uvenlord wrote:
A little of topic:
SpeakerToMachines wrote:
I could see a use for a fast WE in a mobile firefighting host, to barge aside hard enemy units to let friendly FF target softer units hiding behind them
Hmmm, sounds intresting. Not sure I follow you though, could you describe what you mean in more detail? We play with very little barging and none with mixed units so I have little experience with this but wants to learn
Something like this:
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Blue units, including a WE, is engaging an orange formation of unarmoured infantry, screened by red armour. The yellow infantry units is a particularly valuable target (say, a commander) and is positioned a little behind the others to minimize the number of allocated hits.
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The War engine contacts the nearest tank, then barges and engages two more tanks (both times the nearest)
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The tanks are dragged along and stays in base contact with the War engine, and there is now room for the blue infantry to move closer to the infantry, ensuring that the high-value target is the fifth unit to be allocated hits instead of the ninth.
If the blue infantry is better at CC than the orange infantry, then they could also contact the infantry behind the now-removed screen. For an Eldar host that can take a Wraithknight upgrade, this really only applies to Wraithlords, though.
having Fearless RA units is a good thing!