Re: [Epic] Re: trivia quiz 7&8 answers

From: Chris Miller <ironstar_at_...>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 22:15:48 -0600

>> > > For worst army choice I think the award goes to the
>> > > Imperial commander facing the tyranids in their "showcase" report - I
>> > > mean, you know you're going to lose, but did you have to make it
_that_
>> > > easy?
>> >
>> > I think I laughed out loud when I saw what the IG player
>> > selected. Never has there been an army more designed to lose to
>> > the nids... (well, aside from the tac company, but tread-head
>> > never did anything with them so they don't count)
>>
>[snip]
>> Though you're right, taking Knight *detachments* against 'nids (I think
>> he did, anyway) is a good way to cough up VPs. Even the companies won't
>> do so well, though they have a chance of pinning a Dom... maybe....
>
> Oh, Pickstock's foolishness did not end there... his army
>included (IIRC) a Lancer det, a Paladin household, a Baron, a
>REAVER battlegroup ("What are Doms great at killing, kids?" "TITANS
>WITH LITTLE OR NO SHIELDS!" "What do the bugs gets lots of VPs
>for?" "KILLING TITANS!"), and Leman Russ company (Lemans being a
>waste of points in SM/TL), an IG tac company and an Inquisitor.
>Talk about a sham battle.

---------> Well, the Inquisitor was a good choice, at least. I kept looking
for the artillery co, or maybe a heavy weapons co, or maybe even a bike co
depending on what your plan is, but a leman russ co AND a tac co is just a
bunch of general shooting units - no hammer and no anvil.

Chris Miller
Received on Thu Mar 12 1998 - 04:15:48 UTC