DzC Bat Rep: PHR vs Scourge



I got a game of Dropzone in with Reece over at Frontline Gaming last night (game parameters below) and we got to parade out our respective new products...

Frontline Gamings' new FAT Mat: Urban Zone 4x4 for 10mm games.  Available end of November.

and from Green Stuff Industries...

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Game Parameters

Mission: Ground Control

Points: 1500       Level: Standard Battle (Modeled after LVO Event)

 

My PHR

1495/1500 points
Hand of the Sphere [540 pts]
   Command Squad: Zeus(Supreme Vizier), 2x Odin, Hyperion, 2x Neptune [540 pts]

Battle Pantheon [246 pts]
   Battle Squad: 2x Phobos [126 pts]
   Helios Squad: 2x Helios [120 pts]

Immortals [187 pts]
   Immortals: 2x Immortals, Triton A1(+Miniguns) [107 pts]
   Apollo Squad: 2x Apollo-A [80 pts]

Immortals [107 pts]
   Immortals: 2x Immortals, Triton A1(+Miniguns) [107 pts]

Pegasus Group [280 pts]
   Mercury Drones: 4x Mercury, 2x Triton A2(+Stealth Missiles, +RN-5 Skyhammer) [130 pts]
   Sirens: 2x Sirens, Triton A1(+Stealth Missiles, +Miniguns) [150 pts]

Air Wing [135 pts]
   Athena Squad: Athena [135 pts]

 

My guess at Reece's Scourge

1484/1500 points
Oppressors [260 pts]
   Desolator: Desolator(Overlord) [260 pts]

Vanguard [327 pts]
   Hunter Squad: 6x Hunter [210 pts]
   Reaper Squad: 3x Reaper [117 pts]

Warriors [313 pts]
   Warrior Horde: 3x Warriors, Invader [98 pts]
   Warrior Horde: 3x Warriors, Invader [98 pts]
   Reaper Squad: 3x Reaper [117 pts]

 Occupation Patrol [380 pts]
   Destroyers: 2x Destroyers, Intruder Alpha [130 pts]
   Destroyers: 2x Destroyers, Intruder Alpha [130 pts]
   Prowlers: 8x Prowler, 2x Intruder Beta [120 pts]

Attack Swarm [204 pts]
   Corsairs: 3x Corsair [204 pts]

 

Summary

I'm experimenting with high level Commanders because PHR cards are just soooooo good.  I really think the cards are their hidden strength.  The cards really help equalize them on the table in regards to things like movement and repairing units.  I think high level commanders are the way to go with PHR.

 

I can't claim any great skill for winning this game.  Mostly Reeces dice kicked him in the jujubes.  I think what really saved my bacon was being able to win initiative consistently and dictate who went first.  Essentially allowing me to react to, rather than anticipate, his Desolator movement.

 

Also, he may have over extended himself.  I got a squad of immortals in his home quarter (thanks to an underground monorail card) and he didn't have anything much to repel them with because his entire army was too far forward.  He would have had to turn around and abandon his presence in one of the neutral quarters.

 

Either way, great game Reece!