Re: [Epic] Uncheesy detachments

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 14:02:13 -0700

>
> I tried using them a few times. They tended to die in
> droves, and were too pathetic to assault anything, and too few and
> ineffectual to hold an objective properly. I switched to jetbikes and
> aspects after a while, since jetbikes are the real fodder unit in the
> Eldar army. Horrible at everything, but dirt cheap. My bikers
> consistently died horribly while doing nothing more than holding up
> enemy detachments or taking fire from stuff they charged to distract
> them. Only problem is, you can't hold an objective with bikes alone
> unless there's clear terrain nearby, since you couldn't hover above
> rough terrain. Aspects held my forest and building objectives. It's
> a pity that my Jetbike and Vyper detachments were so overpriced. The
> Windrider host wasn't anything great, but it at least got me numbers
> without paying more than they were worth.
> The bikes were allowed to enter forests and such, as they were clasified
as bikes. Vipers were vehicles and lost that ability. There were many
forest held by windriders that I ran into.

Thane
Received on Mon Feb 09 1998 - 21:02:13 UTC