Re: [Epic] Heh..new imperial unit:

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 06:57:08 -0400 (EDT)

On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Alan Brain wrote:

> Ken Taborek wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 csalvato_at_... wrote:
>
> > > Human Bombs
> > > Move RNG FP Aslt Arm Notes
> > > 10cm 15cm 1 1 3+ Rampage
>
> > Um, shouldn't they die if they win, too?
>
> The answer to that is no, as their Assault Factor is artificially low.
> This means they will take higher casualties (since they won't win by as
> much) than they should, which simulates going Boom.

I can't agree here, most Guardians and Guardsmen would say that their AF
is great.

>
> Of course the REAL reason is avoidance-of-complexity, but the above
> gives a reasonable rationale for not doing this. I suppose you COULD
> make their assault value 6, and have them die under all circumstances
> (or better still, on a die roll of 2-6, as not all of them are armed),
> but the overall effect would be about the same. Just grossly more
> rigmarolish.

Not all armed? As in bolters? But they _all_ have explosive collars,
right?

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