THE SIEGE OF TZERAGROD – M41.
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During the lengthy defence of Hurzon, scores of
Imperial Guard regiments were deployed in
defence of its key manufacturing zones. The
Vostroyan IX Regiment were deployed around
the hive city of Tzeragrod.
Waaagh! Groblok quickly began the assault; maniacal
wave attacks that were each repulsed in turn by the
expert discipline of the Vostroyans. With each passing
day the winter days grew longer and the temperature
continued to plummet. On the ninth day of the siege,
the famous death hail of Hurzon struck – lethal shards
of ice that plummeted groundwards from heavy, grey
clouds, knifing into any exposed combatants.
Extreme cold and dreadful fatigue had already taken a
grievous toll on both sides, but now this new foe,
death hail, reaped a terrible body count. Any caught in
the open were battered by falling ice. Armour was
shredded and flesh was torn by slashing blades of ice.
For two weeks the relentless death hail hammered both
sides, making combat in the open deadly. Warriors on
both sides vied for control of the hive. Ork Tankbustas
used demolition charges to breach walls and Vostroyan
snipers used thermal imaging scopes to locate and
eliminate the largest greenskins. Colonel Truskev,
defiant in the face of the Ork assault, ordered the tank
companies to create a deadzone between the two
forces and squadrons of Leman Russ Battle Tanks with
heavy ploughs affixed brought down whole
manufactoria, forcing the Orks to open ground, all the
while being lashed by the relentless hail.
When the Space Wolves arrived to relieve the
beleaguered Vostroyan Firstborn they were confronted
by a surprising image. Where they expected to find
half-frozen, broken warriors clinging to the ruins of the
industrial zone, they instead discovered a fiercely
enthusiastic, well-led and battle-ready warrior
fraternity. Wolf Lord Egil Ironwolf described the
Vostroyans as ‘men who looked quite at home amidst
the frozen blood and falling hail.’ When the winter
season finally abated, the Vostroyans were granted a
place of honour fighting alongside the Space Wolves in
the final assault against Warlord Groblok’s Warband.
PLACING TERRAIN
Follow the rules for placing terrain in Cities of Death,
but no building may be closer than 5" to one another.
This ensures that moving in the open is risky, as there is
a chance you won’t be able to move from one building
to the next in a single Movement phase.
DEPLOYMENT
1 – Divide the table in two. Both players roll-off, the
player who scores highest chooses a board edge
and deploys his army within 12" of that edge.
2 – The other player than places his own army, again
with all models within 12" of his own board edge.
3 – The player who deployed first will take the first turn
unless his opponent can steal the initiative on a 5+.
OBJECTIVE:
Dominate the Cover: Both forces are seeking to seize
as much cover as possible. There are five objective
buildings in this scenario. The player who controls the
most is the winner. If both players control an equal
number, the game is a draw.
GAME LENGTH
The game lasts for six turns. An Omega game may last
longer however.
SCENARIO SPECIAL RULES
Alpha: Cityfighting Stratagems, Death Hail.
Gamma: Cityfighting Stratagems, Dusk & Dawn,
Death Hail.
Omega: Cityfighting Stratagems, Dusk & Dawn,
Random Game Length, Death Hail.
Death Hail: Whenever a unit moves roll a D6 for each
model that ends its move in the open. On a 1, the
model must pass an armour save or die.
At the end of each turn, each player must place D3
large blast markers centred over a unit, rolling for
scatter. Models touched by the template suffer a
Strength 1 Rending hit. Units may not be chosen as the
target of these templates twice. Models who occupy a
City Ruin receive a 2+ cover save from this damage.
The Vostroyan IX Regiment trudge through the frozen and blasted cityscape of Tzeragrod.

THE SIEGE OF TZERAGROD DEPLOYMENT MAP

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