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AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT ON BEA-KEENY ATOLL

Standard Mission Configuration

Submitted by Brian Walczak

This was a scenario played at a recent Other Realms Games Day run by Brian. He had built custom terrain to represent the low island atolls complete with beaches, reefs, sandbars, and an abandoned facility. A picture of this is found below. You may need to improvise to create the special terrain used in this scenario.

Attackers Overview

Your force has been tasked to capture an abandoned but functioning Planetary Defense site. The battle will take place at the Bea-Keeney Atoll and the islands and lagoons surrounding it. You must eliminate enemy forces in the area and hold your objective against enemy counter-attacks. This is a scenario for four players with 1000 pt. Armies. Built using the Standard missions Force Composition. This game is for Players who are very familiar with the rules. Experienced players only.

Scenario Special Rules

Assault on Bea-Keeney Atoll use the Deep Strike, Infiltrators, Reserves, Victory Points and Deep Water Scenario special rules

Setup

1 Players will be assigned an order to choose deployment zones based on their armies' maneuverability under the Deep Water Scenario Special rules.

2 The players will roll to determine who will setup first with the lowest person placing one unit of Troops or Heavy support in his deployment zone. Players do not have to deploy all of these units, but you must deploy at least one. The rest of your forces are held in reserve.

3 If a player has units which can Infiltrate then they may deploy these units after all the enemy units have been placed. They may be placed anywhere on the Battlefield further than 18” from an enemy unit or the Objective.

4 Turn sequence will be determined using the method described in WD 237's Da Battle At Da Camp, Setup rule #4.

Mission Objectives

The player that controls the objective at the end of the game wins the battle.

To control the objective you must have the closest unit to the objective at the end of the game. Immobilized vehicles or units of bikes, cavalry or infantry with more than 50% casualties cannot control the objective.

Reserves

Reserves move on from your table edge starting from the FIRST turn.

Game Length

The game lasts for six turns.

Line of Retreat

Troops which are forced to fall back will do so towards their board edge by the shortest possible route, using the normal Fall Back rules.

Deep Water Scenario Special Rule

The mat will represent water with the terrain representing sandbars, reefs and islands. Sandbars and Reefs represent shallow water while the mat is deep water. Water has the following effects.

Movement

Shallow water counts as difficult terrain (best of 2d6” move.) for foot troops and walkers. Foot troops, which do not move in their previous turn, may claim a 5+ cover save. Normal cover rules also apply. Reefs count as difficult terrain for vehicles (Immobilized on a 1 on a d6) above and below the water. Vehicles in shallow water have their movement reduced by 1/2. This also affects their move and shoot distances.

Deep water counts as very difficult terrain (1d6” move.) for foot troops. Troops in power armor, Terminator Armor, Wraithguard, Dreadnoughts and Wraithlords walk along the bottom. Wraithguard, Terminators, Dreadnoughts and Wraithlords treat Deep water as difficult terrain (best of 2d6”, they have more than enough power!) All other troop types swim on the surface; swimmers may take a 5+ cover save. It is Impassable terrain to open topped walkers, bikes and Ork vehicles. Vehicle movement is halved, including move and shoot speeds. Imperial Guard Chimera chassis vehicles swim on the surface and count as hull down. Imp. Guard Tanks, Space Marine and Chaos vehicles drive along the bottom. Skimmers ignore water movement penalties.

Unit Type	Shallow Water: Sandbar	Shallow Water: Reef	Deep Water
Foot Troops Basic Foot Troop: Power Armor:	Difficult Terrain 5+ cover save 5+ cover save	Difficult Terrain 5+ cover save 5+ cover save	Very Difficult Terrain Surface Swimmer, 5+ cover Bottom Movement
Terminators, Wraithguard & Wraithlords	Difficult Terrain 5+ cover save	Difficult Terrain 5+ cover save	Difficult Terrain Bottom Movement
Dreadnoughts	Difficult Terrain Hull Down	Difficult Terrain Hull Down	Difficult Terrain Bottom Movement
War Walkers & Sentinels	Difficult Terrain Hull Down	Difficult Terrain Hull Down	Impassible Terrain
Bikes	Half Movement Rate 5+ cover save	Difficult Terrain, 1/2 Move 5+ cover save	Impassible Terrain
Jet Bikes	No Penalty	No Penalty	No Penalty
Vehicles: Open Topped	Half Movement Rate Hull Down	Difficult Terrain, 1/2 Move Hull Down	Impassible Terrain
Vehicles: Tanks Chimera & Variants: All other Tanks:	Half Movement Rate Hull Down Hull Down	Difficult Terrain, 1/2 Move Hull Down Hull Down	Difficult Terrain, 1/2 Move Surface Swimmer, Hull Down Bottom Movement
Vehicles: Skimmers	No Penalty	No Penalty	No Penalty

Shooting

Shooting may not cross the boundary between air and water. You may not shoot from above the water to under the water or vice versa. Troops swimming on the surface or in shallow water may elect to shoot at targets either above or below the water, they may also be targeted from above or below the water. All shooting under water has its range halved. Ordinance blasts affect EVERYTHING under the template (a little water isn't going to stop a shell that big!!)

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