Solar Auxilia vs Raven Guard, Horus Heresy battle report

[@BRMCaptChaos]

I was there when Dave smoked a Terminator.

[@x31omega]

Still have not and most likely will not find a better narrative warhammer gaming channel. I've been watching for years and will keep on. Your voice is very relaxing and entertaining, thank you. 💯 out of 💯

[@rumdiaries6063]

Thanks for the game Winters! I had a great time, even with some poor rolls it was a great game and lots of fun, I'll bring some of the new toys to the next one, maybe my full lasrifle horde could get a showing or some of the big armour! :)

[@wintersSEO]

Mate, you are legend. Would be an honour to have you back.

[@newtpondskipper]

I give you a ton of respect for playing a tough army to play. Raven Guard are a great army and I play against it and his army is very similar...very brutal to play against.

[@lifemusic9460]

Great army! please tell me how you achieved that red on the Ogrns?

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Solar Auxiliar? You spoil us winters, you truly do.

[@Buffaluffasaurus]

I live for your Heresy reports, Winters. And have been dying to see Solar in action.

[@crwarren]

Your opponent wasn't playing the quad launchers quite properly... they follow the multiple barrage rules which means you roll a scatter dice and 2d6 for the first shot... but each of the others only roll a scatter die to see where the second blast lands in relation to the first blast marker. A hit allows you to place the second blast anywhere so long as it's touching the first at 1 point.

[@Dave0G]

This poor guy's rolling!

[@euansmith3699]

"War of Lies... there are three objectives on the table..." That's very on theme, Winters. Captain Picard of the Solar Auxillia, ""There are FIRE OBJECTIVES!!!" Thanks for a fun video, and go DAVE!

[@ozzydozzy73]

Brutal game. Seeing solar auxilia is a treat, but I think bad rolls and the deployment/terrain layout reaaaaally skewed the match quite a bit. Would love to see the SA make another appearance though!

[@dudewheresmylandspeeder8306]

Yeah, it was a fun game, and it was interesting to see snipers play such a decisive role compared to most games. As, S5 AP4 with precision shots to take out vox-officers and such is pretty clutch, especially with SA leadership. It really did hurt to see those laser destroyers lost so early in the match though.

[@shadowofhawk55]

That Solar Auxilia Warlord is insane. Not just dueling an Astartes but soloing a squad was crazy

[@maxtracker2904]

Solar Auxilia for 5yrs?! You, Sir, are a masochist… 😂😅 Wins must feel amazing though 👍

[@zenosAnalytic]

that was a GR8 battle report! Watching those venatarii(sp? the volkite elites) wipe a tactical squad was a Sight, and one assumes Guardsman Dave is probably a khornate demon prince by 40k having single handedly taken down a terminator XD And those Vanquisher put in SO MUCH work! The final score really does not do justice to how well-played the Auxilia ere here; what a show!!

[@Panzersoldat]

I like the way that guy rolls his dice. They don't go bouncing all over the table.

[@roberthorvath9371]

Thanks for the Heresy!Brilliant game. Most SA units doesnt make any sense with the current ruleset. For example what are Ogryns for?you'd think they are the much needed anti dreadnought weapons but whoops... WS! They should have rending 4+ to balance their low Initiative and massive strength or just give them AP2 .Same with their Tanks.

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

Solar are definitely in a bad place. The army relies on big command tercios of Companion squads full of plasmaguns, Rapier laser destroyer tercios, and Vanquisher squadrons to actually kill things, since none of the Elites can be relied on to actually do their job, Dracosans are grossly overpriced, and the army has no assault vehicle transports. You can definitely make it work, but it looks a whole lot like a series of smash cuts between Sharpe and a History Channel about 73 Easting.

[@DeusExMachina10001]

@@DaddyWarCrimes78 Unfortunately the only decent unit that SA has are Russes. You either take as many of those as possible or you get steamrolled.

[@AeromatterYT]

I want to see that mega defense line next time 💪 The return of Dave (promoted to Veletaris for his heroic actions of course)

[@JeanWayne]

Finally some Solar Auxilia! nice! That was a blast :D Please more in the future!

[@DevilsBrushGaming]

Always love watching your heresy reports and this one was super fun.

[@WolfTau]

Cool Siouxse shirt bro ! BTW great video. I think it’s good to explain why took your units and the components of the army. That explains a lot to someone wanting to get into 30K thanks. Liked and subscribed.

[@grinningbuck]

Infantry horde! Love to see the Solar Auxilia's boots on the ground EN MASSE. Can't wait to see how it goes!

[@WraithRaider]

Really great narrative, loved it

[@wintersSEO]

Cheers

[@Rogers1000]

Wow felt sorry for this guy couldn't roll over a 3 most times on a mainly 4+ army

[@martb359]

mark vi snipers are honestly the coolest looking unit, such a fun game! love your battle reports :)

[@kurtl8425]

Beautiful battlefield and two gloriously crafted armies. One question I have though. As someone who likes to at least have a chance of winning and also works for a living so has both a time and money gaming budget. It makes one wonder how many players are going to invest in a SA army?

[@yurybarsukov6166]

Like and comment to support best wh40k channel as usual) Spoilers: I watched several reports on other channels with Auxilia, and it can win only other Auxilia) Even with Shadowsoards, Baneblads and other 'big tonks'. Or it should be combined with marines. Only Auxilia - is really playing heresy on a hard mode

[@aidenodonoghue]

Great game, thank you both

[@Cyriuxa]

Solar Aux! Lets go!!

[@nathanvarley542]

I'd flip the table after the dreadnought combat 😂 Damn dice! Why won't you work?!

