Re: [Epic] Tempests - tanks, or just good anchors?

From: <duckrvr_at_...>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 15:20:35 -0600

At 12:44 PM 4/2/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>I know you aren't taking IG rocket companies (they suck),

>What?! Rocket companies are made to kill windrider hosts. Admitily the
>whrilwinds don't do much, but the my Manticores will usually kill 4 or 5
>bike stands on the odd numbered turns. And I usually put the Whirlwinds
>out where they have an LOS on things so they can evan pick things off every
>now and then. And if you tell me that your Vipers are going to be able to
>CC my stuff on turn two, I'd like to point out that since they are skimmers
>they arn't pinned in CC therfore can be shot. My HQs and the Heavy Co.
>will turn them into a fuzzy, wuzzy memory.

3 barrages w/ 6 BP hit on 4+. 2 stands/template on average (taking scatter
into account - 3 without scatter if your opponent has bad placement) means 3
hits on average. Throw the whirlwinds in (If they are on advance, they can
almost always guarantee a target) and you get 2 more. In the first 2 turns
that's 7 hits total. I would hardly call that decimating your opponent's
wind host. It also assumes that nothing is damaging your company. Compared
to a reg arty company you get 4 barrages on a 4+ (compared to 3) and one
barrage on a 2+ (compared to 2 on a 4+). In two turns that comes out to
around 9 hits (assuming a slightly higher miss percent since the Whirlwinds
will usually have los), all of which have at least a -2 save mod. The
Manticores have the ability to definitely tag a single target by combining
barrages, but give me the regular company any day. BTW, I'm figuring that
casualties will affect both roughly equally.

Even with a 3 turn game, which maximizes the Manticores, it's still 12 hits
for the rocket company to 13 or 14 for the arty boys (and they have the save
mods).

Temp
Received on Thu Apr 03 1997 - 21:20:35 UTC