Re: [Epic] vortex artillery

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1998 11:24:36 -0600

Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote:

> Needle wrote:
> >
> > Hi again !
> >
> > Vortex missiles are listed in the artillery section of the rules but
> > don't have the special ability "artillery" .
> > Is it a mistake in the rules or they should have a clear line of sight
> > to fire ( the latter seems a bit absurd , for the type of unit and for
> > its cost)
> >
> > Who wanna answer ????
>
> This one is REALLY easy to answer:
>
> Vortex missiles are not Artillery. They definitely do require Line of
> Sight. Even then, given the cost, there is a WD article recommending
> that they do a D6 AT shots (not a D6 Death Rays) to anything under the
> template.
>
> As to why, consider the effect of a Vortex missile against a Tyrranid
> BioTitan, or a Chaos Lord of Battle or Scout Titan etc etc. Not everyone
> has the luxury of having void shields...
>
> --
> aebrain_at_... <> <> How doth the little Crocodile
>

You can even make the points argument simpler; 1 vortex will nearly ALWAYS
kill a super heavy tank, of 70 to 110 points. It has a good chance of
killing a warhound, 200 points.If you pick off two land raiders with a
deathstrike, you've earned your points from it. If you limit it to the AT
shot rule, it will still nearly always kill a super heavy or any normal unit
under the template. The AT shot rule is good, because it keeps a 55 point
model from killing reavers of 330 points with one unavoidable shot.

Thane
Received on Sun Aug 02 1998 - 17:24:36 UTC