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Originally Posted by Gnr. Keil  I think it is cheaper to give the whole squade a grenades rather than upgrade a Veteran sergeant just to give him grenades. Wish i had a codex here so i could confirm it. |
not really as it all depends on your army! marines generally speaking yes, it's cheaper to just give the assault marines melta bombs... however, not all armies have such expensive squad leaders!
these examples will use an imperial guard infantry squad. (10 men total. assuming no other upgrades beyond greandes!)
- entire squad w/frag grenades = 70 pts
- squad w/veteran sergeant + frag grenades only = 67 pts
- entire squad w/krak grenades = 80 pts
- squad w/veteran sergeant + krak grenades only = 68 pts
- entire squad w/frag & krak grenades = 90 pts
- squad w/veteran sergeant + frag & krak grenades only = 69 pts
- squad w/veteran sergeant + melta bombs only = 71 pts
(note that infantry squads cannot take melta bombs!)
so in the imperial guard, it is cheaper to upgrade a sergeant if you want tank-hunting grenade options! mind you, krak grenades are near worthless in most situations...
the main point for this is the melta bombs option which is usually only availiable to dedicated assault type squads like assault marines or rough riders.
cheers!