First, I'd like to thank Erik for his comments; he has obviously
thought them out well.
---"Erik K. Rutins" wrote:
>
<snip>
> Boy, you guys love big detachments! I'm a bit surprised he didn't
take
> a Mycetic Swarm to drop on your rear areas. Those big Tyranid
> detachments are terrifying, but I think a small dropped swarm would
have
> done wonders for his survival.
>
<snip>
Well, it was this guy's first game, so we kept it simple (no mycetic
spores). However, in the future I don't think my Guard will be so
lucky.....
<snip>
>
> > The Tyranids fired first in the shooting phase, bringing an
"orbital
> > barrage" down upon the Guard supreme commander detachment, killing
the
> > Colonel - Goop! And so the Imperial Guard commander was killed
with
> > the first shot of the battle!...
>
> So the whole Supreme Commander detachment was wiped out by the one
> barrage? Pretty impressive.
>
<snip>
Well, I had (somehow) managed to have the Colonel IN FRONT of his
bodyguard, so he took the first hit, and failed his save etc...
<snip>
> > the Destructor won the combat and proceeded to kill both the
> > Dominatrix and the Hierophant assaulting it (due to its CC
weapons).
>
> That has to be one of the most impressive things I've ever heard of
> involving a Warlord Titan. Well done, my condolences to the Hive
Mind.
>
<snip>
Yeah... pretty lucky. Me being an old epic player, I was a little
shocked when the Destructor won and automatically killed both
opponents just for having a chainfist. Seemed a little unfair to
me....
<snip>
> > charged a Hive Tyrant from the Tyranid Infantry detachment who was
> > within range, and subsequently destroyed it, forcing the
detachment to
> > retreat and take another 5 blast markers.
>
> If you really only had the one Hive Tyrant in contact, you could only
> have inflicted one blast marker. Can't inflict more blast markers
than
> enemy units in contact, even if you roll more.
>
<snip>
Really? I didn't know that. Thanks for bringing it up, as it will
make a difference in the future.
<snip>
> Regards,
>
> - Erik
>
Again, thanks for your comments,
Christian
===
"90cm is short ranged?!? ...you must be an IG player."
Scott Shupe, 25/7/97
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