The Breakthrough Mission Thread

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How do you beat Breakthrough as the Attacker? 

Hammer and Anvil deployment.  Defender gets VPs for static objectives, kill points.

Attacker gets VPs for running units off defender board edge, double points for Linebreaker.


Without spam, how would you win this game as the attacker?  I appreciate any ideas!

[tin tin]

Free drop pods is a good start. Put your list in about nine of them, and splash down turn one and two in the enemy deployment zone. . . raise some hell, then run off the board. Leave the drop pods behind firing Str6 blasts as a 15 pt upgrade.

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So, here is the cut-and-pasted text. Sorry if this long, but it helps in the discussion.

T HE ARMIES
Agree which play er will be the Attacker, and which will be the Defender. Both play ers then select forces to an agreed
points limit.
The Attacker may take one additional Heav y Support choice for each primary detachment in his army .
The Defender must take between one and three Fortification choices for each primary detachment in his army .
T HE BAT T LEFIELD
Set up terrain as described in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook, using the deploy ment map below.
Place Prim ary Objectiv es
After setting up the terrain, the Defender places 3 Primary Objectiv es. These objectiv es are placed in the Defender’s
deploy ment zone, and can be placed on top of battlements or on fortifications that are Battlefield Debris (such as
Defence Lines), but cannot be placed inside buildings.
DEPLOYMENT
The play ers must first determine their Warlord Traits.
The Defender then deploy s first and the Attacker deploy s second, using the rules from the Warhammer 40,000
rulebook and the deploy ment map abov e. Any unit that cannot be deploy ed on the table starts the game in reserv e.
FIRST T URN
The Defender goes first unless the Attacker can Seize the Initiativ e (see the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook).
GAME LENGT H
The mission uses Variable Game Length (see the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook).
VICT ORY CONDIT IONS
At the end of the game, the play er who has scored the most Victory Points is the winner. If both play ers hav e the same
number of Victory Points, the game is a draw.
Prim ary Objectiv es
At the end of the gam e, the Defender scores 3 Victory Points for each Prim ary Objectiv e he controls.
In addition, at the end of the gam e, the Defender scores 1 Victory Point for each enem y unit that has
been com pletely destroy ed. Units that are falling back at the end of the game, and units that are not on the board
(ex cluding those that hav e ex ited the Defender’s table edge using the Punch Through Their Defences rule, below) at
the end of the game, count as destroy ed for the purposes of this mission. Remember that Independent Characters and
Dedicated Transports are indiv idual units and award Victory Points if they are destroy ed.
At the end of the gam e, the Attacker scores 1 Victory Point for each of his units that is in the
Defender’s Deploy m ent Zone, and D3 Victory Points for each unit that has exited the board v ia the
Defender’s table edge (see the Punch Through Their Defences rule, below).
Secondary Objectiv es
Slay the Warlord, First Blood, Linebreaker*.
* In this mission, the Attacker scores 2 Victory Points for Linebreaker, rather than just 1 .
MISSION SPECIAL RULES
Night Fighting, Reserv es, My sterious Objectiv es.
Hold the Line: The Defender’s units re-roll failed Morale and Pinning tests whilst within 6" of one or more
objectiv es.
Punch T hrough T heir Defences: In this mission, the Attacker’s units can mov e off of the Defender’s table edge.
Units that do so take no further part in the game, but award the Attacker with Victory Points as ex plained abov e.
Straight up the Middle: Neither side may use the Outflank special rule in this mission.

tin tin: Here's how it might work with Free drop pods. Say you've got the Company. You've got nine drop pods. Each squad that leaves the table would be a total of 18 points average (d3 points each). The drop pods would be most certainly all destroyed by the end of the game (assaulted, krak grenades done), granting your opponent 9 victory points for kill points.

Then, your opponent is sitting on three objectives, getting three points each for them. That's nine points. You've just scored a TIE. Any more kill points (like for any forces from your company left on the table) or a few 1's on your d3 rolls and you'll lose the game with this tactic.

I dunno. Try to add it up or come up with a way to even make the drop pod army work. Its tough!