BATTLETECH Capellan Confederation vs Federated Commonwealth | Alpha Strike Battle Report

BATTLETECH Capellan Confederation vs Federated Commonwealth | Alpha Strike Battle Report | Civil War

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2 ай бұрын

At the peak of the civil war, forces of the Capellan Confederation have breached the Davion border and landed on the remote border system of Glentworth.
There, scientists from the NAIS have been conducting research on advanced autocannon munitions - something of great interest to the warriors of House Liao.
Defended only by a handful of BattleMechs and vehicles from the 7th FedCom RCT, the research station braces as a menacing force from the 1st Liao Hussars approaches…
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@cavemanbum Ай бұрын

12:20 - "FIRST BLOOD" - from the Unreal Tournament (1999) video game

@AdamWhitehead111 Ай бұрын

6:48 Knowing is half the battle. The other half is extreme violence.

@delaneyalusa 2 ай бұрын

One of the first AS games I played, I had a Kodiak, my opponent had a locust. He went running by me, fired, rolled a crit, double 1's. Saved by Case :-)

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Ah poor, silly Locust. 😂 love it!!

@RenderDead 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see more Alpha Strike content!

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

It could happen!!!

@BluLionIV 2 ай бұрын

Ok gents, you have certainly out done yourselves with that table setup

@misterbeeps 2 ай бұрын

When the guitar riff from Weapons Hot kicked in 2:41 I threw my plate of chicken tendies through the wall and started kicking and punching the air LET'S FUCKING GO!!! Maximum hype zoned and an excuse to go to Home Depot this weekend for wall patching supplies in one move. That's a win-win.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha love it

@jonahs8525 Ай бұрын

I was hoping to find the song name in the comments thank you

@misterbeeps Ай бұрын

@@jonahs8525 Check out the whole albums here on KZfaq. You'll start recognizing the music during battle reports.

@Drayco0220 2 ай бұрын

Unreal tournament

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Yeeees

@_phaz_ 2 ай бұрын

Aaron is correct about Fire Control criticals - they do not affect Physical Attacks in AS

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Look at me. I know a thing or two every now and then… thanks for confirming!

@franciscoduarteauthor Ай бұрын

It makes sense and it's a way to get you into melee when things get desperate

@andrewlittleton4690 2 ай бұрын

Yay! Alpha strike ❤. Go DAVEons!

@markbrown8154 Ай бұрын

Great to see you finally play a game of standard Alpha Strike Aaron, as that's what we play by far the most. Excellent battle.

@squizzlor Ай бұрын

Dude that sunder print needs to be adopted as the new CGL art its so cool

@Ichaerus Ай бұрын

Very fun BatRep, guys. Never fails that the song "Arkham Bridge" starts playing when a battle shifts a pivot on the fulcrum, as when the ammo explosion critical happened to destroy the FedCom 'Mech. Hello to Dave, and seeing the fight as one on the edge for majority of the game was great. Lots of tension, lots of immersion. Also was funny to see Aaron's Capellans fielding the Davion variant of a Warhammer. Using their own 'Mech against them and causing all sorts of trouble. Capellan trickery for the laughs. 😁

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Didn’t I use a 6L? Maybe not. But those Capellans are sneaky 🤓

@Joshf4phan Ай бұрын

First of all Aaron if you don't appreciate Chargers we can't be friends. Good game. I don't know how it'd fit for your time budgeting and video length and all, but the great advantage of Alpha Strike is that you can throw more minis on the table and have larger engagements. Something y'all might consider is doing something like a reinforced company vs. company (12 mechs, 4 vehicles) and two players to a side to manage the card pile. Ability to easily scale up engagements is the biggest strength of the AS ruleset. Plus two to a side gives a fresh dynamic of table interaction. Also, make Thom run the vehicle lance.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

LOL a personal hell for Thom!

@CarltonWhitfield 2 ай бұрын

I would love a video on setting this table up. Looks amazing.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. We have a recent video on setting up these tables in the hobby playlist 👍

@Linkous12 Ай бұрын

Can you imagine how often your Gauss rifle and PPC would hit the dirt with those ridiculously low arm mounts on the Falconer?

