Hmmm... but to see a demonstration of how ineffective infantry is check out
the battle report in Incoming #7.
An entire detachment of veterans including a thunderhawk was butchered by a
Reaver.
<jyrki.saari_at_...> on 27/03/2002 13:34:27
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> ok, but consider that (i.e. Exarchs) you must use a 400 pts
> Special card (4
> point victory) to "try" to kill a single titan (a river cost 500 pts).
> I remember times (TL epoch) when you'll had to go directly
> around Titan's
> foot and not just touching the base (at least for non skimmer
> units), in
> this way is very difficult to kill a titan, we still use this
> rule in our
> Epic Games and it works quite well.
> I think that some "stomping" rule for titans against non
> titan units could
> be useful, e.g you can try to stomp non-titan units befor CC
> take place, in
> 5+ (or 3+ infantry, 4+ veichles, 5+ SH) if hit is scored you
> kill the unit
> and no ST is taken, you can stomp other units unless you roll
> less than 5+
> (or whatever for each class)
> In this way you make the oppenent think twice before go in CC
> with a Titan,
> make possible (lucky star) to engage a titan, and you have something
> similar to what could really happen in this situation (Die!
> stupid little
> cockroach! ... splat...) :o)
>
But IIRC this isn't much different from the current titan defence system
rules.
Personally, however, I like it. I don't mind Titans being next to
impossible to kill by infanftry. Just picture trying to stop a walking
fortress by a bundle of grenades or whatever the poor bloody footsloggers
have.
>
[snap]
>
>
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