I've decided to start posting a log of my Morat games.
Date: 7/19
Match: Morats Vs Haqq
Mission: 200 points of Murder
Morat list: Daturazi w/Chain Rifle x 2, Suryat HMG LT, Yaogat Spitfire, Anyat, Vanguard, Vanguard HMG, Zerat Combi/LFT.
Haqq list: Hunzakut Sniper, Al Hawa Sniper, Lasiq Viral Sniper, Taureg Sniper, Hassassin Fiday w/Mines, Ghulam x 2, Naffatun
Notable actions: I got a little lucky with the Fiday. I had placed my Zerat to keep an eye on him, but he ended up taking her out without any real effort and moving to ambush my Yaogat around a corner with a mine and rifle shots. The Yaogat managed to survive both and put the Fiday down.
I had placed my Vanguard link prone on top of a tall building, thinking they'd be safe from his Lasiq sniper, who was on a lower building and couldn't draw line of fire. Unfortunately his Taureg appeared on a rocky spire in the middle of the board, butting down both my Vanguard HMG and Anyat and surviving all return fire.
Daturazi smoke allowed my Yaogat to take out the Taureg, although his first round of shots all missed despite being within his +3 range. His next target was the camo marker which turned out to be a Hunzakut, which he killed as well. he went down to the A Hawaa's mines on the following turn.
After getting two kills with the Yaogat I decided to end my turn by moving my Suryat up to take shots at the Lasiq. The Suryat was in his +3 range and the Lasiq had no cover, so I felt pretty confident about the shot. And he rolled 4 hits! But... my opponent rolled a crit, and the Suryat failed his 10+ BTS role.
On my final turn, in Retreat and LoL, I misjudged my chain rifle distances and wasted orders moving my Daturazi up and arranging so they could fire through smoke at his Al Hawaa. I failed the WIL role and was unable to fire, and the Al Hawwa placed a mine. I moved my second Daturazi out of smoke for a clear shot, but the Al Hawaa survived, and both Daturazi were caught in the mine blast and died. In hindsight I should have smoked my Daturazi into CC with the Al Hawaa, and then moved through cover toward the Lasiq. Killing the Al Hawaa would have put his forces into retreat, and his other three models were already clinging to the board edge. So I think I maybe had a good chance of winning the game and lost it for myself right there.
Winner: Haqq