Re: [Epic] Epic 40K Facts

From: Brett Hollindale <agro_at_...>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:14:39 GMT

At 05:15 PM 29/3/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Richard Dewsbery <dewsbery_at_...> writes:
>> Howard Liu wrote:
>>
>> > >Realism - long range fire isn't particularly devastating, but short
>> > >firefights can break a detachment.
>> > >Realism - to really do high casualties, you have to close with the enemy
>> > >and mix it in combat.
>
>> I cannot think of any major battle or engagement in history where
>> artillery caused the most casualties. Even in WWI, where artillery was
>> at its zenith, the main causes of loss of life were disease and machine
>> guns, IIRC.
>
> This continues to be my largest complaint. The lack of any
>sort of machine guns versus infantry on flat ground. With the shorter
>ranges, it's going to be even harder to defend an area with your guns.
>
>Mark
>


The closest that EPIC has to MG's would be the Eldar Dire Avengers. En mass
they mow down infantry like nothing else...

Agro
Received on Wed Apr 02 1997 - 14:14:39 UTC