Re: [Epic] Newbie Questions

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 1998 00:59:06 -0600

Tyler Provick wrote:

> > > Secondly, the description of the Space Marine Scouts says they are not as
> > > well armored as the regular Marines, but the stats chart shows them as
> > > being the SAME except add Infiltrator.. am I missing something?
> >
> > Noticed that, did you? I'm afraid you aren't missing anything.
> > I suppose Scouts know how to better use incidental cover or something...
> >
>
> That would suggest that Space Marines lost that ability, since every Space marine
> is a scout before he is a full fledged Marine. The fluff and the rules differ,
> end of story, there is no possible explanation because as I mentioned, not only
> would Scouts have less armour but they would probably not have Rapid Fire or
> Stubborn
>
> Tyler

  Its pretty dumb fluff when you think about it; most militaries consider recon units
to be specially trained, if not elite. Space Marines use the greenest troops for one
of the most important battlefield roles.

Thane
Received on Thu Jul 09 1998 - 06:59:06 UTC