--- In netepic_at_y..., peter cornwell <petecorn_at_o...> wrote:
> I know they have a good close assault factor - but in theory - why
would
> you waste a valuable Thunderhawk transporting troops
> who are already fast moving? It surely makes more sense to get them
to
> the area in Rhinos and then they can hop into place on their own.
You
> can save the Thunderhawks to get slow moving troops to a part of
> the battle that they couldn't otherwise get to. Points wise you've
already
> paid extra for the Assault marines movement - why not use it. One
of the
> reasons other troops aren't more expensive is because they move
slower.
> Get them to the right place straight away in a Thunderhawk and it's
like
> getting extra movement points for free.
>
> BTW if the Thunderhawks are full of Assault marines - how do the
> Dreadnoughts get to the battle? They can't fly by themselves -
maybe they
> CAN fit in Rhinos?
>
> Peter Cornwell
Nope, they can't. SM Thunderhawks, apart for NetEpic, can transport
much more than 10 measly Assault Marines...
And the same 10 assault marines do not fit into a single rhino.
Received on Fri Jun 28 2002 - 16:21:01 UTC