Re: [Epic] GW's ideas (was: Modeling and the game)

From: Colen 'Not Colin' McAlister <colen_at_...>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 16:29:20 +0000

"Larry \"Liquid\" Plummer" <liquid_at_...> came forth and spoke
thusly:
>I remember reading in one of the books that came with the game about how if
>you have models of destroyed vehicles that potentially you can use them as
>cover. That's an idea that would make the battle all the more realistic. I
>mean heck, there are STILL wrecked planes and vehicles littered all over the
>world from wars. They didn't "leave the table." 8')
>
>Wait, I found it. in the battles book they suggest that when a vehicle is
>hit, roll a d6 to see if the vehicle is blown to oblivion(roll of 1-3) or
>just into a burning worthless wreck (roll of 4-6). In the event of a
>wreck-roll, the vehicle blocks movement until it is pushed aside by another,
>larger vehicle. I guess that's why most of GW's tanks come with plow blades.

Sort of... in 40K a ram bar (the 'plow blade' to which you refer) gives
a bonus to your armour penetration and a penalty to your enemy when you
ram something, e.g. a building. All Imperial vehicles come with one,
which you can stick on if you want.

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