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WraithGuardian · October 2nd, 2006, 18:26

Well depends, I mean strictly drop troop armies include troops, fliers, sentinels and gun emplacements (if allowed). It totally depends on your strategy, whats good about fliers is you can move them where ever you want. You can just hover on the table edge and just launch missile after missile while your opponent can do nothing to shoot it down(12" above the board), on the other hand bombing runs are risky since bombs are usually G48" so its a little hard to hit exactly what you want. On the other hand, you can remain 48" away from an enemy shooter while he need a 60" gun to hit you, and no ordnance barrages vs fliers. Unless there are AA enplacemnts on the field, the fliers can wreak some serious havoc among the enemy lines.

Vulture is usually a good hvy choice, and its points cheap as well. The good thing about fliers is there isnt a whole lot of upgrades so you can get more of them as long as you have the money.

Valkyrie is probably the best transport, a simple flying chimera with lots of guns at a higher price. 2 door mounted HBs with turret lascannon, and 2 choices of under wing weapons or fuel tanks in which case it can drop a sentinel and a gun emplacement.

I was never a big fan of super heavy fighters, they are huge, fragile and can be seen and hit from any point on the battlefield. Plus they are expensive, thunderhawk gunship is over $700 bucks so ... good luck earning all that money.

Generally, in my opinion you should have some mean of transportation for ANY drop troop army. Valkyrie is a tool for that, for heavy support, vuulture is a usefull tool but most drop troop armies relly on heavy weapon platoons, its cheaper and probably more effective. Sentinels are quite nice for drop troop armies, fast and hard hitting especially with hunter killer missiles. (A fer days ago my dream tank-hunter sentinel configuration went up in smoke, I thought hardened fighter sentinels can shoot twice)

So there, I think you will have tons of fun with airborne regiment, but before you collect anything I suggest coming up with a strategy (I have had a hard time winning lately with mine)

October 2nd, 2006, 18:26	#13 (permalink)
WraithGuardian Born from Tears of Angels Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University of Michigan Age: 21 Posts: 1,661 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 59	Well depends, I mean strictly drop troop armies include troops, fliers, sentinels and gun emplacements (if allowed). It totally depends on your strategy, whats good about fliers is you can move them where ever you want. You can just hover on the table edge and just launch missile after missile while your opponent can do nothing to shoot it down(12" above the board), on the other hand bombing runs are risky since bombs are usually G48" so its a little hard to hit exactly what you want. On the other hand, you can remain 48" away from an enemy shooter while he need a 60" gun to hit you, and no ordnance barrages vs fliers. Unless there are AA enplacemnts on the field, the fliers can wreak some serious havoc among the enemy lines. Vulture is usually a good hvy choice, and its points cheap as well. The good thing about fliers is there isnt a whole lot of upgrades so you can get more of them as long as you have the money. Valkyrie is probably the best transport, a simple flying chimera with lots of guns at a higher price. 2 door mounted HBs with turret lascannon, and 2 choices of under wing weapons or fuel tanks in which case it can drop a sentinel and a gun emplacement. I was never a big fan of super heavy fighters, they are huge, fragile and can be seen and hit from any point on the battlefield. Plus they are expensive, thunderhawk gunship is over $700 bucks so ... good luck earning all that money. Generally, in my opinion you should have some mean of transportation for ANY drop troop army. Valkyrie is a tool for that, for heavy support, vuulture is a usefull tool but most drop troop armies relly on heavy weapon platoons, its cheaper and probably more effective. Sentinels are quite nice for drop troop armies, fast and hard hitting especially with hunter killer missiles. (A fer days ago my dream tank-hunter sentinel configuration went up in smoke, I thought hardened fighter sentinels can shoot twice) So there, I think you will have tons of fun with airborne regiment, but before you collect anything I suggest coming up with a strategy (I have had a hard time winning lately with mine)