Battle Report: August 4, 2002 Opponent: Vampire Counts Army Size: 1000 Points Engagement Type: Breakthrough Result: Victory This was a mighty near thing - my opponent was a mere 30 points short of a win. Had we read the scenario a bit more closely, I suspect the result would have been a bit different. We managed to overlook the fact that characters don't count towards the victory point total! In retrospect though, that rule does make a great deal of sense. Without it, what's to stop your opponent from sitting about for five turns then slipping Archaon behind your lines at the last moment and claiming a victory? My first experience with Spear Chukkas wasn't an especially positive one, but I have to consider that virtually all my opponent's units were skirmishers and therefore not optimal targets for a bolt thrower. The most significant conclusion I drew from this engagement, regardless of my success, is that Greenskins are definitely not meant to be a defensive army. I might be saying otherwise had my war machines performed a bit better, but overall I think my units just lack the necessary reliability to perform well as defenders. One of these days, my Big 'Uns are going to get into combat during the first four turns of a battle!

Heroes
Number	Unit Type	Upgrades	Subtotal	Points Total
1	Orc Big Boss General - leads Orc Boyz	Drog's Dead 'Ard Armour	65 30	95
1	Night Goblin Shaman leads Night Goblins	Level 2 Wizard Mad-Cap Mushrooms	60 35 30	125
Core Units
29	Night Goblins	Spears Netters (4) Fanatics (3) Boss Musician Standard Bearer	68 23 8 75 8 4 8	190
22	Orc Boyz	Additional Hand Weapons Boss Musician Standard Bearer	110 44 13 5 10	182
20	Orc Big 'Uns	Spears Shields Boss Musician Standard Bearer Nogg's Banner of Butchery	140 40 20 13 5 10 25	253
Special Units
2	Goblin Spear Chukkas		70	70
Rare Units
1	Goblin Doom Diver	Orc Bully	80 5	85
76				1000