You wrote :
>> I am planning to take drop pods in a battle and they
>> will be my only detachment in reserves. As I read the
>> rules this means that they must enter on the first
>> turn, is this correct? Any enlightment that other list
>> members can cast on this question would be appreciated.
>
> Drop pods count as reserves (in the 'up to 30cm'
>category, IIRC) - go look at the reserve chart at the
>beginning of the Battles book. No reserves have even a
>chance of entering the board before the 2nd turn.
>
>Scott
>shupes_at_...
I've never tried to use drop pods, I'm afraid to lose too many units
without let them a chance to fight. Of course, to be able to deploy
some detachments behind the ennemy must be a very good thing but the
way of landing is really uncertain...
Are the advantages worth the risks?
Francois Bruntz
Apprenti MIAGE (Universite Paris XII - IBM France)
Please visit my Epic page :
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/2370/
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Received on Tue Jul 01 1997 - 12:46:15 UTC