EPIC28

Playing EPIC in 28mm.

Tuesday 10 September 2013

August Apocalypse (two of four)

Colonel Commandant Welbahnn (Armageddon), commanding 902 Div, has, through a process of observation and deduction, second guessed Gen Pallumgski's intention.  Pallumgski has not shared his intentions with Col Commandant Welbahann because that is just not what Vostroyan Officers do.



The Corbanians begin their armoured thrust on the southern edge of the minefield gap.


Well used to their Vostroyan Divisional Commander, the Corbanians move their RAP as close to the front lines as they dare.


The view from the Corbanian spearhead towards the formidable defences that they have been ordered to attack.


Three of Col Corbane's superbly finished tanks.  Photos do not do his army justice.  If you ever get the chance to see his medical section up close, do, they are wonderfully well finished.
902 Div lend their support to the Corbanian attack.  The Armageddon 22nd Armd Regt push forward into the gap.


Armageddon Steel Legion support platoons dismount in no-mans-land.  Doctrines which work against Orks in ash wastes would see the support platoons wiped out before their firepower could achieve anything for the Imperial Guard.

Since we did this, I've bought the new Apocalypse book; like my opinions of the new codecies, this is a well produced and well illustrated book.  But there is just a whole lot of repetition; most of those superheavies are the same thing with just one of every gun combination the kit can make.  Fine but did they all need a datasheet ?  And the contradictory hyperbole gives me the impression that it wasn't proof read.  The little passage about the storm lord makes no sense.  Is it designed to take a platoon through a firestorm or not ?  And what kind of update is this supposed to be ?  Are the datasheets from the 'web and the older book and reload now invalid ?  It's eye candy, but could have done with a little middle-school project quality control. 

Further update:  I won a prize !  From the Mordian 7th.  Watch this space.  Not this one, but one like it, probably sometime at the beginning of November...

4 comments:

  1. This looks a fantastic game, glad you had enough good weather to hold it outside!

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  2. It was the first time I've ever played outside, and the sheltered garden in Zzzzzz's beautiful crib was absolutely ideal.

    He's right of course...Corbane's aid post is astonishingly brilliant and characterful - here it is in all its original glory: http://corbaniaprime.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/462-field-ambulance-squadron.html .

    The scale of this game was absolutely flabberghasting, and all brilliantly underpinned by an obsessively detailed narrative - just like all the best games.

    Congrats by the way Zzzzzz...and you'll be pleased to note that I've been tacking a (very very nice!) artillery tractor tonight.

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  3. Looking good - some great photos and I do love the Colonel's med section.

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  4. Nice photos and nice write up of it as well. Shame I was in Germany attending the GD instead.. just means I need to join in to the next years event from Zzzzzz's garden!

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