The Imperials win the battle, but it may be Pyrrhic victory... General Weir is defeated. A couple of good Rebel uniques are lost, but still plenty of good Hans left, as well as a couple of good Chewbaccas.

Imperials over the Rebels on points (by 2!)

Map: Outlaw City

Uniques lost:
Chewbacca, Rebel Hero
Han Solo in Stormtrooper Armor
General Weir

I'll let the victor give the details.

screw Weir!
the squads led by him in the first 2 rounds lost
even the SCE couldn't win with Weir in his squad
plenty more uniques to lose before the game is over
peace
Jak


GENERAL WEIR SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR AN IMPERIAL VICTORY
HE IS A TRUE HERO
VERITAS & AEQUITAS
GA JAK, SCE

If the victor doesn't want to give details I guess I will.

Rebels started out on the right - Imperials on the left. Rebels set up mostly in the garage waiting - claiming gambit first round with Kazdan's surprise move. Super-stealthed Storm Commandos moved into the northern street. Rebels got a decent lead to start. 10pt lead on gambit alone. Then picking off a couple stormtroopers and Jedi-Sith clones, leaving the Empire with little to no fodder remaining. Rebels had just lost a couple of Mon Cal Techs or Bith Rebels.

In the eastern street, Han ran all the way up the street to catch a vulnerable Storm Commando for 30 damage (Opp+20 through Versatility and then Shields blocked 10dmg). Chewie bodyguarded from behind. Han and Chewie then joined the rest of the Rebels inside and just outside the garage. The Imperials came in through the lobby doors and put quite a bit of damage on the Han/Chewie combo. But with the Imp's R7 was gone, the Rebels pulled off the following... lock the door to save Han and Chewie. Then after the Imperials ran out of activations...

* Munitions Commando blows open the door.
* Chewie runs forward - he's supposed to get a Cleave with momentum as he's adjacent to 2 storm commandos, but he only takes out one as he misses the second attack.
* Han then is able to run past Chewie - taking an AoO (but letting Chewie Bodyguard it) and then moving in adjacent to FOUR super-stealthed Imperials. Furious Assault doesn't kill any of then, but it hits 3 of them, taking Weir down to 20HP, Arica down to 30, and a Storm Commando down to 10.

Rebels win a crucial init the next round, but Chewie blows it. He takes the AoO to get adjacent to both Weir and a damaged Storm Commando - setting up for a Cleave to kill both. Needing a 6 to hit, he should have combined fire with one of the Troopers standing outside the door. But it didn't matter... he rolled a 1 against Weir. No defeat, no cleave, no nothing. Both Han and Chewie go down quickly in the next two activations. Kazdan is able to finish off Weir finally, and then he ran away. Imperials desperately need to kill Kazdan for a victory - time is running out so it's the last round - and now he's hiding behind a bunch of Rebel scrubs. The Imperials manage to take out the Rebel Leader and another scrub, but it doesn't look like it's going to be enough.

A Rebel trooper combines fire with two other Rebel scrubs for what should be a kill shot on a Storm Commando. Spotter +20 no longer works, but he doesn't have his shields any more either... and the 10dmg shot will be enough to kill him. With +13 attack after combining fire, it should be an easy kill. But no! Another bad roll. The trooper who shot moves out of the way though, so Arica won't be able to kill 15 points worth of people anyway even with Blaster Barrage. All she can reach is a Mon Cal Tech and a Rebel Trooper. But WAIT! The re-count shows that the Rebels are up by 2, not by 15. Argh!! That kill of Han was worth 38 points (Han, Rebel General), not 25 (Han in Stormtrooper Armor)! An easy kill of the Mon Cal Tech seals the win for the Imperials as Kazdan, the Commando, and a couple of troopers scurried off into the alleys of Ord Mantell to search for a safe way off-planet.

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While I highlighted my two really bad rolls, and they were by far the most dramatic of the match, the Imperials had plenty of bad rolls of their own early in the game. And their rolls in last week's game were nothing short of horrendous, so I'm not going to blame the dice. Okay maybe a little. But not too much.

Sorry I didn't have time for a write up before work this morning, but FlyingArrow hit everything right. My Storm Commandos missed a lot more shots than they should have and I think I only actually won Intiative Once. But Chewie blowing that Charging Assault was the game. Losing Weir was unfourtante and I was really sad when he went down. I could have moved Arica in to attempt to take out Kazdan, but she was so hurt I didn't think it was worth the risk.

Haha and at least last week I had some Force Powers with Auto-Damage to save my terrible attack rolls. I will say that my Shields Rolls were actually pretty solid though this week which was nice.

And Kazdan never hit his Reserves, which is always disappointing.

THANX ANDYHATTON
FOR A GREAT WIN
STORM COMMANDOS ARE THE
ELITE SQUAD OF THE EMPIRE
YOU USED THE WELL
GEN. WEIR DIED A TRUE HERO FOR THE EMPIRE

VERITAS & AEQUITAS

GA JAK, SCE

ohh... you mean past tense....
I disagree
I thought the storm commandos(R non-unique) were super awesome before
Gen. Weir showed up, failed me, then died.
Jak will not miss him

Defeat at the hands of Moff Disra & Flim!

Final score: 56-55 match won on the last shot of the skrimish.

Three rounds.

No uniques lost, Aces undermatched and outactiviated by a full garrison of Stormtroopers left behind by Vader.

The Rebels' overwhelming lead sure went away quickly. Now only a 1 point lead.

After facing those S.O.B. Storm Commandos twice, requested and got, Leia straight from Cloud City (she left just before the garrison of Stormtroopers arrived). Bothans report Gen. Weir dead: won't be facing SCs this time. Knowing my opponent's fondness for Echani Handmaiden requested Special Forces help.

23 Lando Calrissian, Hero of Taanab
18 Rebel Leader
17 SpecForce Vanguard
15 SpecForce Tech
45 SpecForce Infiltrator x3
14 Princess Leia of Cloud City
12 Anakin Skywalker, Force Spirit
22 Rebel Commando Munitions Expert x2
11 Rebel Vanguard
8 R7 Astromech Droid
7 Elite Rebel Trooper
5 Rebel Trooper
3 Mouse Droid

My opponent was well prepared for battle in the Cargo Docks with a Security Officer, Security Trooper on Dewback three Shadow Guards, some scrubs an Impereial Officer and SURPRISE the Emperor himself with an Imprial Sovereign Protector to be his BG. In his arrogence the Emperor even brought his Throne!

His Shadow Guards could kill most of my squad with one well placed hit, but they could not sneak up on me thanks to RSC's addition of Leia's ghost daddy to my squad (great call). The Rebel Leader (a.k.a. "sweaty girl") proved her worth in a close up battle against 90 HP Shadow Guards. I never used her before, again another brilliant recomendation by RSC.

Tense battle ended in a Rebel . . . . . . . . . . VICTORY. 92 vs, 71. I use combined fire with spotter 20 to bring down all SGs and the Dewback. The Echanis, impressed with our rebel teamwork, have joined our cause.

FOOLED YOU, DID I NOT?
GA JAK, SCE