Brian Douglas wrote:
>
> Forwarded Message:
> From: <ponchoc_at_...>
> Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 09:00:24 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Epic] Epic ground scale (fwd)
> To: Brian Douglas <bdouglas_at_...>
>
> Brian Douglas wrote:
> >
> >
> > DLIL-Lewiston, Kris wrote:
> > >
> > > Brian Douglas wrote:
> > > >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > The E40K scale is 15cm= 24", with each inch equaling 2 meters. At
> > least
> > > that is what I remember from WD 206 or 207.
> > >
> > > so if 24" equals out to about 78 feet then bolters suck.
> > > --
> > > Poncho Caine (Eldar Farseer)
> > > (a.k.a. Kris Lewison)
> > > E-Mail Address ponchoc_at_...
> >
> > Oops, I'm bad, it should be about 146 feet.
> >
> > ===Shall we make that 144 feet? *grin*===
> >
> > Please forgive me I've been up since 3 this morning
> >
> > ====On no account tell my fiancee====
> > --
> > Poncho Caine (Eldar Farseer)
> > (a.k.a. Kris Lewison)
> > E-Mail Address ponchoc_at_...
>
> Heck, anybody with a good rifle, like a .223 can shoot out to 300
> meters, figure a good kill range of 150 against most troops. All a
> bolter is is a big rocket grenage launcher with a piss poor range.
> --
> Poncho Caine (Eldar Farseer)
> (a.k.a. Kris Lewison)
> E-Mail Address ponchoc_at_...
>
> I hope Poncho doesn't mind me forwarding this to the list but he's
> raised a good point. Stick with me on this.
>
> Chaos demons have stats in both WH40K and War Hammer Fantasy Battles,
> therefore there is a mechanism for comparing units and equipment in
> both.
>
> Does anyone on the list know
> a) whether, say, a greater demon of Nurgle has identical stats in both
> systems, and
> b) what the stats are for longbows in WHFB?
>
> If the long bows have a Str3 and reasonable range they should work as
> well as Lasguns in WH40K (or Necromunda).
>
> If thats the case it should be possible to scale medieavel style units
> to Epic. Imagine the different types of world you could fight over
> e.g. An Imperial Guard regiment brings the Emporer's Light to a planet
> cut off by Warpstorms for a thousand years. As one of its motorised
> columns winds through the mountains an antiquated brass cannon slams
> an enormous round into the side of a Rhino as ancient mortars open
> fire from the reverse slope to start an avalanche. The infantry debus
> into the open to be met by withering bow fire from the tree line.
>
> Nah, silly idea. About as likely as Custer being wiped out by a bunch
> of stone age people or Afghan tribemen defying one of the greatest
> military powers.
I thought a world with dinosaurs and primitives would be pretty fun
myself<G>. But the ranges for a longbow in WHFB is the same as a bolter
or lasgun 24" with a str of 3, the crossbow is the same but str 4. You
pay the 3 pts. for a xbow or 2 for a longbow. Pretty cheap eh? Now the
armor stats are the same, but suddenly virus grenades and such are very
effective. Still 144 foot range with a rocket grenage launcher is just
silly, the ones rolling around the world now would make a Space Marine
jealous. Put a U.S. motor rifle division vs. any Space Marine chapter
and the SM's will lose. We have better weaponry, if not armor. We have
more troops carrying the weaponry, and last but not least, we have
better since than to send 1000 men down to take a planet.
Oh, I almost forgot, no I don't mind. Actually, I was thinking about
doing it anyway.
--
Poncho Caine (Eldar Farseer)
(a.k.a. Kris Lewison)
E-Mail Address ponchoc_at_...
Received on Fri May 09 1997 - 14:51:08 UTC