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| Author: | Nerroth [ Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | (percieved) AT gap and Narwhal deficiencies... |
Hi! I have noticed that the Narwhal (Scorpionfish, I'd agree with the name change) is not a highly favoured vehicle among some here, it seems to have not enough of a GM presence - even in pairs - in comparison to a formation of Stingrays, which are quite nice as AP dispensers. Also, Tactica and others have commented on the relative lack of AT fire the list has available (while it's crawling with AP options!), and the nature of the main Tau units precludes overly dramatic stat line changes - at least if we want to maintain some sort of connection with the units' 40K representations. Perhaps a revision of the loadout of the Narwhal could help increase the AT options for a Tau force, doing so in a way as to make use of the philosophy of using guided missiles to replace crude arty barrages: NARWHAL SUPER-HEAVY MISSILE GUNSHIP Type Speed Armour Close Combat Firefight War Engine 20cm 4+ 6+ 5+ Weapon Range Firepower Notes 4 x Seeker Missiles 75cm AT6+ Guided Missiles 2 x Smart Missile System 30cm AP4+ Ignore Cover Tracer Missiles 75cm MW6+ Guided Missiles Damage Capacity 3. Critical Hit Effect: The Scorpionfish?s Missile stockpile explodes. The Scorpionfish is destroyed, and any units within 5cm of the model suffer one hit on a D6 roll of 6. Notes: Skimmer, Reinforced Armour, Markerlights So a squadron of 2 would output as many Seeker Missiles as a Stingray formation would Submunitions Missiles, but don't get the advantages that the Submunition Missiles have against infantry in cover - or its +1 standard to hit. How does this sound? OK, so it doesn't do very much to tip the scales, but it's not supposed to - just allow a squadron of 1 or 2 to help out a bit more in wiping out that enemy AV formation. Gary |
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| Author: | Honda [ Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | (percieved) AT gap and Narwhal deficiencies... |
1. Don't like the name at all. I know it sounds all "nautical", but phonetically, it drags. However, that can be addressed later. I still think Scorpionfish is fine or if you don't like that and a "fish" name is acceptable, how about "Stonefish". It's one of the deadliest fish in the sea. 2. Removing the AA missiles doesn't make sense to me. The whole idea (well, my concept of it that is) behind this vehicle as a missile carrier is to support all operations. Because we fielded the equivalent of four of these in my last battle, we really gave the SM player some concern when flying his Thawk around the battlefield. He knew that we not only blanketed our operations area with ML, but that we had vehicles who could reach out and knock him out of the sky. At the same time, we were able to severely bruise anything else the SM player put in our path. The combination of ML umbrella + Sustained Fire were quite effective. Which ever way we go, I'd be really hesitant to do something that would start driving up cost. It fits in very nicely right now. I would strongly suggest that we keep that capability. Personally, this vehicles' capabilities are critical to my attack plan. |
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| Author: | Dobbsy [ Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | (percieved) AT gap and Narwhal deficiencies... |
Just on the name - how about the Porpoise or Dauphin(dough-fan)? French word for dolphin. Or the Marlin? |
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| Author: | Tastyfish [ Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | (percieved) AT gap and Narwhal deficiencies... |
Whilst on the name, I think Narhal is too well known for its long tusk which this doesn't have - if there was a Heavy Rail varient then fair enough. Perhaps Porpoise, Humpback (the drop ship does have a hump) or Beluga? Not sure on dauphan, seeing as there isn't any other french names and isn't it a courtly rank anyway? |
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| Author: | Honda [ Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | (percieved) AT gap and Narwhal deficiencies... |
Oddly enough, I thought of Beluga as well. Pilot (as in whale) could also be a possibility. Dolphin sounds good as well, Porpoise for some reason doesn't sound right to me. Ah well, what's in a name? |
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