Space Crusade Mission 1: Seek & Destroy - COMPLETED

[Maturin]

ENEMIES DETECTED!

Map:

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[Animalmother]

Me?

[Sly Boots]

Marine Vasquez (plasma) to W18 and open the door!

(if I've understood correctly she can fire after you've revealed the enemies?)

[Maturin]

Correct, you can even move 2 further steps into the room if you wanted to as well with your 4 movement.

You discover 2 Gretchins!

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[Sly Boots]

Cool, before I attack, can I ask if marines can move diagonally? Ie, can Drake (assault cannon) reach V18 and then fire?

Edit: and if he's there, does the cannon have the range to hit the gretchin to his top-left?

[Maturin]

Yes, Marines can move diagonally and move through other Marines. And yes he'd be able to reach both Gretchins from there.

Although you might as well take a shot at the north Gretchin with the Plasma gun, just in case the Assault cannon misses?

EDIT: All guns have full range. There are no limits.

[Sly Boots]

Yes, Marines can move diagonally and move through other Marines. And yes he'd be able to reach both Gretchins from there.

Although you might as well take a shot at the north Gretchin with the Plasma gun, just in case the Assault cannon misses?

EDIT: All guns have full range. There are no limits.

Cool, yes, was just planning ahead. Vasquez takes a step into the room and opens fire on the gretchin to the north.

[Maturin]

Just a little reminder of how the 3 heavy weapons work:

The Missile Launcher fires at a target square, dealing the total damage to that square. The surrounding 8 squares receive the damage from the highest die roll only. So if you rolled a 1 & 3, the centre square would get hit for 4 damage and the rest would get 3 damage.

The Plasma Gun only fires in straight lines on the game board, including diagonally. But every single target along that line receives the full damage. (Probably the most powerful weapon in the game).

The Assault Cannon can have its total damage shared between multiple targets. So with a 1 & 3 you could use 2 damage to kill one Ork and the other 2 damage to kill another Ork, etc.

[Maturin]

Please roll 2 x D6 Sly.

[Sly Boots]

Please roll 2 x D6 Sly.

5 + 2

[Maturin]

The 5 is a miss, but the 2 counts & is more than enough damage to decimate the Gretchin (who has 0 armour). That's your first kill!

What would you like to do next?

[Sly Boots]

Noice. I'll move Marine Drake (cannon) to V18 and fire on the remaining gretchin inside the room.

[Maturin]

That'll be 2 more D6 please.

[Sly Boots]

That'll be 2 more D6 please.

2 + 1

[Maturin]

Both are hits and that's another greenskin chalked up!

All that remains is to move your other 2 marines.