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Haha some of the designs make literally no sense

@duanewong1527 9 күн бұрын

Lovely game, I wish battletech was more popular in my country..

@shaneflickinger Ай бұрын

Dang, that was a bloody battle. Thanks for doing a rules-as-written playthrough of Alpha Strike.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Might do some more AS soon!!

@derekburge5294 Ай бұрын

Only through the gifts of Chaos can the Capellans achieve victory!

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

lol!

@majorplothole2620 2 ай бұрын

You have Two Shreck PPC carriers, clearly your theme song would be Smash Mouth's "All Star" - hell. it's even in a swamp...

@ChronicUptier 2 ай бұрын

Great battle report! Very fun to watch. I play a ton of alpha strike too, and go to a lot of the big events on the east coast like Nova and Southern Assault so I always enjoy seeing alpha strike on the channel. Some great tactical play there too with contesting the objectives and controlling ranges. Not to be a rules lawyer, but since the questions came up in the game, I will mention that fire control hits do not have any effect on to-hit rolls for melee attacks, and MP critical hits affect all movement ratings including jump (both rules on p50 of the commanders edition rulebook). You were correct that heat does not affect jumping MP, but the MP critical does. One small suggestion for through armor criticals in alpha strike games, since you are using the big pilot die, is to have one single small dice in your group of shots that is a different color. Make that your "critical hit" dice. So that the only way to get a crit hit is to roll a 6 on both the pilot and the crit dice. That way the probability of a through armor critical is the same as the core rules where you only get one chance per unit per turn (unless you split fire of course). If you allow the possibility of any of the individual shots being a crit, it greatly increases the chances of them in a game which greatly favors units with large volume of shots like the Ontos for example.

@PheonixRises2040 2 ай бұрын

is there a website where i can checkout this southern assault event? Im outside of Atlanta so i am trying to find places to play.

@ChronicUptier 2 ай бұрын

@@PheonixRises2040 Northern Assault is at the Nova Open gaming convention in Washington DC, Southern Assault is in Winston Salem, NC. Southern Assault is hosted by Fortress Miniatures and Games.

@daveromberger3889 Ай бұрын

come say hi at NOVA/SA

@marvinjohnson2488 2 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of Alpha Strike,but I still love your Batreps.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@eoincorrigan3030 Ай бұрын

Superb, great to see more Alpha Strike content (although I'm also loving the Overdrive stuff). Dave was diced ! :)

@contractorFSU 2 ай бұрын

First Blood! MMMMMMonster Kill! Unreal Tournament 99

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha I can hear the Flak Cannon in my mind.

@gakuso7541 Ай бұрын

Nice to see an almost rules as written AS game now and then.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

*almost* 😄 Maybe some more on the way. Thanks for watching 👍

@bentreasure Ай бұрын

I missed the 1:1 scale and the 1,2,3,4 modifiers. But really enjoyed it thanks guys

@jinnchong8869 Ай бұрын

Yeah regarding damage. I do feel multiple attack rolls is the way to go when play AS. Allows your mechs to feel more like walking tanks that can some what take a hit. The default method is too lethal, which is nothing bad but it forces everyone to play too conservatively.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Right, I agree with you!

@ericlee2537 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed the battle report! Inspiring me to finish up my Clan Wolf Beta Galaxy Star with armored infantry support.

@kirkbusta6 Ай бұрын

Great to see some more Alpha Strike! Great battlefield! Where did you get the river tiles?

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Haha I have no idea - I ordered them from somewhere in Europe. Can’t find it anymore.

@julienseitz1350 2 ай бұрын

Exciting match. Dave's choice to concentrate on close range omni configs and double with an Ontos was a risky gambit

@daveromberger3889 Ай бұрын

Not gonna lie, that table setup was quite unexpected

@theledzep Ай бұрын

After watching your other AARs I do like the optional rules for variable hits, and the smaller movement speed. Having medium range be halfway across the map is pretty crazy. In addition, your map set pieces are as always great. Could you do a video showing off the collection by building a few maps with what you have?

