Hi!
Hmmm.great info, thanks!
I guess we can make the Medusa some real "fortifications" destroyer or
anti-tank vehicle with a low save since its open toped. Sorta reminds
you or a German "Marder" or "Wespe". Big gun low protection. The prime
mover reminds me of those "stalinetz" recovery vehicles, great for the
PDF who have a lot of static artillery.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: MrganKys_at_... [mailto:MrganKys_at_...]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 5:21 PM
To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] New Forgeworld figures
In a message dated 6/20/2002 1:27:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
primarch_at_... writes:
Hi!
Got the names wrong. The medusa is the variant bombard and the Trojan is
the chimera chassis with the gun on top.
I'm sure the Trojan will get its own rules, but what about the Medusa?
Just use it as a bombard or another artillery piece?
Peter
<<delurking>>
Well I have the Imperial Armor book which covers the two mentioned
vehicles.
The Medusa is a direct fire unit, an assault gun on the cheap. It's job
is to reduce fortification walls. Not common and normally only carted
out for seige warfare and to breach fortification lines. After the
breach is made they rumble up with the infantry to level buildings in
the urban fight. Somewhat dangerous though given the gun crew only has
a gun shield for protection. The seige gun has stats equivilent to the
Demolisher Cannon expect with half-again the range.
The Trojan is a prime mover. That's actually not a gun on the back deck
but a small crane. They're used as armored cargo haulers and to tow
artillery. There is also an armored recovery variant called Atlas.
Other interesting Forgeworld AFVs include:
-Landraider Helios: Landraider with an artillery rocket launcher on the
rear deck; same launcher as is used on the Forgeworld variant Whirlwind.
-Landraider Prometheus: C4I Landraider with extensive communications
gear. Las-cannon are replaced with four heavy bolters per sponson.
-Stormsword: A field mod to Shadowswords that have lost their Volcano
Cannon. Main gun is replaced with a massive seige gun and is used for
bunker busting and spearheading assaults into cities. From the look of
the model, another modification includes a heavy flamer in the each
small turret over the twin-heavy bolter sponsons.
-Thunderer Seige Tank: another field mod, this for Destroyer tank
hunters that have lost their anti-armor laser. Laser is pulled for a
Demolisher Cannon.
Morgan Keyes
Win the Mind, Win the Day
Airborne All the Way
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