Re: [Epic] what should i run as a 3000 point army against el

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 19:07:56 -0700

Keith Laidlaw wrote:
>
> >>On Mon 09 Mar, L. Brian Hayes wrote:
> >> gentlemen, (and ladies if there are any present)
> >> I have a game scheduled for this thursday (3-12) set up against the
> >> dreaded Eldar. (I run a Imperial army, heavy marines) I would like to
> >know > what the general opinion is as to what type of force I should field?
>
> <snip>
>
>
> >Take lots of artillery (600 to 900 points).
>
> I agree. I learned this lesson well last Sunday in my first battle
> against the Eldar using an all Imperial guard force (1500pts a side).
> In the first game, the Engines of Vaul blew away my detachment of 10
> Leman Russ plus two superheavy tanks without so much as a scratch to
> themselves. I was soundly beaten. We tried again with the same forces
> and my artillery successfully suppressed the Engines of Vaul, and
> ultimately destroyed them. They got two shots off in the entire game.
> The resulting score was a draw.
> Eldar superheavy tanks are very powerfull but also very fragile.
>
> Keith
> This actually illustrates another reason to avoid a lot of artillery; it wont take long for you opponents to learn that it is easier to kill
your artillery with their own artillery, and then you can both sit on
your baseline for 2 hours.

Thane
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