Tournament in Bologna

Yesterday we had a Tournament in Bologna, i brought O12 because lately i'm REALLY having fun with them.
Tournament with Tactical Window and SpecOp.


List used on all the games:
Bologna
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GROUP 1 10 4
OMEGA (Forward Observer) MULTI Rifle + Heavy Riotstopper / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 46)
SIRIUS Red Fury + 1 SiriusBot / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 29)
SIRIUSBOT Heavy Riotstopper / Electric Pulse. (0 | 5)
CYBERGHOSTS Hacker(Hacking Device Plus) Combi Rifle + Pitcher / Breaker Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0.5 | 26)
EPSILON HMG, Nanopulser / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 30)
GANGBUSTER Hacker (Killer Hacking Device) Submachine Gun, MadTrap / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 21)
VARANGIAN Submachine Gun, Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon. (0 | 12)
VARANGIAN Submachine Gun, Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon. (0 | 12)
VARANGIAN Submachine Gun, Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon. (0 | 12)
VARANGIAN Submachine Gun, Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CC Weapon. (0 | 12)
DELTA Spitfire / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 28)
GROUP 2 3 1
CHO Lieutenant Combi Rifle, Nanopulser / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 15)
RAZOR (Minelayer) Boarding Shotgun, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 31)
JÄGER Submachine Gun + E/Mitter / Pistol, Monofilament CC Weapon. (0.5 | 18)
FUZZBOT (Minesweeper, Repeater) Electric Pulse. (0 | 8)
5 SWC | 300 Points
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With Cho disguised as a Kappa SpecOp, since i used none... BS12, Shock Marksman Rifle and Heavy Riotstopper, just to make her a menace but daring to close up.



1st Turn. Unmasking vs USAriadna (Turro)
Enemy list (disclaimer: not exactly this, but almost)
USAriadna Ranger Force
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GROUP 1 9 1 2
112 Light Shotgun / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 12)
DEVIL DOG Chain Rifle, Smoke Grenades + 1 K-9 Antipode / AP Heavy Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 32)
K-9 ANTIPODE AP CCW. (7)
VAN ZANT AP Rifle / Heavy Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 38)
MAVERICK Boarding Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 21)
MINUTEMAN AP HMG / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 34)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GRUNT Lieutenant Rifle, Light Grenade Launcher / Pistol, Knife. (1 | 14)
GRUNT (Marksmanship LX) Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 18)
MARAUDER (Multispectral Visor L1) Heavy Rocket Launcher / Assault Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 26)
GROUP 2 4
GRUNT (Inferior Infiltration) Heavy Flamethrower, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 11)
GRUNT (Inferior Infiltration) Heavy Flamethrower, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 11)
GRUNT (Inferior Infiltration) Heavy Flamethrower, Light Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 11)
UNKNOWN RANGER (Specialist Operative) Mk12 / Heavy Pistol, T2 CCW, Knife. (0 | 45)
6 SWC | 295 Points
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Two of the three infiltrating Grunts fail their Infiltration roll. Good for me.
I start the game getting rid of the only one Grunt in my half table.
Then I manage to get to the first console with my Omega Datatracker. Then I choose the nearest HVT (the most likable to be the right one, one was almost in an open position and the last too close to table edge to risk it) and got green light for the Designed Target. She was so close to the midfield that the Omega killed her and then went back to CivEvac one of mine HVT. Obviously NOT the Designed Target...
My CyberGhost manage to contain Van Zant thanks to a Crit-in-the-face, while the Gangbuster, a Varangian and long-ARO Epsilon put down the Devil Dog Team.
Once these two menaces went down, i was able to fix the last part of the evil plan.
The Fuzzbot reloaded the MadTraps on the Gangbuster who reached a position near the Grunt+Minuteman Fireteam, while activating both the remaining Consoles. Then I reveal my TO Razor protecting Cho, just to have his order for the last turn.
Fist order for Ariadna is on the Fireteam, the MadTraps goes on his Datatracker, just to prevent him from scoring. I lose some models to the Minuteman. The other FO of the Fireteam steals on the central Console and the choice lands on the HVT in CivEvac, with GREAT disappointment of my opponent when he discover my heist.
Last turn, so few orders on both side.
My Jaeger enters and kill the HVT near the table edge.
Then, with my last order, the Lt Order, Cho stands up from her hiding place and put a bullet in the head of the last HVT. One shot One kill. Take this, frigging Epsilon!!!
My opponent cannot flip the result in any way, so manage to score the only point he could. The Miuteman manage to kill my Omega DT and the game ends.
Result 9-1 for O12.

Next round soon...

