[Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k Doubles Tournament - 6/22/2013

[RobbHarkins]

how many teams do we have?

[Chase]

It changes hour to hour as people email me to register last minute and to drop out.

Between 20 and 24.  I don't have my spreadsheet on my laptop so I'm not 100% sure.

[RobbHarkins]

Awesome

[Sir_Prometheus]

Forsyth, we doing our little Riptide vs Wraith Knight battle?

This is me, officially calling you out.  Throwing down the donkey punch gauntlet, as it were.   

[andalucien]

Yeah we're doing it.  I'll bring my tallest model (not a wraithknight).

This wraithknight is vanillla.    Add whatever you want to make your Riptide 240 pts...

[Sir_Prometheus]

240 Pts - Tau Empire Roster

Total Roster Cost: 240

Elite: XV104 Riptide (3#, 240 pts)
   1 XV104 Riptide, 190 pts = (base cost 180 + Ion Accelerator 5) + Counterfire Defence System 5
      2 Shielded Missile Drone, 50 pts = 2 * 25

[Sir_Prometheus]

It is on like Onager-kong!

[andalucien]

Oh no, you can take TWO of those shielded missile drones?   haha... hmm.... gonna be tougher than I thought.   

[Sir_Prometheus]

IN fairness, I would never take them, usually.  But special for you.....

[Grimwulfe]

Dude just roll a 6 when wounding and it will be a quick fight.  Oh ya and make sure he fails his save.  Oh ya and also make sure you win the roll to go first.  Or assault him first round and laugh as he dies horribly...

[Chase]

Someday I'll know enough about the game to know which Matt Troy is talking to. 

[Sir_Prometheus]

Dude just roll a 6 when wounding and it will be a quick fight.  Oh ya and make sure he fails his save.  Oh ya and also make sure you win the roll to go first.  Or assault him first round and laugh as he dies horribly...

Yes, yes, if rolls a 6, with his feeble two attacks, AND if I fail a save, I am done for. 

I have plans, secret plans, that I will not disucss here.

Initially, it was my contention, that the Riptide is a much, much better buy than the wraith Knight, and beats it point for point, not so much that they win in one on one combat.  But, with this current setup, I think the advantage goes to the Tau, mostly because of more shots and better saves.

I would point out it's not necessarily in the WK's favor in CC, as they are both Str 10 (smash) and the riptide might have a 3+ save.  Either way, ranged or CC, a lot will come down to individual die rolls.

[Grand Master Steve]

My list was sent, sorry for the delay i was in New Hampshire and no WiFi

[Sir_Prometheus]

I kinda want to talk more riptide vs WK smack, but I don't have much to say.

Maybe the heavy burst cannon (with rending) will be better?

Mathhammer!

[Sir_Prometheus]

OK, so IF I get the nova blast off, 12 shots, 6 hit 1 rend, which is also the only wound. 

ION gun, we have 3 shots, 1.5 hit, of which we cause 1/2 wounds, no save. 

BUT, we only get rending if the Nova goes off, which only happens 2/3 of the time, 1/3 of the time, we actually cause us ourselves a wound.....hrm.

PLUS, I'm not using that Nova for something else, like 3++, or ripple firing the secondaries. 

I think the Ion is still better.