Sv: [Epic] Stormblades

From: Jon Nielsen <jon_at_...>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 00:01:02 +0100

Matthew Weyna wrote:
> Let me quote from the description..
> Armed with an awesome array of huge weapons,Stormblades are amongst the
> most pwerful of the Imperiums super-heavy battle tanks. They are
> speciffically designed to give close support to Storm Hammer companies,
> destroying Titans and other super-heavy tanks at short to Medium
> ranges. Their main armament is the huge plasma blastgun, a devastating
> weapon usually mounted on Titans. They also carry two types of misile:
> one Titan killing Hellion missile and a rack of sleek hunter-killer
> missiles. To complete their awesome arsenal, the Stormblades have heavy
> battlecannon on their left sponsons as well as a plethora of close range
> bolters for staving off infantry attacks.
>
> Ok, with that done said, I am trying to convert them over to the E40K
> system (or 41K). So. Its obvious it has a BIG gun, and a BIG missile.
> But, I was thinking of how to adjust the one cannon on the side, and the
> rack of missiles. So here goes. My first attempt at this, so please
> reply all you want....
>
> Stormblade______________
>
> Speed: 10cm before fireing missiles 15cm after
> Armour: 6
> Damage Capacity : 4
> Assault: 3 (This is rather obviously a SUPPORT tank, so one less
> would help represent this)
>
> Main Weapons: PlasmaBlast Gun (as in the book)
> Fire Arc: Front
> Range: 60cm
> FirePower: (1) Deathray. (blah blah)
>
> Secondary Weapons: Sponson Turrent- Left Fir Arc- 2FP Range
> 30cm (Lowering it to one would make it virtually
> useless)
> Side Missile Rack- Multiple Rocket Launcher- same
> as Titans-but only useable once.
> Hellion Missile- Vortex missile. One shot.
>
> Points cost :130 pts. To reflect the extra weapon


Hmmm...
The Stormblades are already i E40K, only they're the same
as Shadowswords. Your idea is great though. The extra weapons
sounds fine, but in E40K all the guns are not representet on the
differet models, think only of the TH, so it might be unfair to allow
the Stormblade the extra weapons? 130 pt. is kinda cheap. A single
Vortex costs 53 pt.! (Deathstrike). I would suggest at least 140 pt.
Others?

What about the Stormhammer? Instead of it being a Baneblade
with a FP of 8, range 45, the Stormhammer could be:
FP 10, range 30, or maby: FP 12, range 15
What about +1 assault?

What do you think?

Jon "The Psyker" Nielsen
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Received on Thu Nov 06 1997 - 23:01:02 UTC