2400 OK vs Bretonnia

Ogre Kingdoms vs. Bretonnia
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Overview
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Date played: Friday, 6 December 2013

Ogre Kingdoms
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  (S1) Slaughtermaster
      - Armour of Destiny, Ironfist, Hellheart
  (B) Bruiser
      - Battle Standard Bearer, Talisman of Preservation, Enchanted Shield
  (I1) 6 Ironguts
      - Standard, Musician, Banner of Discipline
  (I2) 6 Ironguts
      - Standard, Musician
  (O) 6 Ogres
      - Standard, Musician
  (L) 4 Leadbelchers
      - Musician   
  (MC1) 4 Mournfang Cavalry
      - Musician, Standard, Ironfists, Heavy Armour, Dragonhide Banner
  (MC2) 4 Mournfang Cavalry
      - Musician, Standard, Ironfists, Heavy Armour
  (S2) Sabretusk
  (S3) Sabretusk
  (I3) Ironblaster

Bretonnia
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  (TGK) The Green Knight
  (L) Lord
      - Gromil Great Helm, Sword of Heroes
  (P1) Paladin
      - Battle Standard Bearer, Morning Star of Fracasse
  (P2) Paladin
      - Great Weapon, Virtue of Empathy
  (D) Damsel
      - Lore of Beasts, Prayer Icon
  (KotR) 12 Knights of the Realm
      - Full Command, Standard of Discipline
  (B1) 10 Bowmen
  (B2) 10 Bowmen
  (B3) 10 Bowmen
  (B4) 10 Bowmen
  (B5) 10 Bowmen
  (T1) Trebuchet
  (T2) Trebuchet
  (PK) 3 Pegasus Knights
      - Musician
  (GK) 9 Grail Knights
      - Full Command, Gleaming Pennant
  (MaA) 28 Men at Arms
      - Standard, Musician, Halberds

Deployment
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Turn 1 - Ogre Kingdoms
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The Sabretusks go into the Venom Thickets for no damage.  Bonecruncher targets the Knights of the Realm causing a miscast resulting in a dead Irongut, the spell drops 3 Knights.  Trollguts then goes off onto the MFC causing another miscast and killing another Irongut.  Bretonnians wouldn't have to move at this stage to win the game with my magic phases!  Ironblaster takes out the Trebuchet.

Turn 1 - Bretonnia
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The Green Knight arrives intent on causing some trouble in the back line.  Amber spear is dispelled whilst Wyssan's Wildform goes through onto the Men at Arms.  Shooting puts two wounds onto the Mournfang Cavalry, the Sabretusk takes a single wound whilst the Trebuchet scatters chipping a wound off the BSB and a wound on the Leadbelchers.

Turn 2 - Ogre Kingdoms
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Trollguts and Toothcracker goes up onto the MFC whilst Bonecruncher onto the Knights is dispelled.  The Leadbelchers drop the 3 Knights of the Realm which kills a rank and allows them to complete a charge on the Slaughtermaster! (should have targetted the Men at Arms however I was weighing up the T4 option with Wyssan's) whilst the Ironblaster hits a single Knight and rolls a 1 to wound.

Turn 2 - Bretonnia
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The Green Knight charges into the Ogres whilst the Knights of the Realm level their lances at the Ironguts.  The Men at Arms charge in conjunction with the Pegasus Knights.  I activate the Hellheart which catches the Damsel however nothing dramatic takes place.  Wyssan's Wildform onto the Men at Arms is dispelled ending the magic phase.  The Trebuchet lands a direct hit onto the Ironblaster shredding it.  The Bowmen drop the Sabretusk and the MFC don't flinch.  The KOTR bus breaks the Ironguts however they can't catch them in pursuit.  The Pegasus Knights fail a fear check from the MFC who drop the Damsel before popping the prayer icon and then kill the Paladin on foot.  The MFC stomps bring home the bacon and each unit holds.  The KOTR drop 3 Ironguts and I kill something back in retaliation however its not enough, the unit breaks and runs 11" whilst the Knights run 9" and lose 2 models in the Venom Thicket!  Bacon saved!

Turn 3 - Ogre Kingdoms
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Sabretusk charges into the flank of the Bowmen whilst the MFC charge the Bowmen.  The Ironguts charge the flank of the KOTR bus.  SM and Ironguts rally.  Trollguts goes up onto the Ironguts whilst Toothcracker is dispelled.  Spinemarrow goes up onto the Ogres.  The MFC decimate the Bowmen and reform.  The Bowmen fail a fear check against the Sabretusk and the tusk kills 2 models and breaks the unit panicking the other unit.  The Ironguts kill the BSB whilst the Bruiser and Lord lock up in challenge however the Knights break and the Ironguts run them down without mercy losing another model in the Venom Thicket.  The MFC drop 13 Men at Arms and its enough to send the Pegasus Knights packing however the infantry remain in the fight.  The Green Knight kills an Ogre however they remain standing.

Turn 3 - Bretonnia
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Pegasus Knights rally however the Bowmen keep running from the battle.  The Treb lands on the Ironguts doing some wounds.  The Green Knight chops away to no avail whilst the Men at Arms left with just 4 models break from the combat.

Turn 4 - Ogre Kingdoms
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The MFC, Ironguts and SM (lose another to DT!) and Leadbelchers charge into the Grail Knights.  The Sabretusk charges into the Bowmen.  Spinemarrow goes up onto the Ogres whilst Toothcracker onto the Ironguts is dispelled.  In combat the Sabretusk does nothing and the Bowmen hold.  The Grail Knights on the other hand are brutally dismantled as 6 Grail Knights fall to impact hits alone before succumbing to the thrashing from various Ogre blunt trauma.  Green Knight crumbles a wound after air swings.

Turn 4 - Bretonnia
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Pegasus Knights charge into the flank of the Ogres.  The Sabretusk puts on a repeat performance of the last Bowmen unit breaking the other whilst cutting down the charged unit.  The Pegs overwhelm the Ogres and my opponent concedes.

Result - Ogre Kingdoms Victory

Dynamic and easy to follow If he would have overran your SM on turn 2, things could have gone interesting.

Hey JFB - I don't know how I missed that but I've updated the battle report:

"The KOTR drop 3 Ironguts and I kill something back in retaliation however its not enough, the unit breaks and runs 11" whilst the Knights run 9" and lose 2 models in the Venom Thicket!  Bacon saved!"