I've implemented a house rule to balance out the rule where SHW can target =
any unit within range. Vehicles with SHW can target either infantry units =
or vehicle units, controller's choice, but they still must target the close=
st unit of that type. Titans, Gargants, et. al. can target whichever units=
they like (as well as be targeted), with the exclusion of targeting HQ un=
its unless they are the closest unit. This rule regarding HQ units applies =
to infantry and vehicle units as well. This allows a commander to manuever=
strategically behind a screen of expendable units.
The one exception to t=
he rule are weapons that use barrage templates; they can target any unit(s)=
within range as long as a clump of units exist within that weapon's range =
that presents a larger group of targets than the closest enemy units. Thus=
, artillery units can employ the traditional role of busting up large clust=
ers of enemy units. barrage template weapons should target the largest clu=
mp of units within their range first; if the closest enemy units have a rel=
atively close number of clumped units compared to another clump of enemy un=
its farther away, barrage template weapons should follow the above rule whe=
re the closest target is targeted first (unless this would involve shooting=
your own troops as well. But then again, some commanders would opt to do =
this anyway!)
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From: KAYJAY77_at_...[SMTP:KAYJAY77@...]
Se=
nt: Wednesday, June 18, 1997 12:20 PM
To: space-marine_at_...
Subject:=
Re: [Epic] Thread on Orcs, AT & LRs [was barrage]
>Mike wrote "the Orks =
don't have a single Anti-Tank weapon(though the lifta
>droppa is close)I ju=
st get tired of fighting off 8+ Land Raiders with
nothing
>more
>than FP. =
Gargants don't last long that way."
>
>AMEN. My opponent always gets an ar=
mour det of landraiders & a SM for each
>(1 to 1 ratio) and a unit of thr=
ee Whirlwinds - hasnt changed his army
since
>we started epic40k & nothing =
I can do with my orks gets even close to
>winning! Also, as far as I can s=
ee, not a single barrage cept for the
>flyers.
>
>Kevin whose orks really a=
re painted good but die like flies.
>Landraiders are the unit I also worry=
about the most (especially mixed
>LR/infantry detatchments). So I'm curio=
us what tactics and troops you
>have you used against him? Also, what tact=
ics is he using with his
>units. The orks don't have AT weapons, but they=
do have lots of options,
>so I'm curious to see what has and hasn't worked=
for you.
>David
I tried the Battle wagons w/ nobs in a Kult Det but he s=
tays away from cover
and uses the whirlwinds to put BMs on em when I hid. =
Tried mixing in the
speedstas with the special weapons but as SHW can pic=
k out the tgt unit he
went for them first. Tried the Gargant (we are playi=
ng at about 800 pts as
that is all we have painted ) he shot it to bits. Tr=
ied lots of little
dets... tried one big det.... My next scheme is to try a=
Chaos arty ally det.
Last resort is Chaos SM with <<shudder>> my own LRs.=
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