Whistler and I managed to play a modified track from Turning Points Misery yesterday, turning it into a Black Widows vs 8th SoL fight.
Don't get me wrong, it was loads of fun! But, well...
Black Widow Company(with a small Zeta Battalion detachment) trying to fight their way past a company of 8th Sword of Light to hit a command post. Command Lance on the left, Recon Lance on the right, Fire Lance is hidden in forward positions.
Whereupon I am a dumbass, and try to charge an entrenched elevated enemy, while his flankers cut up my Recon Lance. (It doesn't help that I truly couldn't hit shit this day. Never seen so many 2s and 3s my life.) This round would also see both Marauders on my side take crippling damage and begin forced withdrawal.
He's pretty much stopped my assault cold at this point. I am heartened by my Wasp leading an entire lance of his on a merry chase, but my Command Lance is rapidly getting shredded, and while I did drop one of his Dragons, the other is behind me, cutting off my retreating units while also preventing an aggressive advance from my fire lance.
It's all over but the screaming at this point. The Wasp actually made it to the command post, only to be immediately crushed by a Panther that had lain in wait this entire time. I finally took down the Charger that had been doing much of the pounding of Command Lance, but also losing most of said lance in the process.
The final tally of the dead. Note the ratio of red mechs to black ones. The Dragon was pleased this day.
