Post by tanan on Jul 31, 2017 11:17:39 GMT
I recently lost a game against Axis double Transfinite Emergence Projectors (TEP) in Destruction Initiative theme force. For those who don't know what TEP and the theme list does, below is brief summary:
- TEP is a SPD5 battle engines with two RAT5 POW11+5d6 SP10 weapons. This equivalent to two dmg boosted POW18 attacks, which is one of the highest powered ranged weapons in the game. By lowering the number of damage dice, it can add attack dice and number of sprays.
- TEP costs 19 points, has ARM19 and 23 damage boxes, so it's quite fragile for its point cost if you can hit it.
- Destruction Initiative gives servitor solos shield guard and 12 free servitor solos. Usually each TEP is guarded by 3 dig in Reflex servitors.
- After moving, TEP spawn 3 Permutation Servitors (usually on the front side to get those POW11+5d6 sprays). TEP has Sacrificial Pawn [Permutation Servitor]. TEP can't charge or spawn permutation servitors after running.
- TEP can't hit its permutation servitors, so it's very easy to get optimal sprays that ignore cloud effects and LoS block.
- TEP has a gun platform rule so it can shoot freely while in melee.
- Axis has a control range of 14" with Corollary. His feat gives TEPs +2SPD and more importantly gives enemy models -2SPD and prevents enemy charges. The feat is primary used to give TEPs another round of shooting.
The basic plan is to move TEP within 10" of a heavy and shoot it to death. Axis feat is used to get at least two rounds of shooting. Removing TEP by shooting is difficult because of servitor solos.
What is the merc answer to double TEP in Destruction Initiative?
- TEP is a SPD5 battle engines with two RAT5 POW11+5d6 SP10 weapons. This equivalent to two dmg boosted POW18 attacks, which is one of the highest powered ranged weapons in the game. By lowering the number of damage dice, it can add attack dice and number of sprays.
- TEP costs 19 points, has ARM19 and 23 damage boxes, so it's quite fragile for its point cost if you can hit it.
- Destruction Initiative gives servitor solos shield guard and 12 free servitor solos. Usually each TEP is guarded by 3 dig in Reflex servitors.
- After moving, TEP spawn 3 Permutation Servitors (usually on the front side to get those POW11+5d6 sprays). TEP has Sacrificial Pawn [Permutation Servitor]. TEP can't charge or spawn permutation servitors after running.
- TEP can't hit its permutation servitors, so it's very easy to get optimal sprays that ignore cloud effects and LoS block.
- TEP has a gun platform rule so it can shoot freely while in melee.
- Axis has a control range of 14" with Corollary. His feat gives TEPs +2SPD and more importantly gives enemy models -2SPD and prevents enemy charges. The feat is primary used to give TEPs another round of shooting.
The basic plan is to move TEP within 10" of a heavy and shoot it to death. Axis feat is used to get at least two rounds of shooting. Removing TEP by shooting is difficult because of servitor solos.
What is the merc answer to double TEP in Destruction Initiative?
