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Were Titans still used in the Last War?

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#1
Scrinoverlord
Oct 19, 2008 16:56:51 I know that 965-979 were the years the warforged began to rise rapidly in numbers in armies across the Five Nations. From the book though:

"Of the four hundred titans built from 959 to 964, only seventy-nine were still operating in 965. This depletion was partly a function of their experimental form, but House Cannith also noticed that the titans were nearly always placed at the hottest and deadliest points of any engagement. Both Breland and Cyre requested that the titans be scaled down and made more reliable."

Were titans still used after this? Maybe as shock troopers? Tanks?
#2
mystrich
Oct 19, 2008 17:17:03 I would think so. A titan is vastly more effective than a warforged and could take down entire troops given Eberron's level.
#3
lugnut71
Oct 19, 2008 17:35:57 Yeah think of Warforged as elite navy seal type units well a Titan is a tank. Warforged operate on their own, were cheaper, adaptable and Titans need a handler. Still Titans could turn opposing units (not just soldiers) into mush.
#4
goblin_pride
Oct 19, 2008 21:24:56 Not to mention that a titan could breach walls or scale them to get at the defenders inside of fortifications. Mind you, that might explain the 300+ casualties in a five year span.
#5
grug_the_just
Oct 22, 2008 9:56:50 If I were a commander, I'd use them. 'All I'm saying.
#6
goblin_pride
Oct 22, 2008 21:56:03
If I were a commander, I'd use them. 'All I'm saying.

Seconded, General Grug.
#7
PJammaGod
Oct 22, 2008 22:24:47 Can you imagine one of those Titans banging on the walls of Fort Bones, sending Karrnathi Zombies and Skeletons flying? People were wary of Cyre's army (they relied heavily on warforged), Titans were the siege weapons that could follow orders. It's one thing to load a ballista, it's another to tell the balista to crush anything that looks like it's flesh is falling off. They weren't like warforged, they couldn't adapt on the fly. But it's a step up from what we have even in today's modern warfare.
#8
skrap-san
Oct 23, 2008 0:40:40 I remember seeing some stat up/conversion on the Warforged titan for 4th, but I can't remember where I found it... Anyone that can help?
#9
rekko
Oct 23, 2008 7:31:35 http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1087429&highlight=warforged+titan

But there was a second one that I can't seem to find, maybe one of the posters from that thread have also posted in that second thread.

I was thinking, if Warforged Titans were used in the war, surely there was some sort of striking team that were trained to destroy them. What could it be made of?

Rekko
#10
skrap-san
Oct 23, 2008 23:08:44
I was thinking, if Warforged Titans were used in the war, surely there was some sort of striking team that were trained to destroy them. What could it be made of?

Well there is always monsters from Droam... they were after all rented out to some extent during the last war.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Scrinoverlord Oct 19, 2008 16:56:51	I know that 965-979 were the years the warforged began to rise rapidly in numbers in armies across the Five Nations. From the book though: "Of the four hundred titans built from 959 to 964, only seventy-nine were still operating in 965. This depletion was partly a function of their experimental form, but House Cannith also noticed that the titans were nearly always placed at the hottest and deadliest points of any engagement. Both Breland and Cyre requested that the titans be scaled down and made more reliable." Were titans still used after this? Maybe as shock troopers? Tanks?
#2 mystrich Oct 19, 2008 17:17:03	I would think so. A titan is vastly more effective than a warforged and could take down entire troops given Eberron's level.
#3 lugnut71 Oct 19, 2008 17:35:57	Yeah think of Warforged as elite navy seal type units well a Titan is a tank. Warforged operate on their own, were cheaper, adaptable and Titans need a handler. Still Titans could turn opposing units (not just soldiers) into mush.
#4 goblin_pride Oct 19, 2008 21:24:56	Not to mention that a titan could breach walls or scale them to get at the defenders inside of fortifications. Mind you, that might explain the 300+ casualties in a five year span.
#5 grug_the_just Oct 22, 2008 9:56:50	If I were a commander, I'd use them. 'All I'm saying.
#6 goblin_pride Oct 22, 2008 21:56:03	If I were a commander, I'd use them. 'All I'm saying. Seconded, General Grug.
#7 PJammaGod Oct 22, 2008 22:24:47	Can you imagine one of those Titans banging on the walls of Fort Bones, sending Karrnathi Zombies and Skeletons flying? People were wary of Cyre's army (they relied heavily on warforged), Titans were the siege weapons that could follow orders. It's one thing to load a ballista, it's another to tell the balista to crush anything that looks like it's flesh is falling off. They weren't like warforged, they couldn't adapt on the fly. But it's a step up from what we have even in today's modern warfare.
#8 skrap-san Oct 23, 2008 0:40:40	I remember seeing some stat up/conversion on the Warforged titan for 4th, but I can't remember where I found it... Anyone that can help?
#9 rekko Oct 23, 2008 7:31:35	http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1087429&highlight=warforged+titan But there was a second one that I can't seem to find, maybe one of the posters from that thread have also posted in that second thread. I was thinking, if Warforged Titans were used in the war, surely there was some sort of striking team that were trained to destroy them. What could it be made of? Rekko
#10 skrap-san Oct 23, 2008 23:08:44	I was thinking, if Warforged Titans were used in the war, surely there was some sort of striking team that were trained to destroy them. What could it be made of? Well there is always monsters from Droam... they were after all rented out to some extent during the last war.