Re: [Epic] Drop Pods

From: Spatula <shupes_at_...>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 13:11:15 -0500

> From: Brett Hollindale <agro_at_...>
>
> Another few questions on drop pods...
>
> Can you take Spare Marine Scouts in Drop Pods?
>
> It says that the the pods "replace a companies rhinos" and while the scouts
> do have a (single) rhino (the commander's) to replace, aren't the drop pods
> _free_ because you have already paid for transports (for the whole company)
> - that transport being "the company's rhinos" that you are "replacing"?

        But remember that marines that lose their rhinos get the
additional benefit of keeping their breakpoint; ie you stick a tac
company of 19 stands in drop pods and they have a break point of
15? I think. Not something to laugh at. Whereas the scounts don't
have any rhinos to lose, but on the other hand their break point
stays the same (and they lose the special slot that could have
been used for a medic/inquisitor/titan/whatever).

> Do people allow artillery to barrage multiple drop pods with every shot as
> they fall?

        I'm pretty sure it says in the description of the drop pods
(and myetic spores) that barrage weapons could not be brought to
bear against them time to shoot.

Scott
shupes_at_...
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