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I'm setting up a Battalion box for small (500) games vs. Space Marines, and I'm wondering what an "optimal" Heavy Weapon selection might be.

I was considering putting one team into each of my three 10-man infantry squads instead of setting them up as a single Heavy Weapon Squad (I read somewhere that in small games a six-man unit w/ T3 is just to tempting for my opponent). I was planning on arming one with a Heavy Bolter (for the Marines) and two with Lascannons (for Heavy Armor work).

Thanks for any help!

well i would say in a 500 pnt game throw them into the squads instead of their own team. but at that points lvl you may have to do both to fill your points you can barely afford 1 troop and HQ.

You will never go wrong with autocannons, and in a 500 point game 2 lascannons might be considered excessive. You likely won't meet much big iron in such a small match-up, so one lascannon will be more than enough, especially if you have another on your Russ.

autocannons man!

@angryork:

Too late, man, I missed your post and set them up with 1xLascannon and 2x Heavy Bolters!

Guess I'll have to go buy another HW squad and make them up with AC's....

Thanks for the help guys!

definitely get you a few AC teams. like others have mentioned...at that low level of points I wouldnt bother at all with a lascannon team...just heavy bolter and autocannon teams.

just a tip with the heavy weapon teams dont glue down the guns, so you swich easily between, auto cannons, H bolters and lascannons. doesent work with lauchers but lets you get more use out of your bits.

i used the tripod for my lascannons and the
bipod for my autocannons/heavy bolters.