40k: Chaos v. Imperial Guard 2000pts

On the feudal frozen world of Braxis Prime, life has come to a screeching halt! Villainous traitor marines of almost all stripes have landed on the outskirts of civilization to spread terror and recruit weak-willed peasantry to their swelling horde for future conquests and dark machinations.

Can the brave forces of the guard respond with enough force to blunt this infection? The local Guard Commander has sworn to deal with the problem before anymore town's fall!

Draconis 517th Guard Regiment:

Supreme Command Detachment-

The Hellhammer 'Manifold Fury', Heavy Flamer Sponsons
Tank Commander, Leman Russ Battle Tank, Hull-mounted Heavy Bolter
Tank Commander, Leman Russ Punisher, Hull- mounted and sponson Heavy Bolters (Looks like a Demolisher for this game)
Primaris Psyker, Force Stav

Brigade Detachment-
Company Commander [Warlord] Kurolov's Aquila, chainsword and las pistol
Company Commander w/ chainsword and las pistol
Company Commander w/ chainsword and las pistol

Guard Squad w/ Autocannon team

Guard Squad w/ Autocannon team

Guard Squad

Guard Squad

Guard Squad

Guard Squad

Rough Riders w/ x2 Meltaguns 

Rough Riders w/ Metlaguns

Scout Sentinel w/ Plasma Cannon

Company Command Squad w/ x4 sniper rifles

Astropath

Sgt. Harker

Leman Russ Battle Tank

Basilisk 

Manticore 

Chaos:

Battalion #1 [World Eaters]-
Dark Apostle (Brass Collar of Borgaster)
Exalted Champion w/ chain axe
Berzerker Squad w/ chain axe and chainsword in Rhino
Berzerker Squad w/ chain axe and chainsword in Rhino
Chaos Cultists x20
Predator w/ x3 las cannon
Predator w/ x3 las cannon

Battalion #2 [Alpha Legion]
Lord Ceph'litis the Jubilant (a Chaos Lord) w/ x2 plasma pistols and  a jump pack [Warlord]
Daemon Prince w/ Mark of Nurgle
Berzerker Squad w/ chain axe and chainsword
Chaos Cultists x20
Chaos Cultists x20

The outskirts of a feudal world town, pic-capture taken days before
the chaos-aligned element within the town were joined by traitor marine.

The objective, map type, and twist- we didn't calculate power so we
didn't bring any other cards into the mix. No morale tests meant that this
was going to be a bloodbath- for everyone involved!

Starting deployment from the guard perspective, going heavy on the
right flank anchored by the Hellhammer 'Manifold Fury'.

In their debut, not even fully painted, the rough riders appear on the
Chaos forces's flank!

Kaboom! Their meltaguns blow the first Predator away while the
second takes heavy damage from long range Battlecannon fire.

Armor rolls up, firing all across the chaos lines, taking out a Rhino
and mauling an additional unit of Berzerkers.

Thin red line! Guardsmen clash in the woods as they sell their lives to simply
delay the chaos advance!

Another Berzerker squad, infiltrating with help of Alpha Legion guides, turn
a guard squad on the left flank to a fine red mist.

Cultists break through the line, dealing a point of damage to the Leman Russ
behind- but sadly blocking the Berzerker's from an easy charge- leaving them
very exposed.

The rough riders, with limited options, declare a charge on the Daemon Prince.
The beast's move to cover itself is a psychic miasma is the only thing that
saves it as the women's hunting lances drop him to two remaining wounds!

Leman Russ demolisher, hammered by Obliterators behind the tower, manages
to finish off the last squad of Berzerkers with help from the Hell Hammer.

With two wounds left, the surviving Rough Riders inflict another three
wounds- all saved by the beasts armor before the creature cuts them to ribbons.

Two squads of raptors supported by Lord Ceph'litis the Jubilant appear- but are
badly kept out of range from most targets of opportunity- each hidden deep within
my lines. 

Coming to the rescue of the long tied up Leman Russ, the Hellhammer
brings its heavy flamers to bear, ending the first squad of cultists.

Given the order to 'crush them under its treads' the Leman Russ
manages to kill the Dark Apostle (who only had one wound left from
an earlier excellent round of shooting from a command squad of snipers).

After watching the rough rider's valiant demise, the Scout Sentinel defies the
odds and overcharges its plasma cannon- sending the Daemon Prince screaming
back to the void!

With most other dangerous targets dealt with, the Hell Hammer rumbles over
to the Raptor strike force...

Leaving only the Chaos Warlord left standing. At this point, on turn 3, Chaos
concedes- Imperial Guard victory!

Victory for the guard! Having the first turn was a boon, but when my first round of shooting was fairly uninspired, I was worried that I would be overrun before I could react. Luckily my opponent fixated on unimportant targets (at least unimportant 'generally' speaking) that allowed me to manipulate the flow of the field. Sure, I traded thirty odd guardsmen- but better them than my tanks or juicy characters!

All in all, good practice for the upcoming tournament- and hopefully things go as well then!