GW Team Event

In around two and a half weeks I’ll be at the GW Team Event. There’s 8 of us going, making up two teams of 4, and it should be good fun.

The premise of the event is your captain pairs you up with the opposing team, trying to get you a good match up, all whilst the opposing team is doing the same.

Luckily for me I don’t need to worry about that as I’m not our teams captain, which also means I can blame Michael for any games I lose (bad match up by the captain you see...!).

Now my list is finalised I thought I’d share it:

Player: Alex West
Total Command Points: 13

Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Space Wolves) [1,013pts]

+ HQ +

Wolf Lord [124pts]: Jump Pack, Saga of the Beastslayer, Storm shield, The Wulfen Stone, Thunder hammer, Warlord

Wolf Lord [124pts]: Jump Pack, Storm shield, Thunder hammer

+ Troops +

Blood Claws [74pts]
. 4x Blood Claw
. Blood Claw Pack Leader: Power fist

Blood Claws [74pts]
. 4x Blood Claw
. Blood Claw Pack Leader: Power fist

Blood Claws [74pts]
. 4x Blood Claw
. Blood Claw Pack Leader: Power fist

+ Elites +

Wulfen [255pts]
. 4x Wulfen: Thunder hammer & Stormshield . 1x Wulfen: Wulfen Claws
. Wulfen Pack Leader: Frost claws

+ Dedicated Transport +

Rhino [72pts]: Storm bolter
Rhino [72pts]: Storm bolter
Rhino [72pts]: Storm bolter
Rhino [72pts]: Storm bolter

Battalion Detachment +5CP (Imperium - Space Wolves) [736pts]

+ HQ +

Njal Stormcaller in Runic Terminator Armour [153pts]: 1. Living Lightning, 2. Tempest's Wrath, 5. Storm Caller

Wolf Guard Battle Leader [109pts]: Jump Pack, Storm shield, Thunder hammer

+ Troops +

Blood Claws [74pts]
. 4x Blood Claw
. Blood Claw Pack Leader: Power fist

 Blood Claws [74pts]
. 4x Blood Claw
. Blood Claw Pack Leader: Power fist

Blood Claws [74pts]
. 4x Blood Claw
. Blood Claw Pack Leader: Power fist

+ Heavy Support +

Long Fangs [252pts]
. Long Fang: Missile launcher
. Long Fang: Missile launcher
. Long Fang: Missile launcher
. Long Fang: Missile launcher
. Long Fang: Missile launcher
. Long Fang Pack Leader: Chainsword
. . Boltgun and Bolt Pistol
. Wolf Guard Terminator Pack Leader: Storm shield
. . Cyclone missile launcher and storm bolter: Cyclone missile launcher, Storm bolter

Total: [1,749pts]

The basis of it is very simple. It pushes forward as fast as possible and hits people, hard.

It’s a bit of a one trick pony but the trick it does it generally does well.

The Long Fangs are a bit of a distraction unit and are purely there to clear out a screen turn 1 and then hope my opponent shoots them. They aren’t great but do the job generally.

The rest of the army is pure assault, designed to make maximum use of hugging, fighting twice and masses of attacks to dominate the assault phase and use all the extra bonus movement to secure objectives.

With judicious use of psychic powers and stratagems it can be tough to shoot it down before it gets to you and hopefully will take a few people by surprise.

It’s a bit of a different event being a team event but I’m setting my stall out for 3 wins out of 5. That’s generally my aim in events and this one shouldn’t be any different.

I’ve no idea what to expect with it being a GW event, no idea what sort of armies will be there but whatever happens it should be good fun!