Dreads?

[Word Bearer 81007]

i will disagree i love the dreadnought model regardless what army be it chaos, BA or Grey Knights. the assault cannon is cool just cause it has multi-uses. also take into effect that if you are running only a dreadnaught as you walker/vehicle then it will get shot. i prefer to leave it as a tempting target. for an example if i have a land raider with berzerkers stashed in it, a standard dreadnaught, and a predator what will my opponent take down first. with those 3 tempting targets out there only one will likely die. leaving the other 2 to do the deed. also if you look at that prospect were you tangle your dreadnaught into a infantry squad that has no way to kill it you have the pleasure to crush him slowly, or until the break and run were you might just catch them and kill them. all i can say is never bring just 1 dread that is what is spelling doom for you cool looking model. also the fact that dreads are walker and can shoot both of there weapon systems is cool were a standard vehicle may be hindered

[Battle-Ranch]

Originally Posted by Battle-Ranch

So i've noticed a disturbing trend in regards to my Dreadnaughts. they get the Tar shot out of them EVERYGAME. I don't know if i employ them wrong (i like to put them on a flank to pin down/shoot up anything that trys to encircle me) but its annoying to watch them get Blown up every game usually around my enemies first shooting phase.

my question, Are Dreadnaughts to much of a liability in a Black Templar army?

Looking back (after all hindsight is 20/20) I think Dread's are a completely viable unit for the Black Templar's. Having experimented with Drop-pods, multiple dreads, differnet weapon configs and different Oppenents, I've come to the conculsion that Dreads are effective in most situation, sure some Dumd bad luck can turn them into scaps of metal, but when your Dread brings Down a monolith on turn1 it brings a tear to your eye.

Thanks to everyone who posted!

[Luisjoey]

Dread for CC??? not really usefull... 2 Attacks with the power fist and that´s it??? Maybe against enemy Independent characters! But against troops pretty sux

is better a troop with a power fist

Dread are best as fire support

[last of the bloodthirsty]

whaaaaa!?!??! i run 3 and they destroy in combat. what are you smokin man

[Chaos Lord Horus]

yeap coz dreads are good if and only if you use them right

[last of the bloodthirsty]

its called i take em all on one side or in the mid with a squad or 2 for back up. they slam into anything they will take out a fair amount

[Tz33nch]

dont want to seem off topic, but does ne1 know of a good way to make rok killa kans?

[Capitano]

as of right now I only have the one dread for my loyalist chapter...

but hopefully within a few years I will have my three dreads...one of them being an actually venerable...as the one I have right now has the smoke launchers/ extra armour...and being venerable...storm bolter for armoured enemies...he is not made for CC but for taking out the individual squads themselves...or as many as he can get before being shot down and destroyed...