Crazy Tournament Results

Well, I went, I saw, and I didn't quite conquer. However, seeing as it was my first tournament, I was pleasantly surprised to come in 5th-4th! I ended up facing Deathwing (and losing horribly), Ultramarines (and winning handily), and Space Wolves (and coming very close to winning. Battle Reports are here: Crazy Tournament Battle Reports

Crazy Tournament: Mission 3 - Open War

Mission 3 of the Crazy Tournament is Pitched Battle, with 3 objectives on the center board line. You score points by controlling objectives, having more kill points, and killing off all HQ choices. These are some of the tactics I plan to employ:

1)Sit back and shoot. I will be probably sit back and shoot kill all of the opponent's troops, for kill points and objective denial. I will also be taking out all the weak transports, small units, etc. in an  effort to harvest kill points.

Crazy Tournament Tactics: Mission 2 - Border Skirmish

Mission 2 of the Crazy Tournament is Spearhead, with points being scored by controlling table quarters, Victory Points, and destroying all your opponent's Fast Attack choices. Some of the tactics that I will be using are as follows:

1)Put everything deep in my quarter. This way, I can stay back and hopefully not have to worry about my opponent getting me caught in CC. Of course, if I face Eldar or Dark Eldar, or some equally fast army, I will probably use the Tau Tank Wall tactic, creating a protective wall with my tanks to (hopefully) minimize my opponent's ability to get close to my battlesuits and piranhas. This battles will depend on a last turn push with Devilfish to take as many quarters as possible.

Crazy Tournament Tactics: Mission 1 - Midnight Raid

Mission 1 of the Crazy Tournament is Dawn of War, with the points being scored by having troops in your opponent's deployment zone, destroying a communications array, and wiping out your opponent's heavy support.

Some of the tactics I intend to employ go as follows:

Life and Warhammer 40k

                
My last post was about the Tournament this Saturday that I am attending with the Tau Empire. Since then, I have been busy number-crunching and building my Tau army list. As this tournament doesn't recquire the models to be painted, it allows me to play without worrying about my half-finished army(half-finished due to moving, studies, and work). I plan to post some pics of my army up soon, but be warned, I am not the best painter, and younger siblings subtract a certain number of years from the lifespans of my painting equipment! But anyways, here is my Tau army list that I will be taking to the Crazy Tournament.


HQ
Shas'El - 112
Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Targeting Array, Hard-Wired Multi-Tracker, Hard-Wired Drone Controller, x1 Shield Drone

Elites
XV8 Battlesuit Team - 141
x3 Shas'ui with Twin-Linked Missile Pods, Flamers
XV8 Battlesuit Team - 77
Shas'ui Team Leader with Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Targeting Array, Hard-Wired Multi-Tracker
XV8 Battlesuit Team - 77
Shas'ui Team Leader with Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle, Targeting Array, Hard-Wired Multi-Tracker

Troops
Fire Warrior Team - 145
6 Fire Warriors in Devilfish with Disruption Pod
Fire Warrior Team - 145
6 Fire Warriors in Devilfish with Disruption Pod
Fire Warrior Team - 145
6 Fire Warriors in Devilfish with Disruption Pod
Fire Warrior Team - 145
6 Fire Warriors in Devilfish with Disruption Pod

Fast Attack
Piranha - 85
Fusion Blaster, Disruption Pod, Targeting Array, Flechette Dischargers
Piranha - 85
Fusion Blaster, Disruption Pod, Targeting Array, Flechette Dischargers

Heavy Support
Hammerhead - 170
Railgun, Burst Cannons, Disruption Pods, Multi-Tracker, Blacksun Filter
Hammerhead - 170
Railgun, Burst Cannons, Disruption Pods, Multi-Tracker, Blacksun Filter

Total - 1497


As you can see, this army is made to be mobile, fast, and to benefit from long distances. Tactics to come later!

Crazy Tournament

Next weekend, on February 26, there is a 1500 point 40k tournament at my local hobby store. Right now, I know there will Dark Eldar, Orks, Dark Angels, Imperial Guard, Space Marines, and Tau (myself). If I can convince him, Clay will be there with his Space Marines as well, but first, he wants to beat his younger brother's Imperial Guard. Hmmm, bribing might be an option... Anyways, here are the three missions that will be played at the tournament. Army lists will come later!