Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Report lost!

In 40k, astropathy is the only means of fast interstellar communication available to the Imperium. It’s a good service but increasingly messages are often distorted, delayed, or lost altogether in transmission. It’s just that the Adeptus Astra Telepathica isn’t training astropaths like they use to!

I wrote up a battle report for the first battle of the new campaign! Yey! But somehow I deleted (or saved over it) and it is lost. Noo! Rest assured I will have a serf come up with a new report soon.

In the meantime, two messages did make it across the warp! First, a list of those that fell in the Defence of Complex 23 arrived to be craved on a memorial wall. This is situated on the top left of my blog and will record the sacrifice of the Guardsmen undertaking the Campaign on Hotel Delta Eight Fifty Five Twelve B.

Have a quick scroll down it to check out the carnage! I get the feeling that it is going to be a big wall.

The second message was the Battle Roll of those that survived the fighting. For one other titbit here it is (as you can see the list of casualties is much longer):




Commissar-General Wilhelm Marwood, Overall Commander of all forces on HD85512B
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty
Additional Notes:
-          Honoured for slaying an enemy Warlord in combat.

Primaris Battle-Psykers Lawrenz Valentin Leonardu Marjanu Azzopardi, Acting Commander 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar,  Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Ogryn Knuckles, Ogryn trooper, 19th Ogryn Unit assigned to 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar,  Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Promethium Flamer burns right leg, right arm, torso and head.
Status: Infirm Parade
Additional Notes:
-          Promoted to Acting Bone'ead, pending Biochemical Ogryn Neural Enhancement procedure.

Ogryn Steamer, Ogryn trooper, 19th Ogryn Unit assigned to 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar,  Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Sniper Rifle round left shoulder  
Status: Infirm Parade

Wache Feldwebel Sebastian Wagner, Devil Dog Commander, 5th Schmelzen Squadron,7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Multiple burns
Status: Infirm Parade
Additional Notes:
-          Commendation for Gallantry - Awarded for "Acts of great heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action in circumstances of great peril"
-          Unit Citation for Gallantry- awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action

Kraftfahrer Felix Jörg Schulz, Devil Dog Driver, 5th Schmelzen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Multiple burns
Status: Infirm Parade
Additional Notes:
-          Unit Citation for Gallantry - awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action

Kanonier Kevin Leon Wolf, Devil Dog Gunner, 5th Schmelzen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Multiple fractures and burns
Status: Infirm Parade
Additional Notes:
-          Unit Citation for Gallantry- awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action

Wache Feldwebel Jürgen Richter, Devil Dog Commander, 5th Schmelzen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty
Additional Notes:
-          Unit Citation for Gallantry - awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action

Kraftfahrer Lukas Hofmann, Devil Dog Driver, 5th Schmelzen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty
Additional Notes:
-          Unit Citation for Gallantry - awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action

Kanonier Ulrich Schmitt, Devil Dog Gunner, 5th Schmelzen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty
Additional Notes:
-          Unit Citation for Gallantry - awarded for extraordinary gallantry in action

Gardener FLOS DE GARDINIS, Troth Squad Leader, 7th company, 185th Verdantus Imperial Garden Regiment.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty – Punishment Parade
Additional Notes:
-          Honoured for killing the enemies Chapter Master in combat.
-          Demoted to Guardsmen for disobeying orders.

Husbandman STRENUUS DE MONTE GOMERICO, Troth Squad 2IC, 7th company, 185th Verdantus Imperial Garden Regiment.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Guardsmen fertilis POHERIUS, Troth Trooper, 7th company, 185th Verdantus Imperial Garden Regiment.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Guardsmen venenosa de FRIGIDO MANTELLO, Troth Trooper, 7th company, 185th Verdantus Imperial Garden Regiment.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Guardsmen fructus de WASA, Troth Trooper, 7th company, 185th Verdantus Imperial Garden Regiment.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Kanonier Eric Koch, Heavy Weapon Gunner, Stürmen Squad, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Jäger Wolfgang Schwarz, Lasman, Stürmen Squad, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Jäger Sven Robert Werner, Lasman, Stürmen Squad, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Jäger Patrick Steffen Zimmermann, Lasman, Stürmen Squad, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: None
Status: Active Duty

Kraftfahrer Dominik Schmid, Manticore Driver, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Multiple fractures
Status: Infirm Parade

Wächter Jonas Lange, Sentinel Pilot, Erkunden Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Dreadnought claw crushing injury
Status: Infirm Parade

Wächter Feldwebel Niklas Schröder, Sentinel Pilot, Spähen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Broken left wrist
Status: Infirm Parade
Additional Notes:
-          Demoted to Wächter for abandoning his vehicle during combat.

Wächter Tobias Uwe Neumann, Sentinel Pilot, Spähen Squadron, 7th Rayzor-Winged Hassar, Prutenian Iron Horse.
Injuries: Multiple fractures
Status: Infirm Parade




It remains a sad truth of the Imperium that virtually no veteran ever comes back from fighting its wars intact. Combat alone shreds nerves and shatters bodies. But the horrors of the warp, and of foul xenos forms like the tyranid, steal sanity forever, and leave veterans fearing the shadows, and the night and, sometimes, the nature of their friends and neighbours, for the rest of their lives.
-Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn





2 comments:

  1. Dai28 February 2013 at 10:08

    That was super cool to read. And to come up with SO MANY different names.....

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    1. Col. Ackland28 February 2013 at 10:31

      Thanks, I really enjoyed coming up with those names - German names for the Prutenians, Latin and plant names for the Troths, English/Australian names for the Van Diemen's World Devils, and 'nickname' style names for the Ogryns.

      Having names means that every man that falls is a sacrifice and when an officer sends a whole units out of cover and they get wiped out you can't help but feel it.

      For now it's only in the campaign battles that everyone gets named. I'll see how taxing it is before I do it for standard games. :)

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