 what is better
the IG forum has been silent to long. which is better
1 taking the three tanks for the heavy support choices
2 taking a mass of heavy weapons platoons and the drop troops doctorin
3 some ungodly combination of the two.
discuss.
points to discuss are why you make the choice what you would field in it (like battle tanks and basilisk) as well as a basic tactic that makes it sound.
personally I have been fielding three leman russ battle tanks. also I have two fire support squads in attachment to my HQ. because I found tanks are a big target (no supprise there) and I have started using the drop troops doctorine, I have been consitering droping one of the russes and taking a heavy weapons platoon broken down like this
command section
jr officer plasma pistol power weapon
staff 4x plasma guns
drop troops
s1
3x heavy bolters
s2
3x heavy bolters
s3
3x heavy bolters
all three support squads would drop in. also this would give me a fireing line at any objective area. I do not see a downside to loosing the one tank because ordinance misses about 1/3 of the time anyway. also because im getting a mass of heavys to go with the 6 autocannons I already field and the plasma stuff will bring me to like 13 of them in the army. I feel this would more than make up for the power of the russ. in terms of mobility there is no more bennifet than being abel to say ok im here and be there.
I know there is a lot more points being spent on the heavy weappons platoon than the russ butI can make room |