>From: "dardman" <dardman_at_...>
>Reply-To: netepic_at_egroups.com
>To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] silly question?
>Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 07:19:45 -0400
>
>These rules are not "cheezie" but the rules. Cannon fodder is used to soak
>up damage and cause valuable units to waste their time and firepower on
>them. So if I charge your command units with my rhinos you better fire at
>them unless you aren't pinned by them because you will lose your shots.
>Tactics and strategy.
>Darius
>
OK, OK, but just imagine four terminator stands vs four gretchin stands
charging into CC.
Twenty cold-blooded elite veteran marines in terminator-one-inch-thick
armour forced to waste their twenty sustained fire bolters (not to say
assault cannons and cyclone launchers) because a pack of stupid greenies who
can't tie their shoes by themselves come shouting, ready to die with their
4+ Morale ( or should I point 5+ ? I remember gretchins being stupid and
insanly coward not suicidal fanatics ).
Under old rules, there was also a very common tactic with SM. You dropped
your troops behind enemy lines with gunshps, and if gunships survived next
turn, they could be used to pin vehicles by the rear side so they couldn't
fire at all: you loose 1 VP he wastes all his firing dice and becomes a
sitting duck ready to be fryed in Advance fire. Cheezie, huh?
That's not fair at all. If rules are not Ok they should be changed.
And yes, those were very extreme examples, but think about it.
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Received on Fri Jun 16 2000 - 12:07:05 UTC