gun)
1 dreadnought (with either a heavy flamer/Multi-melta or another gun)

10 Tac Marines in a rhino w/Multi-melta/meltagun power weapon
10 Tac Marines in a rhino w/missile launcher/meltagun power weapon
5 scouts with power fist/combi-melta/melta bombs

Landspeeder with Multi-melta/heavy flamer
Landspeeder Storm with Heavy Flamer

Predator Destructor with side Las-cannons
Predator Destructor with side Las-cannons
Thunderfire Cannon

I have found that the best thing about the list is that I enjoy playing it, which I love.

I will be moving back into my home in the next 30 days, and hopefully will be getting set up to take photo's... yea!

Angels of

Well tomorrow should see my last tournament with my Tau I believe till the new codex... years from now. After tomorrow I am officially a Space Marine player. That stings a little bit. At least for the rest of the year or till something else comes around.

Rogers and I put the old Exorcist army we have back together tonight and I will hopefully be putting it on E-bay tomorrow. It's around 4000+ points or so. All painted with metal shoulders that can be used as either marines, blood angels or chaos really.

I decided on what my Motto of my marine chapter is.

"Nullum Beneficium Est Inpunitem" - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.

I'm considering going to an Angels of... something name for them?

What do you guys like better?

Angels of ?? (Perdition perhaps)
Angels of Wrath
The Swordwing

I picked up a Landspeeder storm last week and put it together yesterday. I am SHOCKED at how good a model it is, really amazing to be honest.

Background - Part 1

Background for my Space Marine Chapter.

The Angels of Perdition Chapter is one that is clouded in myth and rememberance, but most lost to the myriad paths of time. Facts have become memory that became myth and secrets that work as the foundation of everything they know.

Imperial Records reflect that the Angels of Perdition Record is part of the Founding after the Reign of Blood in M36. Further, they reflect that the geneseed of the Angels of Perdition is unknown but thought to be Guilliman or Rogal Dorn. They reflect that the Angels Chapter is a codex chapter that has a exemplorary record of faithfullness to the Imperium. They reflect that upon creation the chapter launched into a two and a half thousand year crusade that took them from Segmentium Pacificus to Segmentium Ultima, a path that lead them to travel with Black Templars and fight beside the Fire Nova Chapter and the Space Wolves. During that crusade they obliterated Waaagh Gutsmasha by careful destruction of the fuel, ensuring that the entire fleet of ork ships exploded as they attempted to enter warp space. The cultists of Karak Four found their entire plan fruitless after fighting for a single year to take the Vaults of Vartan, only to find that the had been emtied before the war ever began. In each situation that the Angels have fought, their ferocity has only been exceeded by the absolute synergy of strategy. The Chapter has a hallmark for obfuscation, and random deployment for tactical edge that often will be leaps ahead of the enemy. On Fusil III the Angels and the Eldar of Biel-tan fought a fencing match for two years, never coming to a head, before both parties quit the planet. The results of the contest are still argued among those who watch the Angels. Over two thousand years ago their their Crusade has come to an end when they came to Ultramar, the home of the Ultramarines just as the Ultramarines were over extended on all fronts. When a request for aid came from the Wing Stars, the entire Chapter in their Battleship Nova Terra Exeat deployed, saving several sectors and finding their new homeworld, Angels Secundus. Since that time they have built the defenses and guarded against the Dark Star Nova area, while keeping both Tau and Tyranid forces at bay.

These are the things that exist in the Imperial record. But for each thing that is true, one is a lie that is covered by secrets. For such is the way of the children of the Lion...

Here are some of my completed marines of my Dark Angels Sucessor Chapter. I'm still working on the name of the chapter. Angels of Wrath won't seem to go away, but it's a little to... angry for these marines. I'll post their background here eventually. These photo's are a little rough. Hopefully after the move I can set up a better photography area for my minitures.

Anyway, first is Venerable Gabriel of the 5th Order (5th Company). When I painted him he was the first model I wanted to try some freehand angels on. I think they turned out alright actually.



Next is Captain Azazel. I may not use him as my current Master of the 5th Order, he may be a deceased individual. However, he was the first independant character I painted for the army.

Sergeant Raziel of the 7th Squad of the 5th Order. Raziel is a headstrong Sergeant that seems doomed to death. He has refused several promotions to the 1st Order, and has chosen to lead his men by example. His sucessess is only overshadowed by his attrition rate.

Veteran Sergeant Azerix of the 2nd Squad of the 5th Order. The oldest sergeant of the 5th order he is taciturn and mean as hell, but get's the job done. he is a conversion of the old dark angel sergeant with a Rogue Trader era Power Fist.

Here he is with his entire squad.

That's it for now. I'll post my chaplain, librarian scouts etc... later.

Angels of Perdition

So I'll be posting up my painted Angels of Wrath soon. I'm finishing off a Tomb Kings army that I've had for a bit before I move. Anyway, here was the initial base design for the chapter. This isn't quite the cheme I went with, as I did Dark Angels iconography. I did go with the bone and black with red for the offshoot color however. Here is the base design. More to come. I've also decided that I'll be doing a set of scratch built drop pods when i get settled, and am really looking foward to that!