Movement: Platoon B unit two moves in to support the lines that the ratlings and their JO are holding. The HQ lascannon Teams move to that combat as well to surround Rizza for hopefully the last time. Fire support team races to aid Chard and Bromhead.
Shooting: Mortar teams target the trukk and blow it up.
Combat: The Trukk Boyz decide to target Chard and they do that well cutting him down with crude choppas Chard hits the ground gasping for air. He lets go of his powered sword and looks at Bromhead and yells �For the Emperor�s Sake man, do your job and finish them!� The Charging anti-tank unit kills off two Truckkboys leaving only the Nob. But the Nob Targets Bromhead and snatches the officer with his p-claw and takes him down. Platoon B 2nd unit rushes Rizza and kills seven of the greenskins. Rizza cuts down one of the JO Platoon B and one of Platoon B unit 2. The line is held but at a major cost, both Lt. Chard and Lt. Bromhead have fallen.
Orks Turn Five: All units are in combat, the Orks have hit the line but need to finish the Praetorians off.
Combat: Platoon B unit two takes down four of Rizza and in return Platoon B loses 2 of its riffle men. On the other side the fire support team with nothing but courage and their fists take two more trukk boyz down leaving only the nob. He swings his massive P-fist killing two of the fire supoort sqd. To tie the combat score.
Praetorian 117th turn 5:
Combat: The HQ Anti Tank Team finishes the last of the Rizza, the line is secure. The last ork on the field, the Nob of the trukk boyz is finally taken down by the fire support team.
Final Score:
Praetorian 117th 1378 pts.
Waag Big Toof: 1078 pts.
Aftermath
The battlefield was blacked by mortar fire and blood, the battle had raged on for two days and the Orks had finally retreated. Field Medics scanned the area for survivors and underneath a pile of Orks and men lay Lt. Chard and Lt. Bromhead they had fought back to back against the onslaught of the green tide, now they lay lifelessly two gentlemen who fought with nothing but courage and guts. As the field medic attempted to lift�s Chard�s body he heard him gasp for air. He quickly used his Narthecium to revive the Lt. moments later Bromhead moaned, he was alive as well. Badly injured but alive. The two were revived on the spot. as the lay on the desert sand, they stared at the pile of Orks that they together had killed.
�We did it old man, � Bromhead said, � we held them off.�
�No Lt.,� Chard responded, �they did, they did. It�s a bloody miracle.�
�If it was a miracle.� Bromhead turned to gaze at the vast destruction, �it was a standard pattern lasgun miracle.�
�With a bayonet and some courage behind it,� Chard laughed, then Bromhead chuckled along with him.
A Rifleman of 2nd Company approached Chard and Bromhead he saluted and then began his report.
�Lt. Chard roll has been called Sir and we have tallied the fallen.�
�As you were, Corporal.� Chard barked.
�Sir we are unable to locate the greenskin known as Big Toof, Sir.�
�What do you mean?� Bromhead asked, �I stuck him down myself. You can�t bloody miss him Corporal he�s the biggest bloke out here.�
�Yes Lt. Bromhead, but I am sorry to report that he is not among dead greenskins. He must have escaped.�
Bromhead flashed back to the battle, it was confusing, Orks were everywhere. He saw Big Toof fall but maybe he survived his wound, retreated during all the chaos. Cunning, yes Orks can be very cunning indeed.
back to battle reports home