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Drop Assault

Kill Team Hivestorm Mission 2A - Combat Debrief
Following successful air defense suppression, drop operations commenced over contested city sectors by Retributors Astartes. Objective: establish control of fortified stronghold positions currently held by Necron forces.
Deployment roster: Heavy Intercessor gunner with portable barricade support. Two Assault Intercessors. One Intercessor with auto bolt rifle. One Intercessor gunner with stalker profile and grenade launcher. One Assault Sergeant with power fist and heavy bolt rifle.
Enemy positions: Entrenched in elevated stronghold positions with established firing angles.

Turning Point 1
First wave went in with the auto gunner and grenade launcher gunner. They established positions and held. Necrons repositioned to counter.
Held the sergeant, heavy gunner, and assault marines in reserve. Wanted targets before committing them. Limited pool of operatives—couldn’t afford losses.
Sergeant brought with dueler chapter tactic and doctrine warfare.

Turning Point 2
Lost initiative. Had five command points to work with.
Activated tactical doctrine with the sergeant’s free ability. Spent two CP for the push. Used one CP on indomitus for dice fixing on incoming fire. Switched secondary chapter tactic from siege specialist to stealthy with an adaptive tactic ploy to get better cover saves. One more CP for that.
Assault marines dropped into the stronghold outside control range. Tactical doctrine gave them balanced on their heavy bolt pistols. Killed two scarabs and one warrior.
Sergeant dropped. Killed one warrior.
Heavy gunner dropped behind the barricade. Killed one warrior.
Grenade launcher gunner engaged the royal warden. Fired krak grenade and bolt shot. Royal warden went down.
Auto gunner maintained fire. Killed two warriors.

Turning Point 3
Used indomitus. Activated assault doctrine with the sergeant’s free ability.
Heavy gunner killed two more warriors.
Grenade launcher gunner killed one warrior.
Auto gunner killed one warrior.
Assault warrior was attacked by a scarab. Killed it in retaliation.
Sergeant killed one warrior.

Result
Stronghold secured. All objectives held. Zero Marine casualties.

Did the first mission of the Hivestorm dossier against Necron NPOs.

Disable Air Defenses

A Kill Team Hivestorm Solo Campaign Report

The Mission

The Retributors chapter of Angels of Death need air superiority. First step: destroy the Necron anti-air systems plaguing the city. Six Marines go in. No backup.
-1 Intercessor Sgt
w/Power Sword and Stalker Bolt Rifle
-1 Eliminator Sniper
-2 Intercessor Warriors
w/Stalker Bolt Rifle and Bolt Rifle
-2 Intercessor Assault Warriors

The Enemy Setup
One Necron heavy marksman. Ten warrior marksmen split into two ranges—five at distance with long rifles, five close with short ones. Three scarabs. All of them waiting.

Turning Point 1
Clean contact. One Necron warrior down. One scarab down. Marines advance with no casualties.

Turning Point 2
Both bombs planted on the relay systems. But the scarabs hit hard. Two assault Marines take wounds. Three more Necron warriors fall. The elite goes down. All three scarabs eliminated. Marines smoke the objectives and hold.

Turning Point 3
Four of six Marines are injured now. Necrons disarm both bombs but there’s no stopping it. Marines plant a third on one relay. Three Necrons left.

Turning Point 4
Eliminator takes one. Stalker sergeant takes two more. No Necrons remain. Both relays destroyed.

Eliminator and four warriors with weapon options.

Proud of the dremel work on that shoulder pad, eliminator and 4 intercessor warrior options.