Post by High Marshal Timmah on Mar 15, 2011 16:08:29 GMT -5
Refused Flank
Perhaps the most well known deployment strategy, it is also one of the most useful.
When do you use it?: When deploying second. Deployment zones should be similar to "pitched battle" or "dawn of war."
How do you use it?:If your opponent has deployed relatively evenly across their deployment zone, deploy your forces entirely in one part of the battlefield. The side of the board you don’t deploy anything on is the flank you have “refused”. This will leave a portion of the enemy army out of range/assault for at least the first few turns of the game before they can redeploy. In other words, it lets you begin the game in a good position to be stronger at the points of contact than your opponent. It doesn’t matter how globally weak you are, if you are always locally strong.
If the deployment rules for the scenario are similar to dawn of war, simply create this scenario by moving your forces onto only one section of the battlefield.
If you are going first, you can sometimes still create this scenario. Let us say for example you are playing against a massive ork horde with a pitched battle deployment. You deploy in one corner. The ork player wants to deploy as close as they can to you, but their large model count and the dimensions of the deployment zone force them to spread out to a certain degree anyway.
The Oblique
A way to create a refused flank using speed and deception.
When do you use it?: During deployment, when going first or second. Deployment zones should be similar to "pitched battle".
How do you use it?: This deployment strategy can be used to create a "refused flank" scenario in your favor when deploying first or second. It is most effective when you have multiple fast units. (eldar skimmers, Valkyrie heavy IG, Blood Angels etc.) Deploy spread out across the length of your deployment zone. Put all your fast (24") movement units on one half of your deployment zone.
This will entice your opponent to also deploy spread out to engage all your units. Then using scout moves, or just on the first turn, move your fast elements to the other side of the table to concentrate your forces on half of your opponent’s spread out army. This in effect creates a refused flank scenario in your favor.
**from BOLS
www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/12/spacecurves-tactics-class-more.html
Perhaps the most well known deployment strategy, it is also one of the most useful.
When do you use it?: When deploying second. Deployment zones should be similar to "pitched battle" or "dawn of war."
How do you use it?:If your opponent has deployed relatively evenly across their deployment zone, deploy your forces entirely in one part of the battlefield. The side of the board you don’t deploy anything on is the flank you have “refused”. This will leave a portion of the enemy army out of range/assault for at least the first few turns of the game before they can redeploy. In other words, it lets you begin the game in a good position to be stronger at the points of contact than your opponent. It doesn’t matter how globally weak you are, if you are always locally strong.
If the deployment rules for the scenario are similar to dawn of war, simply create this scenario by moving your forces onto only one section of the battlefield.
If you are going first, you can sometimes still create this scenario. Let us say for example you are playing against a massive ork horde with a pitched battle deployment. You deploy in one corner. The ork player wants to deploy as close as they can to you, but their large model count and the dimensions of the deployment zone force them to spread out to a certain degree anyway.
The Oblique
A way to create a refused flank using speed and deception.
When do you use it?: During deployment, when going first or second. Deployment zones should be similar to "pitched battle".
How do you use it?: This deployment strategy can be used to create a "refused flank" scenario in your favor when deploying first or second. It is most effective when you have multiple fast units. (eldar skimmers, Valkyrie heavy IG, Blood Angels etc.) Deploy spread out across the length of your deployment zone. Put all your fast (24") movement units on one half of your deployment zone.
This will entice your opponent to also deploy spread out to engage all your units. Then using scout moves, or just on the first turn, move your fast elements to the other side of the table to concentrate your forces on half of your opponent’s spread out army. This in effect creates a refused flank scenario in your favor.
**from BOLS
www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/12/spacecurves-tactics-class-more.html
