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)

Squad Gamma
Corporal (AR)
6 regulars (aliens, future warriors)
1 Plasma Flamer gunner
1 missile gunner

Squad Charlie
Corporal (AR)
6 regulars (gzg, aliens)
2 Machinegunners