>Your forgetting that they had 3! dice each at 5+ to hit. This was 50%
>=
better firepower per unit than any other heavy weapon unit.
>
>--Ken Tabore=
k oberon_at_...
>"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change=
."- random fortune
>
>
>
>On Thu, 5 Jun 1997 duckrvr_at_... wrote:
>
>>=
At 11:38 PM 6/4/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>
>> >Thunderers =
as Warriors + 2x Heavy
>>Weapons
>>
>> What is 2x Hvy Wpn=
s? And while we are on the topic, why is it everyone
>> seems to have a ha=
rd-on for thunderers? The only advantage they had over
>> DRs in 2nd ed. w=
as stayng power. You already have stubborn, why do this
>> funky 2xhvy wea=
pons/rapid fire hvy weapon stuff?
>>
>> Temp
>>
What everyone seems to be=
avoiding is that in Epic 2nd, Imperial, Eldar
and Squat Heavies were very =
nearly IDENTICAL from a cost per hit basis.
Admittedly, the various heavy =
units had radically different
survivabilities on a unit to unit comparison,=
but from a cost/effect basis
they are the same.
Guard- 200pts, 5 stands,=
10 shots at a 5+, 3 hits, 67pt/hit
Squat- 300pts, 5 stands, 15 shots at a=
5+, 5 hits, 60pt/hit
Eldar- 200pts, 3 stands, 6 shots at a 4+, 3 hits, 6=
7pt/hit
Actually, all your numbers are 1 lower. IG and Squat(_at_ marine) h=
ad 6 per unit and Eldar had 4. I don't think it changes the ratio overly mu=
ch though.
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