Re: [Epic] FIREPOWER Follow Up question

From: J Andrew Evans <J_Andrew_Evans_at_...>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 21:14:49 +0100

Have checked. Cannot spot problems with my quotes at present.

Hope someone else buys this supplement soon!!

A#

Greg Lane wrote:

> Thane Morgan wrote:
>
> > J Andrew Evans wrote:
> >
> > > Firepower has now hit the UK stores (Well its in Oxford) so we can scotch the rumour that
> > > it is mail order only. As requested, Official Rules change from FIREPOWER re flak:
> > >
> > > "Overall, using flak vehicles seems to be a waste of time unless you're protecting an
> > > immobile target like an artillery battery. In order to make flak units a bit more useful
> > > the following rule now applies."
> > >
> > > "Flak units may Snap fire at flyers and drop pods at up to their maximum range, no
> > > special orders are needed. Note however that any special abilities the flak unit has
> > > do not apply to snap snots (i.e. the Fire Priism anti-tank abilkity), If on special
> > > (!) orders the flak unit work as described in the rules."
> > >
> > > "By way of a clarification it is possible to place a detachment on special orders and
> > > have the flak units fire at flyers and the artillery units prep barrage. The intention
> > > to use a preparatory barrage must be stated at the time when the order dice is placed on
> > > the flak to put it on alert."
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the info, but does it really read like that? Paragraph 2 says you don't need "!"
> > orders to use flack. Paragraph 3 seems to state you do need the "!" die "to put it on alert".
> > Could that clarification be more obscuring?
> >
> > Or is Paragraph 2 saying each flak unit automatically gets a 30 or 45 cm snap shot at each
> > plane that comes by, and then additional attacks if on"!". Because that is absurdly powerful,
> > and 3 flak guns could eliminate squadrons of any size with little effort.
> >
> > Thane
>
> One of my friends asked me to get the clarification for just the reason you mention Thane. I
> trusst Andrew has quoted the the text correctly.
>
> My friend suggests he will never place his Hydra's or FirePrisms on "!" orders again, but rather
> arrange them to provide anti-air protection using the 30 and 45 cm snap fire rule outlined
> here. He feels like 3 Hydras can kill a lot more Ork Fighta Bomaz using 2 or 3 snap fires per
> unit than he can with 3 Flak shots per detachment. And, my Doomwings and Firelords are shaking
> in their revetments over the prospect of every Imperial and many Eldar detachments having one
> Flak gun in it ready to pick them off with snap fire up to 30 or 45 cm away ... WOW, talk about
> air cover. Good thing interception happens off board, so at least I can intercept without
> eating flak all day!
>
> All air power units with less than 30 cm range should be terrified!!
>
> Greg
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