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Battle at Struhelspan; Cut the Bridges (skirmish)
Topic Started: 15th July 2004 - 07:28 PM (276 Views)
Skaven Lord Vinshqueek
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Skirmish Battle - Cut the Bridges

My force (attackers):
* Chieftain, heavy armour, halberd
* 2 stormvermin, heavy armour, halberd
* 13 clanrats, light armour, handweapon, shield
* 7 slaves, handweapon
* 4 plague monks, 2 handweapons
* 1 censer bearer, plague censer
Total points: 199
Models: 28

His force (defending):
* 7 dwarf warriors, heavy armour, great weapon
* 2 dwarf thunderers, light armour, handweapon, handgun
Total points: 98
Models: 9

The report is written in story lines, just to make it more attractive... ;)

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Lord Vinshqueek overlooked the fields, seeing the dwarfthings patrolling around the bridge. The uprising grey seer Verminous Fang had deviced a plan to dig tunnels under the manthing-bridge named Struhelspan, but there was need for a beach head. Vinshqueek applied for the job so he could take credit in the winning of Skaven over the bridge...
Scurrying back to his host Vinshqueek made up his battleplan. Next to his 2 trusted stormvermin bodyguards and his clanrat host he had some slaves over from previous victory in Zundap. Next to these fighting claws clan Pestilence joined the fray and had sent some representatives.
Yes-yes, Vinshqueek squeeked while jumping down from the hill, you are true-true fighters of Skaven-race and those dwarfthings will not know what happens to them! We smash-crush them and take the bridge. All Skaven take credit in this and we have glory to the Horned One! The slaves shall go in front-front, together with Pestilence-Skaven and followed by clan Vinshqueek host, finalized by me-me leading nobly from the back-back!
All the rats present squeeked in approval... good-good, Vinshqueek thought, battle will begin soon and end swiftly!

Grungi yawned... Although he and his fellow dwarf-men were on patrol, nothing happened. Not even messengers coming by. Still, they were dwarfs and they would hold on to this bridge until the devil himself took it, or they were relieved. Orders were that none should pass this bridge!
He sat here with eight of his clan-members from the clan of Barak-Varr. Stout dwarf warriors, people to be proud of. Something he disliked was the rather shiny handguns they were given. Grungi was from the old way, and crossbows should have been the artillery!
Suddenly, his attention was drawn away... there was something in the air which smelled familiar, which smelled like home... Curses, Grungi thought, this smells like Skaven! He turned to see a host of Skaven arriving and yelled to his fellow clans-men: ALARM!

Vinshqueek heard the scream of the dwarf-thing loud and clear and he knew what was waiting them now! He knew dwarfs from the tunnel-wars he fought, so those slaves would soon be gone. Luckily, they were outnumbering the dwarfs 3 to 1, so those slaves could be replaced.
The cracking sound of guns were heard through the fog and in front of him he saw two clanrats fall with a bullet through their skulls. Faster you fools-fools, Vinshqueek screamed, we must get to bridge-bridge soon!

Grungi saw the shots of his thunderers hitting two Skaven which didn't came back up again... he was proud, this was true dwarfish shooting skill. They were still not crossbow, but they worked fine to him!
The Skaven however, were coming really close to the bridge and still were with many more than they were. Not such a hard thing, since he already knew them from his tunnel-wars but he had to be carefull! His thunderers took aim again and shot towards the advancing horde. Grungi saw more Skaven fall and gave his orders. He was to advance with three other warriors, should they fall the bridge would be destroyed!

Vinshqueek was annoyed... those dwarfthing gunners were too good! In about sixty heartbeats they shot 4 clanrats... 4! On top of that there were four angry looking dwarfs with grotesque weapons advancing in their direction. No matter he thought, soon they would fall and die all!

Grungi halted his fellow dwarfsmen... let those rat-things attack him, he thought. Those runts would all feel the blade of his axe! The first wave of small Skaven-runts were really close now and he readied himself to take on that wave. Yet another blast of the guns could be heared and more Skaven fell. This was good, Grungi thought, they would NEVER take the bridge.

The first wave of slaves attacked the dwarfs and clawed and bited everywhere they could. His clanrats were soon to strike and Vinshqueek would finish it off. Vinshqueek was proud of himself, he was the true leader and victory would be his!

One by one they fell, those small rats were annoying but had felt the tops of his axe. Grungi only managed to take a quick look, before another wave hit him and his fellow dwarfs. These Skaven looked better armed, and were with more.
Without a moment to think, he yelled to the dwarfs at the bridge to cut it! Those Skaven would never be allowed to pass it and if he was going to die here, he'd make it a death worthy of honour!

Vinshqueek heard the leading dwarf-thing shouting some gutteral oath towards his other dwarf-thing at the bridge. In response, they started to cut the bridge. No, Vinshqueek thought, that needed to be stopped!
He pointed the clan Pestilence monks towards the bridge who gleefully accepted the job. The clanrats were on the dwarfs now and in a moment Vinshqueek would jump in to finish the job! Yes-yes, it was still going to plan!

