Hoth Evacuation
Welcome back, if you didn't know this
is a continuation of the X Wing Campaign, full explanation
and details of Campaign rules are
here. The set up page is updated on a regular basis.
Mission Briefing
"Gentlemen,
Our forces on Hoth are under attack and the Rebel Forces on the ground are hard at it trying to slow the Imperial advance to allow Transports to escape the surface.
The Empire has set up a blockade using remote control space mines designed to trap and destroy our ships. Provide an escort for the Transport and see it safely out of the minefield and into hyperspace.
You ships have been fitted with special sensors to overide the Imperial Control of the mines.
May the Force be with you"
Team "Rebel Scum"
Rick O'Shea in his K6/B Wing (Hex Ace) (Squadron Leader)
Spike Sharpie, PS 4 E Wing (Triple Ace)
Pop Cicle, PS 4 K-Wing (Ace)
Crank Case, PS4 Y Wing (Double Ace)
Captain Tangent, PS3 T-70 X Wing
Baby Brian, X Wing
GR-75 Transport with Combat Retrofit (+ 2 Hull, +1 Shield)
Team "Glorious Empire"
Tie Bomber PS7 Major Rhymer
Tie Punisher PS7 Redline
Tie Fighter, PS 6 "Backstabber"
Tie Fighter, PS 4 "Dark Curse"
Tie Fighter x 4, 1 PS4 and 3 PS4
Empire
ship selection is as follows,1 Tie per
Rebel player, every third Tie will be a random named pilot, all other
Ties are random Sqn Pilots (Roll a d6, 1 or 2 PS1, 3 or 4 PS3 and 5 or 6
PS4). Add 1 Tie Bomber with random pilot and then a Tie Punisher (random pilot) for the 4th Rebel player, if you get bigger games add a Tie Bomber for the 7th Rebel player and every 3 there after.
Load outs are as follows;
Tie Bombers & Punisher - 2 x Concussion Missles, 2 x Proton Rockets and 1 x Proton Bomb
Set Up
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| Note the Map program doesnt have K Wing / T 70 / Punisher on yet |
Game
should be played on a 4 x 3 table.
Set up
Rebel Players set up the transport in the top left corner of the table with all rebel players within range 2.
Imperial
players set up anywhere on the bottom table edge range 1 from the edge.
Set up 6 counters using the reversable Imperial / Rebel counters, Imperial side up as shown on the plan forming a corridor from one corner of the table to the other.
Game lasts until one side secures victory or the end of turn 8 when the Transport will jump to safety.
Special Rules
Mine Control - All mines start off under Imperial Control however this can change.
In the activation phase a ship can use an action to change control of a mine, simply flip the mine over to the new controller. Mines can change ownership any number of times in a turn. To change control the ship must be within range 1.
In the combat phase a ship can sacrifice a Focus or Dodge token to detonate a mine, you must have control of the mine and be within range 3 of it.
Mine Detonation - There are 4 types of mine, they are determined at random and just to spice things up a bit the type is not decided until it explodes ! Determine the type at random with counters or dice. Mines detonate when the phasing player declares the detonation in their firing phase.
1) Explosive Mine - Straight Forward bang, roll 1 d6 on a 5 or 6 the mine is super size. Each ship within range 1 of the mine is attacked with 3 attack dice, range 2, 2 dice and range 3, 1 dice. No dodge allowed. Super size mines are double damage.
2) Stress Mine - Add a stress counter to the 5 ships nearest to the mine (within range 3), if there aren't 5 ships go back to the one nearest to the mine and start again, repeat until all 5 counters are used.
3) Ion Mine - Add a Ion counter to the 5 nearsest ships to the mine (within range 3), if there aren't 5 ships go back to the one nearest to the mine and start again, repeat until all 5 counters are used.
4) Gravity Mine - Moves any ship within range 3 a randon distance directly away from the mine
Jump to Hyperspace - To leave the table you need to declare
your attempt and then try and gain 2 critical hits, hits from previous
rolls carry forward. You cannot attempt to jump until after turn 4.
Turn 1. Roll 3 attack die
Turn 2. Roll 3 attack die + Pilot Skill / 2 (round up)
Turn 3. Automatically jump
GR-75 Transport - Dont bother with energy allocation etc, the ship will travel in straight line between the mines (as it winds up its hyperspace drive), the ship will take 8 moves to get from corner to corner at a constant speed.
Victory Conditions
Rebel Victory - Save the Transport from Destruction and watch it go into hyperspace at the end of turn 8.
Imperial Victory - Destroy the Transport before the end of turn 8.
Draw - Any other result.
How did we get on
Same 6 as the last game for the Rebels however my usual fellow Empire
Commander had come down with a spot of Ewok Fever again but Richard C deputised ability for him
Initial
success went to the Imperials in what would turn out to be an extremely close game, initially I thought the Imperials would struggle, then it looked like an easy win, then it swung back to the Rebels, it was one of those games.
