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RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - Dedwoods42 - 30-01-2015 Sounds good to me! I'll try both out and see which I prefer. My plan is to have a screen of Gargoyles in front that can glance on rear armour if they make it into combat - potentially move the malathrope in behind too to provide Shrouded for 3+ cover with the Gargoyles in front. RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - Embolden - 30-01-2015 (30-01-2015, 03:00 PM)Dedwoods42 Wrote: Sounds good to me! Sounds a solid plan, makes the player think about shooting the nasty Tyrant or the hordes of Gargoyles. But don't forget, its not all about Serpent RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - aprilmanha - 30-01-2015 (30-01-2015, 02:15 PM)Dedwoods42 Wrote: A pair of MoN Oblits in cover - especially with some cultists stood in front of them - have got a solid chance of crippling if not destroying one. Two may be a problem... High S weapon options (Lascannons, Melta) are pretty much pointless as Serpent Shield will just negate pens. Assault Cannons, on the other hand... 8 S6 Rending shots are glance-central - exactly what you want If needs be the Oblit Power Fists will be a solid chance to knock off a HP or two in desperation. Are you using the old Chaos codex? I'm pretty sure Oblits can only use energy weapons in the current game so no multishot options. Also pretty sure standing behind your own cultists only will give the eldar a free cover save while not giving you own Oblits any benefits? DS'ing behind them and meltaing their rear armour is a good idea, probably the best chance for a 50/50 chance of a Pen result that may give a wrecked result! RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - Dedwoods42 - 30-01-2015 (30-01-2015, 03:15 PM)Embolden Wrote:(30-01-2015, 03:00 PM)Dedwoods42 Wrote: Sounds good to me! Very true - but there are Devigants (Maybe Rippers instead), a pair of Mucolid Spores and a Malanthrope to deal with too, for objective snatching and invantry murder. Malanthropes are challenge tankers too RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - Simian - 30-01-2015 i will eventually have one serpent i suspect, i do fire it occasionally. my eldar are mainly on foot running around in circles getting shot. RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - manrogue - 30-01-2015 (30-01-2015, 03:24 PM)aprilmanha Wrote: Also pretty sure standing behind your own cultists only will give the eldar a free cover save while not giving you own Oblits any benefits?Nope you can shoot through your units with no penalty, but if you are behind a unit of yours you get a cover save (5+ i believe), you've got it wrong way round. RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - Embolden - 30-01-2015 (30-01-2015, 03:37 PM)manrogue Wrote:(30-01-2015, 03:24 PM)aprilmanha Wrote: Also pretty sure standing behind your own cultists only will give the eldar a free cover save while not giving you own Oblits any benefits?Nope you can shoot through your units with no penalty, but if you are behind a unit of yours you get a cover save (5+ i believe), you've got it wrong way round. Sorry bud, page38, firing through units (even friendly ones) will grant a cover save if the enemy is 25% obscured. Also - no point in oblits being in cover as they have 2+/5+ save IIRC (defo 2+ not sure on inv) RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - manrogue - 30-01-2015 And looking at CSM codex now- Obliterator Weapons: In each o f your Shooting phases, you must choose what weapon the Obliterators in the unit will fire from the following list: • Assault cannon • Plasma cannon • Heavy flamer * Twin-linked (lamer • Lascannon • Twin-linked meltagun • Multi-melta • Twin-linked plasma gun Every Obliterator in the unit must fire the same weapon. An Obliterator unit cannot choose to fire the same weapon in two of your consecutive Shooting phases. RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - Dedwoods42 - 30-01-2015 Quote:Are you using the old Chaos codex? They can indeed, most recent Codex. Assault Cannons, Lascannons, Heavy Flamers, TL Flamers, Plasma Cannons, TL Plasmaguns, Multi-Melta, TL Meltagun I believe they're the only thing in our codex that can take them, and the only reason the profile for ACs is even in the book RE: 500 Pt escalation Campaign - manrogue - 30-01-2015 (30-01-2015, 03:41 PM)Embolden Wrote:(30-01-2015, 03:37 PM)manrogue Wrote:(30-01-2015, 03:24 PM)aprilmanha Wrote: Also pretty sure standing behind your own cultists only will give the eldar a free cover save while not giving you own Oblits any benefits?Nope you can shoot through your units with no penalty, but if you are behind a unit of yours you get a cover save (5+ i believe), you've got it wrong way round. Oops should've checked book first lol |