[@Lordofepirus]

Always love your battle reports Winters. Question about the terrain: which kits did you put together to get the cool building at 18:31 with the tercio and rapiers on the balcony?

[@wintersSEO]

Many modular kits from MarchOfWar.co.uk

[@SimplyWarhammer]

I think it's silly a dreadnought gets a 2+ save against vanquisher cannons ! 🙈 Really fun game though 😁

[@dudewheresmylandspeeder8306]

Do you mean Demolisher cannons? Because Winters was rolling a 5++ invuln against the actual Vanquishers iirc.

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

They don't. Vanquishers are AP2 and Brutal 2 with Sunder. They're pretty much the best anti-tank that the Solar get access to, especially when a squadron has an attached command tank with a cognis signum.

[@3v3rhard]

​@@DaddyWarCrimes78 not anti tank, anti multi wound. The vanquisher is alright antitank, lascannons are better. The brutal is wasted on armour.😅

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

@@3v3rhard How is a lascannon better when they're both S9 AP2 and Sunder but the Vanquisher gains Brutal(2) and an extra 2 feet of range, with the option to be twin-linked of the autocannon hits?

[@THeMightyWarHamster]

Minor gripe - as bad as Dracosans sadly are, you can't actually keep them from shooting the demolischer. They're Reinforced, so they ignore crew shaken and the snapshot part of crew stunned. Doesn't matter much, since the demolisher is hot garbage, but stil.^^

[@bretticus6722]

Deadly Dave❤

[@bradleyjones1515]

Rough dice rolls, really great battle report, love both armies, two thumbs up

[@slusk1981]

Barrage weapons with several shots from the same unit only roll the scatter dice without the 2d6 for consecutive shots after the first and flip off the first blast (hits can be positioned touching any marker).

[@smalwex]

Feel so bad for some of those rolls, cant remember the last time i saw that many ones and twos

[@BUGS9000]

I could be wrong, but dont you need to have an outflank marker at the beginning of the game for where your your outflankers will come in?

[@Martyn-dv2zo]

Can I ask how you did those mk vi snipers? They look like tactical squads with sniper rifles from recon squads? :D

[@christopherwhaley5655]

You said early on that aux doesn’t get advanced reactions because they are not tactically minded enough. I counter with they react with everything in close range so they are tactically minded in a different way

[@darkmagpiestudios8222]

welp,. gotta watch some magpies then.

[@EdgarClay]

Im wondering how the Solar Auxilia got those laser destroyers up onto that ruin.

[@ryanbeebe6304]

There is an elevator in the building off map.

[@redrichmond8485]

Ogryn tossed them up there as a team-building exercise.

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

Same way artillery have always been emplaced. Gun pigs sweat. Sergeants yell. Guns move.

[@Thedagda801]

Fabulous gentlemen, fabulous

[@newtpondskipper]

Love that shirt! Amazing band!

[@zawisy]

Oh snap Solar Auxilia, thanks winters

[@lifemusic9460]

@rumdiaries6063 Great army please tell me how you achieved that red on the Ogrns?

[@pacothetacobndr]

I ask for more heresy and winters delivers.

[@mintw4241]

gotta say it was pretty disappointing when all of his leadership was wiped out with no contest and then his elite spacemarine killers just rolled 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1 for several turns. 15 of these insane axe-men wailing for THREE TURNS in combat before any of them rolled a six to wound was insane.

[@TheRealAlpharious]

Where did you get the gothic terrain that isnt the shrine if aquilla

[@mrsaltyburns9445]

@winters have you played Rogue Trader??

[@slusk1981]

Heavy bolters have four shots now. 🎉

[@phillipscott3367]

Outstanding game!😍

[@darrenquarterman2611]

Just got to say huge fan but not attacking the tank at the end as you forgot but regular allow this even if it didn’t effect the battle I’d like to see the combat as a few bad rolls can change the game then next turn charging it wrecking it in one turn shows how this could have effected the game if you been unlucky rolling in the gameI know this would have not improved the result in the end but it potential could do differently and after investing time to watch then you go easy at the end is frustrating still huge fan just sharing my opinion I’d rather the battle reports be one sided but 100% represented bye skill and full efforts then story told bye the dice.

[@slusk1981]

Why no intercept reaction from the volkites into the dark furies? The big downsidd to reserves this edition is the free shots you have to eat if the wrong unit sees you coming in!

[@nathanshobby4646]

I think there was a movement reaction used that wasn’t shown

[@kharis7602]

mortals? you truly spoil us

[@crwarren]

Also heavy bolter's have 4 shots now, not 3.

[@bericgarrett3282]

Comment for the comment god

[@matthewstone1362]

CHANGE... YOUR.... DICE!!😂😂😂

[@davidmcclenaghan2461]

aren't you forgetting the Contemptor gets a 5+ invul save vs shooting? via its Automantic deflector?

[@RandomPostAppeared]

Why does thus guy keep saying 4 up save, makes the saves then rolls for shroud or something that needs a 6. fails that then is like OK they're dead.

[@thomasscherz8093]

first!!!!!

[@euansmith3699]

You are Forgiven.

[@batteredwarrior]

Dra-co-san 😉

[@Hikowa_Dean]

How do the Autocannon team get Shirmish? Also Autocannon teams dont get shroud as they have the Heavy Sub-Type Imfavisors only affacts the model that its equipped on.

[@DaddyWarCrimes78]

Infravisors give out Night Vision. The whole unit gets the benefits of Night Vision as long as one model has it.

[@pancakekraken876]

did not appreciate the sonic fondling of my left eardrum while viewing the auxiliar