Re: [Epic] Eldar tactics

From: Michael the Liu <mikethel_at_...>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 17:59:33 -0800

>>Yeah, but nothing quite knocks down a building like a Cannon of Khorne.
>>That -4 is pretty nasty. Means that I don't get in buildings against Chaos
>>much. Between Magnus and the Cannons those things are death traps.

>If they can hit. each one has a 1/6 chance of vaporizing, a chance of
>scattering off the building, and average of 15/36 hits (call it 1/2) if they
>don't do either. Then the building has a 1/3 chance of saving if you do
>hit. That comes out to considerably less than a 1/6 chance of killing the
>building. With 3 cannons I guess that's an okay chance, but nothing I would
>run screaming in fear from.

That means that the chances are pretty darn good of a single detachment
knocking down a building. Whereas when Magnus gets it into his head to
knock one down, that buildings as good as toast. So like I said, I stay
out of buildings, and instead tend to stand behind them.

Michael the Liu
Received on Fri Apr 04 1997 - 01:59:33 UTC