Re: [NetEpic ML] Fighting against Chaos; Supporting CC

From: Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:31:51 -0400

Hi!

Drop pods are a major pain for most players to deal with since they can land
anywhere and disrupt the battle line. Only detachment s as mentioned need
maintain coherency and the drop pods can be dropped over a wide area,
remeber that coherency is an issue IF you move if you stay in the same place
after deployment you need not reorganize. The most daring use of drop pods I
have seen was dropping a devastator company, very risky but if you land them
away from immediate close combat reprisals the payoff is enormous, remember
they get the -2 armor save modifier from shooting from behind plus their -1
for a total of -3, just imagine 32 attack dice at -3!

Of course there are ways to squelch drop pods but I will reserve that until
after me and Ed play in September since I dont want to blow any
secrets..<grin>

Peter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelvin" <kx.henderson_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Fighting against Chaos; Supporting CC


>
> At 03:53 PM 8/30/00 -0400, hellreich wrote:
>
> > > When using Drop Pods, you buy the Company card, then the Drop Pod
Special
> > > Card for them. They lose the Rhinos and are placed in the Drop Pods.
> >Yes,
> > > you can then disperse them on the battlefield, but remember that a
> > > detachment still needs to maintain squad coherency distance once they
> > > land. So if you drop half of an Assault Squad on you left flank and
they
> > > other half on the right flank, they'll have to spend the majority of
the
> > > battle making their way toward each other to get into coherency
> > > distance. Best to drop them close together for coherency plus you get
the
> > > benefit of numbers. Drop Pods are devastating if used properly.
>
> >UUHHMMM you can split the company into seprate detachments this is
allowed,
> >the only cohearancey is the detachments. Not the whole company, so it is
> >fine to have half dropped on one side and the other half dropped on the
> >other. with no worries of having to be cohearante.
>
> This is exactly what I said. I you look closely at the paragraph I am
> talking about Detachments/squads, NOT companies. My SUGGESTION to drop
all
> the company together was merely a tactical suggestion so players can
> overwhelm, their enemy with weight of numbers.
>
>
> -Kelvin....
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