tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post1307578828072321672..comments2024-03-28T07:21:47.101+00:00Comments on Admiral Drax: 430 - 'After the Storm' Batrep Part II - (Drax's Side, cont.)Admiral Draxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-67295538087390163902014-04-16T22:07:15.332+01:002014-04-16T22:07:15.332+01:00Put simply, I can realistically bring about 200 Ca...Put simply, I can realistically bring about 200 Cadian infantry (the rifle company here plus the rest of the support weapons); a 2nd Edition armoured fist platoon (you can see them on the right of my blog's header); a bunch of six Russes and a Baneblade. <br /><br />Obviously I've tons of other stuff (artillery, hellhounds etc.) but that's the meat and drink of it.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-80460215252159592552014-04-16T21:37:53.512+01:002014-04-16T21:37:53.512+01:00Glad you enjoyed it, Sir! Glad you enjoyed it, Sir! Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-33439058205228445492014-04-16T21:37:29.513+01:002014-04-16T21:37:29.513+01:00Oi! I'll have you know that they've prevai...Oi! I'll have you know that they've prevailed at least once against every foe the Universe has sent their way...<br /><br />...except Necrons. <br /><br />Cheating Metal Bastards.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-5534703411891044972014-04-16T21:35:10.173+01:002014-04-16T21:35:10.173+01:00:):)Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-29584288170736033292014-04-16T21:34:52.718+01:002014-04-16T21:34:52.718+01:00Glad to have been of service. Thanks for reading!Glad to have been of service. Thanks for reading!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-69112317354010163482014-04-14T15:23:33.695+01:002014-04-14T15:23:33.695+01:00As much as I love Praetorians, I'm all for div...As much as I love Praetorians, I'm all for diversity! Might be great to have a whole load of your foot sloggers involved. How many do you think you can field?Colonel Winterbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335124398357546922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-71280492199864915272014-04-14T13:15:04.388+01:002014-04-14T13:15:04.388+01:00Epic and fun battle! Awesome stuff.Epic and fun battle! Awesome stuff.Col. Hesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850339354901840097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-91334354365365750122014-04-14T11:48:17.940+01:002014-04-14T11:48:17.940+01:00All of that. Glad to have had ring side seat. Yo...All of that. Glad to have had ring side seat. Your Cadians are going to have to fight someone other than Preatorians one day....Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-62391798935317016712014-04-14T11:42:18.841+01:002014-04-14T11:42:18.841+01:00Comment of the match - "I'd love to say i...Comment of the match - "I'd love to say it was a clash of the titans, but it was like two exhausted pugilists floundering at each other with over-ripe bananas."<br /><br />What a cracking read - and I'm with Dai - the more pictures the better.<br /><br />Glad you boys had fun - the waves of infantry advancing is a stirring sight to behold.LWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769460904008281915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-19265006679933264822014-04-14T10:48:43.222+01:002014-04-14T10:48:43.222+01:00What an epic write up. A brilliant idea and I enj...What an epic write up. A brilliant idea and I enjoyed the picture-caption format. Class. Also I liked the prolific use of heavy weapons teams, all the minis involved were beautifully painted/converted. Thanks for sharing this, it's cheered up my Monday morning with a classic cut-and-thrust, back-and-forth send off for the Guard codex.Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-33026408414047077752014-04-14T09:39:47.794+01:002014-04-14T09:39:47.794+01:00Honstly, after the brutal combination of his fortu...Honstly, after the brutal combination of his fortuitous reserve rolls and tactical acumen in turn three I thought Gravis would win through. Sadly for his beautiful miniatures, my numbers were just overwhelming and the dice gods in turns 4 and 5 were decidedly against him.<br /><br />I did enjoy the way the scales tipped back and forth though - that was the idea and it made it quite fun to play.<br /><br />Mind you, it always feels a bit rubbish if you win at your own game...Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-65102393358780747742014-04-14T08:26:37.212+01:002014-04-14T08:26:37.212+01:00Just no.
The more pics the better admiral. You hav...Just no.<br />The more pics the better admiral. You have your orders.<br />Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-59500610235181368282014-04-14T08:23:55.360+01:002014-04-14T08:23:55.360+01:00Crackin read!
Love that it wasnt an utter tankfes...Crackin read! <br />Love that it wasnt an utter tankfest.<br />congrats on the win mate, though I think I woild have been just as excited to see gravis win too to be honest. :)Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-15939093636846971402014-04-14T08:19:47.261+01:002014-04-14T08:19:47.261+01:00Thanks, mate: honestly, I thought it was rather to...Thanks, mate: honestly, I thought it was rather too pic-heavy - I ought to have been more discriminating and used fewer, better pics.<br /><br />Astonishingly, all those infantry comprise only 1500pts each!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-22854200537034224632014-04-14T08:16:22.664+01:002014-04-14T08:16:22.664+01:00Glad to be of service! If it helps, I own neither ...Glad to be of service! If it helps, I own neither a vendetta nor a squad of plasma vets! Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-53293132137123713942014-04-14T08:14:44.111+01:002014-04-14T08:14:44.111+01:00Yeah - as soon as a date's fixed I should be a...Yeah - as soon as a date's fixed I should be able to confirm! <br /><br />Mind you, given that I thought it was a 'Praetorian' game, I wasn't going to bring many of my models...Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-65065911616726668372014-04-14T08:11:30.157+01:002014-04-14T08:11:30.157+01:00Brilliant battle report! All of those infantry loo...Brilliant battle report! All of those infantry looked amazing. Sometimes you just want an all infantry Apocalypse game.Cadian 127thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177128943113925510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-73792187094269574622014-04-14T06:30:00.385+01:002014-04-14T06:30:00.385+01:00Its great to see such fantastic, varied armies esp...Its great to see such fantastic, varied armies especially after my mini ding-dong on DakkaDakka with some bloke who thinks by including Rough Riders and basic IG infantry, you obviously don't care about winning. Still gives me faith that its not all about 3 plasma Chimera Vets and Vendettas.Adyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231693780381069434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-86691388143957386382014-04-13T23:32:59.082+01:002014-04-13T23:32:59.082+01:00Great bat rep! Looked like great fun and I really ...Great bat rep! Looked like great fun and I really enjoy seeing so many infantry on the table. <br />Looking forward to seeing these guys in the flesh at our big game later this year!Colonel Winterbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335124398357546922noreply@blogger.com