2019 VASSAL Autumn Tourney Round 3 vs Order66 Beta

In Round 3 of the Vassal Tourney I was paired against Order66 Beta who was running a Piett ISD2, Glad2 Demo, Corvus Raider, Comms Net Gozanti, Mauler, Valen, Jonus, and a generic TIE bomber. I had the bid, picked first, and selected his Hyperspace Assault. Here is the opening of the first round:

The first round was the Pryce round. I held back with my ISD in the hope that he would drop Demo before I engaged his ISD. Alas, no such luck. My Decimators took the central area of the projected combat zone. Here is the opening of round 2:

In the second round, I jumped up to speed three to start getting some work done. Tel was able to tie up both Mauler and Valen, which left my Decimators free reign to start laying into the ISD. Here is the opening of round 3 after Demo dropped in from Hyperspace:

In the third round, I activated my ISD first with a squad dial to further soften the opposing ISD with my Decimators. This was a mistake as it left them unable to respond to developments later in the round. I was able to strip the Demolisher title with my BT Vader, which was pretty sweet. I also made a massive mistake by positioning my ISD head-on with the opposing ISD, cutting off my own escape later on. Here is the opening of round 4:

In the fourth round, I activated my ISD first, but didn’t have another squadron command to help me burn down the ISD or even a Nav to help me escape my predicament. Instead I had a repair. Not good. I was able to tank the ISD shot without issue, but had to use my ECM. I was stuck in the double arc of the Gladiator and the absence of the Demo title meant nothing. It was able to finish off my ISD. My Decimators put some damage on the Gladiator and finished off the ISD. I was just out of close range of the Gladiator with my Raider. Here is the opening of round 5:

In the fifth round, I activated my Gozanti first and finished off Demo with a pair of Decimators. My remaining two Decimators softened the Raider in the squad phase. The sixth round repeated that technique and my Decimators were able to destroy the Raider before it activated. Here is the final board state:

It was well played by Order66. He was at a very significant disadvantage, but he managed to make the most of it and score a kill on my ISD, holding me at an 8-3. The use of Vader against Demo upon exiting hyperspace was really solid, but I failed to capitalize on it. I’m still kicking myself for not planning an escape route for my ISD. I was more concerned about getting out of close range of Demolisher rather than focusing on long-term survival. Iden once again did great work on my Raider. It kept the opposing Raider from procuring any APT hits. My fighter wing did admirable work with Tel Trevura holding Mauler and Valen at bay.