RE: [Epic] Using old style bases in E40k??

From: Miller, Chris <CMiller_at_...>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:24:34 -0600

> > Why would you? When the unit takes a hit, all of the bikes on the
> stand
> > die.
>
> But squads can be from 1 to 3 bikes in size. The "all-die-at-once"
> rule means that one bike is exactly as vulnerable as three. It
> certainly lessens the value of buying more bikes. If you want
> to put nine (for example) bikes in a detachment, you're better
> off buying nine squads of one each - same firepower, but it
> takes three times as many hits to kill them.
>
> Very illogical.
>
> Confused, Cornelius
>
-------> The 1 to 3 is _stands_, not figures. Each unit can be 1 to 3
bike stands per slot, not figures per base. This is the same as the tank
lists where it's 1 to 3 tanks per slot. Unit-wise, one stand of infantry
or bikes equals one individual tank/rhino/whatever.

And yes, the stats (fp, save, etc.) are also per _stand_ , not per
_mini_ . Anything you mount on a base is tallied per base/stand, not per
individual model.

May seem weird at first, but that's what a lot of miniature games do,
not just this one. (It gets worse. In most miniature games, one tank
mini represents anything from 5-15 tanks)


Chris Miller
Received on Mon Mar 30 1998 - 22:24:34 UTC