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Originally Posted by experiment 626  the main problem though is that the rough riders aren't that difficult to kill... a single heavy bolter support squad for example or tailored platoon HQ can easily wreck the RR's on their own.
perhaps if they were a bit more resilient such as T4 or a 3+ save for a decent pts increase they might be a bit more of a threat...
as of right now, i'd never use them beyond background purposes as they're not a greatly competitive unit.
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Exactly, which is why they are exclusively a counter charge unit. You cannot shoot through a combat. So you need to have those RRs sitting behind your lines/behind cover and charging your platoons when that assault squad comes out of no where.