King Mammoth and Curtain of Flames
Posted in Karmans on December 5th, 2008 by Vastatum – 2 Comments
The King Mammoth is the Karman Type *** AFV and it packs quite a punch. With the surprisingly high armour of 16 (high for Karmans anyways) it can survive all sorts of fire. Couple this with some impressive weaponry and you’ve got the perfect death machine. It is armed with 4 light flamers which can be used to create a curtain of flames (more on this later) and a heavy ZZ-Cannon that has 4 strength 17 shots.
Curtain of Flames is an interesting ability. When it is activated it obscures visibility of the King Mammoth and any units that are behind it. This works only for the side of the mammoth that the flamers are mounted on so you must be careful how you position it.
The best way to defeat the curtain is to shoot the Mammoth on overwatch as the curtain is considered to be down while it moves.
This ability provides some much needed cover to Karman troops to advance and shields the king mamoth from fire until it can bring its heavy weapons to bear on a target. The King Mammoth is a great addition to any Karman list and provides both heavy firepower with a great special ability.