New Turret Mounted Chimera Weapons

[Steellegioncpt]

Okay I was just thinking about this new rule. A turret mounted lascannon on a Chimera. I was thinking 20 points for the upgrade or maybe 15.

However an arguement maybe: Well Chimeras are mass produced transports that wouldn't need a lascannon.

Its a good point so Im also thinking the lascannon option be available to HQ Chimeras. What I mean is if you mount a HQ choice (either HQ command or Platoon Command) have this upgrade available. The reasoning would be Officers shouldn't be in a typically armed Chimera since officers are rather valuable in battle. Further more the lascannon upgrade will only be available to Imperial Guard units. So you can not mount a Inquisitor HQ in a Chimera.

THis upgrade would encourage more people to take Chimeras, and maybe, encourage more people to play mechanized armies.

[Dan296]

well i personally wouldnt use this because you can upgrade leman russ's to have 3 lascannons and they would be able to hunt tanks fine, though they are primarily anti-infantry tanks
personally if i was ever to have a guard army it would be mass infantry or (at the other end of the spectrum) an armoured company w/baneblade.

it would make sense for them to have this upgrade as they are the most diverse type of tank out there. however guard already have tons of anti-tank coices.

[MSguardsmen]

Lemans can have 3 lascannons? when the heck did this become available to the average guardsmen?

well i would love the chimera to get the lascannon but that would just make it over kill and able to take on almost everything on at one time or another.

then again im completely biased in the fact that i love the chimera. its so fricken awesome!


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[Steellegioncpt]

Yea, all I can think of a Leman Russ having 1 lascannon... Unless you MighT be thinking about the new Death Korps Annihilator tank, but that only has 1 hull with a TL one. Then again that is a stretch.

Though it is over kill.... But hey why not?!? haha

[rintinglen]

Originally Posted by Steellegioncpt

Yea, all I can think of a Leman Russ having 1 lascannon... Unless you MighT be thinking about the new Death Korps Annihilator tank, but that only has 1 hull with a TL one. Then again that is a stretch.

Though it is over kill.... But hey why not?!? haha

If I could have 3 lascannons, I think I would, but you can't.
I don't think that the Chimera is in need of a lascannon.
What I do use frequently on my chimeras is the authorized autocannon upgrade. Two str. 7 shots is better than one str. 9, at least when we are talking guard. Now, the one area where this doesn't make the cut is when the enemy has a low armour value. Shooting AC 2 models with an autocannon is whistling in the wind. It is very unlikely to yield success. Still, it is a truism that any hit is better than any miss. And 2 shots are more likely to give a hit than one.

[Librarian_Tigurius]

You can't have 3 las-cannons on an leman russ but you can get 1 twin-linked and one regular (and 2 HB in side sponsons if you want) from forge world they have the annihilator leman russ... it is 130 pts plus 15 for the las-cannon in the hull kinda expensive but if you throw the TL las and 3 HBs you have a nice move and fire at infantry or light vehicle hunting tank..

[Pabst]

I really think that the simple Multi-laser is the best way to go. 3 s6 shots is way better than 2 s7 or 1 s9 shot due to our awesome BS3!

[Stubber]

How come no one bothers to give achimera a Heavy bolter turret. Sure it doesn't come in the sprue but there are plaenty of good modelers around and none of them seem to take the time to glue on a heavy bolter.

It costs the same as the multi-laser and is better too.

[Khadhar'phak]

I agree with Stubber. Sure, Auto cannons are great, but they don't have the sheer firepower of the HB. 3 shots is always better then 2. Maybe the strength of 5 isn't as impressive, but it's still an impressive anti infantry choice. I almost exclusively arm my chimeras with them, with the exception of a few Heavy flamers, and they haven't done me wrong yet. There's plenty of space for Auto cannons in guard squads. Give 'em to Vet squads if you ask me. 2 BS4 str 7 shots can't be bad. I also think the lascannons on chimeras aren't really viable. Those things need plenty of juice, so it wouldn't be able to carry as many men, making it little more then an overpriced, underpowered light tank/tankette.

[Steellegioncpt]

Originally Posted by Stubber

How come no one bothers to give achimera a Heavy bolter turret. Sure it doesn't come in the sprue but there are plaenty of good modelers around and none of them seem to take the time to glue on a heavy bolter.

It costs the same as the multi-laser and is better too.

oh no no no no, I always give my Chimeras the TL Heavy Bolter turret and boy it is worth it a lot!

Originally Posted by Steellegioncpt

oh no no no no, I always give my Chimeras the TL Heavy Bolter turret and boy it is worth it a lot!

Same here. In fact, I don't really see much of the point in a multi-laser, in all honesty. I'd much rather a HB than the Multi-laser.