RE: [Epic] marine chapters (was: Orks with LandRaiders)

From: Tyler Provick <bprovick_at_...>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 13:06:21 -0400

>I have a question about Supreme Commanders. You don't use them? I
>thought they were required (I know there is no one over my head with a
>club ***&&^*^%* oww!). The problem I have with the Supreme Commander
>is that you are allowed to target his tiny detachment regardless of
>what detachments are in front of him.
>
>Picture if you will a detachment of 2 LR, 2 Wolfguard Term (I play
>SW), 4 Rhinos, and 8 Grey Hunters in front of a Supreme Commander, His
>LR, and 3 Atk Bikes (my Cmd Squad).
>The Chaos Spawn (well he is you know) is allowed to fire at the
>Supreme Commander det because detachments do not block line of sight
>};^'( If he rolls a single 6, he is allowed to target the Supreme
>Commander's Land Raider. How is the Supreme Commander Detachment
>supposed to survive. We have been reduced to having the Supreme
>Commander detachment consisting a sole CMD stand riding in another
>detachments Land Raider. Using the rule that a detachment consisting
>of all Inf can be transported by another detachment. We don't like
>it, but the only alternative is not to bring a supreme commander.
>
I thought that the only purpose of the rule for detachments not blocking
line of sight was that detachments don't block other detachments in their
armies line of sight. The example given was that the detachment inbetween
the shooting detachment and its target ducks and covers to avoid getting an
Anti Tank shot in the back of the head.

I am pretty sure that you still have to target the closest detachment, and
all a SHW allows you to do is to target individual models in the closest
detachment. Correct me if I'm wrong

Tyler
Received on Wed Sep 03 1997 - 17:06:21 UTC