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2010/09/30 05:53:07
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
Down Under, Newcastle
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In the world of 40k, it is mainly about skirmishes and engagements on the ground, but what about the control of the skies? Who has the best aircraft. Which race is Ace?
If you were to pit all 40k aircraft fighters against eachother, who would win?
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2010/09/30 05:56:03
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Sureshot Kroot Hunter
Las Vegas Sin City USA!
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Tau vs. Eldar, tough call.
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Tau vs. Eldar, tough call.
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2010/09/30 05:58:25
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
Down Under, Newcastle
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gazelle wrote:Tau vs. Eldar, tough call.
I remember one incident where 6 nightwings located and destroyed 66 chaos hell talons... can tau match that...
Also, what do Tyranids use for Aircraft?
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1500 points of footslogging hell
500 points of curves
GENERATION 8: The first time you see this, copy and paste it into your sig and add 1 to the number after generation. Consider it a social experiment.
95% of teens would go into a panic attack if the jonas brothers were about to jump off the empire state building copy and paste this if you are the 5% who would pull up a lawn chair grab some popcorn and yell JUMP BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2010/09/30 06:01:19
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Norn Queen
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Tyranids use Harridans, Harpies and Gargoyles. None of which would be a match for an aircraft with proper air-to-air weapons in a 1v1 scenario.
But Tyranids don't do 1v1 scenarios.
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2010/09/30 06:21:34
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
Down Under, Newcastle
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So it's pretty much down to Eldar and Tau huh?
Let's see:
Imperial Navy: They have lightning's. Most pilots don't survive their first few missions. They also use Valkyrie Vendettas... and marauder destroyers... they might actually have a chance...
Tau: I actually don't know what they use...
Orks: Fighta Bomba, more likely to crash on the runway then actually take off.
Eldar: Nightwings, Vampire Hunters, pheonix, void dragon pheonix.
Tyranids: Already mentioned.
Dark Eldar: Do these people even have aircraft?
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Ok, I looked up Tau aircraft:
Remora stealth fighters (drones), Barracuda's, Tiger Sharks. Manta... is it air-to-air or air-to-ground?
Orks: I forgot deffkoptas and and "chinork (GW must like chinooks) warcopta."
Dark Eldar: Raven wings, void dragons.
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Chaos: Hell Talons, Hell Blades.
So, who wins? All these aircraft, pitted against one another. Which is the overall best fighter?
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This message was edited 4 times. Last update was at 2010/09/30 07:05:46
1500 points of footslogging hell
500 points of curves
GENERATION 8: The first time you see this, copy and paste it into your sig and add 1 to the number after generation. Consider it a social experiment.
95% of teens would go into a panic attack if the jonas brothers were about to jump off the empire state building copy and paste this if you are the 5% who would pull up a lawn chair grab some popcorn and yell JUMP BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2010/09/30 07:39:47
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Sinewy Scourge
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Orks.
Fighta-Bomba skwadrons can be quickly converted to effective ground force.
The Waaagh!!! also means that the craft isn't going to get shot down till the pilot's shot.
Read Deff Skwadron
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Also littlenibbler Orks aren't about armour saves.
Orks are about having too many models on the table, and wasting the other guy's time with your movement phase.
Orks are about having the toughest units on the table.
Orks are about not caring about how many bodies are left in a long winding trail until the squad is down to less than a third its starting strength.
Orks are about rolling more dice then you can count without the aid of a calculator or a pen and paper.
Orks are about having totally fething insane characters tearing gak down like Doc Grotsnik, Ghazghkull or Snikrot.
Orks are about being too fething awesome to die...
Lets settle this in the arena http://pantsformer.mybrute.com |
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2010/09/30 07:45:44
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
Down Under, Newcastle
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Eyclonus wrote:Orks.
Fighta-Bomba skwadrons can be quickly converted to effective ground force.
The Waaagh!!! also means that the craft isn't going to get shot down till the pilot's shot.
Read Deff Skwadron
So a fightabomba can only be downed if its pilot is hit. That is awesome and improves its chances. Lol, it would be funny to see and Ork flying a skeleton fighta bomba. It's just him and his chair, in midair, with a few flashy bits hanging around. Personally, I am going with Eldar for now... it's hard to kill shadows. Woot! 100 posts.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/09/30 07:46:15
1500 points of footslogging hell
500 points of curves
GENERATION 8: The first time you see this, copy and paste it into your sig and add 1 to the number after generation. Consider it a social experiment.
95% of teens would go into a panic attack if the jonas brothers were about to jump off the empire state building copy and paste this if you are the 5% who would pull up a lawn chair grab some popcorn and yell JUMP BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2010/09/30 07:47:17
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Sinewy Scourge
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Its hard to kill a single Ork plane when they've taken the "Arrows Will Blot Out The Sun" approach to Air doctrine.
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Also littlenibbler Orks aren't about armour saves.
Orks are about having too many models on the table, and wasting the other guy's time with your movement phase.
Orks are about having the toughest units on the table.
Orks are about not caring about how many bodies are left in a long winding trail until the squad is down to less than a third its starting strength.
Orks are about rolling more dice then you can count without the aid of a calculator or a pen and paper.
Orks are about having totally fething insane characters tearing gak down like Doc Grotsnik, Ghazghkull or Snikrot.
Orks are about being too fething awesome to die...
