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 Post subject: In The Way finepoint...
PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:28 am 
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Recently my opponent has taken to shooting at the heroes and more vunerable troops behind my shield wall. 'In the Way' gives him an annoying 50% chance of hitting those weaker troops, in spite of my expensive shields! :x Sight rules for In The Way state that 'head, limbs or torso' must be seen by the enemy shooter, which is generally the case, I think, without having checked every shot from 'model's eye' view.

So I think this is legal, but wanted to double check. Is this a standard tactic? If not, why not?

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:03 am 
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Yes it's legal, and good tactics. Given the right conditions (S2 bows vs light armor, S3 vs heavy) it will increase casualties by 50%.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:44 am 
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I did notice that increase in casualities... Thanks for the confirmation.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 1:29 pm 
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Yeah, my Wood Elves almost always shoot at spear/pike supporters. If your shot gets thru you get a good chance at the lightly armored rear model. If your shot goes at the front lines you still have a chance, though usually need a 1 or 2 higher.

Similarly with Heroes on mounts. It's usually very hard to kill a Hero with bow fire due to the higher Defense so I usually focus bow fire on normal troops and ignore Heroes. But your shots have a 50/50 chance of hitting the mount instead and those almost always have a lower (sometimes much lower) D. And shooting a horse out from under a powerful Hero is often a great tactic since it robs the Hero of expected mobility and extra attacks and may even separate him from the rest of the force.

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