The Sentinel is a Light Warjack for Cygnar in Warmachine Mk2.

Background and Description

Sentinel and Journeyman by Gearhead

The Sentinel uses its anti-infantry chain gun while protecting itself with its assault shield. ^[1]

Special Abilities and Weapons

• Shield Guard
• Weapons
  • Chain Gun (Ranged attack)
    • Strafe
  • Assault Shield (Melee Attack)
    • Shield

Strengths

• Volume of Fire: Over time, you should average 3.5 attacks a turn. In some ways, Strafe attacks are more accurate than even blast damage for dealing with multiple targets. Even though you're making multiple attack rolls, you can choose to boost the attack and damage rolls where and when you want.
• Defensive Warjack: With the shield, a Sentinel stands with ARM 18. Shield Guard protects nearby models from single powerful ranged attacks.
• Shoot Behind models: Use Strafe to get at a model behind the one you're shooting at.

Weaknesses

• On a single d6, always plan for 1s: When things range from 1-6 on a dice roll, you always want a 6, but you always plan for 1s. Unfortunately, there is no way to average out those odds except to take shots every chance you can.
• Can't Hit What it Can Kill, etc.: Though boosting and multiple shots mitigate the randomness of attack and damage rolls, there's still the fact that a chain gun has an easier time hitting warjacks and killing infantry. Careful shot placement will have to yield your best results.

Synergies

• Captain Allister Caine:Shield Guard Caine while moving him in, and give the Sentinel a Magic Bullet when the opportunity presents itself.
• Captain E. Dominic Darius: Protect Darius from getting sniped by high POW ranged attacks or Armor Piercing shots with Shield Guard
• Commander Adept Nemo: Protect the old man with Shield Guard as even with Deflection his ARM is only 16 vs. Ranged attacks.
• Major Markus 'Siege' Brisbane: With Breach the Sentinel's average dice will handle well armored infantry.
• Captain Jeremiah Kraye: Defend Kraye's large base from ranged attacks with Shield Guard and fire all its boosted attacks generated by Strafe for anti-infantry firepower.
• General Adept Nemo: Protect Nemo with Shield Guard and draw on the Sentinel's focus during High Voltage using Nemo's Focus Matrix to cast more spells, generate attacks, boost attack and/or damage rolls.
• Commander Coleman Stryker: Protect Stryker's advance with Shield Guard and/or Snipe the guns of the Sentinel for 14" of anti-infantry.
• Ironclad and Ol' Rowdy: Clear the infantry for a Strafe run by using the Tremor knockdown, clearing a pretty big area around the heavy warjack.
• Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team: Lynch's Fire Beacon allows the Sentinel to ignore Stealth and other defensive bonuses to ranged attacks.
• Rangers: Mark the Target brings p the Sentinels RAT to an effective 8, just perfect for multiple ranged attacks against infantry.
• Field Mechaniks: ARM 18 and the Sentinel's ranged role keeps the Sentinel safe. Should it lose its Shield or Gun, the Mechaniks can keep the Sentinel humming with Repair.
• Journeyman Warcaster: Arcane Shield on the Sentinel makes it ARM 21. If assigned to the Journeyman, the Sentinel can receive two focus a turn and the Sentinel can Shield Guard the Journeyman.

Rules Errata

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Notes

1. ¹ Warmachine: Prime MKII 2009