Re: [Epic] Titans and CC (a new theory...)

From: Brett Hollindale <agro_at_...>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 07:41:18 GMT

>>>>I was having a think about the frightening vulnerability of titans to close
>>>>combat by swarms of cheap troops and it occurs to me that in fact there is
>>>>no problem at all...
>>>
>>>Actually all you have to do is keep a battery of Whirlwinds with LOS to
>>>your titans. With thier void shields the Whirlwinds 0 save modifier won't
>>>hurt the titan but will kill about 1/2 the stuff in contact with your
>>>titan, wich will be able to handle the rest. Also the Multiple Rocket
>>>Launcher will serve the same purpose (6 pt. barrage w/ no save modifier).
>>
>>Won't the Whirlwinds take Titan shields out ?
>>Maybe I am wrong, but if a vehicle from your side places a barrage template
>>partly on a titan, and the titan has - say - one shield left, doesn't the
>>shield goes down (if the titan is hit) ?
>>
>>
>>Marc Feuerstein
>>
>
>In the Titan Legions rule book under Void shields it states that only
>weapons with at least a -1 save modifier will knock down void shields/
>power shields. I don't know the page number off hand.
>
>______________________________________________________________________________
>"...'cause when its time to collect its only heroes who pay..." Ministry, Hero
>
> Thomas
>

I guess I should point out that the attacking troops are "inside the titan's
void shields" and so they would be protected from the barrage anyway...

(Irrespective of the QA about shooting them in the first place...)

Agro
Received on Mon Mar 03 1997 - 07:41:18 UTC