RE: [Epic] Epic 40K Facts
>Farley, James wrote:
>> >>On the first, what is charge speed? If you mean assault, then yes - but
>> >>isn't firing at 1/2 firepower? If you mean marching (the quickest way
>> >>to move) then they cannot shoot.
>> >
>> >Assault speed. The firepower is half, but there are ways around that with
>> >some weapons.
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>>Like what?
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>Special weapons that don't have firepower values, death ray, anti-tank,
>disrupt, etc. I have not found any place in the rules that reduces there
>effectivness for Assault orders.
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>> >
>> >>On the second, can units fire if they are broken and forced back? I
>> >>don't _think_ they can. if they are retreating as a normal move, why
>> >>shouldn't they shoot?
>> >
>> >I was talking about just falling back as the other guy advances to try to
>>get
>> >into range. With a tempest (they have some new name for it now) you can
>>move
>> >back, pop up, destroy, etc. etc. etc. until the enemy is just shot to
>>shit.
>
>>Yes, and that it called battlefield tactics. If the other guy is going
>>to keep coming at me, I'll keep shooting at him.
>>"Hey sarge, why are those guys running straight towards our machine
>>guns?"
>>"Coz their general's not very bright son. Now keep shooting."
>
>Yes, but we used good tactics in the gulf war and I still would not want to
>play Iraq. I think it would not be that much fun.
>
>> >
>> >>On the third, when would it be _more_ appropriate for a pop-up attack
>> >>than when the unit has overwatch orders?
>> >
>> >Maybe, but the old system FF just gave you the fist shot AND you could not
>> >move. Overwatch gives you much more firepower OR you can move but have
>>less
>> >firepower. (or move twice normal speed and have even less firepower)
>> >
>>Not sure I'm with you. You don't get more firepower on overwatch - you
>>just get a chance to reroll your misses.
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>I was using firepower generically, sorry if I confused anyone.
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