RE: [Epic] Question about Engines of Vaul...

From: Crocker, Cyril <ccrocker_at_...>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:07:09 -0400

I used a cobra to nuke a mega-gargant with one shot once. Luck, more
than anything I guess.

> ----------
> From: Larry Irish[SMTP:wirish1_at_...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 1998 2:30 PM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: [Epic] Question about Engines of Vaul...
>
> Hi all -
> A bit of a ramble about the Engines of Vaul, followed by a couple
> question
> about how I _think_ the EoV's should work....
>
> Both the Scorpion and Cobra are armed with SHW's - a Pulsar and a
> D-cannon,
> respectively. They also have Hull weapons for a FP of 2. Looking over
> the
> most recent Q&A from Jervis (Thanks, Allen!), I see:
>
> >Pulsar
> >Q: An Eldar Pulsar fires as D6 Anti-Tank shots. How many blast
> markers
> >shut down a Pulsar?
> > a) A single blast marker will prevent a Pulsar from firing.
> >Answer: a
>
> Ouch. It sounds like BlastMarkers are the bane of both EoV's, since
> the
> D-cannon is definately a SHW, no discussion. Some quick math told me
> that 3
> little BM's would completely silence a unit of EoV's. <sigh>
>
> Then I remembered the Hull weapons - you can use their FP to 'pay off'
> the
> lost FP due to BM's, right??
>
> Another question: In order to use the hull wpns, do they have to be in
> range? This sounds a bit dicey, I realize, but I'm wondering how I can
> use
> the EoV's as I envision them: keeping them at max range and popping
> up to
> blow away bad guys. As it stands now, if I keep them at a distance,
> some
> incoming fire (which they should survive with a 4 damage capacity)
> will
> silence their guns all too quickly. But then, if I move into range to
> use
> the hull guns and avoid some of the penalties for BM's, I put them
> right
> into harm's way from assault (their assault values are quite poor,
> yes?)
>
> Anyway, in closing, a simple question -
> Are the Engines of Vaul, despite being way-cool models, Tragically
> Flawed(tm)?? :)
>
> Do any Eldar players out there have any sucess stories with these
> units??
>
> Thanks for enduring yet-another-rant...
> Larry
>
>
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