Re: [Epic] Second tactical Hint for the Day

From: Sean Robert Smith <srsmith_at_...>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 12:48:07 +1200

>Sean Robert Smith wrote:
>>
>> I have what I believe is the best IG infantry detachment. It consists of
>> normal IG, with the purchase of the upgrade to commissars, with 1 support
>> weapon battery (3 support weapons in each battery) brought as support for
>> each IG squad. The advantage of this detachment are:
>>
>> - the commissars increase the survivability of the unit (against hits
>> which roll 4+),
>> -If the commissars are placed in the front rank and all the other units
>>in the
>> detachment are used as supports a three squad detachment as an assault value
>> of 19. The same detachment with hellhounds or ogryns would have an assault
>> of 19, but would not have the 9 anti tank shoots of the support
>> weapons,
>> - The detachment has 16 units in it, so it gets +1 on its morale rolls,
>> - The detachment has 9 anti-tank shoots with a range of 45cm.
>>
>> This detachment combined with IG artillery mean that any opposition is
>> going face a very hard time. The only real problem is its speed, but IG are
>> best at slow rumbling attacks. Also the enemy of IG cannot afford to sit
>> back, otherwise they be pounded by IG artillery.
>
> I put my support weapons with HW IG troops behind my normal Guardsmen
>(I use WWII 1/285 GHQ minis for SW). Also, because of the unexplainable
>high cost of IG Command squad, I put all Guardsmen in Chimera and, when
>the fighting starts, stick them behind the trooper. Hellhounds YES -
>Griffons NO.

Chrimeras are expensive transports compared to Rhinos (14 vs 7 points), I find
that Chrimeras are not worth the cost. That maybe because we use different
tactics through.Still I would rather have the additional IG infantry squads
and support weapons (Chrimeras don't have AT shoots).

>
>It seems that once my opponents sees my 4 Basalisks he spreads his guys
>out so I rarely get more than 2 units under any template. I find that
>barrage/hvy barrage attacks aren't worth it.

I find that I usually get three enemy units under a template and the fear
my artillery causes is well worth its expense.
>
> -- Aaron
Received on Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:48:07 UTC