Chaos / Space Marines big clash

• THE CHAOS FORCES consisted of several squads of Undead, grouped together into either close combat, mid-range, or heavy -geared units. It also featured some Chaos Space Marines, a Great Unclean One, an Undead Chimera and a Chaos Assassain.
• THE IMPERIAL FORCES contained my Dark Angels, Inquisitor and Librarian as well as a huge contigent of Ultramarines- a tactical squad, 2 scout squads, a unit of Legion of the Damned, A devastator Squad, Land Speeder, Assault Bike and both of the major Predators- Destructor and Annihilator.
• The Space Marines won by wiping out the Chaos Army, although looking back at the forces that probably isn't too surprising. However, one Chaos Unit put up a valiant battle, with the terminator-armoured commander taking on 15 Space Marines and lasting for 2 turns before going out as the final casualty!
• The Chaos Assassain was basically a Callidus, but she didn't do much, taking 3 turns to appear next to a Predator Annihilator which she failed to damage and was subsequently killed by the heavy Bolter of a scout squad lurking in cover nearby.
• The new fall-back rules seemed to work well, as several squads broke, took cover, regained their nerve then dived straight back in, rather than being cut up whilst fleeing.
• Also of considerable imprvement is the assault system. The Close combat between 15 sapce Marines and a single Terminator would have been a nightmare in 2ndEd, especially as it dragged on for a couple of turns, yet it went fairly smoothly. Combat was a lot quicker, though slightly slower than usual as the high leadership on both sides meant that most units didn't flee from combat after a single round, menaing they sometimes lasted 2 or 3 turns.
• Plasma Cannons- beware! One of these ferocious beasts took out both the Inquisitor and Librarian with a single shot, knocking of the Psyker's lone wound and roasting the Inquisitor due to his low Toughness value. and they don't even have to recharge now!