Scott Shupe wrote:
>
> Francois Bruntz wrote:
> >
> > I assume that SP means Space Marines.
> > In Epic Space Marine/Titan Legions, mixing IG and SM is really cheesy as
> > the two armies excel in two different strategies : roughly SM are very
> > good in fast assaults
>
> I wouldn't really say this is true, especially considering
> that the IG have Rough Rider, Assault troop, and (very cheap) bike
> companies available to them. Rather, the SM advantage over IG in
> SM/TL is that (1) the space marines actually have transports, which
> means you can actually get them where you want them, and (2) the
> space marines had much better CAF and morale, allowing them to
> potentially fight off close assaults on their position and to fight
> to the last man if neccessary.
>
> Your statement is more true in E40k, where the IG no longer
> have jump pack-equipped troops or bike squads.
>
> > and IG has a very good fire power (strong
> > artillery) but each army could be fielded independantly without any
> > restriction.
>
> They could... but a pure SM army was pretty damn boring.
> The only non-infantry company available was the LR company... not
> a lot of diversity there. I don't blame anyone for not playing
> a pure SM army (plus I find it strange to see 1/2 of a chapter on
> the board for a single battle, knowing that most of the marines
> will be dead by the end, win or lose).
>
> > In Epic 40k, this is not true. You can field an IG only army (or a SM
> > one) but the two armies are complementary : for example, the SM don't
> > have any artillery (save the Whirlinds)
>
> This was also true in SM/TL.
>
> > and no flak unit (which is a
> > very important lack).
>
> This was also true in SM/TL. The armies have always been
> somewhat complementary, and I'd have to say mixing them in E40k
> is more 'cheesy' than it ever was in SM/TL (I don't really think
> that it's cheesy in either version, but you definitely get more
> out of mixing the two forces in E40k - higher strategy rating, the
> hardest troops in the game, the best tanks in the game, the best
> arty in the game, etc etc).
>
> Scott Shupe
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> Simpsons
Actually, I've been playing all SM armies for a while, with the
ocassional titan thrown in. There's a lot you can do with the bikes and
speeders; I've only used 8 or so LR's in each of the last three or four
games I've played (2500 -3000 points).
Thane
Received on Thu Jan 29 1998 - 16:57:36 UTC