For IG their detachments need to be cohearent
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Wolf <MasterDanielWolf_at_...>
To: NETEPIC____ <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:26 PM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Command Range of HQ's and Formation Rule of
Detachments
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Ramos" <primarch_at_...>
> To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 1:03 AM
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] RE: [Net Epic ML] [Question of an Net Epic Newbie]
> Snap Fire and Command Range of HQ's
>
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > here are my first questions for NetEpic:
> >
> > When can i do snapfire and wich units can do it?
> > - must my detachments on first fire orders to fire a snapshot at enemy
> > models in the movement phase (can they also fire later in the first fire
> > phase, or can they just fire once??):
> >
> >> You may snap fire at any point during a opponents move, note the key
word
> is
> >> MOVE, you cannot fire at stationary targets, only those that are
moving.
> You
> >> stop the opponent at the most advantageous part of the move for you to
> shoot
> >> and you shoot at a -1 modifier. Only units on first fire may snap fire.
>
> What is the advantage of snap fire? I don't understand what it is good for
> too fire at your opponent whiel he's moving (beside the case you can SEE
him
> while he's moving and can't SEE (+SHOT) him anymore when he moved his
> detachment)
>
>
> [snip]
>
> > The next one is:
> >
> > What is the command range for company HQ's?
> > - are these 25cm, within all detachments (or just one model of a
> detachment)
> > must be?
> > - for what are HQ's units also good for (beside just being good fighting
> > models)?
> >
> > Only Imperial Guard need the HQ's within a certain distance to be able
to
> > issue orders, HQ's from other armies need not be within any set
distance.
> > There was some talk to remedy this but nothing conclusive ever came of
it.
>
> mmhhh interesting point of view....
>
> I understood the formation rule of NetEpic and Space Marine/Titan Legions
in
> this way:
>
> 100% ok formation rule (proved by a rule-text) :-) :
> - models in a detachment (e.g. 6 Tactical stands and 3 Rhinos) can be up
to
> 6cm away from the next model
>
> - different detachments of a company have no unit coherency (NetEpic Core
> Rules p.10; and i think somewhere in the TL rulebook)
>
> unknow formation rule / how i played it :-) :
> - at least one model of a detachment of a company and support detachments
> need to be within 25cm of an HQ to be given orders (we played SM/TL always
> this; i can't find any phrase in the original rulebooks or in the NetEpic
> rules which support that....);
> hmmm this one seems to be a little complicated.... maybe anyone can help
me;
> It could also be that this rule "evolved" this way in our gaming group,
> because we confounded it with the 25cm command range rule of the Imperial
> Guard.
>
>
> Until we meet again
> Dan
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