Re: [Epic] blast markers vs super-heavies

From: <duckrvr_at_...>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 21:15:58 -0500

At 01:22 AM 4/17/97 -0700, you wrote:

>> > This means that Landraiders can pick and choose their targets from within
>> > a detachment (rather than taking the nearest ones).
>
>> nope, they have to shoot the nearest target they can effect. In other
>> words, yes, the nearest thing.
>
>Errr... but Anti-Tank weapons are Super Heavy Weapons, are they not? In
>fact, they're top of the list of SHWs. SHW does NOT mean "War Engine
>Weapons". And it states quite clearly that with SHWs, you can pick point
>targets, any unit, not neccessarily the closest.

Page 31, second paragraph, 1st sentence.

>> > How does these rules work for whirlwhinds and other atry?
>
>> It doesn't, the lock on only applies to SHW's
>
>Er... but Barrage weapons ARE SHWs. They're in the SHW section.

>The question is, are Heavy Barrages SHWs when it comes to apportioning
>blast markers? The text says they are "similar in most ways" to
>barrages. I've interpreted this to mean similar, but not identical,

I disagree. I believe it should be strictly based on FP. I believe the
"very similar" comment means "identical except as noted in the description."
Contextually, this is supported because it is the very first statement in
the dexcription. Not that linguistic structure has meant much to GW in the
past, but it still has that context, whether intentional or not.

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Received on Thu Apr 17 1997 - 02:15:58 UTC