Re: [NetEpic ML] A little math on titan CC

From: Mike <slannesh_at_...>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:24:12 -0000

--- In netepic_at_egroups.com, "Mike " <slannesh_at_h...> wrote:
Argh. Silly thing deleted all my text last time.

Looking at the proposed rules I think that Titans are still getting
the short end of the stick when being swarmed.

Looking at all the examples given the titan is getting almost a
guarenteed death in all of the examples except the doubling CAF and
saving throw by the 10 Techguard stands.

In each of these examples the only detachment that even comes close
to
costing the same as the titan are the Exarchs...

I know that not all titans are designed to be CC monsters... but
honestly, they should be. All of the fluff i've read talks about how
Titans are the lords of the battlefield. why the heck would anyone
even THINK about taking a titan knowing that it's going to die the
first decent sized detachment that swarms it? I've always thought
that
infantry taking down titans in CC was just silly... if they're so
vulnerable to infantry swarms why don't they have better defence?

I know a lot of people are going to disagree but what I propose is
this:
Double all titans CAF this includes any CC weapons as well.
Furthermore, for less than Knight class models, don't allow more to
attack the titan in CC than you can touch to it's feet, on a plastic
warlord I belive this is 7 infantry stands. Knight or larger can
attack with as many models as can touch the base of the titan.

This makes titans really tough in CC True.. but they're all on the
same level with each other. Titans can always be taken down by
equivalent titans...

In addition they are no tougher than they've always been to weapons
fire. The end result is, if you want to kill a titan, assault it with
some of those expensive knights, another titan or just shoot it till
it falls down from all the extra weight in lead.

Flame away!
Mike
Received on Mon Apr 17 2000 - 00:24:12 UTC