LOL, yes this should be a good one, will make a nice Space Wolf vs what
ever Peter is playing battle report.
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Fighting against Chaos; Supporting CC
>
> 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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