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all-lucky7777 · 03-15-2008

No, officers come with laspistol and CCW setup built in, the BP is an 'upgrade'.

Also, I never said anything about my officers running anywhere, becuase my guard squads aren't running much either. They set up and shoot, they might reposition but the command squad simply counterattacks where the fighting is. Even if they don't get into combat in the first initial round of CC, they give the benefit of the standard if they are within 12" once all hell breaks loose and some chaos/ork warlord comes barreling through my ranks.

And I agree, I don't usually send my officers to the front, it just isn't very imperial. I'm just saying theres got to be a viable tactic for leading from the front besides Colonel-Commissar Gaunt. I use the mobile firesupport setup of HSO with stormbolter & power sword, 2 Veteran Guardsmen with Stormbolters, one with a standard and one with a medpack, 2 Grenade launchers and a sanctioned psyker.

But thats a different post, I've hijacked Kenshin's thread enough already.

03-15-2008	#18 (permalink)
all-lucky7777 Ramblin' Man Join Date: May 2007 Location: If you follow the clues, you'll figure it out... Posts: 103 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: you have to be a total idiot to not equip officers with a bolt pistol No, officers come with laspistol and CCW setup built in, the BP is an 'upgrade'. Also, I never said anything about my officers running anywhere, becuase my guard squads aren't running much either. They set up and shoot, they might reposition but the command squad simply counterattacks where the fighting is. Even if they don't get into combat in the first initial round of CC, they give the benefit of the standard if they are within 12" once all hell breaks loose and some chaos/ork warlord comes barreling through my ranks. And I agree, I don't usually send my officers to the front, it just isn't very imperial. I'm just saying theres got to be a viable tactic for leading from the front besides Colonel-Commissar Gaunt. I use the mobile firesupport setup of HSO with stormbolter & power sword, 2 Veteran Guardsmen with Stormbolters, one with a standard and one with a medpack, 2 Grenade launchers and a sanctioned psyker. But thats a different post, I've hijacked Kenshin's thread enough already. __________________ The 40K Terra Second Company "There are two things I can't stand in this world. One: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and two: the Dutch." -Austin Power's Father, Nigel Powers "In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." -Douglas Adams "Ni!" -The Knights Who Go Ni