Grungi cut a Skaven in two with a hard slam of his axe. Suddenly he felt his hair pulled back and saw a blade going towards his troath. With a head-butt backwards he heared a crack of bone and felt his hair released. He turned around and threw his dagger towards the Skaven, to let it get imbedded between his eyes. Turning towards his kinsmen, he saw the rat who seemed to be the leader joining the fray. He pointed his axe towards the Skaven and challenged him into a duel. The Skaven seemed a bit wairy of this and send his bodyguard first... Grungi bellowed a war-cry and ran towards them.
At the bridge things were going a bit worse... it was still not destroyed and fierce fighting erupted at the end. The censer bearer slammed his plague censer in the head of the first dwarf jumping forward, only to let a second die coughing up blood.

Vinshqueek saw the dwarf-thing running towards his bodyguard. One of the underlings hit the dwarf with his halberd, but his head-head was cut off by the dwarf axe. The other one spooked and ran off, only to leave Lord Vinshqueek standing there alone versus a very angry dwarf thing. Vinshqueek smelled the musk of fear spreading around him, but steadied himself when he saw two clanrats jumping upon the dwarf from the side. The dwarfthing stumbled and fell over, giving Vinshqueek the opportunity to finish him off. He ran towards the battling dwarf which just headbutted one clanrat and with one mighty swift, he slammed his halberd right into his head.
Overlooking the carnage, he saw his remaining stormvermin bodyguard running way back towards his own lines. He would have a word soon with clan Eshin about this... these misfits were annoying him. He shook his remaining 3 clanrats back into order and readied them for battle once again, leading them towards the bridge.
At the bridge he saw the plague monks doing well... already two dwarf-things lay dead and even the gunners were in the fray.

At the bridge things looked grim for the dwarfs. Yet another dwarf died from the smoke of the censer and this was too much for the dwarfs, they fled of the battle field.

Post mortem:
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Vinshqueek overlooked the battlefield... the clan Pestilence monks had done their job well, only his own host was dying with only three clanrats alive. But they had taken the bridge and glory went to them!
From out of the fog a cloaked figure appeared... when he threw off his hood, Vinshqueek recognized the horns and knew this was the famous grey seer Verminous Fang. Oh great-great leader the bridge-bridge is taken as ordered, Vinshqueek said, Skaven can now-now go and take tunnelout-place for you!
A grin appeared on the snout of grey seer Verminous Fang. Good-good leader Vinshqueek, I knew-knew you would not dissapoint me. He pulled his hood back on, and dissapeared into the fog once again.

SkavenAde interview:
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After mr. Verminous Fang's journalist came to him, he also went to seek out lord Vinshqueek. The Skaven general who led some truly amazing guerilla battles against the dwarfs surrounding the area of Zundap.
Hurst: well hello there, are you lord Vinz...squeek?
unknown rat: no-no, I am clanrat... leader is by bridge-bridge
Hurst: ah yes, well thank you...
*walks towards a shabby looking bridge*
Hurst: who is mr. Vinz...squeek?
Vinshqueek: yes-yes, I am lord Vinshqueek
Hurst: I've been interviewing a grey seer named Verminous Fang a while ago on SkavenAde and he put me through towards you for more info
Vinshqueek: ah yes, great host-leader Fang is good-good Skaven. Good general and big fan of SkavenAde
Hurst: why is it so great?
Vinshqueek: yes-yes, SkavenAde is new skavenbrew. Only old-old generals still use-use it, but Council demanded something new-new. Me-me is one of inventors :P SkavenAde is better and gives more strength-strength to Skaven!
Hurst: but didn't it cause mutations?
*by now we were joined by some really horrible looking skaven who snorted at my comment on SkavenAde*
Vinshqueek: you were saying?

:D
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Afterthoughts:
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what a pain in the ass are thunderers... without actually reaching combat they already took out 6 clanrats! When I finally reached combat between the front host my clanrats fared well, but nothing made me more proud today then the censer bearer. My god, do they rock! He took out 3 dwarf warriors, which was a nice thing.
It was a fun battle with a real edge since me and my mate are playing the entire campaign already against each other and especially skirmish battles are the thing in which I can excel (outnumbering him so horribly :D).

I hoped you all liked the battlereport, more to come!

Skaven Lord Vinshqueek, warlord of clan Vinshqueek
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Good job on the win and on the story! We'll get Lord Vinshqueek in the Loremaster's Journal yet! :D
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:lol: thanks man, even if I'll have to be your chieftain I'll get there... muwhahaha! Beware Gav, beware!

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Lol, congrats on the win man :)
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Thanks... look at the new one as well, it was the follow-up match which I won as well :lol:

Greetz
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