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vanvlak
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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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vanvlak
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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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