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Assault/Engage question
Big-Gazza	Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:15 am
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Mar 16, 2003 3:53 pm Posts: 8	Hi,   I've finally got round to down loading the new rules for EPIC and I've started to dust off some of my old figures. I was wondering if any of the more experienced players can give me some advice on Ork army composition. I've started reading the rules but nothing beats good in game experiance.  So any help on what should be used (so that I don't waste time painting 20 Pulsa rockits when they are no use any more) would be great. thanks Big Gazza
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Shadow Hunter	Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:45 am
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jan 17, 2003 11:41 am Posts: 1747 Location: Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffs, UK	I haven't played EpicA for a number of months now, so my experiance is now dated. What I was finding useful, was large mobs of Orks (as usual) Stompas, Dreads, Kults of speed were very useful.  Especially with a speedsta.  Though I think the last version I saw had taken them out. There are other players here of Orks (Jimbo and Maksim among others) who can help better.
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nealhunt	Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 4:22 pm
Purestrain Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:52 pm Posts: 9617 Location: Nashville, TN, USA	It depends on your preference in armies.  I like fast and  (more importantly) shooty, so I play mostly Bad Moons style. Some of my favorite formations: Da Nobz - Big Blitz Brigade (mix of gun and flak wagonz), 4 Nobz/Boyz, 1 Oddboy upgrade (SupaZzap/Weirdboy Battletower) Da Boyz - Warband in Battlefortress Da Big Mob - Big Warband, 8 Wagonz Shooty Boyz - Bug or Uge Gunzmob, 2 Nobz/boyz, 2 Boyz/Grotz Trakkboyz - Big KoS, 5 each Wartrakks and Scorchas Big Stompas - Stompamob, 3 Dreads, Supastompa... or Big Stompamob, 3-4 dreads, 2-4 kans Tankboyz - Blitz Brigade, 1-2 GunFortresses Flyboyz - Big fighta-bomma mob Landaz (3 formations) - 2 Assault Boats - Stormboyz formation w/ 4 Dethkoptaz (in one AB) - Stormboyz formation w/ 4 Dethkoptaz (in the other AB) Of course, Jervis is still tweaking the final Ork list, so some of those may need to be adjusted when the list comes out. _________________ Neal
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TuffSkull	Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 10:48 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:49 am Posts: 2830 Location: South East UK	Hi all, As most will (should) have noted, I'm currently painting up a small IG army for Epic:Armageddon. Having not playtested in a good while, I'm sure much has changed that I'm as yet unaware of. Thus I turn to you for your thoughts on my army composition. Its designed to be a 5000 point force, but with 500points leway to allow me some variation. Thus we have (bold is companies, italic is what a formation contains, normal is Co.upgrades): 1 Regimental HQ Regimental Command, Salamander, 12 troop stands, 6 chimeras Fire Support Platoon in Chimeras 4 Fire Support Stands, 2 Chimeras Mechanised Company 1 Command, Salamander, 12 troop stands, 6 chimeras Fire Support Platoon in Chimeras 4 Fire Support Stands, 2 Chimeras Tank Comapany 9 Leman Russ & 1 Vanquisher command Super Heavy Tank Company 3 baneblades (that look a lot like Stormhammers) Super Heavy Tank Company 3 Shadowswords (that look a lot like Stormblades) Artillery Company 1 Salamander, 6 Manticore, 3 Bombard Support Formations Sentinel Squadron 4 Sentinel scout walkers Sentinel Squadron 4 Sentinel scout walkers Flak Battery 3 Hydra Flak Tanks Artillery Battery 3 manticores Artillery Battery 3 basilisk I also have the following "floating" upgrades, ie I cant decide which companies they would be of most use for: Tank Squadron 3 Leman Russ MBTs (that look a lot like destroyer tank hunters) Tank Squadron 3 Leman Russ Demolishers Griffon Battery 3 griffon mortars (which look a lot like Medusas) Navy Support 2 Thunderbolt Fighters (which look a lot like Lightning strike aircraft) 2 marauder Bombers All told, its 5350 points. I initially planned a 4K army, with only one SHT company ever being fielded at a time, but with some new additions on order, it expanded to 5K rather fast. What would you add? Where would you alocate the support formations? What would you change around? Would you say that a Titan is really needed? If So, could I get away with a reaver or warhounds? Any thoughts much appreciated. _________________ Cheers, Paul "TuffSkull" T. http://hobbybrush.com - My New Website, with thousands of painted Mini Pics :) http://hobbybrush.blogspot.com - My Hobby Blog TuffSkull's notepad- My Old Blog on Wargames Wiki.
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iblisdrax	Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 3:23 am
Brood Brother Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:54 pm Posts: 3381 Location: First star to the right, and straight on till morning.	I would think that you could get away with a pair of warhounds in most situations, because paired with your Shadowswords they could handle an enemy titan, as long as there were only one or two.  Any more than that, and you would probably need the heavier firepower of the reaver to go with them.  I personally like my pair of warhounds, they rock. my 2cents, iblisdrax _________________ "Have Leman Reuss, will travel" "Hallo. My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die!"
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Legion 4	Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 3:36 am
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm Posts: 36984 Location: Ohio - USA	Looks pretty good T/S !  I'd say between your SHTs and air units, you should be able to handle a Titan attack, without too much trouble. _________________ Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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asaura

Post subject: Assault/Engage question Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 10:27 am

Brood Brother Joined: Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:34 am Posts: 481

Quote (TuffSkull @ 26 2003 Oct.,21:48) Flak Battery 3 Hydra Flak Tanks You may want to spread these around the companies, say one each for the two mech. inf. coys and one for the tank company. That way you can cover a lot more ground with some flak and not worry about the single fragile formation. I also have the following "floating" upgrades, ie I cant decide which companies they would be of most use for: Tank Squadron 3 Leman Russ MBTs (that look a lot like destroyer tank hunters) 3 Leman Russ Demolishers

These are slow, which often means they are a bit of a waste with mech. inf. Use them with the heavy tanks to provide extra firepower.


Griffon Battery


These definitely go with the supreme commander. He looks like your most expensive formation. You don't want the other mech. inf. company to match his point value, due to the Break Their Spirit objective.