RE: [Epic] War Engine Names

From: Miller, Chris <CMiller_at_...>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 14:19:24 -0600

> Now that's interesting. Because I use a variant of that, called the
> "irresistable
> bait". You have one or two miniatures that are fairly tough, and paint
> them really
> well. The more effective stuff that's not so flashy, you paint
> adequately, and make
> fairly drab.
>
> Grab your opponent's attention with this Flashy Unit. Make sure it's
> in
> the centre
> of your line, and real close to the front.
>
> At the start of the game, watch your opponent concentrate all of his
> firepower on it,
> and not notice that it's the _other_ units that are taking objectives,
> killing units,
> and winning the game.
---------> Ah-ha! a counter tactic! I will say that it's always tempting
to dump on certain units in any version of Epic (mainly titans and
superheavies) - now if your opponent specifically takes them as bait,
that could be ugly.

> I play Orks, and no matter whether you're using SM2 or E40K, that
> MegaGargant always
> soaks up the firepower. Of course in SM2, the MegagGargant is both
> tougher and nowhere
> near as good offensively.
>
-------> Yeah, the movement modifiers especially used to really hurt
those things. Tons O Guns, and you'd end up having to roll a 6 to hit
with them, though with one good turn, you could blow all kinds of things
to scrap. Most memorable performance in one turn was a Mega-G blowing
away 2 warhounds, wiping out a bike detachment and a termie detachment,
and breaking a marine battle company.
> The number of times where my opponents have reduced the Good Stuff to
> a
> flaming wreck, but
> lost all of their troops doing it, is legion.
>
------> I think Orks are probably the best ones to do this with as their
units are the "Least fragile" of all the titans, especially in SM/TL.
The gargants could wander around with their heads blown off and still
function, unlike every other titan. You just had to keep hitting them...
(which is what happened to the above MegaG the next turn)

What you have described is one of the main ways to beat the "Flagship
Kill" gambit. The other is the same strategy as taking tanks in WH40K:
Always take more than one. It can be expensive points-wise, but take a
backup for that centerpiece unit- battlecruiser, another Greatship, a
second titan, etc. The old titan battlegroups made this pretty easy - 3
Great Gragants for 1700 points? Twist my arm....

Chris Miller
Received on Mon Feb 23 1998 - 20:19:24 UTC