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In article <12UBd.32042$F25.3456@okepread07>, Berto,
Albertocarro@yahoo.com Varfed out the following in Timo speak...
> When I was looking at the transporter in forgeworld dropping two rhinos or
> one crusader, me, being an IG guy, why not drop bunkers, i.e. two of them
> behind the lines and set up a crossfire. It would have to be a big game.
Ummm, isn't dropping a Land Raider or Crusader full of Marines
behind the line pretty much the same thing?
😉 The only way it could
possibly be more annoying is if it was a Crusader full of Space Wolves
Blood Claws led by a Rune Priest with Storm Caller.
>
> If not Transporters, two Valkyries carrying just one bunker at a time. Set
> up some rules etc.
This prompts a simple question. Are they African or European
Valkyries (and who's banging the coconuts together to make the galloping
sounds)?
Seriously - you could VDR up an immobile transport with Armor, and
perhaps weapons, and then some sort of unit to carry it. I don't think
even two Valkyries would be practical - it'd be damn difficult to
balance and maneuver the load under the best of circumstances, and being
under heavy fire isn't one of them. It's probably why the US military
uses a single huge helo like the venerable 'Golly Green Giant' rather
than trying to drag something with 3 or 4 of the much faster (but much
smaller) 'Loach' recon helos.
What you really want is the IG on defense with 'pop-up' bunkers. The
whole damn bunker starts out hidden and can't even be targeted until the
enemy is really close (like 12 inches or less) or until it pops up and
the units within it fire. Usually the way we play bunkers (house rule)
is if you build them using VDR style - then all the occupants can fire
during the shooting phase. If a bunker is going to be worth 150 VPs (or
more) - then it out to be a useful and worth while tool for the defender
as well, and not just an expensive liability. (I can recall seeing more
than one 'bunker assault' game where the defender never placed any
troops in any of the bunkers because they wanted everyone to be able to
fire at the enemy.) I can understand the limitations of not letting an
entire tac squad fire from within a Rhino for example - but a bunker
*is* designed to give it's occupants ease of firing while offering
excellent protection.
Myrmidon
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