SGII/Skirmish after action report, Section One

Debrief report submitted by Colonel J. W. Auschinlek, Commanding 3rd
Mechanized Cavalry.

"We made it to NovCom research facility Echo Nine at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. As their last transmission was somewhat garbled (After analysis
revealed this to be uncontrollable screaming) we moved in at a state of alert.
We found the surface base devoid of the garrison or scientists but there were
numerous signs of a fierce battle having been fought. The Security access
hatch to the labs was closed and welded shut, so we moved to the emergency
hatch some.7 kilometers distant. This hatch was closed but not welded. We then
radioed back to NovCom for the access codes for the emergency hatch. That is
when they hit." (At this point Herr
Auschinlek lost his composure and took several moments to re-fortify
himself)

" Our two APCs mounted the newest TecCore Omnipulse scanner arrays and we did
not pick them up until they were almost on us. I estimate their were easily a
hundred or so Krail assault forms accompanied by twenty Krail Warriors, a
Warmaster and two Biopod tanks. My troops assumed defensive postioins at the
perimeter walls and were immediately engaged by the enemy. The Krail biopods
blew our Command APC straight to hell with their Acid gel cannon while our
second APC chewed up a wave of Krail Assault forms with its 30mm Vulcan. Our
AT missile gunners managed to cripple one biopod before the second wave of
assault forms hit the wall. There followed some fierce hand to hand combat
while the machinegunners held off the Krail warriors with a dense pattern of
fire. During this fighting Privates Ernesto Alvarez and John Mbenga showed
considerable gallantry by breaking their attack with point blank plasma flamer
fire (recommend medal for Gallantry, first class to be awarded postumously).
At this point the third and fourth wave of Assault forms charged the south
wall from cover of the nearby tree line. Squad Tango was unable to stop them
and were wiped out to a man. Missile Gunner Teg managed to destroy the second
Biopod tank, but not before it had
blown the track our second APC and he himself was killed by a bio-acid
weapon fired by a Krail warrior."

" At this point our Comm Specialist received the access codes for the hatch,
and, as our perimeter was breached, I made the decision to withdraw into the
lab bunker and assume a defensive position that would maximize our remaining
firepower. Squad Alpha would cover the retreat of Squads Gamma and Charlie and
follow last into the bunker (Squad Tango having been destroyed). During the
retreat Alpha and the APC (immobilized, but with turret functional) just
managed to hold the Krail back while the other squads retreated. Only my comm
specialist and I managed to survive from Alpha and get into the hatch.
Corporal Simmons was killed only feet from the hatch while engaging a charging
Krail warrior with bayonet."

" That was when it got nasty..."

Stargrunt II section of engagement Ingredients:

The Krail

60 Krail assault forms (Kryomek, Hormagaunts, genestealers, aliens) 20 Krail
warriors (Kryomek, Tyranids) 1 Krail Warmaster 2 Krail Biopod Tanks (Kryomek)

The Humans

APC # 1 Aliens APC by Galoob APC #2 tracked APC by Grendel

Squad Alpha Col Auschinlek (future warriors cigar smoking) Comm specialist
(Future warriors comm guy) 4 regulars (assault rifles, bayonets) (gzg
mercenaries) 1 Machinegunner (gzg) 1 Flamer gunner (aliens)

Squad Tango Sergeant (assault Rifle, bayonet) (gzg)
6 regulars (assault rifles, bayonets) (gzg/aliens)
1 Machinegunner(aliens) 1 Missile gunner (aliens)