What about the titans weaponry? Vehicles with bolters are able
to fire at charging inf regardless if they're on FF or AF. Shouldn't
Titans be able to use their non-barrage weapons at charging
inf?
Rune
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike [mailto:slannesh_at_...]
Sent: 2000-04-12 20:46
To: netepic_at_egroups.com
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Titan Close Combat
--- In netepic_at_egroups.com, "Luca Lettieri" <magnus_at_i...>
wrote:
> Well... I'm mainly concerned with the "killability
factor". I've
read
> with some concerns the discussions on the super-duper
Slann Titan,
> but
> as I know absolutely nothing about the Slann I've
refrained from
> making comments. And now this thing about normal titans...
>
> You see, I'd really avoid having mega-units unkillable by
anything
> except a few very specialized units, like what happens in
Some
Other
> Games Which I Won't Mention Here. Basically I don't want
Netepic
> falling in the old "rock-scissors-paper" trap.
>
> Mind you, we're still a long way from that situation. But
I find
this
> trend disturbing. And anyway, I don't understand why a
whole
infantry
> company assaulting a Titan should get slaughtered. Lots of
them,
> sure,
> but all of them? Hardly. Especially if someone manages to
insert
that
> grenade in the leg joints... and what if the very first
wave
manages
> to do exactly that? I'd imagine most of the company would
emerge
> unscated. Unlikely, but possible...
>
>
> Luca Lettieri
I guess it all comes down to the problem that arose in Space
Marine
with infantry killing titans... you take a T-hawk with
assault troops
on it... drop 6 of em on a titan... throw in a couple of
whatever you
can find units for cannon fodder... and kill a warlord titan
fitted
for fire support with what? 250 pts worth of units?
The point, I guess, is that Titans are SUPPOSED to be the
kings of
the battlefield. Ruthlessly crushing everything in their
path until
stopped by some other powerful force... I pretty much quit
taking
titans all together because you got way more survivability
out of
normal troops for the points... I mean it's one thing to
have 2 units
of Exarchs or something trying to take down a titan in CC
but at
least that's 800 points of troops trying to take down 900...
but even
then.. they're only infantry... There are lots of ways to
kill titans
but massed infantry swarms shouldn't be one of them... Just
my
opinion of course... but I really look forward to being able
to take
titans again for what they're meant for... anti armour and
fire
support.
Mike
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