(Tactica @ Aug. 07 2006,23:19)
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Just an idea. Curious on your bug-like thoughts for viability.
I've only ever done that with Hierodules, when they've been my only WEs and I knew the enemy had pinpoint attacks; they were spawned at the end of the turn (Turn 1, of course!) that the enemy spaceship showed up, and survived... Of couse, if they'd been zapped, I guess I would've spawned them up anyway... but the look on my opponent's face was worth it when he saw there were no targets for his death-from-on-high. ?*laugh*
With the current spawning costs, don't think it would be tactically advisable to attempt to spawn your AVs into existence instead of facing enemy fire on the long Turn 1 march. ?If you want to be in effective assault range of the enemy, you're most likely going to be within 30cm of them, or they're going to move a picket unit within 30cm, so you've now got a 1-in-3 chance on not spawning anything, and maxing at 2d3+x... which isn't going to get you much, I'd say it's better to bring it with you!
As a thought exercise it's interesting... but, I suppose I'd just rather garrison my Carnifex Brood up as far as I can than try to spawn it up.
