new topic about how to stop mass leech attacks

[atrd3m0n]

For some reason my other topic got locked, so i'll just start a new one about the subject...

[atrd3m0n]

got enuff skill just dotn get to deal with leeches that much... and i thought i asked you not to reply unless you have something s sensible to say...?

[ken124578]

harkonen: buzsaws (<= they can't be leeched), infantry

atreides: mongoose + repair vehicles, infantry

ordos: fedaykin/sardaukar normall and elite/ordos infantry

[ricksam]

but question first... how come a player will be have their time and money for leech?? ???

after leech is come..u must have a good defense..right?

[nemafakei]

Well, there are as many answers as you can reasonably expect in that very thread...

http://www.dune2k.com/forum/index.php?board=17;action=display;threadid=5895;start=0

[Timenn]

Navaros, I warn you, stop wasting topics!

[atrd3m0n]

well i guess i've to do it on my won, but i think i got it... bring the damn leeches on!! LOL

[IxianMace]

Well there also another problem that I don't think many people consider doing. The LEECH drop. ;D

A single leech dropped onto an enemy spice field can wreak havoc on harvesters, and severely slow down the enemy economy. :D

[Barron]

hahahaha, I think it's funny, you think you can stop a leech attack. You might but unless you have a billion engineers and repair vehicles in a matter of minutes you will be no more. Did you guys forget about contaminators, say goodbye to all infantry. Leaving no room for leech killers. Plus the Leech in the spice fields couldn't be better.

Barron Harkonnen

[Devastator_Mech]

Well, easy, just use no vehicle, omg infantries....

[Timenn]

Just switch the usual lines. Now infantery on the front, taking care of all leeches. And the vehicles behind. Destroying the approaching Contaminators.

The same goes for the Spice Field

[Devastator_Mech]

What vehicles are the back row? If its minotaurus, you'll kill your own infantries because of splash damage, if its not, what else could be as effective?

[Timenn]

The infantery will simply block the leeches. And they will be dead, before they can get near the infantery so Mino's can kill them for the splash damage

[Devastator_Mech]

Which ifantry your talking about? Not much infantry could take out a leech easily.......

[IxianMace]

Which ifantry your talking about? Not much infantry could take out a leech easily.......

No as a matter of fact, two or three light infantry units could seriously threaten a Leech. Leeches are effective against infantry with their larvae, but they don't always hit infantry, even at point blank range, and their soft/non existant armour means that they're very vulnerable to anything that can hit them.

[Devastator_Mech]

A mino is comparatively uneffective against leeches, infantry is a much better counterer.

[IxianMace]

infantry is a much better counterer.

I thought you just said that not much infantry could take out Leeches easily. ::)

[Devastator_Mech]

Yes if single handedly, but they have advantage over all the other vehicle except Buzzsaw, they're immune to the larvae. If the infantries are in groups, ALL Tleilaxu units shall be on their knees under the infantres.(especially Sardaukars & Fremen)

[IxianMace]

Yes if single handedly, but they have advantage over all the other vehicle except Buzzsaw,

Ummm, a Missile Tank will kill a Leech before the Leech even opens its mouth to spit. :)

[Devastator_Mech]

You thought abt the cost, build speed and ROF?

[IxianMace]

The cost for building the structures, upgrading them, and then creating the units is about the same. But ONE on ONE, a Missile Tank will kill a Leech before the Leech can spit. Full stop. ::)

[Devastator_Mech]

Yes, but would you waste a salvo against it? It'll rathe choose to use inf. - leech & missiles - mino

[IxianMace]

The salvo wouldn't be wasted as long as it killed the Leech. It's better to kill the Leech before it can infect the vehicle, rather than wait and let the vehicle get infected, take damage, and not be able to be repaired until it gets 2 chevrons.

[Devastator_Mech]

I mean, it'll rather use infantry to kill leeches and use missiles to take out the "big guns"

[ken124578]

The salvo wouldn't be wasted as long as it killed the Leech. It's better to kill the Leech before it can infect the vehicle, rather than wait and let the vehicle get infected, take damage, and not be able to be repaired until it gets 2 chevrons.

units that are infected cannot selfrepair