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

From: Steven Kosciw <sargon_at_...>
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 17:59:45 -0400

   Welp Larry I don't play panzies...but me Ork horde has many a time felt de
sting uff damn pulsars! ...Yew git range 60 anti tank...me whole army gets max
range 45 weapons...sob sob..
 Unless my high fly boyz kick yer can yew got me..

The key of course is that they are all skimmers... with pop-up attacks there is
very little than will ever get a return shot if you are careful...

Of course against IG artillery there really is no safe place...kill em
fast..then you have free reign.
-Steve aka. Whaaghdroolz Ork Warlord.


Larry Irish wrote:

> 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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