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More Shadow War Preseason Games. Harlequins of Doom Edition



:: Imperial Signals & Communications/Command & Control/Hive Helsreach
:: Anomalous Signal/Recieved—REDACTED/::Decryption Progress - Decrypted - possible
:: translation errors
:: Analyst Astra Militarum/SGT KLEN:: Transmission Forward - Commissar Englert
:: Analyst notes - Sir, we’ve intercepted further transmissions from the underhive.  
:: Pvt. Shmuckatelly and I will continue further analysis and forward what we have to you.


:: BEGIN TRANSLATION::
:/ Mr. Red has engaged targets
:/ Analyzing combat data
:/ *$^* Hostile designation - Ballerina Elves.
:/ Hostiles have prevented Egyptian Skynet from retrieving primary target
:/ Adjusting mission parameters
:/ White Death uploading geographic data
:/ Analyzing geographic data
:/ Adjusting mission parameters
:/ Target primary base of operations of Ballerina Elves
:/ Egyptian Skynet transported to target location
:/ Mr. Red, Mr. White and Mr. Gray reported target engaged
:/ White Death ethereal interception complete
:/ Ballerina Elves have fled the location
:/ Multiple enemy casualties
:/ WARNING: 80% casualties to Egyptian Skynet - Unit withdrawn from area
:/ Analyzing AO Data
:/ Adjusting mission parameters
:/ Ambush Protocol engaged
:/ Egyptian Skynet has engaged targets along hive bridge Z12451251243
:/ Analyzing combat data
:/ Long range fire effective
:/ System recommendation - assign further units with high volume of fire
:/ Calculating unit degradation
:/ Ballerina Elves destroyed in current AO
:/ Egyptian Skynet withdrawn for repair - heavy damage sustained.
:/ Egyptian Skynet resuming primary objective
:: END TRANSLATION

:: Analyst Astra Militarum/NOTES ADDENDUM/SGT KLEN:: From what we can translate it
:: appears a unit of Necrons has engaged a number of Eldar Harlequins.  Casualties on both 
:: sides  seem to be heavy.  By the Emperor’s Will, they will hopefully wipe each other out and
:: save us the trouble. 




I managed to get down to Drawbridge Games and snag three rounds of Shadow War: Armageddon against my friend Steve and his Harlequin kill team.  The first game of Scavenge was over by round three after Steve managed to get into melee with my team and quickly shred it apart.  I then rolled an 11 on my bottle test end the game quickly.  We quickly moved onto another game.

The next scenario we rolled up was Raid.  The objective of the mission was to destroy the entrance of the base belonging to the defender.  Knowing it would be pointless to close with the Harlequins on my own. I set up in positions to fire at them as the closed the distance.  Steve finally failed some of his invulnerable armor saves this game and the game ended with a Pyhrric Necron victory with only one of my guys still standing.  With some time left still in the evening we should the board a bit and rolled up another mission.

The final scenario of the night was Ambush.  This lead to a very cinematic game as we had placed a large bridge between two of the buildings in the center of the board.  With the Harlequins traveling across and below the bridge my Necros were deployed in firing positions around the board ready to ambush them. The game was once again close with my kill team eking out yet another narrow victory with only one survivor.

Harlequins are extremely hard to shoot off the table. Makes the game fun though. I’m really enjoying the goofiness and random cinematic moments that occur in the game. The store league starts next week.  Fun will be had.
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