Lets settle this in the arena http://pantsformer.mybrute.com |
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2010/09/30 08:04:56
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Skillful Swordmaster
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Eyclonus wrote:Its hard to kill a single Ork plane when they've taken the "Arrows Will Blot Out The Sun" approach to Air doctrine.
didnt work for egypt or iran or iraq air combat is decided by who has the best toys/longest stand off range
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2010/09/30 08:07:53
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Sinewy Scourge
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RL Air Combat rarely has one or two sides with tens of thousands of aircraft committed to a single sortie.
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Also littlenibbler Orks aren't about armour saves.
Orks are about having too many models on the table, and wasting the other guy's time with your movement phase.
Orks are about having the toughest units on the table.
Orks are about not caring about how many bodies are left in a long winding trail until the squad is down to less than a third its starting strength.
Orks are about rolling more dice then you can count without the aid of a calculator or a pen and paper.
Orks are about having totally fething insane characters tearing gak down like Doc Grotsnik, Ghazghkull or Snikrot.
Orks are about being too fething awesome to die...
Lets settle this in the arena http://pantsformer.mybrute.com |
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2010/09/30 08:19:36
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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I have to say Imperial or Eldar, I'm not sure where the idea that most Imperial pilots die comes from though?
in the taros book it states that while the Tau have better tech in there airforce, the imperials have the edge in experiance that the Tau simply cannot match, this is why the Tau targeted there airbases ASAP.
however orks have numbers, quantity is a quality of its own, to quote a famous general
"one of my tigers is worth 10 or your shermans, its a shame you always bring an eleventh"
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2010/09/30 08:25:45
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
Down Under, Newcastle
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It comes from an Imperial Armour Book. Something along the lines off: Imperial fighter pilots who survive their first few battles are rare, but those few pilots who actually manage to survive entire campaigns become heroes of the Imperium, their names boom within the Imperium as the greatest Aces of the Imperial navy. However, these Aces are still usually short lived. In other words, all imperial lightning pilots have a very short life expectancy. Oh, and, Welcome to Dakka! 
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1500 points of footslogging hell
500 points of curves
GENERATION 8: The first time you see this, copy and paste it into your sig and add 1 to the number after generation. Consider it a social experiment.
95% of teens would go into a panic attack if the jonas brothers were about to jump off the empire state building copy and paste this if you are the 5% who would pull up a lawn chair grab some popcorn and yell JUMP BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2010/09/30 08:54:09
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain
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thanks for the welcome, i have been a lurker and posted a few times under psuedonims, now im back!
OT
it annoys me when the fluff contradicts itself...
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2010/09/30 13:24:02
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
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In my opinion, eldar aircraft just can't be beaten.
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2010/09/30 13:29:48
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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By fluff in the Epic rule books and actual practice Eldar beat everyone, including Tau, without difficulty. Plus they look epic cool. 
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2010/09/30 13:57:46
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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I have 3 Hell Blades, but I haven't tried them yet
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2010/09/30 14:40:06
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Reliable Krootox
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The Tau have the Manta. It can carry an amazing amount of cargo. The Orca dropship is very good too. It's very mobile and fast at the same time.
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2010/09/30 14:41:53
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Elite Tyranid Warrior
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Necrons, followed by the Eldar
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2010/09/30 14:44:41
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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When did Necrons start having aircraft?
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
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2010/09/30 20:00:00
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
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Eldar.
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2010/09/30 20:03:02
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Servoarm Flailing Magos
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Easily Eldar. Fluff and rules.
Also are we talking just interceptors and other air-to-air roles or just aircraft in general?
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"Three things make the Empire great: Faith, Steel and Gunpowder!"
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2010/09/30 20:03:59
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Fixture of Dakka
On a boat, Trying not to die.
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This is why Tau wins.
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2010/09/30 20:30:31
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
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Which can be taken down pretty easy by Eldar fighters.
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2010/09/30 21:07:28
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Storming Storm Guardian
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Eldar,although,c`ant their aircraft get torn up by a standard ork monstrosity (caliber the size of a leman-russ gas tank)if they don`t have holofields?
i`m confused.
if i`m wrong,im gonna go with a lightning,looks like a beast with 2 lascannons and an auto-cannon.
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2010/09/30 21:10:20
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Bounding Assault Marine
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Eldar.
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800 brethren and 2,000 other personnel were expected to reach Crows World within no more than 12 hours. They never arrived.
Let the Bell toll for those that encounter us, not for what we have encountered!
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2010/09/30 21:11:01
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Servoarm Flailing Magos
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chowderhead13 wrote:This is why Tau wins.
Thats a lander designed to carry troops to the surface not an air superiority fighter.
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"Praise Be To The Omissiah!"
"Three things make the Empire great: Faith, Steel and Gunpowder!"
Azarath Metrion Zinthos
Expect my posts to have a bazillion edits. I miss out letters, words, sometimes even entire sentences in my points and posts.
Come at me Heretic. |
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2010/09/30 21:20:31
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
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What about the Space Marines?
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2010/09/30 21:22:54
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/09/30 21:25:44
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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2010/09/30 21:25:08
Subject: Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
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Oh, I thought the thunderhawk might be able to hold its own.
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2010/09/30 21:28:52
Subject: Re:Which race has the best Aircraft?
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Deranged Necron Destroyer
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Tau . . . The Manta isn't the Tau equivalent to a fighter, its their equivalent to a Titan. A flying titan.
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