Re: [Epic] Killer Indirect Barrages in E40K

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 14:27:22 -0400 (EDT)

Use the Space Marines secret weapons: Drop Pods and Thunderhawks.
T-hawks especially since air detachments never take blast markers.
1600pts leaves room for a detachment of 3 or 4 T-hawks comfortably. And
Drop Pods are free!

--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change."- random fortune



On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 kullerd_at_... wrote:

> I was playing my Ultra Marines 1600 pt army against an opponents
> 1700 pt Tyranid army. He had 12 Dactylises (Dactyli?) in a swam of
> mostly Exocrine and a screen of infantry. I approached this
> swarm; while trying to avoid the other swarm of close assault 'nids,
> he began to decimate me with indirect barrages. While seperating my
> units more would help, its hard to maintain a 6cm seperation and
> still stay in cover and remain within 30 cm of HQ. After all, all he
> had to do was find 1 spot where 3-4 units were even partially under
> the template and let the firepower add up. The first wave was 43 FP.
> And that wiped out virtually the entire detachment. A couple of
> infantry managed to escape their doomed vehicles. The next wave did
> the same for the next detachment. I was unable to get away in time.
> The result: one more world that needs virus bombing.
> Any tactiacal advice?
> Thanks,
> Dave
> "I no longer fear Hell, I work in retail"
>
Received on Mon Jun 02 1997 - 18:27:22 UTC