DoomAnvil Squadron (was Re: [Epic] Chaos Titan Battlegroups)

From: Aaron P Teske <Mithramuse+_at_...>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:05:16 -0500 (EST)

Excerpts from Epic: 26-Feb-97 Re: [Epic] Chaos Titan Batt.. by
baronricks_at_...
> Another thing that has been mentioned was Battlegroups for Squats. In CJ
> 14 they provide stats for the DoomAnvil Squadron. While most of the CJ
> stuff is out there this particular unit made sense.

Actually, compared with other battlegroups, the DoomAnvil Squadron is
*far* superior.

>for 900 points you
> get a Colossus and 2 Cyclops.

A bit better than 3 for 2....

>The Colossus recon gyrocopter can spot for
> the Cyclops as well as for the Colossus. This works for missile fire but
> thats is for the Cyclops. They have to maintain normal Battlegroup
> cohesion and are broken when two SHV are lost.

That's one of my main problems with the DAS. The Squat player only
coughs up nine VPs for the three units, which is a *substantial* savings
over the three seperately, and why the card is so much better than other
battlegroups. I prefer to take Squat Battlegroups, if one ants them,
more like the Gargant Big Mob:

Squat Chassis Battlegroup
Special card, 1000 points.
The Squat Chassis BG allows the Squat player to field three of any of
the three Colossus Chassis SHVs (Colossus, Cyclops, Leviathan) for 1000
points. The models act as normal, and give up the appropriate VPs if
they are destroyed.


It's been suggested that the Leviathan should come with a free Berserker
squad to take the points value up to 500, but that's hardly going to get
me to take a Leviathan on it's own. ^_^ Use it if you want, though.

Enjoy!

                    Aaron Teske
                    Mithramuse+_at_...
Received on Wed Feb 26 1997 - 20:05:16 UTC