Re: [NetEpic ML] Transporting chaos troops

From: Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...>
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 21:02:03 -0400

Hi!

Personally I don't have much of a problem with demons and such using
rhinos. I've played against players using many tricks involving rhinos
and demons, it's not much of a boon.

Peter

Darryl Hilbig wrote:

> To my way of thinking, once the vehicle is on the table, the commander
> decides who or what goes into the vehicle, whether it can only be
> purchased
> by a particular troop type or not. The only particular I have that it
> must
> be bought due to the restrictions of the Army List it belongs to.
>
> As to the fact of the different designation of different units (eg
> daemons)
> in different circumstances. If they are designated as Infantry units,
> they
> are infantry units, full stop (or period, for those taught by the US
> education system). The varying other sidelines of designation under
> different curcumstances are used to delineate their movement
> characteristics
> and not their purpose or size.
>
> What it means is that they are infantry sized but they asre restricted to
> the movement/combat benefits and detriments of walkers (using the daemon
> example again).
>
> Yours,
> Darryl, the new chum.
>
>
> Peter Ramos wrote:
> >Page 19 of the most recent chaos book lists what vehicles CSM may attach
> >as support, so others can't use these as transports. Demon engines are
> >another matter though.
>
> >Trygve Bjornstad wrote:
> >>In which case one should be able to transport anything denoted as
> infantry
> >>in a unit with transport capability. Obviously one cannot... Take
> that for
> >>explicit unit descriptions... :o)
>
> Original Message
> >> > If a vehicle can transport anything, it usually explicitly says
> >> > so in the unit description. I cant remember seeing anything about
> >> > in the chaos rules.
>
> >> > > Fra: Trygve Bjornstad <trygve_at_...>
> >> > > I'm okay with that, SM equipment is only for CSM type troops.
> >> > Lets put that
> >> > > in the rules for Chaos 4.2:) But how about daemon engines? Can they
> >> > > transport lesser daemons (infantry type)?
>
> >> > > > From: Peter Ramos [mailto:primarch_at_...]
>
> >> > > > Ah, this one has been revisited many times. If you note the
> list of
> >> > > > "marine" equipment avaialble to CSM the T-hawk is one of
> >> > them, therefore
> >> > > > ONLY CSM can use them. Rhinos' could be restricted equally,
> >> > but cultists
> >> > > > should have access to them, although my incliniation is for
> >> > them to use
> >> > > > chimeras, but rhinos are fine. So in summary ONLY CSM and
> >>cultist can
> >> > > > use rhinos and the T-hawk, ONLY by CSM.
>
> >> > > > trygve_at_... wrote:
> What are the limitations as to what I can put in a
> >>transport (Both
> >> > > > > normal vehicles and daemon engines)? Can everything that
> counts
> >>as
> >> > > > > infantry be transported or are there restrictions?
>
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