The Trial in the Tunnels

 Another campaign match! This time my Knights of House Victrix have retreated into a tunnel system and the Warhounds of Legio Solaria have been dispatched to find the High King and drag him out to be executed for treason, but little do they know its a trap! 

House Victrix with Dark Mechanicum allies. The High King in his Acastus Knight Asterius.

The warhounds of Legio Solaria.

Each of my banners in this mission are hidden by auspex counters, including two false readings. When the warhounds come within 18inches, or the enemy Knights with 12inches, the counter is revealed and my troops (if any) are placed.

My goal is to get the High King out the entrance where the Solaria titans came in and link up with allies outside the cave (on another table). The Loyalists win if they can be in base to base contact with the King at the end.

The warhounds march and reveal the Cerastus Lancers and Atrapos knights that moved up the middle.

The lancers charged the surprised titans and took out the first warhound.

Nearby the Atrapos make use of a chaos ritual to warp displace into range to charge as well, and with their lascutters cut down a second warhound!

While the fighting rages, Styrix and Moriax knights move up.

The Majera knights accompany the High King.

What could be on the right flank?

The third warhound opens up in desperation after being damaged, and with maximal plasma wipes out the Atrapos knights, while the Lancers are killed by plasma from the fourth warhound!

Legio Solaria breathes a little easier with the Cerastus knights gone.

The Serperos advance.

The Questoris Majera and Styrix knights combine their firepower with the Asterius and try to bring down a third warhound.

Damaged, the warhound falls but not before turning the Moriax knights into a crater.

The Solaria allied Lancers move up to tie up the Questoris knights.

Fearing the High King might escape, the remaining two warhounds form a defensive barrier at the cave entrance.

The stalkers move up to try and clear the way.

Unfortunately for me, the plasma of the Warhounds continues to devastate the smaller banners and all up one stalker is eliminated. It charges but fails to bring down the larger mech.

The Questoris knights pile in and try to keep the lancers engaged.

The High King, sensing escape is not in the cards today, carefully keeps out of sight. With neither of us accomplishing our goal, the game is a draw.

Meanwhile on the main table, my allies try to get to the cave entrance (right behind the green titan in teh centre in this pic) but the loyalists keep them too busy.

Second Battle of Nycron City - Southern Wall

 I was invited to fill in a spot on a campaign in the local Adeptus Titanicus group and Legion Fulmineus answered the call. 

It was this amazing 6'x8' board with full on city wall.

Tons of gorgeous titans.

The Sky Gods on defense.

The board was split down the middle, and on one flank I was defending the city against two Loyalist legios, while my ally defended the other flank against two more legios. The wall had bastions that could shoot and be destroyed to even the odds. The goal for the attackers was to destroy wall and buildings in the city, while the defenders tried to prevent that.

I deployed with Raum and Nian defending the gate while Ahklut and Kludde and allied knights from House Victrix would be reserves to counter attack at any breaches.

There was a lot going on, I did not get many pictures from the other flank.

The Loyalists advanced. There was a lot of them and lots of shooting in the first round while combat elements moved in for the assault.

Raum and Nian and bastions hammered the forward elements, looking for quick kills on the warhounds. 

There was a lot of warhounds though.

The gate was breached as Raum came under heavy fire.

A warhound was laid low but the reavers closed the distance.

A squadron of warhounds looked to breach the wall itself.

As the smoke cleared, Ceratus Knights and Ahklut moved into position to throw the enemy back.

Raum stands tall as the bombardment from the warbringer continued.

Assault reavers closing the distance start to come under heavy fire.

The assault force closes in!

The warhound squadron opens fire on the far bastion.

An assaulting loyalist reaver charges into Raum and he staggers back! 

As Nian and Ahklut pour fire into the enemy, the Ceratus knights' use their lascutters and graviton beams to smash the reaver back and it tumbles to the ground!

Nian was exposed and took a barrage of fire that caused her to explode! But the time ran out on the loyalists.

The report from the Discord:

Second Battle of Nycron City - Southern Wall

Eastern Flank: Loyalist Legios made significant progress, Legio Astraman Reaver titan breached the walls but was slain, Astraman Warhound slain on approach. Legio Atarus undamaged. Legio Fulmineus Reaver - Nian slain in defense. Wall integrity 25%, Cathedral Destroyed, Command Bunker Complex intact. 6 Loyalist engines within close proximity to the breach.

Loyalist VP = 22, Traitor VP = 14

Western Flank: Loyalist advance stalled. Tempestus with heavy use of quake shells significantly impeded progress. Legio Solaria lost a Warhound and Reaver - Victrix Solarium on approach, Legio Ignatum lost 2 Warhounds. Legio Tempestus undamaged. Wall integrity 75%, all hab units destroyed Ignatum Direwolf - Mercyful Fate prioritized civilian targets. 2 Loyalist Engines within close proximity of the Wall. 

Loyalist VP = 14, Traitor VP = 26

Loyalist withdrawal announced when Legio Damicium engines appeared on the long range auspex. Enough progress was not made to carry on the assault. 

Loyalist VP = 36, Traitor VP = 40

Victory to the Warmaster, the defenses of Nycron City held