Back on the 23rd of August a bunch of us got together for a four player game of Battlefleet Gothic. It was Orks against the Imperium in a 1500 point game. It was the first time a battleship had been used by us for quite some time. It also marked the first appearance of an Ork big ship.
Both fleets lined up along the long edge of the table facing opposite short edges. As a result they both had to maneuver their fleets to bring their weapons to bear. This was a challenge for the Orks with their lesser turns and especially a challenge for their Rok.
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| The Rok moved towards the gravity well in an attempt to turn towards the enemy |
The Ork escorts managed to sweep around the the planet to confront the left flank of the Imperium fleet. The Mars class ship (lower left) began it's slow move to bring it's Nova gun into alignment with an Ork target.
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| Brace for impact! |
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| First wave of Ork escorts take a beating |
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| Ork Kroozers try to catch up to their escorts |
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| A crush of Ork escorts move towards their enemy while off in the distance the Dethdeala slowly tries to come about & join the battle |
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The Dethdeala finally gets in position to open fire, but unfortunately it looks like it will soon encounter an asteroid field. Even worse the Mars class opens up with its Nova gun and scores a direct hit and suffers 7 hits & two criticals in one shot & is instantly crippled!
We ran short on time, but I would have to say the Imperium seemed to have things well in hand. Most of the Ork escorts were gone, their battleship was crippled and their Kroozers had taken a pounding. By comparison the Imperium's cruisers and battleship were largely untouched.
It was a fun game, really happy to get the Ork battleship and Rok on the table!
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