overwatch question

[thatnidguy]

So we all dread it... how do we over come it? Maybe i dont fully understand on how it works. so here is my question.

you declare assault. then over watch i get that , but what if you declare a charge with 2 units into 1 (i.e) a trygon and ymgarl into a unit of whatever. how would overwatch play out. does the charged unit choose what is being OWed? or the closest unit?

[gigasnail]

page 20, brb. then check overwatch restrictions, pg 21.

[thatnidguy]

I've read it a few times . Like I said maybe I missed something , the reason why I ask ,Is to have ymgarls get into cc with out being shot up .

[thatnidguy]

I just reread it, I do understand it better . I just thought I had to declare all my charges at one , not one at a time

[coredump]

Your premise is wrong. You don't declare 2 charging 1. If you want to have gaunts and a fex charge a unit of marines:

You declare gaunts into marines.
then the marines can choose to overwatch or not
Then charge the gaunts into the marines.


Then you declare fex into the same marines.
IF the marines did not OW on the gaunts *and* IF the gaunts did not make it into base contact, then the marines may choose to OW the fex.
Then charge the Fex into the marines.



(Under normal situations... I would probably declare the Fex first...)

[thatnidguy]

Ok , that makes way more sense. So for the unit getting charged , it makes them think what unit to really watch out for. And not going for the ow is a risky move . Just adds more to the battle plan . Thank you coredump

[thatnidguy]

The only flaw I see In this tactic move would be the timing. If trying to assault with ymgarls and not get ow, you would have to manage gettinf another unit within 7-9" or so make it a for sure clean assault .

[revx]

yup thats the tatic side of it for both parties. the person getting assualted will have to weigh thier decisions. sometimes i play a guy who believes you always OW the first declared unit b/c some shots are btter than the possiblity of none. i know he does this so i will declare with the unit that has the least chance to make it in first.

[tytus]

Good idea revx. Declarig the charge with the furthest unit (and hopefully the toughest) first seems good.

Also could consider declaring charge with T6 units and genestealers and use T6 first in order to minimize the ptential damage. Really all subjective to the situation.