Re: [NetEpic ML] grey knights

From: cibernyam <cibernyam_at_...>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:48:43 +0100

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From: "Luca Lettieri" <magnus_at_...>
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Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] grey knights


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> On 13 Dec 2004 at 2:17, cibernyam wrote:
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> > I've noticed that GW has a bit of inconsistency with grey knights (as
> > with some other things). The thing is as follow: - Grey knights can
> > only be purchased as a teleported terminator squad - There are some
> > nice grey knight miniatures useless under these conditions
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> He, welcome to the wonderful world of GW retconning. Up until
> recently, GK were supposed to be all Terminators. They're a
> combination of a SM captain and a super-psi all in one package, and
> are especially trained to kick demonic ass, so they tend to get the
> nicest toys. Or at least, they were so. I guess when GW released the
> Codex Daemonhunters they couldn't lose the occasion to release GK
> power armour figs, so now we have "normal" GK. Bah.
>

Well, I haven't seen this codex but I don't agree. What I can tell you is
that in WH40k RT you could purchase greyknight squats in power armour as
part of the Ordo Maellus army list. If you have interest, you can check the
stats in the final pages of Realm of Chaos: The lost and the damned book.
Grey knights in terminator armour were released later (probably in a WD
previous than 120) and then republished as part of the 1991 WH40k
compendium, as WH40k RT rules. Indeed, I'm not surprised that grey knights
in power armour exist, it's just that there's a nice opportunity to give
stats for these minis and give GK a bit of salt and pepper and not just
those 400 points you save in every battle against chaos.



> > Indeed Grey knights are one more chapter of space marines (number 666
> > IIRC) with more or less standard chapter organization (tacts, devs,
> > etc...).
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> Not so. GK tend to be used incredibly rarely due to their scarcity. Some
> of them work as a personal escort for Inquisitor Lords. In general, they
> should be thought as the equivalent of a special force. Fielding a
> company of GK should be out of the question, IMHO. As a matter of
> fact, even fielding one single detachment in an Epic-scaled battle is
> dubious.
>

Given the proportion 1:10 of termies vs normal power armour marines I would
find rather more usual sending a detachment of power armour SM than those
few termies. But you are right, they are scarcely used. Not in occasions
were there's a pack of daemons hanging around, but in a normal 5000 point
Chaos force how many daemons (and greater daemons!) are packed together? I
think it is worth sending at least a detachment. Just to see a bit of fear
in a daemon.

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> Luca Lettieri
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