Battle Report: Armoured Breakthrough

THE SHORT VERSION

Grant’s improvised Astra Militarum force attempts to halt Dan’s Speedwaaagh! outside Hive Volcanus while Yarrick escapes towards Death Mire. The Armoured Gauntlet mission rewards Orks for breaking through and the defenders for destroying attackers, with objectives supplementing both sides’ scores. Additional vehicle damage rules leave many machines crippled but still obstructing the battlefield, making repeated repositioning and blocked routes central to the contest.

Krieg flamers and Commissar Graves bring down Wazdakka, only for the Morkanaut to destroy Graves’s vehicle in return. The walker absorbs enormous fire before a Krieg officer’s plasma pistol finally stops it; meanwhile the Rogal Dorn closes gaps, destroys would-be escapees and delivers decisive overwatch. Despite catastrophic Imperial losses and late Ork gains, the defenders hold the line by 62–60, with both players praising a tense narrative game and the stubborn durability of damaged vehicles.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 524, pp. 64–87.

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