Dystopian Wars Battle Report - Island Grab Pt 2

Turn 2

Prussians gain initiative this turn.

P1
Damaged Gunships press on and fire into the oncoming Assault Carrier. Side note: As the Prussian player, I forgot to assault the island.

E1 (no Pic)

Assault Carrier inched forward. Fired but didn't cause any damage.

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Dystopian Wars Battle Report - Island Grab

THE SCENARIO

This scenario is built around the idea that there is a fortified island that is vital to the advancement of both nations. The fleets must converge on the island, assault and dispatch the local forces, and then fend of the enemy assault force,

THE OBJECTIVE

The fortified island, located in the approximate center of the board.

THE FORCES

Prussians

1 x  Emperor Battleship (w/ 5 fighter CAP)
2 x Hussar Gunship
2 x Hussar Gunship
4 x Stolz Destroyers
2 x Pflicht Scout ship
1 x Gewitterwolke Airship (w/ 5 fighter CAP)
1 x Black Wolf

DEPLOYMENT

Arriving from the South.

Empire of the Blazing Sun

1 x Sokatsu Dreadnaught (w/ 2 Escorts)
1 x Kiyohime Assault Carrier (w/ 2 Escorts, 1 x Recon Plane, 3 x Torpedo Bombers)
3 x Tanuki Gunships
3 x Yurgi Destroyers
2 x Nakatsu Cruisers
3 x Fujin Corvettes
3 x FujinCorvettes

5 x Fighter Planes
5 x Fighter Planes

DEPLOYMENT

Arriving from the North

TURN 1

EotBS won the initiative.

E1
Sneaking around the Eastern island, a squadron of Corvettes move forward.

P1
Squadron of two Hussar Gunships push forward, still out of range.

E2
Destroyers inch forward in the center.

P2
Second group of Gunships ignite the Tesla Generators and press forward. They fire into the oncoming destroyers, sinking the middle one and causing 1HP damage to the next.

E3
Gunships inch forward and retaliate against the Prussian Gunships. Incendiary Rockets cause 2 hits and a Raging Fire Token.

P3
Destroyers head into the fray and fire guns into the oncoming Gunships. They inflict a Critical Hit to the middle one causing 2HP damage and knocking the Generators out.

E4
Cruisers inch forward.

P4
Battleship ignites the Tesla Generator but does not gain enough power to move very much. CAP follows.

E5
Recon plane scouts the western edge of the battle.

P5
The Black Wolf charges up the Echo Generator to create a ghost of its self. Both echoes move forward.

E6
Dreadnaught and Escorts move forward and unload on the Prussian Destroyers with one sinking.

P6
High in the clouds the Airship lumbar over the south-east island. Tesla coils ignite but fail to do any damage to the Blazing Sun Fleet. The airships CAP follows close beside.

E7
Torpedo Bombers speed forward.

P7
Scout ships follow the airships lead.

E8
Assault carrier and escorts creep around the island.

E9
Far west Corvettes move forward.

E10 and E11
Fighter planes soar over the north-east island.

End Phase
The EotBS Gunships repair the Generators but the Prussians fail to put out the Raging Fires. In fact, the inferno is too much for the crew to handle and it increases in size (rolled a 6 for repair and received another RF token)

Turn 2 coming soon...

Broken Ties - Dystopian Wars Battle Report....lost!

Somewhere, somehow, the technology gods decided they did not want me to post the remaining turns and finally of the Broken Ties Battle Report. Magically all the pictures from the battle report had disappeared from my computer and/or the SD card.

I'm almost willing to bet that it was the maniacal machinations of a certain 6 year old that's been usurping my computer for "school work"...uh-huh!

I also was suffering from strep throat last week so no painting was accomplished. Last night, I did manage to prime the newest addition to my fleet... The Black Wolf.

Captain Vladimir Nikonov is what many call a criminal, but he thinks of himself more akin to a pirate of old. He has no allegiance to any nation, and will, for the right payment, bring the full, deadly force of The Black Wolf to a military engagement. A veteran of the Russian Coalition naval forces, Nikonov rose quickly through the ranks, and soon became the chosen Captain to command the latest technological achievement of the Russian Coalition, the Submersible приносящий смерть (Death Bringer).

But on its maiden voyage Nikonov, and his loyal supporters, stole the submersible and vanished. A year later reports of a devastating ‘underwater machine of destruction’ first appeared in a Britannian newspaper following the destruction of a flotilla of KoB warships in the waters around Greenland. Within 6 months the names Nikonov and The Black Wolf would be heard around the world… and death would soon follow.

Hopefully I'll get it painted soon enough.

p.s. I also have base coated all of my airships and inked them.

Prussian Dreadnought

In a mad evening of painting I finished the Prussian Blucher Class Dreadnought. The only thing not completed are insignia or decals. Something I've noticed is that now that I have the colors and techniques for the ships down it takes me no time to knock out the ships. I think it only took me a couple hours to do the 9 Frigates and probably less than 2 hours to complete this behemoth.

 And a pic of the completed fleet so far...

I think next up will be the Pficht Scout Ships - until the Gunships and Destroyers arrive.

Still left to go:
1 - Blucher Dreadnought
3 - Hussar Gunships
3 - Hussar Gunships
3 - Reiver Cruisers
2 - Geier bombers
9 - Arminius frigates
6 - Stolz Destroyers
2 - Phlicht Scoutships
1 - Gewitterwolke Airship
10 - Tiny Flyers

Prussian Frigates and color pallete

I finished my Frigates last night. But wait.. are they?

While I may say that a model is finished, I really mean that they are to a playable standard. Some peoples playable standards are 3 colors minimum and based accordingly. My playable standard is a subjective term based on....nothing really! These could be classified as finished but there is more I want to do to them.

 In the case of my Prussian Fleet this means  

1. Primer
2. Vallejo Medium Grey base coat
3. Vallejo Black Shade wash
4. dry-brush with Medium Grey
5. P3 Bloodstone deck color
6. GW Devlan Mud Wash
7. Medium Grey Railings, trim, and rings
8. Vallejo Black smoke stacks
9. GW Brazen Brass for pipes
10. Devlan mud wash on pipes
11. Folk Art 660 Metallic Pure Gold for coils and conductors
12. Brazen Brass for other parts of coils and parts
13. Vallejo Black Wash for Coils and conductors 
14. Vallejo Black for Flag color
15. Vallejo White for Flag color
16. GW Blood Red for Flag color
17. Vallejo Dark Prussian Blue for electrified Tesla generator
18. Apple Barrel Bright Blue for electrified Tesla generator
19. Vallejo White for electrified Tesla generator 

WHEW! That's a lot of colors!

So, here are the Frigates. I still need/want to paint flag colors on them somewhere. and I've decided recently that I want to do Hull Identification numbers.

My next project is the Blucher!

Still left to go:
1 - Blucher Dreadnaught
3 - Hussar Gunships
3 - Hussar Gunships
3 - Reiver Cruisers
2 - Geier bombers
9 - Arminius frigates
6 - Stolz Destroyers
2 - Phlicht Scoutships
1 - Gewitterwolke Airship
10 - Tiny Flyers

Prussian Cruisers

I finished up some more Prussian Ships. This time Reiver Class Cruisers.

I'm playing around with different ways to display the Prussian colors on the ships. I really like the patterns on the top of the smoke stack on the Cruisers, as opposed to the full smoke stack option (on the Gunship below) But this pattern on top of the smoke stack is more difficult to pull off due to there not being any defined lines.

Next painting project are the Frigates...