Sv: [NetEpic ML] Dreadnaughts, Ravenwing, Scythes of the Emperor

From: <eivind.borgeteien_at_...>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 7:40:27 +0200

I do agree on the dreadnoughts. Our group has made it a houserule that dreads move 15 cm.

Eivind
>
> Fra: "Tom Webb" <Webbsoft_at_...>
> Dato: 2001/07/24 Tue PM 04:07:02 CEST
> Til: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Emne: [NetEpic ML] Dreadnaughts, Ravenwing, Scythes of the Emperor
>
> Hi,
>
> Just finished playing a game for the EZine, during the battle I took
> a detachment of Punisher Dreadnaughts to test them out having heard the
> various complaints on the mailing list.
>
> The game only lasted 2 turns as unfortunatly we racked up the VP's
> pretty quick, the Dreads were too slow to make any difference within that
> time, however they would have probably been of more use in Turn 3. They
> never got into range despite an attack on their flank, they might have been
> in range had our devestator detachment not been so effective (in one fire
> phase they wiped out a Land Raider detachment on their own).
>
> I think the Dreadnaughts move should be increased to 15cms, the
> extra 5cms would have enabled us to have brought them into the conflict as
> it was they were ineffective.
>
> The Ravenwing was deadly, I will definatly take it again in future
> battles. I thought it odd though that its command unit was an infantry HQ
> unit with a Rhino. Why not have an optional special card which can only be
> used with the Ravenwing called the 'Master of the Ravenwing' basically a HQ
> unit mounted on a bike or a land speeder. Give it a high CAF, morale bonus
> within 10cms, replaces the normal HQ unit and cost an extra 50 points.
>
> My opponent was interested in fielding a unit known as the Scythes
> of the Emperor, it is a special card with a thunderhawk and 5 terminator
> stands. It costs 250 points, will there be a version in NetEpic. Personally
> I think it's price should be raised, but I wouldn't object against playing
> him with it.
>
> One rules question for you, when a detachment is loaded into a
> Thunderhawk, what happens to the rhinos? Are they loaded to or are they left
> behind and become exempt from squad co-herency? Just asking because our
> opponent used a Thunderhawk with a detachment of Veterans onboard the Rhinos
> were left behind and I felt it was odd.
>
> Tom.
>
>


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