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Post subject: Dive Bommas  Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 11:53 pm |
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| Quote (primarch @ 07 2003 Nov.,22:21) | | I can partly explain at least some of the missing e-mails. I tend to download all e-mails to my laptop. I think my wife uses the desktop, downloads e-mail there and then doesn't tell me. |
There is a simple technical solution to this, on the desktop, ensure that your mail client (OutHouse Express?) only downloads a copy of the e-mail from the server, whilst your laptop downloads and deletes from the server.
That way if your wife downloads the e-mail, a copy remains on the server until you download it with the laptop._________________ Jimbo
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 10:26 am |
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:44 am |
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Hi all, there's been lots of posts on flying beasties in Epic, and flying in Epic A has become more interesting with Vultures and Landas and stuff. One historical element missing from EA (or, to my knowledge, amy previous Epic rules) is the dive-bomber. The idea goes well with the orks - E Sunz flyboys would LOVE to hurtle vertically down racing the bombs to the target. So - are there any rules or suggestions for including these in Epic. They should be more difficult to hit by AA; and they might perhaps add an extra blast marker as a result of their terrifying attack. Any thoughts?
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:27 pm |
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:33 pm |
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Dive bombers were invented when there was a need of delivering the ordnance with more or less pin point accuracy, as opposed to carpet bombing. They became kind of unnecessary after air to ground rockets were invented and bombing accuracy improved by courtesy of advanced sights and (later) computers and smart weapons. That's why we don't see them anymore; their niche has been taken by other things.
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That said, the idea is definitely orky and would appeal to their mindset. However, the dive bombers should be very poor in air to air combat with possibly an orky chance of becoming integral part of the landscape as Jimbo already suggested.
Ok, Vanvlak, now you'll have to make "BigGunz" Roodelz stooka skwadron... 
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:01 pm |
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| Quote (Mojarn Piett @ 19 2004 Feb.,13:33) | | Ok, Vanvlak, now you'll have to make "BigGunz" Roodelz stooka skwadron... |
Hey - I like the name! Hmm - never tried converting an aeroplane before... coem to think of it, I don't even have any in stock...
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:19 pm |
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Cool idea! and very Orky! Also I would love to see one splattered across the landscape!! 
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Post subject: Dive Bommas Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 5:07 pm |
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I'd say make the bommas, give them a BP weapon, and a single, short-range fxf AP/AA attack and call it done.
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