Re: [Epic] Q&A 2 (and notes)

From: Elias Tiliakos <elite_at_...>
Date: Tue, 27 May 97 13:04:23 EDT

At 07:23 AM 5/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>At 01:14 AM 5/25/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Has anyone figured out how to actually use flak units to drive off flyers?
>>It seems to me that its very difficult to use them as AA guns. In order to
>>get a shot off at a flyer your AA guns would have to be pretty much on the
>>front lines, wich is a trick to manage considering they need to be on
>>special orders (no movement allowed) to use the flack ability.
>
>In my one attempt to use flak units they were ineffective the first turn
>because they werent' spread out enough to cover all the vulnerable units,
>and by the second flier attack they had been eliminated by AT shots. I
>think in order to be effective, flak units need to have a much longer range.
>
>Temp
>

Well, the Eldar certainly have the range (45cm IIRC), but the other
races should be able to do some damage, being that most flyers don't
have more than 30cm range, which is also most flak unit's range...

Heck, the Eldar not only have the range, but the AT shots for flak
as well...


Elias
Received on Tue May 27 1997 - 17:04:23 UTC