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Astartes, light vehicles, and Dreadnoughts emerged from the scrapyard on all sides of the Manufactorum. They drew together into two cohesive groups on the north and the south sides. The Ironclad Dreadnoughts and Devastator teams blasted holes in the outer skin of Assembly Alpha with nearly no resistance from the Orks. Some rapid-fire weapons ricocheted off their armor and dug furrows in the chemical-sodden earth, but there were no true defenses without. It was just enough to force the attackers into the relative cover of the Manufactorum itself. The Ork strategy was not lost on Captain Tchagras. They were walking into something of an ambush. Though, he was certain the Orks didn’t perceive it as a cunning strategy designed to minimize their own losses. The Orks simply felt it wasn’t sporting to be cut down out in the open without engaging the enemy personally. Tchagras could almost respect that considering the only armament he brought with him into battle were a pair of crackling

For this game, we used the  Barren Wasteland F.A.T. Mat  from Tablewar. We think it worked perfectly for an Ork Scrapyard.  Doug Johnson, the creator of the F.A.T. Mats and President of TABLEWAR™, generously gave us 6x4 Industrial and 6x4 Underforge mats for this campaign. You'll see and learn more about those in upcoming missions. TABLEWAR™ has been developing innovative products for the hobby industry since 2010. Best known for the popular F.A.T. Mats that are now ubiquitous with tabletop gaming as the gaming surface of choice, they also carry a full range of products for the Display, Storage, and Light Transport of hobby miniatures. Check out the full line of TABLEWAR™ products at  www.tablewar.com  or the F.A.T. Mats at their marketing and distribution partner’s site  www.frontlinegaming.org . The denizens of the scrapyard surrounding Assembly Alpha no longer noticed the smell of iron and rust on the wind. The field of broken machines were piled high, one after the other

  ~ Please also read the Prelude for this campaign for context ~ The Ark Cruiser, Primus Code under the command of Magos Ulivaras managed to establish an orbital beach-head above manufactorum complex Assembly Alpha. She had penetrated the Orks' outer defenses with an unexpected charge, blasting the larger vessels with her substantial broadsides. She carved the multitude of Ork scout vessels with her lances and lighter batteries. Now, she held the rest of the Ork fleet at bay, daring them to approach, and making the glorified garbage scows regret it with her white-hot lance batteries. For hours, naught but smoking slag sailed across the Primus Code's bow. The stalemate in space would only last so long however. Eventually, the Orks would gather enough conscious thought to come at her in a single charge and break her in half. Ulivaras was calculating the proper responses to an all-out attack from an Ork Battle Fleet when the Blood Ravens Battle Barge translated f

Unfettered by any commitment to those who brought him into the Materium, the Ork Bloodthirster, Tuska of the Everlasting WAAGH! has begun his rampage across the cosmos. He has set his sights on territories beyond the Pakeshi Sector, towards the embattled worlds on the Spinward Front of the Eye of terror. ~ * ~ This army is complete for the time being. It was a lot of fun painting these 3500 or so points of daemonic pigs and Orks. I also had an amazing time showing them off at H.A.T.E. Club , The Overlords Club , and Warhammer World in the UK this past April. Thanks to all of those who made me feel welcome! Tuska at H.A.T.E. Tuska at The Overlords Tuska at Warhammer World Additional Shots