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I recently started playing 40k Epic, with the NetEA ruleset, and I love the game.
While the rules are pretty easy to understand, there are still a few things I want to make sure I got right.

Titan base size:
The rule state how big bases can be (no less than 20mm and no more than 40mm-ish). While I know it dosen't really matter, but is there stated base size for titans anywhere? I see most use the round 60mm bases, but I can't find it described anywhere,

Number of attacks:
- A Iron warrior lord (A character) have "assault weapons, EA (+2)", which means he add two attacs to the unit he joins... If he joins a CSM squad they would have 3 attacks in BC, right?
- A SM terminator unit have "assault weapons, EA(+1), MW" which means, in base contact, they would have 1 normal attack and 1 macro attack, and NOT two macro attacks, right?

Lysander fighter:
The War griffon titan legion can have Lysander fighters, but what are those? I can't find any infomation on them anywhere, beside their stats in epic? (I dont know what they look like!)

Apocalypse missile launcher:
The reaver titans can have their apocalypse missile launcher. If I use them with the titan legions they are 3BP and D, but if I use them as allies for SM, IG or so, the missile launcher is only 3BP and not D... is that a mistake or is there something I dont get.

Thanks for the help!

Titans and other large units haven't usually had prescribed base sizes as far as I can remember. Usually they are ran with what they had, 60 mm would probably do fine with the old models while many use the new Adeptus Titanicus models on larger bases.

On number of attacks, yes. A Lord is basically just an upgrade to an existing stand. When Extra Attacks have special rules attached to them, those rules only apply to the extra attacks.

Don't know about the Lysander, Epic often had rules and names for things that had no models and many were never translated into production in later games.

On the Apocalypse launchers, titan legions tend to have more firepower than allied titans because a pure titan force has a much harder time in playing the mission other than by blasting everything to pieces. This is most explicit in the way EpicUK writes their armylists, where pure titan legions have had some serious upgunning for losing native access to pretty much all infantry.

Cool! Thanks a lot for the reply!
Aren't the new AT titans too large for epic? I know the scale is more lorewise "correct", and they look absolutely smashing, but they seem to be a lot larger, and I just thought gameplay wise, they would be so large it would affect gameplay somehow?

Starkad wrote:
Cool! Thanks a lot for the reply!
Aren't the new AT titans too large for epic? I know the scale is more lorewise "correct", and they look absolutely smashing, but they seem to be a lot larger, and I just thought gameplay wise, they would be so large it would affect gameplay somehow?

Nah, they do just fine. Many tournament players use them as well, it's mostly just a question of terrain. Basically you have a larger footprint, making it somewhat easier to have them supporting various assaults, but as they are larger than many terrain pieces they can also attract fire more easily (unless you count the terrain as infinitely tall, as some do). Locally, we've also doubled the distances they can step over.

Are you sure about only the extra attack having Macro-weapon profile Sherrypie? I always took it to be all of the unit attacks. Example profile below from Heresy AU. If you are right I may have some apologising to do

Yes, E:A on macro weapons:

Thank you! I have already started writing my apology to the persons involved

Lysanders were the spotter aircraft that came with the Warmonger Titan. As far as I am aware that aircraft part only came with that Imperator Titan variant.