RE: [Epic] [E40K] Battle Report, part III

From: MCLAUGHLIN, RICHARD A. CPT <MCLAUGHLINR_at_...>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 09:30:24 +0200

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From: Chris White[SMTP:chris_at_...]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 1997 8:04 PM
To: space-marine_at_...
Subject: RE: [Epic] [E40K] Battle Report, part III

At 08:06 AM 9/4/97 +0200, you wrote:
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>From: Tyler Provick[SMTP:bprovick_at_...]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 1997 5:20 PM
>To: space-marine_at_...
>Subject: Re: [Epic] [E40K] Battle Report, part III
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>At 02:16 AM 9/3/97 +0100, you wrote:
>>Surely only the infantry get the extra 30cm move for being
>infiltrators and
>>not any transport units that are carrying them?
>>
>></quote>
>>Infiltrators are within command if within 60cm of HQ. They deploy
>outside
>>normal deployment or add +30cm to their first move.
>></quote>
>>
>>I've looked through the armies book and cant find a transport
vehicle
>with
>>the infiltrator ability!!
>>
>>
>He moved the rhinos 25 cm, the scouts got out and moved another 25
cm,
>which
>is legal, but shouldn't be. True, he did spend the movement to get
out
>of
>the rhino, as per the rules, but then he made of move which is
>supposed to
>reflect the fact that the infiltrators where already there, not that
>they
>used a rhino in their turn and "flew" out of their transports.
>
>Tyler
>
>MadMac writes: In the military we would call that following the
>letter of an order but not the spirit or intent. The +30 cm rule for
>infiltrators is there to simulate scouts deployed ahead of the main
>body (probably the night before). While loading up scouts and racing
>forward may be technically legal, it does not follow the intent of
the
>game.
>
>MadMac

        Sorry, I have to disagree. Deploying the Infiltrators up to 30cm
ahead of
the lines/deployment zone is what simulates ( not even simulates: IS
)
being deployed ahead of the main body. The + 30cm move reflects a
highly
mobile force which has rapid deployment capabilities, but is starting
with
the rest of the group.

        It sounds like Allen the Q & A Guy should step in on this one; ask
the
Great Jervis and/or Andy what's up with this. It seems to me that only
the
people who can't take advantage of this think it's cheese. If you
think
it's cheese and you CAN do this super first turn move, then I'll pay
more
attention to what you have to say. Otherwise...

        <Flame On!>


Nickles

MadMac replies,

Oh I can do it. Don't think I'm not going to mess with chaos with the
+30 cm scouts out of a Drop Pod at least once. Like I said, it is
legal after all. (I'm your father Luke, come to the dark side)
 Bwaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaaaaa.

MadMac
Received on Fri Sep 05 1997 - 07:30:24 UTC