Hi!
<grin> I'll give you a hint, I'll play chaos, its easier to disrupt it this
way...
Thats all I'll say for now...
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "hellreich" <hellreich_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Fighting against Chaos; Supporting CC
>
> 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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