On Skyren, The Orks are moving

 While the Battle of the Roc rages, another group of Greenskins have moved southward into the desert region. An ambush is planned, but the Imperial fire is beyond bad, scoring one lone sniper hit on a Painboy. Two squads of fire miss the orks who then charge forward with their cycles, which smash into the Imperials, wiping out a full squad...

After wiping out the sniper squad, and after another Imperial squad waste another round of terrible shooting (not one hit!), the cycles crash into those Imperials. They finally cause some casualties on the Orks...

Finishing off the Imperial desert troops, the Orks lose another cycle. But at a cost of two cycles and change, the Orks have destroyed three full squads of Imperials!

The Greenskins then begin their assault on the Adeptus Mechanicus Mining facility, losing another cycle...

The Orks begin to melee with the defenders, while the full horde rushes forward...

In one amazing and brutal turn, four full (11-12 orks plus Painboyz) smash into the 'oomiez cogboyz', and destroy everyone of them! We actually then fight the WarBoss and his Nobz against the two robots and their controller, The Nobz are all lost, but the Warboss finishes the defenders off and the facillity falls!

A Counterattack: Liverpool

After the initial BUF attack, both sides regrouped, while the Free State organized a counterattack. A look at the new BUF defenses; on the left... 

...on the right...

The Anarchists (bottom) and Socialists sections charge out. The anarchists however, are devastated although the BUF take a couple of casualties as well (both fail Nerve checks and go Jumpy-red caps)...

The Socialist section attempts to outflank the defenders, but suffers from support fire...

As the Liverpool regulars take a casualty, the BUF attempt their own counterattack...

The Anarchists succeed in getting their men over the fence, but their Nerve drops to Suppressed (yellow cap)...

The Regulars take another casualty from the BUF HMG, but the counterattacking section (as well as BUF in the building) take further casualties...

The BUF MMG shoots incredibly well and wipes out the supporting regulars! The Socialist section now finds itself in a crossfire. Not looking good for the Free Staters...

Both the Socialist and Anarchists raise their Nerve to Jumpy...

That however, doesn't last long as the Anarchists drop to suppressed, then they rout from the table...

The Socialists quickly follow and are forced to surrender! That didn't go well for the Liverpool Free State!

The Streets of Liverpool

 Industrialized streets of the Free State of Liverpool. The BUF forces will come from the right while the Socialist/Anarchist front lines occupy the three red and one buff brick buildings to the right...

The main battlefield looking over the defender's shoulders...

The four BUF assault sections pour out of their positions to storm across the street, taking their first casualties...

The BUF militia on the right reaches the fence after taking another loss. But the Socialists get a bad break when they are struck by LMG fire. According to the rules, any unit fired upon by automatic weapons must make a Nerve check, and the Socialists roll snake eyes on two d6! Their Nerve slips to "Jumpy' (red cap)...

On the BUF left, they take down two Anarchists while losing only one of their own...

Again on the BUF left, two squads reach the defended buildings but get another break. The Anarchist fail two Nerve checks, and it falls to 'Suppressed" (yellow cap)...

Back to the right, the Socialists continue to fail Nerve checks as they fall to Suppressed. However, the attacking BUF Militia, which has lost 50%, sees their Nerve lowers to Jumpy. This Squad will soon Rout from the field...

The Anarchists barely maintain their position while supporting fire drops a few BUF who do successfully pass their own Nerve check...

Both the Socialists (top) and Anarchists begin to run.  The Socialist luck runs out as the BUF HMG guns down three of their number, causing them to Rout and leave the table...

Back on the BUF right, the second BUF Militia storms the now unoccupied building to their front...

The Anarchists don't get much further, as the BUF squads catch them out in the open and destroy them. First phase to the BUF forces!

to be continued...

The Approaches to Liverpool VBCW

The Liverpool Free State had stationed a reinforced infantry platoon as a tripwire to their main defenses within Liverpool (top of photo). A BUF force with a Vickers MkII and Matilda I tanks were sent to recon the best route to the city. 

A small village located just outside of Liverpool, was garrisoned by socialist (left) and anarchist (right) sections and were approached by a regular BUF section (bottom)...

The anarchists draw first blood...

