Re: [Epic] Land Raiders

From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 13:52:06 -0600

Steve Coleman wrote:
>
> Uhh....What were they thinking.
>

> Comparing Land Raider to ANY other unit is a joke. They are so overpowered.
> Maybe I am misinterpreting the rules, but the ability to pick ANY target,
> one at a time and kill it on a 4+, then do it again seems to good for 35
> pts.

How about Imperial Support weapons. Same thing, but only cost 13
points. That's 3xAT for 36 points.

>
> Anybody have any anti-Land Raider tactics besides employing Land Raiders of
> your own and winning the shooting initiative?
>

Blast markers. Each BM stops 1 SHW from firing. If a detachment has
only SHW, well, they don't get to shoot as often.

> Are there any house rules to fix Raiders or does my strategy need to involve
> tip-toeing around these units?

You need to lay down a ton of blastmarkers on detachment that have Land
Raiders.
Received on Sun Mar 15 1998 - 19:52:06 UTC