Re: [Epic] Rough Riders

From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 13:58:10 -0600

Scott Shupe wrote:

> J. Michael Looney wrote:
> >
> > The stats line for SM bikers is:
> > 35 cm 15 cm 1 2 4+
> > The stats for RR is (after adjustments for Cav and Assault)
> > 20 cm 15 cm 1 2 4+
> >
> > This means that in the case of scouting units for the Imperial forces, the better
> > detachment (SM Bikes) is cheaper.
>
> Hmmm... I was about to say something about how the RRs get
> to move farther when assaulting, but their speed only gets bumped
> up to a whopping 30cm, which is still slower than the bikes. Oh
> well.
>
> The interesting thing is that even if you remove the extra
> +50 points the IG det. is paying, 12 RRs are still more expensive
> than 12 SM bikes (148 vs 145, assuming the calculations in your post
> were correct), and they're not as good.
>

For reasons that don't make a lot of sense, an IG Rough Rider grunt cost 10 points
A RR command cost 32 + 4 pts, so the extra 3 point if for the command units costing 11
+ 25, not 10 + 25

Unless you are doing "flavour units", which I happen to like to do, RR vs SM bikes is a
no brainer.
Received on Thu Jan 15 1998 - 19:58:10 UTC