Flying Lead Light Clash of Dalek Armour!

I have new toys- plus some old ones.  Way, way back when we started playtesting  Harder Than Steel.  I had more money.  Postage from the US was not so stupid, so I did at least 1 £25 order per month.

That payed off, lots of Exterminators and other goodies.

Now-  all those years ago.  Being used!


These aren't the only Transolars I made, they are the group that's survived handling.  These are all GZG small vehicles adapted.  This one is upside down!  https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/15mm-stargrunt/vehicles/kra-vak-alien-vehicles/v15-81a.html

























Here is my other, heavier - up armoured spider walker.  These are one of GZG's greatest successes and the base of what I think is the perfect Dalek vehicle.  Drone, small grav unit & smaller drone on top.  More spare GZG weapons.  https://shop.groundzerogames.co.uk/v15-84a.html

Imperial Loyal Assault Army Rebel Suppression and Extermination (ILL AARSE) unit.

Black Dalek  Q3 C2 , Weapon 15, Defence 2, Move 1^st long rest medium.

Uber Heavy Weapons Dalek basic model.

General Q3 C2 . Defence 6 Medium move.

SW 2 @10 (engages 4) Long

Buzzbomb 4, Long, 1 action reload .

Protected Anti Vehicle Q4 C2, Defence 6. Medium move.

SW 2 @10 (engages 4) Max 2 medium.

Plus main weapon:

Plasma weapon 5 (engages 7 or vehicle) Short (ignore cover & 1 D)

Buzzbomb 5 Max 2 Medium.

Gun 5, Long

Regular Anti Infantry Q4 C2, Defence 5 1^st long rest medium.

Head weapon +2, medium

SW1 (engages 3) Max 2 Medium.

SW4 (engages 6) Long.

Heavy Transolar Blue Squadron

Anti Infantry. Base @ 19, Q3 C2 @ 20. Defence 2 @ 10. Long move @ 10 = 59

3x Shoot 2 @ 6 Max 2 Medium. = 12

2x SW2 (engages max 8) Max 2 Medium. =16

Total 87

Anti vehicle Base @ 19, Q3 C2 @ 20. Defence 2 @ 10. Long move @ 10 = 59

3x Shoot 2 @ 6 Max 2 Medium. = 12

1x SW2 (engages max 8) Max 2 Medium. =8

Buzzbomb 4 @ 10, Max 2 Medium.-2 1 action reload -1 = 7

Total 86

Rebel Second Army Combat Team (SACT).

Dalek Q4 C2 @ 15, Weapon 15, Defence 2 =30. Long @ 10 1^st long rest medium

Ogron Infantry Q4 C2 @ 15, Armour 0, Assault +2 @ 15. = 30 1^st long rest medium

Support weapon 1 Max 2 Medium, =3 (engages max 5)

Support Weapon 2 Long = 17 (engages max 5)

Plasma Support Weapon 2 Max 2 Medium, =8 (engages 4 or vehicle, ignore cover & 1 D)

Transolar Basic cost =19, Defence 5= 5 Move Long=10 Total 34

Heavy weapon daleks integrated with section

Q3 C2 , Defence 2, Move 1^st long rest medium.

Plus main weapon:

Plasma SW2 (engages 4) Max 2 Medium -2,

Mortar 3 @6, Max 2 Medium -2, (engages max 5)

EW 3 Long.

General & Black Dalek ` Q3 C2, Defence 3, move 1^st long rest medium.

Storm HW Dalek Q3 C2, Defence 3 move 1^st long rest medium.

Head weapon +2

SW 2 (engages 4) Max 2 medium

Plasma weapon 3 (engages 5 or vehicle) Short (ignore cover & 1 D)

Rebel Army Vehicles Heavy

Basic.

Crew 2, Driver, commander/gunner. AI allows 3 actions per activation (1 move 2 separate weapons) = 60 Base cost =19, Q4, C2 =30. Defence 4= 20. long move =10 Total 139

IFV capacity 9 Ogrons/4 Daleks. 1 Dalek +6 Ogrons. 2 HW or 1 HW & 2 Daleks or 1 sniper team. =3

Size 3 Max 3 Medium = 8

Size 3 Max 2 Medium (engages vehicle or max 5 infantry) =7

up to 2 armour/power armour/infantry ignore 1 armour & cover.

Total 139 + 18 = 157.

Dalek, 6 Ogrons + squad support = 223

Sniper team @ 95

Sniper team

Q3 C2 @ 20, Defence 2, Long @ 10 Size 2 @10. Long =20 Total 50 . Move medium.

No.2 Q3 C2 @ 20, Weapon 15, Defence 2, Long @ 10 =45

IFV Close Support capacity 9 Ogrons/4 Daleks. 1 Dalek +6 Ogrons. 2 HW or 1 HW & 2 Daleks or 1 sniper team. =3

2x Size 3 Max 2 Medium (engages vehicle or max 5 infantry) =14

up to 2 armour/power armour/infantry ignore 1 armour & cover.

Total 139 + 17 = 156.

SLAM

3x Buzzbomb 6 =20. Long=7. Shot individually or at 1 target as 1 action combined with movement. Total = 139+27= 166

MBT

Upgrade to Q3 C2 =5

Buzzbomb 4 Max 2 Medium =8

Shoot 6 =20. Long =7 =27

Size 1 (AA strips) Short=4. (engages vehicle or max 3 infantry)

Total 139+ 34 = 173

The game.  It's too bloody HOT (and humid) for too much rational thought.  So this is a simple ambush.  I took the Rebels and Tony the Imperialists.  Tony won the initiative and set up an L shaped ambush.

This was in 3 parts.  The forward block.

Rear (ish) punch.

The side hammer.

The SLAM vehicle takes the high ground.

Here they come.

Attempting to drawl the rebels into the killing zone.

The IFV gets hit, forced back.

Get 'em out now!  Snipers debus from the close support.

Infantry pour from the IFV.

Oops, 2 snipers, not sniper & support.  Too late now--.

Get in close, behind cover.  I don't have a shot!

Close support is up, brews up the Transolar but gets a retire hit from the other.

That HW took ebverything I could throw at it and it's still standing - or sinking in the malted, glowing ground--.  The IFV goes up & back.

The infantry try their luck, which is not good enough-.

Moving up-.

Now the infantry & their Dalek get mown down.

The big gun starts hunting my IFV.

Lining up-.

The Transolar is pushed back but the Close support gets a lot of hits, gets pushed back & stalled.  

That leaves the remaining infantry to the mercy of the HW.

Taking the risk that my vehicle isn't coming back on line soon, the HW goes after the sniper team and lays down hell.

My IFV is preparing-.  Getting a reaction would be nice--.

Wosname vs Thingy.  Get into close range and open up-.  Close support is down and out!

At last it's back to me - and I get 3 actions.  3 individual moves & shoots.  I try and hit the big gun HW but don't get a kill.

The gun shoots, straight up at close range.  A kill!

I really wanted to see how this one was like in action, but it didn't move all game.  Compare that to Green Dalek F in the last 2 games.

I strive to get the right FEEL for the game.  Who wins & loses is academic.  This felt right.

And the morale is, if you want to do it, get the right toys.  The right rules and opponent will come along.