Neil R. Thomason wrote:
>
> >> I'd say for movement and the ability to avoid pinning,
> >>they're skimmers,
> >
> >Actually, the rules are quite specific that they are not...
>
> Yes, yes....
>
> A lot of people seem to have jumped on my suggestion that Wave Serpents are
> skimmers. I know perfectly well what the rules say. However, they don't
> specifically say 'The Wave Serpent is NOT a skimmer'. What I'm suggesting
> is that GW made an error of omission, and that, for movement and pinning,
> they should be treated as skimmers. Obviously, no pop-up attacks, though.
>
> Remember, in the 'Renegades' book, there's a picture showing Wave Serpents
> flying quite high, well out of the reach of ground troops.
There's also a picture (I forget where) of assault marines
using their jump packs to disembark a flying THawk - which is
illegal. I think Andy Chambers had said something in the Q&As at
one point that the art does neccessarily jive with the rules.
> To extrapolate, I'd say all Eldar vehicles are skimmers, apart from walkers.
> All skimmers with their own engine, could, IN MY OPINION, qualify for the
> 'can't be pinned' rule.
This from an Eldar player... =) =) =)
Sounds like a fine house rule to me, as long as you increase
the point cost of the WS.
Scott Shupe
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http://www.rpi.edu/~shupes
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Received on Mon Oct 27 1997 - 19:00:32 UTC