Originally Posted by
Bigred
I agree Aldramech. While Empire isn't a super top-tier army, I have seen some super good natinoally ranked players really nail other"uber" armies with it.
So fundamentally it seems like Empire is going to be about *playing* at peak ability, instead of just making deathstar lists. I figure the detachment system must have a key part to play but almost no one ever seems to use it (kind of like Space Marine combat tactics).
I would love to hear about not just army composition, but deployment and how you guys USE detachments on the tabletop.
Here are some comments from other threads here:
-Screen your parent units with tiny groups of archers who pull chargers away in bad directions with skillful use of the charging skirmishers rules, then flank em in your turn.
-Intersperse tiny 3x3 detachments between parent units 1" behind the front line so they can't be charged by most enemies (tiny frontage), but can still counterchage effectively.
-Interweave detachments in a checkerboard pattern with other parent units/ detachments (almost roman legion manipular formation) with screens up front (who flee, leaving the chargers high and dry) and shooters interspersed inbetween parent units to stand and shoot. (basically give yourself an extra turn of protection and 2 extra turns of shooting to soften up enemies.
It seems like we will need diagrams for some of this stuff...