Topic: 2k combined arms no stank 2

[Footpatrol2]

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2k combined arms no stank [1997 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Empire of Man
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++ Characters [575 pts] ++

General of the Empire [101 pts]
- Hand weapon
- Halberd
- Full plate armour
- Shield
- On foot

Captain of the Empire [79 pts]
- Hand weapon
- Halberd
- Full plate armour
- Battle Standard Bearer
- On foot

Wizard Lord [240 pts]
- Hand weapon
- Level 4 Wizard
- On foot
- Lore Familiar
- Power Scroll
- Ruby Ring of Ruin
- Elementalism

Captain of the Empire [90 pts]
- Hand weapon
- Lance (if appropriately mounted)
- Full plate armour
- Pegasus
- Charmed Shield

Empire Engineer [65 pts]
- Hand weapon
- Pigeon bombs

++ Core Units [534 pts] ++

25 State Troops [165 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Thrusting spears
- Light armour
- Sergeant (champion)
- Standard bearer
- Musician

25 State Troops [165 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Halberds
- Light armour
- Sergeant (champion)
- Standard bearer
- Musician

22 State Missile Troops [169 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Crossbows
- Sergeant (champion) [Crossbow/Handgun]
- Standard bearer
- Musician

5 Empire Archers [35 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Warbows

++ Special Units [768 pts] ++

Great Cannon [125 pts]
- Great cannon
- Hand weapons

5 Pistoliers [94 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Brace of pistols
- Heavy armour
- Veteran (champion) [Repeater pistol]
- Musician

5 Pistoliers [94 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Brace of pistols
- Heavy armour
- Veteran (champion) [Repeater pistol]
- Musician

3 Demigryph Knights [189 pts]
- Lances
- Shields
- Full plate armour

5 Inner Circle Knights [171 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Lances
- Shields
- Full plate armour
- Inner Circle Preceptor (champion)
- Standard bearer
- Musician

Mortar [95 pts]
- Mortar
- Hand weapons

++ Rare Units [120 pts] ++

Helblaster Volley Gun [120 pts]

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Took this list vs dark elves. Its modified because I knew I was fighting elves.

Dark elf had large unit cold ones
Dragon hitty lord
Cold one riding wizard lvl 4
 Big unit of dark riders
5 man harpies
Hydra
Big unit of witch elves

Got a solid victory.

Killed everything except dragon and dark riders. Dragon taken down to one wound.

[Wareagle]

That's a really nice CA Empire list...much to my taste. Even better when reading it destroyed an army of pointy ears...

Anymore results in the meantime ?

Hold the Line, men, and we will be victorious.

[Footpatrol2]

Not much to report. Haven't played much since then.

The crossbowmen were a debatable take. They didn't do much but they held their points. The MVP was the mortar and hbvg. I am a solid believer in 3 combat blocks which the crossbowmen could do in a pinch/late game. Just been drilled into me since forever. Plus it looks nicer.

[Warlord]

Did the crossbowmen take Drilled? Seems like the perfect unit for it.

[Footpatrol2]

Crossbows did not take drilled.

[Edwin von Dufflecoat]

I am a solid believer in 3 combat blocks which the crossbowmen could do in a pinch/late game. Just been drilled into me since forever. Plus it looks nicer.

I like a similiar big tercio of infantry, but prefer, where possible to have smaller parent units with detachments.
For this reason my 25 halberdiers are split into 17 and 7, with  7 crossbows added. My 24 man crossbow regt. Is split into 12 and 2 x6's . Drilled whereever possible. My regt of flagellents just fight as one unit of course.

But it makes for a very strong, very manouverable,  very flexible battle line.

See my von Dufflecoats day out thread for more.

[Tiberius]

How did your pistoliers fare?

[Footpatrol2]

I had one in marching column (right) and another in close order (left)each on it's own flank. I deployed in a refused flank (left). The left  pistoliers kept the harpies away from the warmachines. Harpies threatened warmachines then a unit of pistoliers charged, the harpies fled. Following turn (Left)pistoliers failed impetuous and charged cold one unit then died. Cold ones choose to overrun. They rolled very high and made too much distance and basically ran into a wall. Which took them many turns to recorrect which allowed for my shooting to rip the cold ones unit apart.

Right marching column pistoliers ran up the flank. Distracted the dark riders. Kept failing their impetuous checks and just stayed in one place(in marching column) for most of the game. They did hold their points though.

Tldr: left pistoliers did their job protected warmachines and pulled cold ones out of position which led to me destroying the cold ones via shooting. Right pistoliers kinda did nothing but did distract a unit for a turn or so.

Pistoliers are still cheap fast cav. They are expected to die and distract. I took them in this list to provide extra rounds of shooting and disrupt enemy plans which they accomplished.