(Ginger @ Jun. 02 2008,20:38)
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(Fenvarien @ Jun. 02 2008,18:35)
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I would never take more than one Void Spinner per formation. More activations and having multiple BP3 barrages (now with AT5!) and thus the ability to attack multiple targets is much more tempting. But I have to admit that Cobras work pretty well in pairs although they are still very difficult to use at 30cm range (minus barrage template!).
For me, the only reason to field Scorpions and Cobras are those absolutely awesome models. ?
By the way, three EoVs in one formation will most often be the BTS, which is another clear disadvantage regarding their fragility espacially when beeing assaulted.
Cobras are difficult, but I think you may also be handicapping yourself a little if I have read your post correctly. If you re-read the barrage rules again, you will see that the range is measured from model to model, (not model to template). So if you have the range to a single unit, the template can be placed to cover other units that are more than 30 cms away. In theory, assuming there is one unit 30cms from the Cobra, the template can extend to ~37 cms from the Cobra. The thing that makes a pair of Cobras more devastating is that the second template can be placed even further away, so potentially covering units up to 45 cms away - and if you can park one or more templates centrally over WE, they really come into their own with the TK weaponry.
That said, I agree that Cobras are about the only EoV that I field in pairs (and never threes) because of the cost and relative weakness of the formation. Then again, I never get to play in bigger games because of time constraints - they would start to make sense in 5K+ games where there are even bigger formations about.
