Re: [Epic] Imperial Guard detachments...

From: Aaron Day <akkala_at_...>
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 17:12:35 -0500

Stephen Sheldon wrote:
>
> Through all of my experiences with the detachment listings, I still cannot
> answer this question:
>
> With IG infantry detachments, what would be better:
> Command, 9 IG platoons, all in chimerae
> or
> 3x command, 3 IG platoons, all in chimerae.
>

I'm not sure what your asking because you need 1 command squad for each
3 regular squads and each command squads get charged the +25 points for
being an HQ (this is a total screw, making the IG expensive for infantry
when the opposite should be true. A full detachment of IG infantry costs
222 points - 10.5 points each while a same number of SM cost 340 - or 16
points a piece).

Because of this, a detachment of 3 command squads and 9 infantry squads
cost exactly the same as 3 detachments of 1 command squad and 3 infantry
squads. Therefore, never put more than one command squads in a IG
infantry detachment instead just make a new one.
Received on Thu May 28 1998 - 22:12:35 UTC