It might be better if you didn't list them at all. Just keep the note about
skimmers not being pinned by anything but other skimmers. As the rules
state it is a little misleading.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Ramos <pramos_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:11 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Skimmer in Close Combat
> Hi!
>
> Brian Evans wrote:
>
> > I am reading the core rules for NetEpic right now.
> > You will probably see many questions from me here
> > in the next couple of weeks. (fair warning :-)
> >
> > I noticed under the section covering Close Combat
> > you decided to stay with pinning by size. I like
> > this rule. I did notice that skimmers are now a
> > different size class than normal infantry/vehicles.
> >
> > 1. Titans/Praetorians
> > 2. Super Heavy Vehicles/Knights
> > 3. All other vehicles/Troop Stands
> > 4. Skimmers
> >
> > Since skimmers are now considered to be smaller
> > than infantry stands and tanks, it appears as
> > though they can no longer pin ANY unit, except
> > other skimmers. Was this the intention of the rule?
>
> No skimmers can normally pin the categories of all other vehicles and
troops
> stands, but all other vehicles and troops stands can not pin it. Meaning a
> jet bike can pin a rhino or tactical stand with no problem but the rhino
and
> tactical stand can not pin the jet bike. Skimmers are pinned by other
> skimmers. The sentence preceding this rule is mislewading (another thing
to
> change). The skimmer category is at the end but not becuase its the
smallest
> but because its apart from other classes.
>
> In summary only a skimmer can pin a skimmer and a skimmer can pin other
> vehicle and infantry types but can not pin the really big models from
other
> categories no can they pin a skimmer (unless they happen to be a skimmer
> too, note a tempest is super heavy and skimmer meaning there isnt much too
> pin that particulat vehicle).
>
> > It seems to me, that running away from skimmers
> > would be extremely deadly for troops and normal
> > vehicles. Think of how well medieval infantry
> > did when they tried to disengage from Cavalry.
>
> You are right and that what was reflected. In essence the skimmers form
> their own category inside the other vehicles and infantry category, able
to
> pin but not be pinned. .
>
> Peter
>
>
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