Re: [Epic] [E40K] Squats - Land Train proposal

From: W. Gregory Klett <cyclops_at_...>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 18:05:32 -0500

>>>(BTW, the rule Greg is referring to is not on page 48, it's on page 41)
>>
>> Sheesh, maybe I should write clearer, at least so I can read my own
>>scribbled notes. Especially if I'm going to quote them... :(
>
>That's okay. I followed this up by cleverly pointing out that
>thunderers have the same firepower as thunderers. Maybe I should
>proofread...

 ... and the above is proof that we are candidates for poster child
for D.A.M. , "Mothers Against Dyslexia"... ;)

>
>I like the image of a screen of squat troops plodding along infront of the
>land train. I don't think it would be too unbalancing because (1) the
>squat player pays for those troops, (2) they don't regenerate like void
>shields, and (3) they still count towards the break point of the unit
>(unlike void shields). Aslo, in order to get the defensive bonus of the
>infantry screen, the land train must give up considerable offensive
>fire power. 4 stands of tacticals are nice, but are they better than a
>vortex missle? On top of that, remember that the infantry has a much
>lower armour value than the land train, meaning that alot of the infantry
>will be killed by shots that would otherwise have not affected the LT.
>I think the infantry will better serve the LT as support troops rather
>than as a human shield.

 Egads, I agree, completely! Quick someone, record this day for
posterity!

 With mixed troop types, WE and infantry, how would you distribute BM
effects?
 With the LT we wouldn't need to worry about the WE's 'Stubborn' as the
Squats would all have that, and the +1 for a DC15+ wouldn't apply.
 So just apply the BM rules as normal?

>> As to the vehicles being seperate, this would make the LT incredibly
>>vulnerable to barrages. One template could easily effect 5 vehicles,
>>much to their regret! "my 3 Cannon of Khorne target your LT, hmmm, that
>>will be 30FP..."
>
>It's not all that bad. 1 cannon of Corn could get about 8 fp (partially
>covering 4 cars). 4 Corny kannons could get 32 fp, which is 24 dice.
>Assuming a 6 armour value, that's only 4 hits against a unit with up
>to 9 void shields. The other consideration is that, yes, the LT is
>very vulnerable to barrages (which is a good counter-balance), but
>does anyone really want to rely on barrages to beat the squats?
>
>David

 Well, the armor is only 5+, not 6, but that is okay. If some one does
target the LT with such barrages, well..., that will give the LT a
target for some Counter-Battery work. :)

 hmmmm... any other concerns that need consideration?

 Greg

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