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Has anyone done the math on how effective a deamonhammer on a GKSS or Interceptor is against

AV12
AV13
AV14

What vehicles in the game has rear armour 12 or 13, other than Titans, Baneblades and other super-heavies? Valk/vend and storm raven do I guess, but anything else?

AlmightyWalrus wrote:What vehicles in the game has rear armour 12 or 13, other than Titans, Baneblades and other super-heavies? Valk/vend and storm raven do I guess, but anything else?

Just thought I'd point that out.


edit: M'kay, fair enough you didn't mention AV 14.. no offense intended anyway.

Even if I had mentioned AV14 I'd reraise you Monoliths, so none taken.

AlmightyWalrus wrote:Even if I had mentioned AV14 I'd reraise you Monoliths, so none taken.

I'm not right in the head tonight, so excuse my madness.

Vect's Dais has rear Armor 13. It sucks a ton so no one will ever take it but it is AV13

felixcat wrote:
Has anyone done the math on how effective a deamonhammer on a GKSS or Interceptor is against

AV12
AV13
AV14

Moving or not moving, hammerhand or failed hammerhand, master crafting or not, and how far if moving? The numbers are pretty easy to crunch, though I won't bother doing the MC numbers, because I don't care too. Can I assume the hammer is on the justicar, for the extra attack?

Against AV 14 not moving, hammerhand goes off: 3 hits, 1 pen, and .5 glances. Glance results are half shaken 1/6 stunned, 1/6 weapon destroyed, and 1/6 immobile. Pens are 1/3 destroyed, and 1/6 anything else. With out hammer hand it is pretty pathetic, 1/2 of the time you get a glance, which can't really do all that much.

Against moving AV 14, just divide results by 2, or 6, depending on speed.

Against AV 12-13, I assume you mean dreads, so half the number of attacks to find number of hits, then apply S10 or 8 to dice rolls. On the charge, 1.5 hits, VS AV12 need a 2 to glance with S10, and a 4 with S8. Which happens 5/6 times, and 1/2 times per hit. S10: 1.25 pens/glances S8: .75 pens/glances. VS AV 13, need 3s to glance with S10, and 5 with S8, which happens 2/3 times and 1/3 times. S10: 1 glance/pen, and S8: .5 glances/pens.

So, as you can see, the daemonhammer with hammerhand is pretty reliable AV buster, especially against dreads and AV 14 that isn't moving. Against AV 14 moving, or failing to get hammer hand off, its not at all good.