Re: [Epic] E40k - Orks hitiching there lifts

From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 18:47:39 -0500

The Ogre wrote:
>
> Mark A Shieh wrote:
> >
> > The Ogre <the.ogre_at_...> writes:
> > > LOL Yup.
> > > That you do
> > > Where or nice Orky players just leap off! LOL
> > > And then carry on to bash yer edz in!
> >
> > Due to a lack of an index, I'm having difficulty with my new
> > Ork army. No unit in the army has the transport ability, but the
> > battles book has a little blurb on Orks hitching a ride, with no rules
> > attached, only mentioning that they can still make an assault.
> >
> > Where in the rules does it say that Orks can hitch a ride on
> > which units, and how many can be carried? The SHVs in Epic could hold
> > 5 stands, IIRC. Can only one stand hitch a ride?
> >
> > Mark
>
> The ork vehicles dont have transport ability as the troops ride on the
> outside, which means that they dont die at all when their transport
> vehicle gets blown up. They just leap off. No consequences.
>
> Pg15 of the Rule Book - Orks Hitching a lift
> ''A unit of Orks can only hitch a lift once per phase, Battlewagons
> carry one unit, Battlefortress's can carry up to four.
>
> There ya go
>
> Cool huh? There is no movement penalty either to either unit.

Ah, not true. "Orks can't move on their on in the same phase they are
hitching a lift, but the vechicles move is not effected" E40K Rulebook,
page 15.
Received on Mon Apr 21 1997 - 23:47:39 UTC