Hi all,
I was reading the Gaunt novel Necropolis (yes, I know it's been out some time now, and that no ork Landas feature in it) and was impressed by the siege engines used at Verhunhive. ?
Now I was thinking:
1.- Would anyone be interested in using rules for ork siege engines?
2.- How about modelling these - or has anyone done so already?
I had these immediate ideas:
1.- Ork siegewagon - same rules as a Battlewagon, ?but no troops can be carried, and a siege tower or obstacle demolition charge/obstacle removal plough/minesweeper added instead; can be purchased at same points as normal Battlewagon as an upgrade for a Warband [
?would you include this upgrade in a Blitz Brigade as well as it's troop carrying capacity is lost?]2.- Ork siegefortress - same rules as a Battlefortress, ?but the Big Gun and two twin Big Shootas are lost, and a siege tower or obstacle demolition charge/obstacle removal plough/minesweeper added instead; can be purchased at same points as normal Battlefortress as an upgrade for a Warband
3.- Ork gun siegefortress - same rules as a Gunfortress, but two Big Guns are lost, and a siege tower or obstacle demolition charge/obstacle removal plough/minesweeper added instead; can be purchased at same points as normal Gunfortress as an upgrade for a blitz Brigade; Supagun option lost.
4.- Ork Siege Stompa - same rules as a Stompa, ?but weapons limited to two Big Guns and a siege tower or obstacle demolition charge/obstacle removal plough/minesweeper; can be purchased at same points as normal Stompa in a Stompamob or as an upgrade.
5.- Ork Siege Supastompa, Gargant, Great Gargant - one weapon system replaced by a siege tower or obstacle demolition charge/obstacle removal plough/minesweeper; can be purchased at same points as normal war machine BUT - a troop carrying capacity is added
what numbers of units would you suggest, what types, and should there be further penalties to the warmachine i.e. less weapons?6.- Siege (wait for it) Landa - A Landa with D3+3 gun turrets and no rokkits; replaced by an armoured prow, or demolition rokkits [
rules ideas?]That's it. I'd appreciate any ideas on rules and modelling, especially on rules for demolition charges, ploughs etc., and comments.
These rules would obviously apply to friendly games. You wil have noticed I prefer to rplace weapons or payload rather than change other statistics or points cost. What do you think of this - ah - strategy? ?
Cheers!
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