Xenos Rampant Big Stompy Robots! Matt does a blinder!

 

Matt has holiday time and decided to do a Battlemech type game with Xenos Rampant, sort of proof of concept.

He wanted a full table.  The majority was mine, a good chance to see what is missing.

Well this worked.  I'm not a fan of mechs, but I suspect from the variants Matt's worked on we'll be seeing more.

Landing areas and at least some of the participating units were diced for.

Note no small craters - these were added when artillery landed.

I didn't add road tape, but the reel is a damn good gap measure.

These are Temu bits I've been collecting.  Got them together, slapped some paint on.  Not perfect but a good start.  I'd bought a lot of mixed foam and felt to make Hide The Bone scenery, so pulled some of that out and see what's missing.

Printed table cloth, cover, whatever.  Check the sizes though.  I think this was about £5 and more than big enough.

Brand new and decades old.

This was from https://terrains4games.com/  I'm not sure what's happened to them - I've had several sets over the years and always returned for more.  Bases are from - somewhere.

Xenos Rampant

Very Large Mech *
Points		17 (6+2+2+2+1+2+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 48” (3+ With Spotter)
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	7 (6 in close combat)	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Veteran Crew, Artillery, Exploder 1, Fearsome, Armour Piercing, Shield Generator

Large Mech Missiles *****
Points		12 (6+2+2+1-2+1+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 48” (3+ With Spotter)
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Anti-Tank, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Artillery, Indirect Fire, Light Armoured Vehicle, Exploder 1, Area Effect

Transport 15 Wheeled
Points		8 (4+1+2+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	6
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	5+ / 12”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	10”
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 41 All Terrain, Transport 5, Armour Piercing

Transport 10 Wheeled
Points		7 (4+1+1+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	6
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	5+ / 12”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	10”
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 41 All Terrain, Transport 5, Armour Piercing

Transport 5 Wheeled
Points		6 (4+1+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	6
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	5+ / 12”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	10”
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 41 All Terrain, Transport 5, Armour Piercing

Large Mech Two Pairs of Claws and Gun
Points		11 (6+2+1+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 18”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Fearsome

Large Mech Claw and Gun
Points		9 (6+2+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 18”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1

Large Mech  Claw and Missiles
Points		10 (6+2+1+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 18”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Indirect Fire

Large Mech Twin Gun
Points		11 (6+2+1+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 48” (3+ With Spotter)
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Artillery

Large Mech Twin Missiles
Points		12 (6+2+1+2+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 48” (3+ With Spotter)
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Artillery, Indirect Fire

Large Mech Twin Claws
Points		8 (6+2+1-1-1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 12”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Anti-Personnel Specialism, Close Quarter Doctrine

Light Mech Twin Claws ******?
Points		5 (6+2+1-1-1-2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 12”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Anti-Personnel Specialism, Close Quarter Doctrine, Light Armoured Vehicle

Light Mech Twin Claws Jump
Points		7 (6+2+1-1-1-2+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 12”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6” or  12” Jump
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Anti-Personnel Specialism, Close Quarter Doctrine, Light Armoured Vehicle, Fly

Light Mech Gun and Claws
Points		7 (6+2+1-1-2+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 18”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	5	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Anti-Personnel Specialism, Light Armoured Vehicle, Armour Piercing

Large Mech Gun and Shield ***
Points		11 (6+2+1+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	4+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 18”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	7	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Shield

Large Mech Claw and Shield
Points		9 (6+2+1-1-1+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 12”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	7	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1, Close Quarter Doctrine, Anti-Personnel Specialism, Shield

Large Mech
Points		9 (6+2+1)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	4+
Move	Move (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 18”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38 All Terrain, Line Breaker, Anti-Tank, Demolitions, High Power Blades

Extras: Walker, Exploder 1

Elite Trooper  (normal trooper 7 points shoot 4+ / 18”)
Points		6 (6+1-1)
Attack	Free (5+)	Attack Value	4+
Move	5+	Defence Value	4+
Shoot	Free (5+)	Shoot Value	4+ / 12”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	8”
Armour	4	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 23: Back into the fray, Firefight, Ranger

Extras: Page 24: Armour Piercing (-1 Armour to opponent during Shooting / Firefight Actions), CQD

