Re: [Epic] [E40k] Walking the hits down a detachment

From: The Ogre <the.ogre_at_...>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:17:44 -0700

Alan Brain wrote:
>
> The Ogre wrote:
>
> > You have to shoot the nearest thing you can affect .... Which will be a
> > screen if you have one...Its like for normal shooting, you have to
> > incomparison walk down your dice through the detachment...
>
> Ummm...
> Look at page 31. The bit about "Super Heavy Weapons can be fired at any
> target within range so, for example, they can pick out an individual
> targets within a detachment."
>
> Now look at page 32. What's the first SHW listed? Anti_tank.
>
> A LR's guns appear _not_ to be normal FPs who happen to hit on a 4+,
> they are basically mini Death Rays.
> Your interpretation OTOH makes a great deal more sense. One for the
> Primarchs I feel, but at the moment, they can shoot at any individual
> unit in range and LOS - just like all other SHWs.

Nope, it is stated in the rule books that you shoot the nearest thing
you can affect. If that means shooting Gretchin for a bit, that is
right!


>
> > Like shooting Battlewagons with Orks on them....
> > First shoot the battlewagon with any 6's or 5's you have, as they are
> > the first things to shoot, and the troops hop off, and get shot with
> > anything with a 4+.... If there were troops unboarded behind the
> > battlewagons, and you could shoot them, but not using 5's or 6's until
> > you destroy all the battlewagons in the way. BUT if you fail to do
> > that. I am not sure, the rule books fell short of achieving that
> > verification (silly lack of foresight if you ask me, but what the hey,
> > thats what e-mailing Jervis and WD Q&A's are for.
>
> Agreed.
>
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Laterz
Received on Wed Apr 16 1997 - 19:17:44 UTC

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