Re: [Epic] !!Assault moves?!?!

From: Richard Dewsbery <dewsbery_at_...>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 19:19:17 +0100

Timothy J. Kilgore wrote:
>
> At 12:14 PM 4/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >At 09:13 PM 4/20/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >>On page 21 of the rule book it states that inf. may double their move if
> >>they come into contact with the enemy. Have ppl been playing with this?
> >>
> >>i.e. cav and jump packs dont get their triple move unless they go into HtH.
> >>
> >>and since you are not supposed to pre measure this could leave your
> >>assaulting units in a very bad spot.
> >>
> >
> >I want to know where this triple came from. They get thier assualt move
> >doubled anyway now if they reach opponent they can double their assualt move
> >double double is quadruple not triple.. I have heard poeple talk about 2
> >doubles being tripling by GW but I have also seen posts with the AC & JJ sig
> >on it saying double double is quadruple. There for my swooping hawks can
> >move 60cm in the assualt phase not 45 cm
> >
>
> Forgive my stupidity and I will forgive all flames against me which I'm sure
> I have gotten.

Erm, p35 jump packs - "jump pack units have their normal speed doubled
and during the assault phase their normal speed is tripled if they
charge into close combat."

Ditto for cavalry, on the same page. So no flames are deserved, you
were right the first time. So no, they don't get to double their double
move into contact - its triple into contact.

Richard
Received on Tue Apr 22 1997 - 18:19:17 UTC