 

2nd Round: FrontLine vs StefOnyx

The list should be this one.
Morat Aggression Force
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GROUP 1 10
MORAT (Infinity Spec-Ops) (12 XP) (WIP:15, EI Hacking Device) Combi Rifle, Shock Marksman Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 15)
SURYAT Lieutenant HMG + TinBot A (Deflector L1) / Pistol, CCW. (2 | 45)
RAKTORAK Vulkan Shotgun / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 22)
ZERAT Red Fury, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 25)
YAOGAT Boarding Shotgun, Grenades / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 27)
YAOGAT MULTI Sniper Rifle / Pistol, CCW. (1.5 | 34)
RAKTORAK Combi Rifle + Heavy Flamethrower / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23)
ANYAT K1 Combi Rifle, Chain-colt, Smoke Grenades, E/M Grenades / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 25)
IKADRON (Baggage, Repeater) 2 Light Flamethrowers, Flash Pulse / Pistol, Electric Pulse. (0 | 9)
RODOK HMG / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 27)
GROUP 2 3 3
DĀTURAZI Chain Rifle, Grenades, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 14)
OZNAT Vulkan Shotgun, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, DA CCW. (0 | 20)
DĀTURAZI Chain Rifle, Grenades, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 14)
5.5 SWC | 300 Points
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I get the fist turn. White Noise through SiriusBot, Red Fury on the Yaogat, standard drill. All of the other Morats are out of LoF and too far to reach, so i advance with my models and out 2 Varagians, Epsilon, Gangbuster and Sirius in Suppressive Fire.
The three Impetuous Morats don't make through the Impetuous phase due to a storm of 4 or less on Dodges and Smoke Grenades. The the Duo Suryat+Raktorat starts roaming the side of the table where i have less models. After a bunch of orders to get to position, the Suryat reaches a point where he can see my Epsilon. "Hi, I'm a Razor with Boarding Shotgun just in front of you!" The template kills the unlucky Raktorak and put a wound on the Suryat, but my Epsilon is killed by the powerful salvo. In the following firefight, the Razor kills the Suryat thanks to AP rounds (really, the ARM roll wasn't saved because of the halved ARM).
I start to advance, moving the Fuzzbot on the side of the Suryat. Fatal error for me... The Razor jumps down from her rooftop and a Varangian close in to kill the two Morats to score my Predator Classified.
Why Fatal Error? I forgot the Ikadron strolling nearby. I managed to kill it, but I lost Fuzzbot and Razor to the LFT, while the Varangian engaged the Ikadron. Then the last Yaogat sneaked out and opened fire on the CC, hitting and killing the Varangian. Luckily for me, the crossfire of ARO brings down the Yaogat.
My last turn. I want to drop my Delta in the farthest zone and with LoF on the Ikadron, but the Morat SpecOp beat him with the hacking and he lands in the closest zone. It's Cho's showtime. Stand up, open fire, kill the Ikadron. What was the problem there?
Then my Gangbuster enters ZoC of the SpecOp, but get a Critical Suckerpunch in the brain. Wooooooooops! That is a really angry monkey! Since old ways are always the better ones, a Varangian (on his way to the Zerat on a roof) kills him and then manage to berserker out of the table the Zerat. Lastly, the Jaeger enters the farthest zone.
With only two orders (+Lt) to go, he cannot claim anything and we close the game.

Result 10-0 for O12.

This game was REALLY unbalanced by ubiquitous unlucky dice on the first 3 player turns for my opponent. When rolls like that (always 1 under what i roll, or 1 over what he need to roll) hits back to back there is nothing one can do.

Last turn soon...

 

3rd round: Countermeasures vs TAK (Melkior)