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks! And agree with the scaling… 2:1 goes quick but you are basically immediately in range. Stressing over movement is less critical as you can reposition fairly quickly (for better or worse?). And we do have a video showing how we build the maps in our hobby playlist! 👍

@christophersagen3349 Ай бұрын

Loved seeing all these new machines! Great flow to this battle too. Also a big fan of the range rules used here

@Magermh Ай бұрын

That was a really good game. Good job both.

@RevEricG Ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this. Question for you - what source for the roads and river used for your board? The river especially really worked with your hill setup for this one and it looked super cool.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks. Roads are from gcmini. Can’t remember or find where the rivers are from…

@theredbeardbard 2 ай бұрын

Just got here... realtime comment... WHAT A FRICKIN' COOL TABLE!! Y'all are killin' it, yo!

@DeathfromAboveWargaming 2 ай бұрын

Haha you are too kind! I did enjoy setting this one up!

@masonmcelroy8125 Ай бұрын

Unreal Tournament

@markevans959 2 ай бұрын

Their baaaack! FedCom, FedCom, FedCom……..

@lesjames2478 Ай бұрын

I would, in fact, buy a shirt that said "automatical" or "aotumatical critical" on it....just saying

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

*furiously takes notes for future merch releases*

@enginesoul119 Ай бұрын

If I was still a single, motorcycle riding dude rather than a single income dad who just got conned into getting his daughter a phone, I would totally get that. 🫤

@PheonixRises2040 Ай бұрын

I wished I can play AS like this with someone near my neck of the woods..

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Recruit some! I coaxed most of my buddies into some form of gaming. Start with the gateway games haha

@madcat3525 Ай бұрын

Great game! Looking forward to more videos.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks as always for watching!

@gavincross2902 Ай бұрын

7th FedCom. A Loyal unit abandoned and died on Talon. :( Just started watching. Hope Dave plays defence against Kevs cherry picking long range. lol

@gavincross2902 Ай бұрын

Yep! lol I called it.

@Redmow51 Ай бұрын

Fantastic game. Fantastic battlefield. Well done!

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@admiraltorvosaurus8513 2 ай бұрын

Time for alpha strike First time being this early let's go!!!

@sebastiang.5032 2 ай бұрын

Whooop! It's BatRep time! 🎉🎉🎉

@alphawolf2993 Ай бұрын

Love your intros !

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@mathewkelly9968 Ай бұрын

For the Confederation !!!

@bartekzx88 Ай бұрын

Too awesome

@shackattack5018 17 күн бұрын

Fire control modifier does not affect melee

@HouseMasterPoDing Ай бұрын

I love Dave leaning into the FedSuns propaganda, but he can't have the GI JOE theme, that is a bridge too far! Them's fighting words, FedRat! Of course, the Celestial Wisdom shined upon you!

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Chancellor be praised! Time for a Wawa hoagie.

@HouseMasterPoDing Ай бұрын

@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Baby steps, baby steps. Capellan accepting first, then we'll work on Sheetz food.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

@HouseMasterPoDing that is a bridge too far. Unless I am in central PA.

@HotelCharliHill Ай бұрын

yeeaaahh!!!! FRESH MEAT!!!!!

@markcalhoun9480 Ай бұрын

How much time did it take you to set up that incredible play field?

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Thanks! Maybe 45 min?

@sebastiang.5032 Ай бұрын

I really dig the river, it's made out of Neoprene, right? Who makes those please? 😊

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Man I wish I could remember…

@jeremylintz5948 Ай бұрын

🤔💭 first blood! 🧐💭 I'm thinking it was "mortal combat" 🤷‍♂️

@magnuscolable Ай бұрын

I think the moral of this game, can games have morals? Anyway the moral of this game is CASE will win you the game. Two anmo hits but CASE made the difference.

@DeathfromAboveWargaming Ай бұрын

Haha true story!