Frostbite - Turn 1 - Abandoned Base

So, on Tuesday, Dave and I went head-to-head in a battle at the Abandoned Base. There were a few "firsts" in this misson: I used Tiamat (a Therian hero) for the first time as my Company Commander; and Dave deployed a King Buggy vehicle for the first time. Both units turned out to be pretty effective.

Deployment began with Dave's K-Shooters tromping across the snow to within control range of one of the Karman Crystals. A large unit of Karman Kaptars marched over to the other Karman Crystal - Dave was well on his way to collecting quite a few reinforcement points (RP). My first few deployments included dashing Tiamat over to the Western edge of the building - behind some cover - and having her generate a Hekat Golgoth. From there, Dave deployed a small unit of Kaptar(?) snipers, and his King Buggy. And, I deployed a unit of Bane Goliaths, a Wraith Golgoth, and a small unit of Storm Golems.

The firefight started pretty quickly with Dave putting a serious hurting on Tiamat, and taking her out of the battle. I had no choice but to make use of her Body Hacking ability - and, though it hurt, I had to sacrifice my Wraith Golgoth to have her reform. That tactic paid off in the end, because she was able to pump out Hekats throughout the mission, which harassed Dave's infantry units and drew a lot of fire from his K-Shooters and the King Buggy.

After Tiamat's reformation, my Hekat charged Dave's snipers and tore them to pieces. It didn't last long after that; the Buggy seriously damaged it, and the Kaptars did a little ripping and tearing with their power grips. Ouch! Check out the pic and see how many filthy apes are clustered around that Hekat! :)

Starting off within the building was a huge advantage to my Therian company. I quickly was able to seize victory point markers and camp on them with infantry, putting them into overwatch - discouraging Dave's advance into the building. He was able to collect some VP from the markers near the Western entrance but not quickly enough, compared to my entrenched infantry. Dave was popping Hekats left and right, but they served to slow down his advance.

Eventually, Dave threw caution to the wind and moved within the building with his Kaptars and the King Buggy. I brought a Succubus Golgoth in from reserve (which was useless thanks to my dice rolling). The entrance of the Buggy triggered my Bane Goliaths' overwatch and they did some serious damage to the Buggy. They didn't destroy it, but they blew off many of its weapons and destroyed its propulsion. One of my Hekats ran around the outside of the building and chewed up a unit of K-Shooters by one of the Crystals.

At this point, we were on the final turn, as I was within range of collecting 20VP and winning the mission. My early control of 2 of the VP markers was really the deciding factor. The mission ended 20VP to 9VP.

Pros/Cons: Dave collected ~600RP, which will allow him to replenish most of his losses. I gained the 20VP, and control of the sector, but at the cost of my Wraith Golgoth. I only had 75VP remaining at the end of the battle, so I'll be defending that sector down ~370AP. That'll make it a bit more challenging.