Heavy Infantry
Points		6     (2+2+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	5+	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	Free (6+)	Shoot Value	5+ / 18”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	3	Strength Points	10

Specials: Page 25: Firefight, Go to Ground

Extras: Page 25: ISS, Heavy Weapons (+2p) (Six’s two hits)

Tank Large (one vehicle ****
Points		10 (6+2+2)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	Free (6+)	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	4+ / 48”
Courage	3+	Max Movement	8”
Armour	6	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 38: All Terrian, Line Breaker, Demo, HPB, Anti-Tank 

Extras: Page 39: Artillary , Area Effect

Lesser Xenomorphs +**
Points		5 (2+2+1p)
Attack	5+	Attack Value	3+
Move	Free (6+)	Defence Value	6
Shoot	-	Shoot Value	-
Courage	4+	Max Movement	12”
Armour	3	Strength Points	10

Specials: Page 36: Open Order, Ranger, Wild Charge 

Extras: Page 37: Swarm (Added) (+2p), High Power Blades (+1p) (-1 Armour to opponent during Attack / Defence Actions) 

Heavy Infantry (Machine Gun)
Points		6 (2+2+2p)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	5+	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	Free (6+)	Shoot Value	5+ / 18”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	3	Strength Points	10

Specials: Page 25: Firefight, Go to Ground

Extras: Page 25: Heavy Weapons (+2p) (Six’s two hits)

Heavy Infantry (Missile launcher)
Points		7 (2+2+1+2p)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	6
Move	5+	Defence Value	5+
Shoot	Free (6+)	Shoot Value	5+ / 18”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	6”
Armour	3	Strength Points	10

Specials: Page 25: Firefight, Go to Ground

Extras: Page 25: Heavy Weapons (+2p) (Six’s two hits), Armour Piercing (-1 Armour to opponent during Shooting / Firefight Actions)

Recon Infantry **
Points		2
Attack	7+	Attack Value	6
Move	Free (5+)	Defence Value	6
Shoot	7+	Shoot Value	5+ / 12”
Courage	5+	Max Movement	8”
Armour	1	Strength Points	5

Specials: Page 32: Firefight, Hard to Target, Open Order, Skirmish (7+ action Move up to half and shoot 6 /12”)

Light Infantry
Points		5 (1+2+2p)
Attack	6+	Attack Value	5+
Move	Free (5+)	Defence Value	4+
Shoot	6+	Shoot Value	5+ / 18”
Courage	4+	Max Movement	8”
Armour	2	Strength Points	10

Specials: Page 26: Firefight, Go to Ground

Extras: Page 27: Increased Squad Size (Added) (+2p), Heavy Weapons (+2p) (Six’s two hits)

The Game.  I think I have this right.  I'm giving locations based on my base line.  

Young Easton was the defender with the very large mech*  an APC and infantry located in the centre of the opposite deployment area.    Sorry for the lack of pics, I was concentrating on the game.

Down comes my force in a big lander (nice!) 2 recon**, heavy infantry and 2 shielded walkers***.

Land.

Recon deploys forward.

Looks around the corner---

Power armour deploys forward and big bastard lets loose with artillery rockets!

My heavy infantry deploys and promptly cops a load!

My mechs.

Reinforcements.  Oh good, on my immediate right. Heavy and lighter infantry, tank**** and walker. 

I race a mech into a forward defensive position.

The tank breaks through, I've lost 1 recon to artillery, second unit degraded and my heavy infantry stomped without doing anything.  Confidence is high.  Red counter = broken.

Exchange of fire.

I get reinforcements in the Nick of Tim, Top left so a nice diagonal.

Large missile mech *****  2 smaller mechs ******

Missile mech hunts power armour while smaller try and get to grips with larger.

Concentrated defending infantry.  APC did a cracking job as an artillery spotter.

Oooh crap - one thing to note on Matt's designs - Mechs get to zero and they blow up!  Need bigger craters!

Nasty "lessers" swarm!  +**

Hiding behind civil authority, just following orders?  I'm taking a pounding, but the artillery's stopped.

 

My mech takes fire from the APC and infantry.

One mech gets into combat. Dice represent lives left.

Defending forces start to bug out as bugs advance, um, in.

I came close to losing most of my mechs - sorry I didn't get most of the bug attacks!  That was a nice touch Matt!