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2013/10/31 19:59:48
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Member of the Ethereal Council
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I often hear a term called "Barrage Sniping" what is it exactly? I hear it being used against the Screamer star alot
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2013/10/31 20:02:41
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Awesome Autarch
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Barrage weapons hit the models closest to the hole of the template. So, if you place it on a model's head you want dead, and roll a hit, every wound inflicted under the template starts out on the model under (or closest to) the hole.
It is one of the best ways in the game of removing models from a unit if totally unrealistic, hahaha, sniper howitzer, engage!
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2013/10/31 20:03:16
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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It is using barrage weapons to get around bullet sponges in the unit.
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2013/10/31 20:03:51
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Barrage templates allocates wounds from the center out.
Fill in the blank
Edit:bloody ninjas
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/10/31 20:04:25
 Unit1126PLL wrote: Scott-S6 wrote:And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.
Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!
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2013/10/31 20:10:18
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Sister Vastly Superior
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Frankly, its a slowed rule, and regardless of my own use of units with barrage, I always suggest house-ruling it to be wounds anywhere in the unit taking damage before a game. Not many people agree, though.
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2013/10/31 20:21:42
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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What about look out sir though? Especially if its an IC type of HQ, which the screamer star uses through the heralds, wouldn't your opponent just pass everything off on a 2+? Those pie plates only cause so many wpunds, it would be easy to make that many 2+ saves. Then you have to through invulns, FNP, etc etc etc.
While useful, its not totally reliable.
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2013/10/31 20:32:37
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Dakka Veteran
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 ultimentra wrote:What about look out sir though? Especially if its an IC type of HQ, which the screamer star uses through the heralds, wouldn't your opponent just pass everything off on a 2+? Those pie plates only cause so many wpunds, it would be easy to make that many 2+ saves. Then you have to through invulns, FNP, etc etc etc.
While useful, its not totally reliable.
A lot of things you want to snipe out (heavy weapons, especially) are NOT characters, though. Plus, if you have a S8 barrage weapon against most things (or S6 v T3) they only need to fail once and then that's that.
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2013/10/31 21:15:25
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Are heralds independent characters?
because otherwise a 4+ to LOS isnt something to count on
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Unit1126PLL wrote: Scott-S6 wrote:And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.
Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!
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2013/10/31 21:22:59
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Nurgle Chosen Marine on a Palanquin
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Yes, heralds are independent characters, the whole unit of a screamer star usually has at least a ++4 invul re-rolling 1s.
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2013/10/31 22:20:17
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Awesome Autarch
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 gwarsh41 wrote:Yes, heralds are independent characters, the whole unit of a screamer star usually has at least a ++4 invul re-rolling 1s.
Often a 2++ rerolling 1's.....
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2013/10/31 23:05:50
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Monstrously Massive Big Mutant
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Stay away from screamers and their Heralds in general lol
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2013/10/31 23:13:26
Subject: Barrage Sniping
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Dakka Veteran
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If you go first, though, it's open season. Besides, the guy holding the Grimoire only gets a 4++, and he's the one you really need to focus on.
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