Re: [Epic] Question on Tyranid Biotitans

From: Elias Tiliakos <elite_at_...>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 97 10:55:59 EDT

At 05:09 AM 6/13/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Alan Brain wrote:
>>
>> duckrvr_at_... wrote:
>>
>> > They are good against other WEs also. I'm still wondering if it is
worth it
>> > to take a titan hunter. Something quick, like a warlock titan or a reaver,
>> > with a cc weapon, and a death ray (d-cannon).
>>
>> Case in point: Chaos Questor: Assuming it's undamaged, and gets into CC,
>> it has a massive 11 in 36 chance of DESTROYING any war engine,
>> regardless of the AF. This is because the worst that it can do if it
>> loses by +5 or more is to require a 6 to get a Catastrophic Hit (ie
>> Instant Kill), and it has 2 rolls to do it with.
>> Of course, it's chances of survival are miniscule.
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the CC weapon is Subjugator
>only.
>
>I'm unfamiliar with the fluff, why is the hellslicer weapon given the
>"causes catastrophic damage in CC" rule while all other close combat
>weapons are "causes catastrophic damage if the titan wins CC"? Is this
>just a typo? If not, can someone point me towards the dwarf issue where
>these were first detailed?
>
>Oh, and why would it get 2 rolls?
>
>-Lemm
>

This is why I wanted Alan to elaborate. As far as I know, all Titan CC
weapons cause ctastrophic damage only if they win. It looks like there
is a typo in the Armies book. At least that is my take on the situation.


Elias
Received on Fri Jun 13 1997 - 14:55:59 UTC