Another BUF goes down, but the anarchists lose one as well...

The anarchists were feeling pretty optimistic...until that Vickers MkII showed up near their position!

Forced to fall back, they nevertheless downed two more BUF, but then lost one of their own. A BUF militia squad joins to the left of the line. (Note, you can just make out a Boys ATR to the anarchists right)...

As the anarchists continue to fall back, the defenders Armored truck races down the road and drops more BUF. The Vickers fires at point blank, and misses!

The action on the BUF left finally lights up as a Matilda I smashes through the hedges and enables its infantry support to move forward...

The AC is immobilized by the Vickers, which in turn is immobilized by a Boys ATR shot from the edge of town! The supporting BUF infantry take further losses and are routed from the field...

After taking numerous hits from the socialists to their flank, two BUF sections will continue their advance past the defenders and will reach the outskirts of Liverpool. Mission accomplished despite taking heavy casualties, 24-7!

Assault on the 'Roc'

Following the successful recon mission of the crashed Roc, a reinforced Imperial force arrived. x3 squads ea of Catachan, Royal, and Cadian soldiers, alongside 3x Chimera and a Leman Russ. This is that struggle:

The view taken from the Imperial side moving out into the burned area. (Unfortunately, the Imperial Player forgot the Chimera and so they are marked by the plastic cases)...

View opposite of the Ork forces...The Greenskins fire on (and some excellent shooting by the Orks!) and charge two different Cadian squads...

On the far left, Orks and Catachan exchange some losses...

Even as one Ork Mob is devastated in the center, a rolling mist/fog descends on the right on the battlefield (bottom). Then a chittering sound is heard getting louder and louder, until suddenly, masses of Tyranids appear! A whole new fight has arrived...

In our narrative, the Tyranids followed the escaping Roc from the environs of the space battle mentioned earlier, to land right behind the Orks, and thereby escaping Imperial eyes! 

  Meanwhile on the far left, the Catachan are nearly destroyed in melee. (note the lone Catachan survivor top center)...

Close up of some Genestealers advancing against the Imperial left flank, with the Leman Russ at the top...

The final dramatic photos have disappeared! (this has occurred twice now and I don't have an explanation) A Tyranid Hierophant next appeared to devastate the Orks on this flank. The Imperials withdrew into the jungle while the Greenskins fell back into their Roc! The fight for Skyren will continue!

To replace the lost photos, Ive added separate images of the Tyranid Titan...

The Return to Skyren

Following the initial battle that taught the Imperium that Orks had arrived on Skyren, a Reconaisance Force was sent out to discover where the Orks had come form. 

You have to use a bit of imagination here as the Ork Roc that escaped from the Tyranid infested Space Hulk moving on the planet Harvest, would be located at the left edge of the table. the crash has created a furrow and a fire burned much of the jungle edge. To the right zre the forces of the IMperium, inc three squads each of Catachan, Cadian, and Skyren Royal Regiment, along with some supporting weapons. A single Greenskin Mob can just be seen below the crest of the furrow...

The view taken from over the Greenskins, showing the Warboss (center bottom) ready for the struggle...

The opposing view, as the Royals can just make out some Greenskins...

Following the opening shots by a Big Shooter, it becomes a casualty to return fire...

The Orks inflict some losses on the Royals as their compatriots advance...

As the Royals get closer, the Ork Mob advance but take casualties...

More Greenskins appear on the right but more losses are taken. Well the Orks are not built for shooting! If only the Humies continue to get closer...

They do score a few hits, as the Royals' Command takes a hit...

The Cadians, led by "Rambo", take their first loss...

The Catachan and Cadins (background) take down their first Orks...

Back on the right, the Royals and Greenskins exchange losses. They are getting closer..

But more Orks go down...

The first charge strikes home and one Royal Squad is destroyed along with much of the command. Total carnage...

On the left, another charge strikes home and a Cadian squad is wiped out. Now the Greenskins are in their element...

The last Royals retire, but do not escape Orkish revenge, and are totally destroyed...

The last Royals are hardpressed on the right...

The successful Orks in the center pay for their exposed position from Imperium support weapons...

Back on the right, it is virtually mutual self destruction...

The Recon comes to an end and the Imperium now knows the location of their hated enemies...