[NetEpic ML] Re: [v5.0] New Imperial units

From: antichrist666it <seimejote_at_...>
Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 09:33:51 -0000

--- In netepic_at_y..., "Millett, George" <George.Millett_at_b...> wrote:
>
> > Myself, I think that two units should be considered for addition.
> > 1) Marine bike company. I find it quite ridiculous that IG has
> these but marines don't. My suggestion of a marine bike company is
2
> detachments of bikes, one detachment of attack bikes and one bike
> stand HQ.
>
> 1 - Imperial Guard should NOT have a Bike Company.
> 2 - The only SM Chapters that should have a Bike Company are Dark
> Angels and White Scars, leave the others without.
>
> IMHO, obviously :
>
> Disagree with IG having them removed as per an earlier post I put
on the
> list SM chapters are all pretty much the same with very few changes
between
> them whilst IG change radically across the galaxy to adapt to the
changing
> situations thrown up and the tendencies of the worlds that they
were raised
> from.

Where you read it? In my mind IG it's the exact opposite...

>
> > 2) Eivind's AA vehicle. Again it is strange that a mobile strike
> force should have stationary AA pieces while IG has mobile ones.
>
> Yep, it should be in.
>
> How about something slightly radical. Since Fliers will be optional
and
> Advanced anyway why not add the AA ability to the Standard
Whirlwind instead
> of adding a new unit. I'm not entirely sure but I think this is the
method
> that GW used in Titan legions to give Marines a mobile AA. It also
makes a
> bit more sense, to me at least, that the space marines would have a
dual
> purpose AA and Artillery piece rather than 2 separate vehicles that
are
> almost identical that do 2 different jobs

Too versatile to be an SM Artillery, IMHO...
Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 09:33:51 UTC