The Invasion of Deadalous (Campaign Lists)

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Deadalous is a small imperial classed Death World on the fringes of Imperium controlled space. Death Worlds usually being of little to no importance, Deadalous is a unique exception to the rule. A Magos and his own legions and PDF have set up a small City stronghold on Deadalous. The purpose of the stronghold is of extreme importance to the Imperium and all its allies, for the Magos on Deadalous believes he has found the data for a lost Titan STC and is constantly working to de-corrupt, re-assemble and encrypt the Titan plans for transport to Mars itself. Unfortunately for Deadalous and it's defenders the Tyranids have come. They are many and they are hungry. There might not be time to leave with the STC alive.

Hello everyone, I have started a campaign half way through the summer involving Space Wolves, Imperial Guard and of course Tyranids (Myself). The campaign is mostly me against the world, (Tyranids just have issues I guess.) so I have decided it would be a good idea to collect my lists and thoughts on the Campaign all in one place. I hope you all can enjoy and maybe offer some advice or thoughts of your own.


Game #1
880 Draw
Hq-

.Hive Tyrant
-BoneLash
-Stranglethorn
-Hive Commander

Troops-

.Hormagaunt Brood
-22 Bases

.Termagant Brood
-20 Bases
-20 Devourers

.Genestealer Brood
-10 Bases
-Broodlord

Elites-

.Hive Guard
-2 Bases

.Venomthrope

.Zoanthrope Brood
-2 Bases

Game #1 was pretty much planet fall. The objective was the team of Imperials got a Victory Point for each wound caused and I got a point for each wound caused plus another point for each model/wound I moved off of my opponents table edge. We had a rule that I could not outflank my units within 15 inches of my opponents table edge.

The game itself was pretty close, the tyrant caused 8 guard casualties with his Cannon, then killed 3 wolf guard in combat. I ended up loosing the genestealers to guard after outflanking. (Never doing that again with stealers) and the hormagaunts were mobile cover for the meaty things. Zoans did little except for synapse. Venomthrope Died (always dies, he's sooo good.) My termagants outflanked and wiped out a guard platoon squad and then proceeded of the table.

At the end we were within 3 points so we labeled it a draw. I've learned that Genestealers are better for infiltrating than outflanking and that I miss my Mycetic Spores (poor Zoans). The stranglethorn cannon has proven beautiful against guard infantry and useless against space marines. Spacemarines were the Heroes of the Imperiums force (Who knew?) gaunts bounced harmlessly off power armor and only the tyrant was a real threat to them this game and only in CC (Though he did wreck those wolf guard before they could strike back. The Wolf Lord got to fight.)

Next game was a little more Hairy.

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I figured I should at least post a couple of the 6 games so far to start with. So here is game #2:
The Defenders were split so my force was split in two for the game.

Tyranid Campaign Game #2
1000 Loss

Part 1
Hq-

Hive Tyrant
Wings
BoneLash
Egrubs

Troops-
Hormagaunt Brood
25 Bases

Warriors
3 Bases
Scytals

Fast Attack-

Gargoyle Brood
10 Bases

Part 2
Hq-

Hive Tyrant
BoneLash
Stranglethorn Cannon

Troops-

Genestealer Brood
8 Bases

Genestealer Brood
5 Bases

Genestealer Brood
5 Bases

Elites-
Venomthrope


So this game we had a large 5x8 table and I deployed on each small edge while my opponents deployed in the middle. One side was forest leading up to trenches and a bunker. Part 1 of my force started on this side. The other side was the more dispersed hab block area of the city so a few small buildings one large building and few small forests. This is where part 2 of my force was.

Part 1 went rather well. Advancing through the trees and using gargs and hormies as a screen and mobile cover I made it to the trench with most of my horms and my warriors assaulting and killing guard squads and attacking the Company Command. The flyrant was all over the table. Vector strike on a couple Long Fangs on the part 2 side of the table and egrubbing a trench full of guardsmen. The flyrant was also extremely hard to bring down. When People say our FMC are some of our best options they aren't lying.

Part 2 went rather awful. I faced a gunline with scouts infiltrated on top of the tallest building. I tried to advance under cover but cover to the long fangs was not cover to the scouts and vice versa. I was picked apart piecemeal only causing 4 or 5 marine casualties.

The game as a whole was a loss. I was mostly worried about how to deal with the scouts and the marines once again proved to be more than what I brought with me. (I want that tasty goo)
There wasn't too much I would have changed except that I later learned buildings have the Repel The Enemy special rule which would have seen the scouts murdered and maybe a win in my favor.

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So here's game 3, we've played 7 games and I'll post them a couple a day till I catch up.

Game 3
1650 WIN

Hq-

Hive Tyrant
Stranglethorn Cannon
Bonelash
Egrubs

Hive Tyrant
Wings
Bonelash
Egrubs

Tervigon
Crushing Claws
Egrubs

Troops-

Termagants
26 Bases

Hormagaunts
27 Bases

Warriors
3 Bases
Scytals
Flesh Hooks

Genestealers
20 Bases
Broodlord
Scytal for Lord

Elites-

Hive Guard
2 bases

Venomthrope

Zoanthrope Brood
2 bases

Fast Attack-

Gargoyle Brood
10 Bases

This game went well for me as a whole. The table was 2/3rd forest and 1/3rd city. The imperial side deployed in the city using all the trenches and buildings as cover.  I deployed within the forest. I split my force into what was essentially two death star units, with the genestealers infiltrated in the middle forest (18"away) to draw fire on turn one/get an assault early in the game. I had the Terv, walkrant, zoans, guard and termagants on one side heading towards the guradsmen side of the deployment. Then the Flyrant, hormagaunts, gargoyles and warriors were on the space wolves side of the field.

The genestealers did what I expected, they were shot with most the firepower of the infantry units to try and prevent them from living long enough for assault. However taking them en-masse and deploying them in the forest insured 9 and the Brood Lord survived for an assault on turn 2 against a guardsmen heavy weapons squad. While the two halves of my forces advanced I mostly took gaunt casualties and many, many (many) attempts on the Venomthrope's life. I think the infamy the Venomthrope has on my table has made him a valuable distraction unit as well as his intended purpose.
By turn 4 everything had gone to the warp for the imperials. Hormagaunts had assaulted and killed the 10 man scout unit and assaulted the Wolf Lord and his squad preventing him from attacking warriors and making attempts at my Flyrant. The long fang squad was slaughtered by Genestealers that crawled up the side of a building for an assault. The guardsmen were mowed down by the Stranglethorn cannon and the massed termagants from the Tervigon's spawning and original unit. The tervigon assaulted a drop pod after the walkrant assaulted the dreadnought within. By turn 6 there was little left on the table. My gargoyles, warriors, Hormagaunts and Venomthrope had been lost and other units had taken casualties but overall I came out on top and beat the Imperials back deeper into the city.