BrainFireBob Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 I am beginning to think that the nephilim was designed assuming Mortis dreads-anyone else have that impression? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Try that again in english? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainFireBob Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 1) Insert four weeks of never having a complete night's sleep due to being on-call at work 2) Think about 40K 3) Read my comment OR The Nephilim sucks as an air-to-air superiority fighter. Its fluff description is that it is a strafing fighter- designed for air-to-ground combat. The DA flyer formation reflects this. Posit: It should only be used for elimination of tanks et al, a la a Stukka bomber. What do DA do for AA, then? Mortis dreads. A ground AA unit and an aircraft for strafing the ground- it's a consistent design philosophy and explains what GW was thinking when they designed the stupid thing. Of course, it's long been a pain to keep up with/find the Mortis rules, so poor planning there. Was wondering if anyone else had considered it in that light. The Nephilim as a flying Predator, not an AA fighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretre Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Ahh, makes sense. At least as much as anything else. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilence Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 A well constructed thought :) I hadn't had it previously, but now that you've highlighted it it holds a little water. The nef pilots probably aren't in the right circle to know that enemy aircraft exist. The dreads can be trusted to keep the secret... ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Mortis Dreads are clearly intended for DA use. Neither of the DA flyers function in any dedicated AA role. Sadly, the best AA that the DA have is the RW Black Knights. I say sadly, as it's clearly not their intended role, but they are pretty amazing at it. Twin-linked rapid fire plasma weapons on a relentless bike. They are very able to take down flyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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