So which Marine armies can field them? Just Crusade armies? Or are they
bought using the allies point allocation?
Tom.
>From: jyrki.saari_at_...
>Reply-To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
>To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] Dreadnaughts, Ravenwing, Scythes of the Emperor
>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:08:15 +0300
>
>Nope, Scythes of the Emperor were a whole chapter. After a nice little
>meeting with hive fleet Kraken they were reduced to a mere company. They
>hate tyranids and the card represents a special anti-tyranid strike force.
>The unit was in a WD along with Kreuger's heroes and Blood Slaughterers
>
>
>Jyrki Saari
>
>-There is no such thing as free lunch because eating takes time and time is
>money.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ext nils.saugen_at_... [mailto:nils.saugen@...]
>Sent: 25. July 2001 10:05
>To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] Dreadnaughts, Ravenwing, Scythes of the Emperor
>
>
>Hi,
>
>Dreadnoughts with an increased move 5cm is an interesting thought we've, as
>Eivind said, tried this for quite some time. However, I think you'll seldom
>field the dreadnoughts anyway. I have a hard time finding any real use for
>them.
>
>You got to remember that the Scytes of the Emperor is an Imperial Fists
>unit! You shouldn't be able to field that if you ar playing with a Dark
>Angles Army.
>
>Nils
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Webb [mailto:Webbsoft_at_...]
>Sent: 24. juli 2001 17:07
>To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [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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