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[EPIC Comp] Blood Axe Mercenaries!
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:46 pm 
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Here's the Blood Axe Ork army I did for the Epic Army Competition, all on its own.

Please take a look and comment!

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:11 pm 
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Interesting list - I would have gone with a special rule that all shots become 6+ rather than the dangerous terraine test, but this is a list that I will try out when I feel like an orky change.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:17 pm 
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(Tiny-Tim @ Nov. 09 2007,16:11)
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Interesting list - I would have gone with a special rule that all shots become 6+ rather than the dangerous terraine test, but this is a list that I will try out when I feel like an orky change.

Well, what their shooting lacks in quailty, they make up for in quantity!  *laugh*  I'm pretty sure Orks would "red-line" any Imperial guns that remained on their looted vehicles...  *laugh*

I look forward to a battle report!   :D

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:28 pm 
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I like the list's feel.  The formations all look like they're pointed appropriately.  I prefer generic ork weapons, i.e. Big Gunz/Big Shootaz, instead of using the Imperial stats, but that's just a personal opinion and a lot of people don't agree.

I like the imperial vehicle breakdown concept but I'm not sure how it would feel in play.  I'm afraid you might end up moving cautiously a lot, even though your note attempts to shame people into not doing so.  The Kunnin Plan Taktiks rule is the kind of thing we do in scenarios all the time.

As far as possible points to look out for, the Kommandos warband mech garrison Mobz might be nasty in an unforeseen way... or they might be just fine.  I haven't played with them enough to be sure.

The Taktikal warband also has a little cause for concern.  It's the only thing in the list that doesn't seem especially Blood Axe to me.  The concerning thing, though is that it looks like it would be the ultimate Landa load - 10 Nobz, 4 Grots, 370 points of pure assault-y death.  It would also go well with a Rok - Kommando Warband, Uge Taktikal Warband, 19 units + 8 grots.

If I were trying to min-max the list, I'd probably go with Kommando Mobz in Battleforts (mechanized, and 50% scout units to garrison) and a Landa full of Nobz and Grots - tons of CC troops right in the enemy's face immediately.  If you really wanted to be tricksie about it, you could add a Flakwagon and Stormboy to the warbands to get AA and keep the ability to garrison.  There's no real need for Drop Roks or more than one Landa, so that would leave lots of points for massed FBs.

Second tier of my min-max attempt would probably be hordes of Leman Russ - trundle forward firing until close enough to assault.  Bring cheap Mekanized Warbands behind to boost activations and initiate semi-token assaults with the Russ in support.  But I seriously doubt that would be overpowered - more like ol' fashioned greenskin fun.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:59 pm 
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Thanks for the response Neal!

The list hasn't been playtested at all, it was just "Kool idears!" put down on paper; I'll definitely review your concerns when I update the list.


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The Taktikal warband also has a little cause for concern. ?It's the only thing in the list that doesn't seem especially Blood Axe to me. ?The concerning thing, though is that it looks like it would be the ultimate Landa load - 10 Nobz, 4 Grots, 370 points of pure assault-y death. ?It would also go well with a Rok - Kommando Warband, Uge Taktikal Warband, 19 units + 8 grots.

Well, the "Taktikal Warband" is supposed to be the Blood Axes copying a formation of "Beakies", obviously... perhaps it shouldn't have "Big" and "'Uge" discounts...

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:47 pm 
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Ah.  Tactical Detachment -> Taktikal Warband

That makes perfect sense.  I just didn't get it.

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(nealhunt @ Nov. 13 2007,13:47)
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Ah. ?Tactical Detachment -> Taktikal Warband

That makes perfect sense. ?I just didn't get it.

Pure, Orky kunnin'!

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