Re: [Epic] Hero of the Day

From: Mark A Shieh <SHODAN+_at_...>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 15:00:36 -0400 (EDT)

"Miller, Chris" <CMiller_at_...> writes:
> In 40K they are nothing more than a big target for anyone
> with a lascannon,as whatever is inside is bound to be far more
> effective than the Rhino itself, and harder to kill, too. Think
> of the M113 in the modern army and you have it - it's a
> battle taxi and that's it. Given numbers and close proximity,
> they can do something such as close support and the CC kills
> mentioned above, which reflects their value in 40K: A Ram
> is about the only threatening attack they can make.

        But they're also only 50 points, I think. From what I hear,
if you slap Ablative armor on a Rhino and put it in front of your Land
Raider/Predator/something useful, it is pretty much guaranteed to soak
up the first two Lascannons that are fired, since you have to shoot at
the closest target.

Mark
Received on Thu Aug 07 1997 - 19:00:36 UTC