Re: [Epic] Unrealistic Close Assault

From: James Nugent <jnug1453_at_...>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 10:41:35 +0000

> A Fate Card won't prevent the situation I described : if you
attack
> > detachement by engaging only one unit (for example Guardians) which is
> > at more than 15cm of its whole formation, you can make the detachment
> > retreat with only two units (for example two Berserkers).
>
> A fate card may help, but good deployment will prevent the situation.
> If you have a big detachment, there should never be the opportunity for
> an overwhelming attack on just one unit. If you make sure that three
> units are within 15cm of every other unit, the most the enemy can
> reasonably get on a doubled-up assault on one unit is 3:1 or a +2
> modifier which can be countered with fate cards. A denser deployment
> will prevent anything over 2:1 and should generally deter such silly
> assaults.

Except with a dense or even reasonalby dense deployment you get
massacred by artillary. Which sucks if you don't have any to shoot
back. (Darn eldar, need weapons capable of killing things.)


        -j
Received on Wed Jan 07 1998 - 10:41:35 UTC