Re: [NetEpic ML] Digest Number 2047

From: slideman567 <slideman567_at_...>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:54:15 -0000

Nid Biotitans are hard for ANY army to deal with!!!! I ignore them
and concentrate on taking out Nid troops and commanders.

You are right about Squats and CC titans. However, that is what
Thunderers are for! Have the Thunderers strip the shields, then go
in with the Cyclops big gun! I took down many Chaos CC titans that
way!



--- In netepic_at_yahoogroups.com, Bruce Scott <B.Scott@...> wrote:
>
> The Stunties are getting a bit of a run around here too.
Personally, I've
> never been a fan of the Land Train....a) because it is super badly
out of
> scale, and b) because it is far more vulnerable to close assault
than the
> Squat praetorians. The Goliaths also are an overrated unit IMO.
I've
> taken the full company of them twice in recent games and they have
never
> even gone close to paying for themselves. I think one game they
didn't
> kill a single thing....in 5 turns! The Grand Battery is also junk.
Pretty
> much everything else is excellent!
>
> Major problem for the Squats in NetEpic is their total inability to
deal
> with Titans other than with firepower. A speedy close combat
orientated
> Titan can really ruin your Colossus/Cyclops/Behemoths' day. In
> particular, the 'Nid Bio Titans are very hard for Squats to deal
with.
>
>
> Posted by: "slideman567" slideman567_at_... slideman567
> Thu Aug 2, 2007 9:19 pm (PST)
> I LOVE playing the Squats as they are my toughest army! I have only
> lost once with them on a day when the dice gods were not with me.
>
> The Squats have two main advantages, artillery and toughness. Take
> as much artillery as you can, especially a Goliath Mega Cannon
> Company and blast the hell out of everything. Not only do they have
> massive amounts of artillery, but they do serious damage. Second,
> they are tough as it takes the loss of about 75% of the models to
> break a company.
>
> Tactics - Use artillery as much as you can. Use the bike company
> detachments to grab objectives. Park the gyros behind some cover
and
> use them as aerial support with pop up attacks. And get some
> Thunderers parked high in a building - they rock with range and
> damage modifiers.
>
> Good luck - let us know how it goes.
>
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