[40k] Ig guard and a space marine question
estarriol
1: does anyone have a website showing the various types of guard,
painted? You know Mordians and Tallarns and Cadians etc, I am musing on
a small detachment of them and would like a peek.
2: With a a tactical squad of Space Marines (probably Salamnaders) is
there a blindingly obvious reason for not giving them a plasma rifle and
multimelta as there heavy weapons? The Devastators will be 4 ml's and a
lascannon/twin plasma gun in support of them.
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estarriol
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Christopher Desmarais
> there a blindingly obvious reason for not giving them a plasma rifle and
> multimelta as there heavy weapons? The Devastators will be 4 ml's and a
> lascannon/twin plasma gun in support of them.
By the time you're in mult-melta range you're probably in charge range and you
can get a decently equiped veteran sargent for the cost of the multi-melta.
Plasma-gun is obvious though.
Chris
John Hwang
>1: does anyone have a website showing the various types of guard,
>painted? You know Mordians and Tallarns and Cadians etc, I am musing on
>a small detachment of them and would like a peek.
There are plenty. Check eBay, Dr. Fausts, GW, etc. Any time an IG army is
painted up, you'll be able to see something.
>2: With a a tactical squad of Space Marines (probably Salamnaders) is
>there a blindingly obvious reason for not giving them a plasma rifle and
>multimelta as there heavy weapons? The Devastators will be 4 ml's and a
>lascannon/twin plasma gun in support of them.
Ordinary Tac SM can't take Multi-Melta. Multi-Melta is better on a
LandSpeeder, due to the ability to move-and-fire. Heck, even loading it on a
move-and-fire Dread or Attack Bike is a better mount than a a move-or-fire
trooper.
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David Gausebeck
>there a blindingly obvious reason for not giving them a plasma rifle and
>multimelta as there heavy weapons? The Devastators will be 4 ml's and a
>lascannon/twin plasma gun in support of them.
For a stand-and-shoot tac squad, the standard is lascannon + plasma
rifle. For salamanders it's not as clear, since they get multimelta
instead of lascannon. The lascannon is far superior as a tac squad
weapon. Higher strength, much longer range. The sole advantage of
the multimelta is its extra d6 penetration against vehicles within
12". And how is a move-or-fire tac squad going to get off a shot at a
vehicle within 12"?
However, since you can't take a lascannon, a multimelta may be a
reasonable option. I wouldn't use it unless the squad is in a rhino,
though. Otherwise you'll have a hard time getting in range at all.
Unless you're expecting to face opponents with 2+ saves (tyranids, SM
with terminators), a missile launcher is probably a better choice, and
ML + plasma isn't bad at all.
For salamander tac squads, though, you have some interesting options
besides stand-and-shoot. 2 flamers or meltagun + flamer give them
better mobile firepower than tac squads of other chapters... too bad
they don't have the assault ability to match.
-Dave
Insane Ranter
estarriol wrote in message ...
>2 things folks,
>
>1: does anyone have a website showing the various types of guard,
>painted? You know Mordians and Tallarns and Cadians etc, I am musing on
>a small detachment of them and would like a peek.
Justin Gaskins
> 2: With a a tactical squad of Space Marines (probably Salamnaders) is
> there a blindingly obvious reason for not giving them a plasma rifle and
> multimelta as there heavy weapons?
Multimeltas are only really good for killing vehicles. You may want something
else to take out light troops or large tyranids.
RT Maitreya
> > 2: With a a tactical squad of Space Marines (probably Salamnaders) is
> > there a blindingly obvious reason for not giving them a plasma rifle and
> > multimelta as there heavy weapons?
Well, flamers pretty much kick ass.
> Multimeltas are only really good for killing vehicles. You may want something
> else to take out light troops or large tyranids.
multimeltas are excellent for killing tyranids.
I don't like move-or-fire short range weapons
in general, but on mobile platforms, there are
few weapons that compare to the noble MM.
RTM
Dan
> LandSpeeder, due to the ability to move-and-fire. Heck, even loading it
on a
> move-and-fire Dread or Attack Bike is a better mount than a a move-or-fire
> trooper.
But salamanders can, and i always did, i used to have like a special assault
force in a rhinothat i used to take out vehicles and stuff, it was pretty
effective.
Justin Gaskins
> Well, flamers pretty much kick ass.
Now that I think about it, Salamanders without flamers just sound funny.
> multimeltas are excellent for killing tyranids.
> I don't like move-or-fire short range weapons
> in general, but on mobile platforms, there are
> few weapons that compare to the noble MM.
The range is too small for my likely, regardless. That is what attack bikes and
landspeeders are for. I much prefer a lascannon, missile launcher, or plasma
cannon.