1. All units get +1 to their defense values against ranged attacks.

2. All ballistic damage is decreased by 1. Shouldn't that be energy attacks?

I mean the conditions are a blizzard the energy attacks should be the ones affected by it. They already have the Ballistic covered under rule 1.

Marik-
This may sound stupid but in this scenario is artillery considered ballistic?

arty is always ballistic, so yes, there would be one less damage for arty.

Dereck Hasbani will be an extra peice then won't he.

But I do have another questions since Ballistic is going to be harder to hit with, what Assault mechs would you use?

Or would you go a Close combat army?

The only thing with this type of scenario that OEJ would fear is AP that can do three or more damage or descent attack valued mechs...

But he'd have no fear against any Di Towed Art. units

True I just have Dereck no OEJ here never care for him much.

I'd go with the big ranged hitters still. Unlike the Counterassault Marquee, this blizzard isn't decreasing your range to a scant 6".

Well ballistic AND energy are harder to hit with, and ballistic does less damage... So for assault mechs, i'd say Clyde Joyce (my fav) or Jung Chae. The Hellstars do full damage at range, great close combat damage, and their range targeting is still 10.

Am thinking about using Kurst ;) But maybe I should pull the bounty hunter out.

Bounty Hunter cannot be used, since there is the new restriction (thank god) that 200 points of the representative armies must be made up of the faction they represent, i.e. Swordsworn and Liao. So, no Clyde Joyce or Bounty Hunter. Jung Chae I am sure will be present, as will possibly be Diane Jameson and Derek Hasbani. We'll see.

Hrrm... Schiller has a nice long range on her...
Vederman wouldn't be half bad

Sighs. I'm out of it today. I forgot it was the swordsworn fighting and not the republic.

the build total is 600 pts, Bounty Hunter and 200 pts can fit in that.

Shin2k4, true, I forgot that. Still, would be fairly cheesy to play all that...I'm thinking its time to field Jung Chae and Hoa Phiri together...;-)

Weapon attack, super battle....GO!

I'm more than likely to play Swordsworn than House Liao in Lies, Lies, Lies, so I'm probably going to put my money down on Romain Tesarek, the SS LE Warhammer IIC. 10 attack combined with a 0/14" dual target 5 damage energy primary makes for a powerful combination. ;)