Re: [Epic] Mega-Gargant Close Combat Weapon & Speedsta Lifta Droppa

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:50:47 -0700

Dirk Vormann wrote:
>
> > The Close Combat Weapon of the Mega-Gargant has a range of 0 and a FP of
> > (1), while all Close Combat Weapons of other Gargants/Titans have a range of
> > 30cm and a FP 4... Are the stats of the Mega-Gargant's CCW a misprint ?
> consider: the Mega has a lot of FP anyway. Perhaps it does not need the
> extra FP?
>
> > Am I correct in assuming that the Speedsta with Lifta Droppa (38 pts) has a
> > 33% chance of destroying _undamaged_ Heavy Tanks(110 pts)/ Engines of
> > Vaul(110 pts)/ Battlefortresses(85 pts)/ Subjugators(160 pts)/ Questors(135
> > pts) and Warhounds(200 pts)/ Revenants(185 pts) with _fully functional_
> > void/holofields ?
> Do not have my Rulebook/Armies Book here, but the Lifta Droppa hits
> anything if rolling over the current Damage Capacity, instantly killing
> it. I guess your interpretation is not completely correct. Void shields do
> not save, but holofields protect against everything exept automatic
> catastrophic damage from cc weapons, even the lifta droppa.
>
> DV

Actually, the void shield should be knocked down like anything else. The
lifta droppa rules say nothing about automatically penetrating them, so
unless something official comes out, normal hit rules apply.

Thane
Received on Mon Dec 15 1997 - 05:50:47 UTC