Re: [Epic] Q&A (&Tactics) pages updates

From: Chris White <chris_at_...>
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 12:50:11 -0700

At 12:51 PM 9/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Sean A. Upchurch wrote:
><snip>
>
>> So you want a bunch of little detachments. You want them to have 5-7
>> FP. You
>> want to minimize the cost so you can get many of them and also so that
>> you
>> don't lose too much morale when they fall. This is a situation
>> tailor-made
>> for the Guard Tactical Detachment. Due the the "hose job" GW did to
>> the HQ
>> stands you never want more than 1 in a detachment anyway. Since you
>> pay the
>> detachment surcharge for each extra one you might as well make them
>> totally
>> separate detachments. Limiting the main force to 3 plays right into
>> your keep
>> it small plan. Your chimera are even cheap *and* supplement with
>> firepower
>> which is good since mechanizing this force puts the "assault break"
>> even
>> further from the guns they are defending.
>>
>> Line Detachment 2M (7FP, Mechanized, 88pts)
>> HQ w/chimera, Tac Squad w/chimera, Heavy Squad
>> options:
>> add psyker (2MP) +10pts
>> add Hellhound (2MF) +12 <-- still only 2 morale!
>>
>> Line Detachment 3M (8FP, 2 Anti-Tank, Mechanized, 145pts)
>> HQ w/chimera,captain
>> 2x Heavy Squad w/chimera, commissar
>> 2x Support Weapon [all troop units have SAVE]
>> options:
>> replace Support Weapon w/Hellhound (3MF) -1pts
>>
>
>The TO&E Army Concept, in actual use...
>
>
        <snip Geek code...>

        Okay, what's TO&E?


Nickles
Received on Fri Sep 05 1997 - 19:50:11 UTC