Apologies to the Narn - T'Rakk

[MongooseMatt]

Hi guys,

Issue 39 has been updated with the true stats of the T'Rakk. Apologies for the small gaff. Those responsible will nto be punished, as they have already undertaken self-flagellation. . .

 

[H]

oooh, what a surpirse.
I think i'll stick to my current skirmishers thanks.

Question is, it has Matts name on the article, so is he himself to blame? was it really SM and due to complaints it got changed quoting a mistake... where is Mr Holmes and Watson when you need them!

 

[Hash]

It was Reaverman sneaking in and editing the stats page...he had to run off before finishing however as he was about to add the Turreted, TD, SAP, E-mines!

 

[H]

Ah, the Elusive Reaverman, he must move pretty silently for a big guy, stealth of 6+

 

[Hans Olo]

Nooooooo,at least make it 2/90, or 3/45 turns, now its just another skirmish choice no one is exited about.

Ok SM was too good to be true.

 

[Reaverman]

It was Reaverman sneaking in and editing the stats page...he had to run off before finishing however as he was about to add the Turreted, TD, SAP, E-mines!

In the words of the great prophet G'Quan..................."Arse...foiled again!"


So what about the price, I aint asking for it to be cheap, but its still pricey at £8-50?

 

[katadder]

stil its a hell of a damage sink for a skirmish ship.

 

[animus]

I like it better. Another Skirmish ship yes, but not broken.

Thanks Matt!

 

[Morgoth]

A real shame, would of been really nice to have a ship with good maneveourabililty... oh well... Suppose we won't get a T'Norr now either!! and if so it will be awful. I still think the T'Rakk would of been better with twin-particle arrays and either a F' arced plasma cannon and more dice to compensate for the loss of the manevourability.

 

[H]

It was Reaverman sneaking in and editing the stats page...he had to run off before finishing however as he was about to add the Turreted, TD, SAP, E-mines!

In the words of the great prophet G'Quan..................."Arse...foiled again!"


So what about the price, I aint asking for it to be cheap, but its still pricey at £8-50?

but are you ever likely to field them over Ka'Toc's, thentus's, or Sho'Kars? or the G'Karith if that tickles your fancy.

by the by, if you require Skirmishers for the ID tourney, my skirmish list is 4 Ka'toc's, 4 Thentus, 2 Scouts, 2 G'Kariths, and 2 Scratchbuilt T'Rakks. They aren't up to your painting standard, but they are all available for you if you do decide on a huge narn skirmish fleet

 

[Tredrick]

Nooooooo,at least make it 2/90, or 3/45 turns, now its just another skirmish choice no one is exited about.

Ok SM was too good to be true.

Or drop "weak" from the particle beams, or make them twin linked. As it is, it will not get many hits in against ships of it's own class if it managed to get in close. Even if it gets a hull 5 ship in each the port and starboard arc, it is not going to get a lot of hits with those weak particle beams.

It does not need a lot to make it a viable choice compared to the Thentus or the Ka'Toc/Tan. Either better turning so you can try and get it behind the enemy quickly and use that boresight or a slight firepower boost so it can deal some damage if it gets in the middle of a fleet (which is what it looks like it is designed to do.)

 

[Reaverman]

Nooooooo,at least make it 2/90, or 3/45 turns, now its just another skirmish choice no one is exited about.

Ok SM was too good to be true.

Or drop "weak" from the particle beams, or make them twin linked. As it is, it will not get many hits in against ships of it's own class if it managed to get in close. Even if it gets a hull 5 ship in each the port and starboard arc, it is not going to get a lot of hits with those weak particle beams.

It does not need a lot to make it a viable choice compared to the Thentus or the Ka'Toc/Tan. Either better turning so you can try and get it behind the enemy quickly and use that boresight or a slight firepower boost so it can deal some damage if it gets in the middle of a fleet (which is what it looks like it is designed to do.)

TBH, if you drop the weak, I fear its going to start wandering into the Raid PL. Maybe tweak the PBeams to TL, that might be worth it. I also do think that the SM being dropped, was a wise idea. It also means I dont have to listen to Hash moaning his head off, at every battle

I'm currently converting a T'Loth wing into T'Rakk, so I might see what its like later in the week.

 

[Nomad]

Thanks for the clarification, Matt!

Any chance of a ruling on the 'Anti-Fighter' aft Neutron Cannon on the Drakh CA?

 

[Tredrick]

Part of the problem may be that the Narn have such good Skirmish ships already that the T'Rakk suffers by comparison. It is a good ship for it's priority right now, but not as good as other Narn choices at the level.

 

[katadder]

Thanks for the clarification, Matt!

Any chance of a ruling on the 'Anti-Fighter' aft Neutron Cannon on the Drakh CA?

he already ruled on that. it stays.

 

[Obsidian]

Any chance of a ruling on the 'Anti-Fighter' aft Neutron Cannon on the Drakh CA?

He has. It isn't a typo. The way it was printed is exactly how it is suppossed to be. Can't for the life of me find the thread where he said that, but LBH should be able to find it. He was in on the conversation as well.

 

[katadder]

probably one of the deleted rulesmasters topics.

 

[lastbesthope]

Any chance of a ruling on the 'Anti-Fighter' aft Neutron Cannon on the Drakh CA?

He has. It isn't a typo. The way it was printed is exactly how it is suppossed to be. Can't for the life of me find the thread where he said that, but LBH should be able to find it. He was in on the conversation as well.

I'm not even going to try looking, no o bvious keywords spring to mind to search for that will produce few enough hits, but Matt did rule that the stats as printed in the Drakh book are correct.

LBH

 

[Celisasu]

Are the stats on the T'Rakk the same other than losing the SM trait? If so then it's not really worth using anymore. It was the SM that made it actually useful.

 

[H]

indeed, the only change is loosing SM and becoming 2/45. same manuvreability as a Thentus, same speed as a Ka'Toc, less potent main weapons than either, more dice but less effect on secondaries it just has more damage points