Re: [Epic] Ork Captured Vehicles

From: Ryan Murphy <murphy_at_...>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 02:06:35 -0400

Who are you and how did you get my email addy? I think you have me confused with someone elses.
Sorry. murphy_at_... is mine and I have no idea who you are.

Chris Pinson wrote:

> We've had this discussion before and after thinking about it a bit more and
> talking to Alun I am not happy with Orks taking vehicles from other races.
> After all, if you wan't land raiders then you should be playing Marines. If
> orks captured some Land Raiders then they would no longer have many of the
> marine features (such as AT) after all, the orks like big shooty guns, loud
> noises etc. To me, an ork converted land raider would probably be ...
>
> Ork Land Raider.
> Move: 25 (to represent tinkering with the engine)
> Range: 30 (maybe 45)
> Firepower: 2 (Lascannons would be too subtle for orks)
> Assault: 1
> Armour: 5 (Maybe 6)
> Notes: Transport (2)
> Points: Dunno, run it through the points formula which was floating around.
>
> There is very little chance that vehicles captured would be in good
> condition and they would be modified to make them 'better" (read, orky).
>
> If you wanted to keep the original features (maybe a Mekboy admires
> imperial technology) then you would have to have some sort of breakdown
> roll (like Harlequin vehicles for 40K) to represent Ork repairs.
>
> Any thoughts.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Mosqueira [SMTP:effigy_at_...]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 1997 2:04 PM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] Ork Captured Vehicles
>
> >
> > Does anyone have suggestions for some rules to cover Orks using capture
> vehicles. Chris Pinson and I have disscussed it briefly. It seems generally
> accepted in all the fluff that it is a common practice amongst orks and the
> photos of GW staffs own Ork armies in WD 212 seem to support this.
> > In particular I want to Orkify a couple of Land Raiders ( I hate Land
> Raiders, but if you cann't beat'm join'm :) )
> > We have considered things like reducing/increasing range/speed, lossing 1
> A/T gun but gaining 1 FP for a orc weapon fitted in its place. Breakdowns,
> increased points costs, whatever ...
> >
> > Any Suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Alun
>
> My take is that a captured vehicle is a battle wagon by another name...
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