In this battle, the Imperial Guard were pitted against the Orks. The Orks had: Warband General (Nobz), 6 Hordes (Boyz), 1 Knight (tanks), 1 Behemoth (Gargant), 3 Riders (Bikes and Buggies), 1 Magician (Weirdboy Battletower). The Imperial Guard had: 2 Artillery (Manticores and Basilisks, one of which was the General), 4 Knights (Leman Rus tanks), 6 Hordes (Guard infantry), 1 Warband (Ogryns), 1 Rider (Rough Riders).

The battle was fought on a field ringed by gentle hills, apart from the Ork left/Imperial right which was flanked by woods. The Orks massed their vehicles on their right and the infantry on the left, in an attempt to overhwelm the Imperial left. The Imperial Guard massed the infantry in the centre and left, and the artillery on the right. The tanks formed an advance line, aimed at the Ork infantry.

The battle was fairly simple. The Imperial tanks advanced towards the Ork infantry, but the end of their line encountered the Ork vehicles. Tanks, buggies and Gargant clashed, and the Imperials came off worse. Some of their tanks reached the Ork infantry, however, and started to chew them up, supported by the Rough Riders. The Gargant reached the Imperial infantry line, and attacked, but was not only unlucky enough not to kill anything, but managed to get surrounded by infantry and eliminated (a Behemoth destroyed by Hordes!). The Ork general followed up a retreating Imperial tank, only to find himself cut off, and counterattacked. The general dies, and the Orks broke. The Imperial artillery didn't fire a shot, although their presence on the right restricted the Orks movement.

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