Re: [Epic] Re: Opinions on Ork units & tactics

From: Sean Smith <seans_at_...>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:36:20 +1300

On Thu 26 Jun, David Lado wrote:

> >My reply
> >-----------------
> >In the rules it says only infantry can hitch lift on battle wagons or
> >battlefortresses and I can't see anything classifing Big Gunz or
> >Pulsa Rockets as infantry.
> >------------------------
>
> Page 7 of the rule book:
>
> "Units can have very different capabilities, so they are separated into
> four different types: Infantry, vehicles, War Engines, and Flyers."
>
> Note that the unit summarys list field artillery (Big gunz, support
> weapons, ect) under infantry, not vehicles.
>
> Furthermore, on the same page:
>
> "INFANTRY includes all personnel not mounted inside a vehicle.
> Infantry units are represented by up to five infantry models mounted
> on a single base. *Field artillery (Thudd Guns, Squig catapults ect)
> also fass into this catagory*. (emphasis mine)
>
> Note that squig catapults are a type of Big Gunz.
>
> Clearly, field artillery are classed as infantry. So the better
> question is: what in the rules indicates they *can't* be mounted on
> transports (ork or otherwise).
>

Thanks for pointing that out David, I missed it.

>

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