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 Post subject: How can you protect a Stegadon from missile fire ?
PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 4:56 pm 
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Given that it's a large target and a strong bolt thrower electro magnet, I no longer rate these big boys as the death dealing unit crusher chargers that I used to.

I have taken out 3 so far, quite easily with bolt throwers and suffered little damage.

In my last game agaisnt Lizards my enemy only brought an Ancient with the Engine of the Gods and he tried to stay well away from harm for most of the game but he stil ended up as a pin cushion.

So, here's my question...

How exactly can these beasts be protected from missile fire that negates an armour save ?

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 Post subject: Re: How can you protect a Stegadon from missile fire ?
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If you have two you can use one to obscure vision of another in a "T" formation (the front one pivots so that it is perpendicular to the one behind it), particularly an ancient in front of an engine. Either that or keep it in or behind trees etc casting the bubble for others until terradons/JSOD/magic/general combat deals with the war machine(s) in question.

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here you go sig) http://www.lustria-online.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2476

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Wow, thanks STEAM. Plenty of responses on the Lustria site to that question.

It seems the answers are a combination of:-

1) using a T - formation (if you take more than 1)
2) don't worry about it because they're not that vulnerable
3) distraction with other units and
4) get them into combat asap.

I think my opinion was slightly warped by my success. I have been firing at them with Nautican Tripoons, ie. 3 bolts so they're probably getting hit quite a bit more than they usually would.

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I was going to weight in and say take two as well.

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no prob sig) I am doing the best I can)

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Sigmar wrote:
I think my opinion was slightly warped by my success. I have been firing at them with Nautican Tripoons, ie. 3 bolts so they're probably getting hit quite a bit more than they usually would.


yeah well they would

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 Post subject: Re: How can you protect a Stegadon from missile fire ?
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with stegadons, lizardmen can take lore of heavens cant they? That has that spell celestial shield or something that acan be handy for surviving missile and artillery fire.

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 Post subject: Re: How can you protect a Stegadon from missile fire ?
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Yep, you're right Waldo. My opponent always takes lore of heavens and uses the shield all the time. I believe it's a remains in play spell though so it can work out kind of costly if it prevents the caster from using another spell for very long.

Having said that, if the Lizards are dominant in the magic phase then they can always try to cast other spells and then recast celestial shield again at the end of their magic phase. They might regret it though if a bolt brought one of their Stegs to it's knees :D

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The engine of the gods can do a 5+ ward save to missile fire area of effect spell cant they?

Toughness 6 on ancient stegs is badass. I find that I end up hitting the crew 4 times outa 5 ><

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with the lore of heavens, you could jjust take that skink priest primarily as anti magic, and give hm the dispel scrolls and stuff, if your worried about his magic being wasted. If it keeps ur stegadon alive, it is probably worth it.

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yes these spells do work

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