The list, not sure about group division
Tartary Army Corps
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GROUP 1 10
SPETSNAZ (CH: Ambush Camouflage) HMG / Pistol, CCW, Knife. (1.5 | 38)
SPETSNAZ (CH: Ambush Camouflage) HMG / Pistol, CCW, Knife. (1.5 | 38)
SPETSNAZ (CH: Ambush Camouflage) HMG / Pistol, CCW, Knife. (1.5 | 38)
TANKHUNTER Portable Autocannon, D-Charges / Pistol, Knife. (1.5 | 34)
VASSILY (Chain of Command) T2 Marksman Rifle, Akrylat-Kanone, D-Charges / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (0 | 39)
LINE KAZAK (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 10)
LINE KAZAK (Forward Observer) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 10)
LINE KAZAK Lieutenant Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9)
LINE KAZAK Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9)
LINE KAZAK Paramedic (MediKit) Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 11)
GROUP 2 3 2 2
112 Light Shotgun / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 12)
112 Light Shotgun / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 12)
FRONTOVIK T2 Rifle / Assault Pistol, Knife. (0 | 23)
IRMANDINHO Chain Rifle, D-Charges, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 8)
IRMANDINHO Chain Rifle, D-Charges, Smoke Grenades / Pistol, AP CCW. (0 | 8)
6 SWC | 299 Points
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for a grand-frigging-total of 5 Camo + 4 Ambush Camo markers.
Booty rolls for Irmandinhos pretty useless (a panzerfaust and ARM +1) and i get the first turn. My reserve piece is the Epsilon, that i deploy in a place where he can see A LOT of camo. My DT is the Omega, his is a Kazak FO.
The picked missions are HORRENDOUS. I discard Sabotage (i don't have D-Charges, he has two Irmandinhos). None of us can do any of the 3 missions during this turn.
Impetuous Varangian fails to put smoke in place, so i have to spend an order to do it. Then my Epsilon spends ALL of the remaining orders to Discover+Shot as much as I can. I put down the Tankhunter, a Spetznanz and the Frotovik. Not bad. Now i have to resist the impact...
The two Irmandinhos advance on the side, i have only the Sirius team there. She manage to survive the approach, but the SiriusBot is not so lucky. A lot of orders are spent to get rid of the Mad Traps.
Partial 0-0.
My turn again without sensible losses, just a couple of Varangians....
The Razor gets out of cover and kills the Datatraker in the Line Kazak Fireteam. The Delta drops out of LoF and kills one of the Irmandinhos. Meanwhile, the Gangbuster sneaks in Zocand LoF of a HVT and waste all of the orders of the group in order to score the first Objective (Hacker in ZoC and LoF of HVT, WIP roll - failed something like 4 times) and go back in safe position. I started to score, but i wasted too much orders here...
In the second enemy turn, my opponent scores an Objective too (2x FO rolls on HVT) in a single order. F##k. Then the Fireteam breaks and disperse around different building to avoid Chain Rifle bonanza. The remaining Irmandinhos goes impetuous on my Delta, both ends Unconscious (Chain Rifle vs Spitfire). Plushenko put an end to my poor Epsilon. He did his due, poor boy...
Partial 1-1.
Cards are drawn. Lucky me.
The Jaeger enters the board and goes in contact with the unconscious Datatracker. WIP roll to score one Objective, Coupe de grace to score a second one. YAY!!! That was good! The rest of the orders are wasted trying to cover what i can.
Cards are drawn. HOLY MOTHER OF...
My opponent manage to score a second Objective on one of my HVT and then starts to staring to the board. He mumbles something like " You killed all of my models, I don't have no one to cure" forgetting the unconscious Irmandihos at the limit of his DZ. Funny thing is he passed OVER him at least 4 times to get to the cards to check, choose, discard, read... Totally invisible.
So he starts to spends his 7 orders trying to get Plushenko wounded, forgetting that the Red Fury is Shock. When my opponent is down to the last order, Plushenko dies and he finally sees the Irmandinho. A column of saints descended in the room. Last order is a 112 shooting his Medikit on long distance and failing miserably.
Final objective count 3-2
Final result 7-2

I end the tournament in 2nd place, behind a "triple 10-to-few" Dashat monster with a grand total of 9 TP and 26 OP.

 

Honestly? No. I feel this list has the right amount of tricks and potential to do anything, as long as I start the game... >_<
Playing first turn in reaction is a bit harder, you HAVE to sacrifice a Varangian in front of your Epsilon in order to put down a smoke (hoping the Epsilon survives!) because i doubt you will be able to take the hit of a full first assault. Maybe if you face a 10 order list without NCO/TA...

 

It was never a problem.

First turns were always dedicated to menaces removal through Cyberghost/Sirius or Varangian/Epsilon.
Any residual order were always for SF set ups (1 order for Sirius, 1 coordinated for 4 other pieces) or moving the Omega /Gangbuster up the table to push buttons.

I tend to use my Delta on second turn (when i do not forget it at all, as it happened in the first game of the tournament ) and the Jaeger just to rapid fix where and when needed.

I finally managed to use the Razor, that is normally on Lt defense duty, and I'm really happy with how it performed with her Boarding Shotgun.


If i were to go second, I'd carefully watch out fire lanes and menaces on the opposite DZ and deploy in response.
Just remember that it is good to sacrifice a Varangian to place a smoke in front of your Epsilon, if there are no MSV on the other side.
On the same way, if you put your Cyberghost in a suicidal way you can launch White Noise in ARO and then you can ARO against MSV with anyone covered...