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| Quote (Steele @ 04 Nov. 2005 (13:04)) | Hi,
this brings me to another Question, based on logic: Why can Infantry and AV?s assault a Tau Support Craft? Isn?t it supposed to be at very high levels?
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Steele,
FF in Epic basically represents a 40K game.
In 40K, everyone can fire at Aircraft (tbolts, Mantas, Eldar vipers, etc).
In 40K, support craft like the manta are so huge, that you don't need the obligitory 6+ to hit them and use your normal Ballistic skill to shoot at them. However, In 40K, like all aircraft, they are so far away that you must still reduce all 40K weaponry ranges by 12" (typical heavy weapon is 48" in that game). So they are still a real pain in the @SS to fire at because the flier rules in 40K only allow you to shoot at fliers on the approach move. A flier, like the Manta, will enter on on board edge minimally as possible, and stop - fire, then depart
Any 40K models in range, less their 12" deduction, can try and shoot at the flier or try and shoot at ground units - not both.
Since Epic FF represents a 40K game, its arguable that ground units should be able to assault Support Craft.
Now all that said - there's also a balance issue. If you talk about titan fliers that can't be assaulted or shot at except by flak or engaging enemy aircraft, you start talking about indestructable titans. Nobody wants that!
The Support Craft rule offers a happy medium between traditional operation and balance in Epic.
L4,
Support Craft concept is something the powers that be decided upon a long time ago, the looming prsence of these unique titan like structures.
From a game play perspective, skimmer works much better for me too... it also makes them more powerful and removes the suseptability to always being in LOF to all enemy units.
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Rob
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