426 - Cool Things My Penal Legionnaires Did in 5th Edition

Well now, on the advent of the new Guard Codex - and in anticipation of revamping my blog in the near-ish future - I thought I'd just cast a brief look back at my beloved Penal Legion squads. Here's the second squad (green squad):

I've used them far less since the introduction of Sixth Ed rules lost them their ability to arrive from reserve and attack straight away, but I do love them still.

Here, from my soon-to-disappear sidebar of the same name as this post, is exactly what it says - cool things the Legion did in 5th Ed (in more-or-less chronologicla order, most recent first...and yes, they're in sidebar-shorthand):

• Fought through the remnants of three D'Eldar squads to seize their objective and win
• Assaulted and destroyed a lurking Vyper, then held an objective unmolested
• Assaulted and destroyed a unit of Dire Avengers, thereby stealing their objective
• Assaulted and blew up an otherwise untouchable whirlwind in deep cover...on turn 2.
• Assaulted and killed THREE Blood Angel assault terminators, destroying the unit.
• Saved a flank by assaulting and destroying some IG Hardened Veterans
• Suicide-charged an Guardian squad + Farseer...then locked them in combat for two turns!
• Killed a Blood Angel then strolled unharmed to secure an objective 20+" away.
• Killed a Necron Destroyer Lord in counter-attack...sadly he resurrected himself - git.
• held a flank by standing in the open and gunning down an entire tactical squad in cold blood
• arrived in the enemy's rear to wipe out a combat squad and a rune priest
• secured an entire flank by eliminating two Tau broadsides and the last of the Kroot.

Glory days, eh?

 

- Drax.