RE: [Epic] Eldar Super Heavies (er I mean War Engines)

From: Farley, James <JFarley_at_...>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:54:55 -0700

>
>>> I used a detachment of Engines of Vaul. 3 Scorpions the ones with the
>>> pulsar on it.
>>> No these things absolutley rocked the whole game. Out of a 1000 point
>>>game
>>> those 330 points took out 3 Swadow Swords, 6 Leman russes, 3 Hell hounds,
>>> and 2 Hydras, and 7 infantry stands, in 4 turns. Now even I think thats
>>> getting a little to powerfull, and they were my troops! Perhaps I'm not
>>> understanding this correctly. They each have a pulsar that does d6 anti
>>> tank shots. That means that for the 3 of them I have 3-18 anti tank
>>>shots!!
>>> When they are on overwatch you can expect them to get about 13 - 15
>>>shots!!
>>> Am I not undertstaning these things right?
>
>>Overwatch only allows rerolls on hit dice... not the dice you roll to see
>>how many A-T shots you get.
>
>>But that's beside the point. :) You _can't_ give orders to War engines!
>>War Engines never get Overwatch or March. They move normally in Movement
>>phase, shoot normally in Shooting, and move once again during Assault...
>>_that's_it!

I have another question about them, can they pop up???? And if so, when
can you shoot at them, they fire in the "War Engine" part of the
shooting phase, after all your normal troops have fired ! It you pop-up
right before you shoot, only other war engines can possibly shoot at
them.
Received on Fri Apr 11 1997 - 17:54:55 UTC