tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post4419722893023339252..comments2024-01-10T06:17:13.721-06:00Comments on Dick Move: Split Deployment: The Art of Throwing Half Your Army AwayDethtronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07257162715130436403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post-23894651367007587522010-08-03T04:51:58.020-05:002010-08-03T04:51:58.020-05:00Splitting forces - I take it Hitler opening the se...Splitting forces - I take it Hitler opening the second, Eastern (Russian) Front doesn't resonate? And look how well that worked for him...Cosmic Navel Linthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301190881761763414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post-82414053899440025582010-06-06T12:23:25.667-05:002010-06-06T12:23:25.667-05:00Turns out, this "tactic" was published i...Turns out, this "tactic" was published in White Dwarf last January in their multi-page Imperial Guard tactica. You can download the PDF off of the GW website now.<br /><br />https://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=800016a&section=whiteDwarf&aId=7300013a<br /><br />Ugggh! It gave me heartburn to read it.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post-47935332528236576342010-05-27T02:32:03.006-05:002010-05-27T02:32:03.006-05:00"Normally you have the time it takes his army..."Normally you have the time it takes his army to cross from his deployment zone to yours to shoot him..."<br /><br />But since people in the forty-first millennium have invented Deep Strike, outflanking, jump packs, transport vehicles and above all these miraculous things called GUNS, they can avoid playing keepgoingforwarddont'getkilledhammer and are not actually obliged to trudge grimly over the board since they can either drop on your head or kill you at range. It might work against armies that don't manage to do any of these things (i.e. bad ones), but really?<br /><br />I think you had it with the comparison to WFB, really.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post-81452861340596416842010-05-26T22:58:08.286-05:002010-05-26T22:58:08.286-05:00Yep, it's a 4th Ed tactic that no longer appli...Yep, it's a 4th Ed tactic that no longer applies in 5th. Killed by the lack in 5th Edition of consolidation into combat and the existence of objective missions.<br /><br />All you need to nerf assaulters is to Mech up or deploy your infantry in blocking lines. Simple as that.SandWyrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265244938930651317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post-21095346916236740472010-05-26T12:18:32.328-05:002010-05-26T12:18:32.328-05:00What about denying your troops that have been spli...What about denying your troops that have been split the ability to 'fire at everything going for the victorious flank' by suddenly plopping a bunch o' tanks in the way, not only does it screen them, but the tanks can unleash on the 'sacrificial' flank as well. Granted they could be cracked open with meltas or whatnot, but even if they're shut down, what do you have? terrain! I get the basic premise, but everything moves pretty quickly now, so I really don't see this having the 1-2 punch this chap is describing.Hoagyhttp://whencannonsfade.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922229106412042875.post-46819715369086245622010-05-26T11:55:48.220-05:002010-05-26T11:55:48.220-05:00Hell, I remembered when I used this article during...Hell, I remembered when I used this article during 4th ed. Cheredanine is not a terrible guy, he once gave me some good advice on Eldar light vehicle... not that I can remember what it was....<br /><br />However, you're right. This won't cut it in 5th ed. Go go moron of LO. I love their site for hobby stuff, but on gaming they all fall very flat.kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678110606500061152noreply@blogger.com