Re: [Epic] Unified Theory of GW

From: Sutherland <charles_at_...>
Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 12:42:00 -0500

At 03:17 PM 5/9/97 PDT, you wrote:
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>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_...>
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>Brian Douglas wrote:
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>> DLIL-Lewiston, Kris wrote:
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>> > Brian Douglas wrote:
>> > >
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>> <snip>
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>> > 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_...
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>> 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_...
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>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.
>
>
They did have stats for old weapons in WH40K. Bows did have str 3 and 24"
range but anyone who had any type of armor got a 2+ save automaticly. And
the longbow was a move or fire wpn IIRC.

For my going away bash they took some 40K units vs my Skaven army. You do
not want to know what a hvy flamer will do to a unit of 20 skaven. It was
ugly.
Definitely shows you that technology sure is great.

                                                        That Chuk Guy>
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