Warhammer 40k - 1st 10th Edition Battle. Space Marines vs Tyranids!

over 1 year ago

It is time to showcase my first ever Warhammer 40k 10th Edition battle!

I got to play this very special game against my son, Meren, who was playing his very first game with his brand new army!

We played a mission where there are objectives on the board but with no secondary missions to keep things simple!

Here are the armies we played!

Meren's Behemoth Swarm (840 points)

Tyranids

Invasion Fleet

CHARACTER

Neurotyrant (105 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Neurotyrant claws and lashes
1x Psychic scream

Winged Tyranid Prime (105 points)
• 1x Prime talons
• Enhancement: Adaptive Biology

BATTLELINE

Termagants (60 points)
• 10x Fleshborer
10x Xenos claws and teeth

OTHER DATASHEETS

Barbgaunts (50 points)
• 5x Bio-cannon
5x Xenos claws and teeth

Neurogaunts (45 points)
• 1x Neurogaunt Nodebeast
• 1x Xenos claws and teeth
• 10x Neurogaunt
• 10x Xenos claws and teeth

Psychophage (125 points)
• 1x Psychoclastic torrent
1x Talons and betentacled maw

Ripper Swarms (35 points)
• 3x Xenos claws and teeth

Screamer-Killer (180 points)
• 1x Bio-plasmic scream
1x Screamer-killer talons

Von Ryan’s Leapers (75 points)
• 3x Leaper’s talons

And in the Space Marine Corner!

Leviathan Marines (835 points)

Space Marines

Gladius Task Force

CHARACTER

Captain in Terminator Armour (95 points)
• Warlord
• 1x Relic weapon
1x Storm bolter

Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (80 points)
• 1x Combi-weapon
1x Paired combat blades

OTHER DATASHEETS

Ballistus Dreadnought (170 points)
• 1x Armoured feet
1x Ballistus lascannon
1x Ballistus missile launcher
1x Twin storm bolter

Infernus Squad (90 points)
• 1x Infernus Sergeant
• 1x Bolt pistol
1x Close combat weapon
1x Pyreblaster
• 4x Infernus Marine
• 4x Bolt pistol
4x Close combat weapon
4x Pyreblaster

Sternguard Veteran Squad (105 points)
• 1x Sternguard Veteran Sergeant
• 1x Close combat weapon
1x Sternguard bolt pistol
1x Sternguard bolt rifle
• 4x Sternguard Veteran
• 4x Close combat weapon
2x Combi-weapon
4x Sternguard bolt pistol
1x Sternguard bolt rifle
1x Sternguard heavy bolter

Terminator Squad (205 points)
• 1x Terminator Sergeant
• 1x Power weapon
1x Storm bolter
• 4x Terminator
• 1x Assault cannon
4x Power fist
3x Storm bolter

The Game

Deployment

I do not actually have a borad enough table in the house se we had to improvise some distances and I deployed as far forward as possible while the Ballistus took up position next to the objective. We needed to not play that terrain as a ruin, but as a "hill" or flat terrain feature so this could be done.

Meanwhile the Tyranids covered their board side. Also mostly as far forward as possible. They did have a nice piece of Ruin before them to hide behind.

Meren got the first turn and rushed forward. Unfortunately, none of his guns were in range to do any damage to me!

I got a bit carried away in my turn and took no pictures. Below is Meren's Turn 2.

So in my turn I activated Devastator Doctrine and Advanced and Shot.
I put Oath of Moment on his Psychophage (The big gribbly bug in the centre of the field) and I destroyed it!

Buy the second turn the Leapers and the Screamer Killer managed to charge into my marines.

Meren was amazed at the amount of 6's he rolled. I can't remember for what. lol

The Terminators took out the Screamer Killer and they proceeded to attack the Neurotyrant.

The death toll amongst the Tyranids were high...

... maybe not so much on the Marines side but I consider the loss of each Marine as a great loss.

I eventually took over the board and killed every last Tyranid.

However Meren was happy that he did manage to destroy some Space Marines. The Swarm will just spawn another brood, while it will take decades to produce soldiers to replace the ones that were lost!