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Ok i have to ask this because if it's true I'm adding a ton more scarabs to my list.

The rule states
"Any model that suffers one or more unsaved wounds from a weapon or model with this special rule immediately loses its armor save for the remainder of the battle (effectively altering its armor save to '-'). For each hit a vehicle squadron suffers from a weapon or model with this special rule, roll a D6. For each result of 4+, it immediately loses 1 point of Armour Value from all facings. If a vehicle reduced to Armour 0 on any facing, it is immediately wrecked."

Also for any inquirires with the FAQ i have these from it:
Q: Do you roll to see if a hit with the Entropic Strike
special rule reduces a vehicle’s armour before rolling for
armour penetration? As all attacks at the same Initiative
are simultaneous, does this mean that other models
with the same Initiative will also roll to penetrate
against the reduced armour value? (p29)
A: Yes to both questions.

Q: How do you resolve the Entropic Strike special rule
against a vehicle squadron? (p29)
A: Roll a number of D6 equal to the number of hits.
Split the successes equally between all member of the
squadron with any excess allocated by the squadrons
controlling player. Then roll to penetrate as normal.

From Games workshop website :http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2170012a_Necron_FAQ_Version_2_0_January_2012.pdf

So does this mean lets say i have 5 scarabs. They charge lets say a Land raider. They get 4 attacks each plus 1 for charging meaning 5 attacks each, making 25 attacks. Lets say by some chance the tank did not move last turn so all hits are automatic. Would that mean i immediately role 25 D6's and every role of a 4+ reduces all armor faces by 1? meaning odds are that the tank is gone (unless your absolutely the worst dice roller in the history of mankind.)

Am i reading this right?

Yep, but if your opponent didn't move his land raider, he was quite foolish.

Yes. In addition, you also roll all 25 Strength 3 hits against the reduced armor value of said land raider, should it survive the entropic strikes, as the scarab's attacks still haven't finished resolving.

foolishmortal wrote:Yep, but if your opponent didn't move his land raider, he was quite foolish.

Yes i realize the odds are my opponent would move his land raider but i mean still even with the need to hit on a 4+ and then another 4+ thats some strong damage to the tank

As it is a land raider and thus has PotMS, it will likely be moving 12" and still firing while simultaneously requiring your scarabs to roll a 6 to hit it, only reducing its armor value to 12 or so.

totentanzen wrote:Ok i have to ask this because if it's true I'm adding a ton more scarabs to my list.

The rule states
"Any model that suffers one or more unsaved wounds from a weapon or model with this special rule immediately loses its armor save for the remainder of the battle (effectively altering its armor save to '-'). For each hit a vehicle squadron suffers from a weapon or model with this special rule, roll a D6. For each result of 4+, it immediately loses 1 point of Armour Value from all facings. If a vehicle reduced to Armour 0 on any facing, it is immediately wrecked."

Also for any inquirires with the FAQ i have these from it:
Q: Do you roll to see if a hit with the Entropic Strike
special rule reduces a vehicle’s armour before rolling for
armour penetration? As all attacks at the same Initiative
are simultaneous, does this mean that other models
with the same Initiative will also roll to penetrate
against the reduced armour value? (p29)
A: Yes to both questions.

Q: How do you resolve the Entropic Strike special rule
against a vehicle squadron? (p29)
A: Roll a number of D6 equal to the number of hits.
Split the successes equally between all member of the
squadron with any excess allocated by the squadrons
controlling player. Then roll to penetrate as normal.

From Games workshop website :http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2170012a_Necron_FAQ_Version_2_0_January_2012.pdf

So does this mean lets say i have 5 scarabs. They charge lets say a Land raider. They get 4 attacks each plus 1 for charging meaning 5 attacks each, making 25 attacks. Lets say by some chance the tank did not move last turn so all hits are automatic. Would that mean i immediately role 25 D6's and every role of a 4+ reduces all armor faces by 1? meaning odds are that the tank is gone (unless your absolutely the worst dice roller in the history of mankind.)

Am i reading this right?

I run 7 scarabs for this reason perfect land raider killer. Only problem is that most tanks have blast weapons which cause double wounds on swarms so your treading a fine line with them. They are beasts with +1 cover save so if you hop through terrain its perfect.

Kitzz wrote:As it is a land raider and thus has PotMS, it will likely be moving 12" and still firing while simultaneously requiring your scarabs to roll a 6 to hit it, only reducing its armor value to 12 or so.

well i was just using it as an example just saying its pretty sweet of an idea

totentanzen wrote:

foolishmortal wrote:Yep, but if your opponent didn't move his land raider, he was quite foolish.

Yes i realize the odds are my opponent would move his land raider but i mean still even with the need to hit on a 4+ and then another 4+ thats some strong damage to the tank

I fielded the 2 groups of four scarabs and was moving them up to charge a land raider, on my previous turn Imotekhs lightning hit the land raider and stunned it so it didn't move it's next turn and didn't kill the scarabs before they got to it, so it is quite possible to assault a land raider that hasn't moved without your opponent being foolish.

TheAvengingKnee wrote:

totentanzen wrote:

foolishmortal wrote:Yep, but if your opponent didn't move his land raider, he was quite foolish.

Yes i realize the odds are my opponent would move his land raider but i mean still even with the need to hit on a 4+ and then another 4+ thats some strong damage to the tank

I fielded the 2 groups of four scarabs and was moving them up to charge a land raider, on my previous turn Imotekhs lightning hit the land raider and stunned it so it didn't move it's next turn and didn't kill the scarabs before they got to it, so it is quite possible to assault a land raider that hasn't moved without your opponent being foolish.

Thank you =)

Not putting extra armor on the LR is foolish enough to begin with...

copper.talos wrote:Not putting extra armor on the LR is foolish enough to begin with...

Taking a Landraider at all is foolish to begin with.

So is playing any flavor of Space Marine. AMIDOINITRITE?!