Crusade Campaign: Mal'el Sept

[Karantu]

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Crusade Force Name: Mal'el Sept
Crusade Faction: Tau Empire (Custom Sept: Hybridized Weapons, Gifted Pilots)
Player: Karantu

Battle Tally / Battles Won: 3/1
Requisition Points: 1
Supply Limit / Supply Used: 64/65

Unit 1: HQ - Commander Star-Piercer (XV86) - 8 PL, 1 CP
Unit 2: HQ - Fireblade Longsight - 3 PL
Unit 3: HQ - Commander Hailstorm (XV85) - 8 PL, 2 CP
Unit 4: Elite - Shas'vre Mal'el Kais (Ghostkeel) - 9 PL, 1 CP
Unit 5: Fast Attack - Drone Team Alpha 2 PL
Unit 6: Fast Attack - Drone Team Beta 2 PL
Unit 7: Troop - Strike Team Alpha - 3 PL
Unit 8: Troop - Strike Team Beta - 2 PL
Unit 9: Elite - Shas'vre Mal'el Ho'sen (Riptide) - 15 PL, 1CP
Unit 10: Elite - Bodyguard Team Alpha -12 PL, 1 CP

Sept Background:
Mal'el is a relatively new Sept that focuses on mobile Battlesuit warfare. They border Imperial space and thus are attempting to expand to Imperial systems through a mix of subterfuge and covert operations.

Force Background:
My force, led by Commander Star-Piercer is the covert operations arm of Mal'el's attempts to take control of the Imperial system that the campaign in based in. They have been operating under the radar for several years and have built up multiple cells in the system, mostly focused on the jungle covered death world which has a low Imperial population as well as being relatively less monitored by the Imperial administration compared to the other planets. However, due to increased activity in the system, Commander Star-Piercer is forced to resort to less clandestine methods to achieve dominance in the system.

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Crusade Cards

Unit #1: Commander Star Piercer
Battlefield Role: HQ

Power Rating: 8
Experience Points: 0, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 1

Unit Type: XV86 Coldstar Commander
Equipment: (3) Fusion Blaster, (1) Shield Generator
Warlord Trait: Exemplar of the Mont'ka

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 0/0

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Unit #2: Fireblade Longsight
Battlefield Role: HQ

Power Rating: 3
Experience Points: 1, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 0

Unit Type: Cadre Fireblade
Equipment: Pulse Rifle, Markerlight, Photon Grenade

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 1/0

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Unit #3: Commander Hailstorm
Battlefield Role: HQ

Power Rating: 8
Experience Points: 12, Rank: Blooded
Crusade Points: 2

Unit Type: XV85 Enforcer Commander
Equipment: (4) Missile Pod, (2) Shield Drone
Relic: Precision of the Hunter
Weapon Enhancements: (1) Auto-loader

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 3/1

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Unit #4: Shas'vre Mal'el Kais
Battlefield Role: Elite

Power Rating: 9
Experience Points: 0, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 1

Unit Type: XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit
Equipment: Fusion Collider, (2) Fusion Blaster, Shield Generator, Counterfire Defence System
Prototype Equipment: Fusion Obliterator

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 0/0

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Unit #5: Drone Team Alpha
Battlefield Role: Fast Attack
Power Rating: 2

Unit Type: (4) Tactical Drones
Equipment:
(4) Shield Drone

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Unit #5: Drone Team Beta
Battlefield Role: Fast Attack
Power Rating: 2

Unit Type: (4) Tactical Drones
Equipment:
(4) Shield Drone

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Unit #7: Strike Team Alpha
Battlefield Role: Troop

Power Rating: 2
Experience Points: 1, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 0

Unit Type: (5) Strike Team
Equipment:
(1) Shas'ui w/ Pulse Rifle, Pulse Pistol, Markerlight
(4) Shas'la w/ Pulse Rifle, Pulse Pistol
(1) DS8 w/ SMS, (2) Shield Drone

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 3/1
Units killed: 1

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Unit #8: Strike Team Beta
Battlefield Role: Troop

Power Rating: 2
Experience Points: 3, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 0

Unit Type: (5) Strike Team
Equipment:
(1) Shas'ui w/ Pulse Rifle, Pulse Pistol, Markerlight
(4) Shas'la w/ Pulse Rifle, Pulse Pistol
(1) DS8 w/ Missile Pod
Battle Scars: Discraced

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 3/0

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Unit #9: Shas'vre Mal'el Ho'sen (Riptide)
Battlefield Role: Elite

Power Rating: 15
Experience Points: 0, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 0

Unit Type: XV104 Riptide Battlesuit
Equipment:
(1) Heavy Burst Cannon, (2) Smart Missile System, Advanced Targeting System, Counterfire Defence System

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 0/0

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Unit #10: Bodyguard Team Alpha
Battlefield Role: Elite

Power Rating: 12 (9 + 3)
Experience Points: 7, Rank: Battle-Ready
Crusade Points: 1

Unit Type: (5) XV8 Crisis Bodyguards
Equipment:
(1) XV8 Bodyguard w/ (3) Cyclic Ion Blaster, (1) Iridium Battlesuit
(2) XV8 Bodyguard w/ (3) Cyclic Ion Blaster
(6) Shield Drone
Battle Traits: Fleet of Foot

Battles Played / Battles Survived: 2/0
Units killed: 1

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[Karantu]

Update #1:
While exploring some Imperial ruins on the abandoned death world, the Tau scout force led by Commander Hailstorm ran into an unexpected force of Sister of Battle. Caught off guard, the Tau attempted to complete their survey and take control of the ruins but they suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat.

Update #2:
Made aware of the Imperial forces on the death world, it was only a matter of time before they found the Tau outpost. A proper withdrawal would take time which forced Commander Hailstorm to launch another mission to buy the Earth Caste more time to evacuate. Clandestine scouting missions had revealed the positions one of the leaders of the Imperial force, a Wolf Lord by the name of Jarl Geiravör. The assassination mission however did not go as planned. The bestial instinct of the Wolf Lord made for an extremely dangerous target and soon the hunter became the hunted. Though unsuccessful at taking out the their target, the assassination attempt did buy them the time they needed.

Update #3:
With all of the non-combat personnel off planet, Commander Hailstorm desperate for a chance at redemption led another mission into the Imperial ruins. Here they came across the same force of Sisters that they encountered during their first scouting mission. Having learned from his mistakes and armed with more than a simple scouting cadre at his disposal, Commander Hailstorm was able to devastate the Imperial patrol. This victory finally allowed them to complete their scans of the ruins and safely retreat to their ships before they were caught by the Imperial armada.

OOC:
My initial custom Sept and selection of units weren't as useful as I had hoped they would be so I've decided to retire this campaign and start a new one. Hopefully that'll let my army stay relevant until the Chaos Space Marine codex comes out at least, since that's probably coming out before Tau. I'll make a new thread for the new campaign and post a link here and on the main thread once it's ready.

[Karantu]

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This campaign has been retired.
Here's the new campaign.
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