There must be a big target painted on the K Wing as it got another kicking this evening, end of turn 2 it was in the wrong place and got a round of missiles from the Tie Bomber and some Tie lasers, then it ended up in a crossfire of the Bomber and the Punisher and was hit again, it managed to use the SLAM action to its advantage though and managed to escape into hyperspace with one hull point left.
One of the crucial
points of the game came on turn five when the Imperials decided to set off two of the mines in range of the Transporter, the risk was lots of their own ships in range of it, one mine did some bits of damage but the other one was a stress mine, lots of Ties with stress.
Another mine was set off by the Imperials the next phase and it was another Stress mine, queue lots of Ties with lots of stress, I really though the Imperials had lost it at this point.
But the Punisher is one hell of a tough bird, it got in behind the Transport and on turn 7 reduced the Transporter to one hull point whilst the Punisher was reduced to the same by the gaggle of Rebel ships around it.
On the final turn the Punisher fired first and took out the Transport and that was it end ex.
So an extremely close game, no Rebels were shot down but both the K and E Wing were down to 1 hull point when they punched the hyperspace button.
Result (2 pts for a win, 1 for a draw)
Empire Win
Campaign overall score is, Empire 23 pts, Rebels 27 pts
X
Wing madness will return with
game 26 on the 26th of May 2016 when a day trip to Alderaan goes very wrong.
GEEK ZONE
Jim
head mechanic in the Rebel Garage is researching K Wing spares on eBay.
Pilot upgrades prior to start of game 25
Spike Sharpie bought a Z2-K8 Droid for his E Wing
Pop Cicle bought some Seismic Charges
Crank Case added Advanced Proton Torpedoes to his Y Wing
Captain Tangent added a shield upgrade on his T70 X Wing
Rick O'Shea boosted to Pilot Skill 6
Rebel Pilot results below,
Pilot Spike Sharpie - E Wing (PS4), survived, 0 kills, 3 GC - Totals, Missions 25, 10 GC, 19 kills
Pilot Rick O'Shea - K6/B Wing (PS6), survived, 2 kills, 5 GC - Totals, Missions 24, 7 GC, 35 kills
Pilot Pop Cicle - K Wing (PS4) survived, 0 kills, 1 GC - Totals, Missions 18, 3 GC, 6 kills
Pilot Crank Case - Y Wing (PS4) survived, 0 kills, 1 GC - Totals, Missions 19, 2 GC 12 kills
Pilot Captain Tangent - T70 X Wing (PS3), survived, 0 kills, 2 GC, Totals, Missions 13, 4 GC, 1 kill
Pilot Baby Brian - X Wing (1) survived, 0 kills, 1GC - Totals Missions 3, 1 GC, 0 kills
Not Present
Pilot Ensign WK Jnr (PS3) - T70 X Wing - Totals Missions 8, 15 GC, 7 kills
Pilot Obi Two - X Wing (PS1), Totals, Missions 2, 3 GC, 0 kills
Pilot Oi M'Groin - Y Wing (2), Totals, Missions 4, 3 GC 0 kills
Pilot Sir Jeremy Dodger - X Wing (2), Totals Missions 3, 7 GC, 2 kills
Pilot Twiki Bond - A Wing (1), Totals Missions 1, 6 GC, 0 kills
Roll of Honour (At the going down of the twin suns, we will remember them)
Pilot Brian sadly lost after only 2 missions, RIP
Pilot Commander Wayne Kerr veteran of 7 Missions, RIP
Ship Zone
Uber
geeks area for those who want to see what our intrepid pilots fly.
A
Kalidor Crescent is bought for 5 GC and adds a pilot skill slot.
Spike Sharpie, Kalidor Crescent with Sniper Trait - E Wing with Shield Upgrade & Z2-K8 Droid
Pop Cicle - K Wing - with Seismic Charges
Rick
O'Shea, Kalidor Crescent Lighting Reflexes and Playing Possum- K6/B
Wing with Heavy Laser Cannon, Engine Upgrade, Advanced Sensors and
Reflective Coating.
WK Jnr - T70 X Wing with R2-D2 mech
Crank Case, Kalidor Crescent with Barrel Roll - Y Wing with Adv Proton Torpedoes (x2) and Autoturret.
Captain Tangent - Kalidor Crescent, T70 X Wing with Shield Upgrade.
Obi Two - X Wing unmodified.
Baby Brian - awaiting new ship
Oi Mi'Groin - Y Wing with R10 Astromech and Autoturret
Sir Jeremy Dodger - X Wing with R2-D2 and shield upgrade
Twiki Bond - A Wing unmodified
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