Re: [Epic] Interesting Orky Tactic...

From: David Lado <lado_at_...>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 15:29:08 -0400 (EDT)

>Det. 1: Shooty Boyz, Big Gunz, Pulsas, etc
>Det. 2: Kult of Speed with enough battlewagons to carry Det. 1 and assorted
>other stuff to taste (speedstas, buggies, bikez, etc)
>
>Det. 1 Starts the game loaded into Det.2's wagons. Det. 2 is given assault
>orders.
>Movement: Det. 2 moves up 25 cm, deposits shooty boyz in ruins/building/cover.
>Shooting: Shooty boyz shoot
>Assault: Wagons move up and cause havoc with anything nearby.
>
>A few questions:
>
>1. Could I put Det.1 (the shooterz) on Overwatch orders? The rules say that
>the Orks being tranported may not move.

Yes, it is perfectly legal. Any army can do it actually, it's just a
little easier for orks, because they don't pay the movement penelty. So
they can load and unload on overwatch (other races can only do one).

>2. Probably asking for some cheese-bashing, but could the wagons detachment
>pick-up the shooterz in the assault phase and wisk them away to safety?

Sure can. It's the orky version of the Whitescar hoek.

David
Received on Tue Aug 05 1997 - 19:29:08 UTC