So, I let this army out to play today against a horde of greenskins.
Small change, because I didn't get my 2nd Hydra ready (she was still in the spearhead box from... uhm...
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-1x War Hydra -1x Standard of Discipline -2x Guardmaster
+2x Cold One Chariot
My opponent had six characters (Black Orc Lord on Boar, Black Orc Lord on Wyvern, some big Orc on Boar BSB, Goblin on Squig, 2x Goblin Shaman Lvl 2 on Wolf), eight warmachines (2x Doom Diver, 2x Stone Thrower, 4x Bolt Thrower), three Wolf Chariots, 2x big unit of Night Goblins with 2 Fanatics each, 3x 25 or so Orcs.
At first the game didn't go that well, I think I put my Cold One unit too far on the flank, so he could advance towards my two RXB units in the center with four blocks (2x Orcs flanked by 2x Goblins).
Also, the Harpies did nothing, since he got first turn and had his warmachines at the far end of the battlefield with the Chariots (and Wyvern) covering them pretty well. He also attacked them with magic from turn 1 on. I only got one charge in with them, that killed 2 crew of one Stone Thrower before the countercharging Chariot killed them. That Stone Thrower lost one model due to a misfire later, though, so they managed to get that one removed, at least.
In the center, one Goblin block charged a Cold One Chariot, which turned out to be rather stubborn (not by the rule) and held out like EIGHT turns in combat without breaking. That was kinda absurd, really.
The other Goblin block feared my Warriors a bit too much and didn't get close.
The two Orc blocks were right in the face of my two RXB units (about 10" or so away), when I managed to get the -d3 Toughness (-2 in this case) spell through on one of them and shot them to pieces in a single round of shooting (only the General survived the slaughter), while the other unit got -3 to WS/BS/I/M. They all charged in still (thanks to the big Waaaagh!), but after two or three rounds of combat, my RXBs annihilated them in close combat (with a little help form Toughness reducing magic; only -1 this time, but still useful). One block was down to six models by then, however, and was (in the end) send fleeing (but not destroyed) by the Orc General, who was still around with one Wound (since that darn Death spell with 2d6-Strength hits, that wound on 4+ with no armour save, only managed to do a single Wound on three successful castings!). The big RXB block, that remained after the combat, was double Chariot charged and destroyed in the last round.
My great Supreme Sorceress managed to take two wounds from three Stone Thrower hits (making that 2+ Watch Out! OR 4+ Ward is just too difficult, sometimes), and when the Warriors and the other Goblins finally clashed, she was skewered to death by Goblin swords. Still, her magic really turned the tide in the center, letting my RXB units prevail over the two big Orc blocks with nasty characters in them. She had also got the Feedback scroll and a Miscast against her, but those didn't do much (the Miscast wounded my other Sorceress, but she was otherwise pretty safe for the whole game, resting out of sight behind the hill, where the big battle with the RXB vs. Orcs was fought; the Stone Throwers had better targets than trying to get her with indirect fire).
The Warriors (the unit was about down to half-size by the time they saw combat, thanks to some Stone Thrower hits) held out bravely against the Goblins, but eventually lost due to their sheer numbers and the nets reducing my ability to deal wounds to them. But they still remained on the field at the end of the game.
The Hydra fought against the Wyvern and managed to make one out of five Regenerate saves, barely surviving the combat (Wyvern was also down to one Wound, though) and fleeing (luckily one inch more than the Wyvern). On their second clash, the Handlers killed the Wyvern, and the Orc fled to be trampled down by them afterwards. The Hydra survived the remaining turns despite two or so Bolt Thrower hits.
The big unit of Cold One Knights lost a few models from warmachine fire, but not too many (only the Doom Divers were a real threat), and was still around at the end of the game, saving a lot of victory points (though by then there were only the command group left). They killed the other Orc block (who charged them into the flank, because I forgot that you cannot march after a Swift Reform, though I really didn't fear them much with my Ld 10 Stubborn General in the unit; after the first round of combat, they reformed and then made short work of the Orcs) and a few warmachines.
Bye
Thanee
