Comments on: Tactica: Raptors http://www.dankelzahn.com/blog/2009/07/13/tactica-raptors/ Just the blarg Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dankelzahn http://www.dankelzahn.com/blog/2009/07/13/tactica-raptors/comment-page-1/#comment-11325 Dankelzahn Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:58:28 +0000 http://www.dankelzahn.com/blog/?p=2687#comment-11325 Raptors definitely fold/route quick if they start drawing fire, and that's a good point. A lot of the Legion army is marginally more survivable than their stats imply just because there are so many threats that an opponent usually can't address them all at once. IE model X survives because model Y is a bigger threat. Legion's opponents do the best when they can pick the right models that are going to do the most damage and eliminate them fast. That holds true for Raptors as well - anticipate their attack and hit first. A purely melee-based army has a harder time with this due to the Raptors' threat range (12.5" on the charge) but spells and ranged attacks can chew through them if a player's willing to devote the resources. Raptors definitely fold/route quick if they start drawing fire, and that’s a good point. A lot of the Legion army is marginally more survivable than their stats imply just because there are so many threats that an opponent usually can’t address them all at once. IE model X survives because model Y is a bigger threat.

Legion’s opponents do the best when they can pick the right models that are going to do the most damage and eliminate them fast. That holds true for Raptors as well – anticipate their attack and hit first. A purely melee-based army has a harder time with this due to the Raptors’ threat range (12.5″ on the charge) but spells and ranged attacks can chew through them if a player’s willing to devote the resources.

]]> By: Z http://www.dankelzahn.com/blog/2009/07/13/tactica-raptors/comment-page-1/#comment-11324 Z Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:38:55 +0000 http://www.dankelzahn.com/blog/?p=2687#comment-11324 While they may seem 'borken' to some, in the end it's the fearlessness that can be exploited. They don't have stealth, and so even killing off a couple or running up a cheap Terror causer will be enough to make them fail a CMD check 1 in 3 times. Also, they're not that nasty when they're not charging. They really lay the hurt on with their charges, especially when they have their mount attacks that can be used on the charge at POW 12 with 3 dice, followed by 2 Weapon Specialist POW 10s. Keep them from charging, and you're really reducing their power. Z While they may seem ‘borken’ to some, in the end it’s the fearlessness that can be exploited. They don’t have stealth, and so even killing off a couple or running up a cheap Terror causer will be enough to make them fail a CMD check 1 in 3 times.

Also, they’re not that nasty when they’re not charging. They really lay the hurt on with their charges, especially when they have their mount attacks that can be used on the charge at POW 12 with 3 dice, followed by 2 Weapon Specialist POW 10s. Keep them from charging, and you’re really reducing their power.

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