Re: [Epic] [E40K] Squats -- different list

From: Ken Taborek <oberon_at_...>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 14:15:09 -0400 (EDT)

Gyrocopters should not be flyers at all. They were skimmers in epic2, and
should be skimmers in e40k as well. They were very fast, light tanks; had
the "all-around fire" ability that everyone has now; and were equally good
at (light) firing and assaulting. An Imperial player soon learned to fear
a company of Gyro's, as his arty was usually their first target. Squats
don't have to have a flyer created for them in order to have a viable army
list. Thunderfires should be all the anti-air they need.

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



On Sun, 8 Jun 1997, Aaron P Teske wrote:

>
> Excerpts from Epic: 7-Jun-97 RE: [Epic] [E40K] Squats --.. by
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?Peace_at_uri
> > [Aaron Teske wrote:]
> > > Why cut it down, really? Armour 5+, range 30, FP 3, Assault 4/2.
> > > Gyrocopters are supposed to be *very* maneuverable, and pretty well
> > > armed. Points value 50 or so, I'd say.
> >
> > Mainly because no interceptor has more than 15 cm range or 2 Fp in the
> > game.
>
> Y'know, I never noticed that. OK.
>
> >Also the intercept of 3
> > was because intersepting a aircract/spacecrat takes two things, speed
> > and manuverability. Gryocopers are manuverable, but not very fast (It
> > is a 'copter).
>
> Actually, I'd like to argue that Gyrocopters would be *extremely*
> maneuverable, and that would probably make up for the speed loss. Of
> course, then the 'copter is just like the Nightwing, but if you take it
> with a 3/2 assault it's a Thunderbolt. I dunno about you, but I
> consider the Gyrocopter a fair bit better than a Thunderbolt....
>
> I vote for armour 5, range 15, FP 2, assault 4/2, 40 points.
>
> >Points of about 30 seem fair.(Besides, everyone I know
> > had the gryocopter company. No one would buy 9 of the things at 50 pts
> > each.)
>
> If they were the only flyer you had, I bet people would. (Well, maybe
> not 9, but then they *were* really good....)
>
> > Also, since the squats don't have much in the way of vehicles, I think
> > making indiviudal stats for the war engines (collossus, cyclops) would
> > be good rather than making them leviathan variants. It might give them
> > more personality(well, as much as any army has in the new system)
>
> Yup. Lev/Colossus/Cyclops are kinda like the Warlord & Reaver for the
> Imperials: similar, but different enough to warrent individual
> attention. See my previous post (from yesterday) for proposed stats.
>
> Aaron Teske
> Mithramuse+_at_...
> Squat Leader, Den'Len Fetch
>
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