Sean A. Upchurch wrote:
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> So you want a bunch of little detachments. You want them to have 5-7
> FP. You
> want to minimize the cost so you can get many of them and also so that
> you
> don't lose too much morale when they fall. This is a situation
> tailor-made
> for the Guard Tactical Detachment. Due the the "hose job" GW did to
> the HQ
> stands you never want more than 1 in a detachment anyway. Since you
> pay the
> detachment surcharge for each extra one you might as well make them
> totally
> separate detachments. Limiting the main force to 3 plays right into
> your keep
> it small plan. Your chimera are even cheap *and* supplement with
> firepower
> which is good since mechanizing this force puts the "assault break"
> even
> further from the guns they are defending.
>
> Line Detachment 2M (7FP, Mechanized, 88pts)
> HQ w/chimera, Tac Squad w/chimera, Heavy Squad
> options:
> add psyker (2MP) +10pts
> add Hellhound (2MF) +12 <-- still only 2 morale!
>
> Line Detachment 3M (8FP, 2 Anti-Tank, Mechanized, 145pts)
> HQ w/chimera,captain
> 2x Heavy Squad w/chimera, commissar
> 2x Support Weapon [all troop units have SAVE]
> options:
> replace Support Weapon w/Hellhound (3MF) -1pts
>
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Received on Fri Sep 05 1997 - 17:51:54 UTC