Dropzone Commander Boot Camp Day 2

Dave and James get stuck into a demonstration game, with Dave fielding the military might of the UCM against the technological superiority of James' Shaltari.

In the first two turns, James kept himself hidden behind the buildings, steering clear of Dave's Rapier Anti-Air guns. Dave managed to get five hits on the vital Eden gate craft, only for James to be saved by the Shaltari's shield tech, passing each 5+ save.

James sent in his Braves after the objectives in two of the buildings, only to find Dave’s Legionnaires ready for him. Dave managed to fire thirteen points of damage into one of the buildings. With the place about to collapse around him, James needed to find the objective quick. Fortunately for him, he made the roll and was soon able to get out of the danger zone.

Things were looking bad for Dave in the fourth turn. James’ Eden was zipping off the board with the objective, while the Shaltari’s gate tech had let him hop some Braves into another building on the other side of the board. Meanwhile, his Sabres engaged in a vicious tank battle with the Tomahawks, with both of them taking shots. However, the worst was yet to come. James’ Braves continued to deny Dave’s Legionnaires the objective and despite being heavily outnumbered didn't suffer a single hit in combat, steadily whittling down the UCM infantry. With only two turns left, Dave really needed to score a break from the dice gods.

In turn 5, the Legionnaires finally managed to take down the squad of Braves, but too late in the game to take the objective off the board. Things turned into a game of hide and seek as Dave’s dropship hid from the Kukri’s AA firepower. James failed to hit the second Condor dropship, but at this stage he seemed content to sit back and let Dave sweat it out.

The final turn upon them, Dave’s Legionnaires managed to find the objective. He poured as much fire power as he had left into James’ vehicles, but in the end it was too little to late and the game ended with a decisive victory for the Shaltari.