Re: [Epic] IG bikes in Epic 40k

From: Stephen Sheldon <stephes_at_...>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 08:18:34 -0700 (PDT)

>
> Scott a �crit :
>
> >
> > Sure. Use marine bike stats (after all, they had identical
> >stats in SM/TL). Same deal for IG Landspeeders.
> >
That always pissed me off. IG are crap at everything, yet they were as
good as marines with a fast attack unit. No sense.
I came up with alternate rules:
Move: 30
rnge: 15
fp: 1
AV: 1
armour: 4+
cost: 8

I limit their useage like rough riders. I actually made up a fast
attack/recon detachment, it consists of RR and bikers. I will post it if
anyone is interested. Someone complained about the cost when I originally
declared this, they said it couldn't be that cheap because marine bikes
were already the cheapest bike units. Made no sense to me either. I have
playtested them thoroughly and they aren't that good, they are exactly
like scout vehicles; very fragile, no real combat threat but pretty quick,
the 8 points comes from the increased move balancing out the decreased
range, which is all that is stopping them from being sentinels...

Steve

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