[Archive] Ground Rockets

Theory_Man:

A take off on these rules: Mad Inventions

Any Chaos Dwarf unit may have up to two Ground Rockets within its ranks. The Chaos Dwarf unit may not be have with Ground Rockets if

the unit has blunderbusses.

Unleash the Rockets. Ground Rockets may be released at the start of the Chaos Dwarf player’s Movement Phase or as a reaction to a charge. The Chaos dwarf Unit may not move the turn in which they are launched. The rocket blasts-off in the direction of the player’s choosing for D6+4". If this distance carries it into an enemy unit, apply a blast against that unit. If a 1 is rolled, the Ground Rocket went off way too early. Apply a blast against the Chaos Dwarf unit and check for Panic as normal. Otherwise, the Ground Rocket will now move D6+4" in a straight line at the start of each players’ Movement Phase. But before moving the rocket roll a D6, if a 1 is rolled, the Ground Rocket goes of prematurely, remove it from play, if a 2 or 3 is rolled the Ground Rocket starts to travel in a random direction, roll the scatter die, the Ground Rocket will now travel in the direction of the arrow. If wounded by missile fire, remove the Ground Rocket from play. Ground Rockets have a toughness of 5.

Ka-Boom! A Ground Rocket blasts cause D6 S4 hits.

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wallacer:

I’m not really sure that short range surface to surface missiles are well suited to what is basically a small scale combat game.

Mind you we have the Death Rockets, which are conceptually similar, I guess.

I’m going to give you a slave for the picture of the rocket, however :cheers

Theory_Man:

I'm not really sure that short range surface to surface missiles are well suited to what is basically a small scale combat game.
Mind you we have the Death Rockets, which are conceptually similar, I guess.

I'm going to give you a slave for the picture of the rocket, however :cheers

wallacer
Thanks for the slave!

melic67:

For one of my modles i put a bomb on a goblins back so maybe instead of the rockets we could put exploding goblins in a slave unit. They dont run out but when you get in combat the slaver lights it and you use the small blast template. Strength 4 if not completely under then 4+ to hit. Kaboom the gobbo goes.

Theory_Man:

For one of my models i put a bomb on a goblins back so maybe instead of the rockets we could put exploding goblins in a slave unit. They dont run out but when you get in combat the slaver lights it and you use the small blast template. Strength 4 if not completely under then 4+ to hit. Kaboom the gobbo goes.

melic67
Interesting idea. I still prefer the ground rockets in my list, my heroes chose robotics and technology over using slaves in battle.

Be interesting if the rules could be used for either ground rockets or goblins with bombs.

Though I think GW will never make rules for suicide bombers for PC reasons. IMHO

ashghar:

funny but not really useful

hal:

That’s a good bit of fun, can you stand and shoot with it?

Theory_Man:

That's a good bit of fun, can you stand and shoot with it?

hal
Good point.
Rules edited.

Malificant:

i like the idea of suicide gobbo bombers. maybe used as a skirmish screen for out units like doom seekers in a slayer cult!

Kera foehunter:

What if the driver panics.do you have to roll before you lanuch the rocket.and when it launches is that counted as a charge?

Theory_Man:

What if the driver panics.do you have to roll before you lanuch the rocket.and when it launches is that counted as a charge?

Kera foehunter
There is no driver. A ground rocket is basically a rocket with wheels.

Theory_Man:

For one of my models i put a bomb on a goblins back so maybe instead of the rockets we could put exploding goblins in a slave unit. They dont run out but when you get in combat the slaver lights it and you use the small blast template. Strength 4 if not completely under then 4+ to hit. Kaboom the gobbo goes.

melic67
Interesting idea. I still prefer the ground rockets in my list, my heroes chose robotics and technology over using slaves in battle.

Be interesting if the rules could be used for either ground rockets or goblins with bombs.

Though I think GW will never make rules for suicide bombers for PC reasons. IMHO


Theory_Man
Then again, GW proves me wrong.

http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.us?do=List_Models&code=301928&orignav=301928&ParentID=259773&GameNav=9

I'm going to use theses instead of ground rockets. They are ok models.

hal:

That’s a pretty cool idea although the models could have been a lot better IMO.

melic67:

The suicide bomber way mixes both types of chaos dwarfs… technology and slaves all in one tight little explosive package.