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Hey folks,

Like many people, I'm getting back into Warhammer now that 5th Edition's out. I used to play WHFB and Necromunda, so I'm sure I don't have the finer points of cover saves and armour piercing down to a science

I picked up two AoBR boxes, and am trying to use the Orks within as the basis for my army. This means that, while I don't have to use everything in there, you'd better believe I'm going to try to!

[HQ] Warboss w/mega armour and cybork body (in the trukk full of Nobz; see below)
[HQ] Big Mek w/SAG

[Elite] 10 Lootas

[Troop] 10 Nobz w/shoota-skorchas, heavy armour, painboy, trukk w/red paint and reinforced ram
[Troop] 12 Boyz w/sluggas and choppas, 1 rokkit launcha, PK Nob w/bosspole, trukk w/red paint and reinforced ram
[Troop] 12 Boyz w/sluggas and choppas, 1 rokkit launcha, PK Nob w/bosspole, trukk w/red paint and reinforced ram

[Troop] 20 Boyz w/shootas, 2 rokkit launchas, PK Nob w/bosspole
[Troop] 20 Boyz w/shootas, 2 rokkit launchas, PK Nob w/bosspole

[Fast Attack] 1 Deffcopta w/TL rokkit launcha
[Fast Attack] 1 Deffcopta w/TL rokkit launcha

1499 points, by my reckoning.

My questions are thus:

1) Am I putting too many eggs in one basket with the WB/Nob Trukk? I probably am, but I'm hoping that the potential destructive power, as well as the fun that I'll have rolling so damn many dice, is worth it. I've tried to give them the option of going up against tanks or vehicle squadrons by giving the Nobz skorchas.

2) How am I doing for shooty/trukky ratio? I made a variant army list where I had three 20-strong shoota mobs, no Boyz in trukks, and 5 Deffcoptas, but I don't think I like it as much. One trukk just doesn't seem like enough, particularly given that one trukk contains 1/3 of my army's points!

3) I'm deathly afraid of armoured vehicles as a rule (probably beccause I remember how great T8 creatures were in WHFB). Have I compensated adequately by kitting everything out with rokkits and PKs, or am I now going to run into severe dakka shortage? I've tried to ensure balance by including Lootas (delightfully dakkaful) and the SAG Mek (too much fun to not include; I don't care how many times it backfires on me).

Thanks in advance!

rokkits arent reliable imo just 1 more strength then a deffgun and just on shoot that hits on 5+ so get rid of some rokkit and get big shootas

Skurk3n wrote:rokkits arent reliable imo just 1 more strength then a deffgun and just on shoot that hits on 5+ so get rid of some rokkit and get big shootas

Yeah, I can see that working. Switch the rokkits out of the shoota mobs for big shootas, and keep them as anti-infantry. Keep the trukk-bound ones as rokkits, for assaulting vehicles if need be. Thanks!

i like it.

I still like Rockits better them big shootas. The ap value is good and you still have a chance at forcing high av stuff to not shoot. Is it good agiants monoliths or land raiders...no. But a Leman Russ not shooting one turn is nice.

Crawdadr wrote:I still like Rockits better them big shootas. The ap value is good and you still have a chance at forcing high av stuff to not shoot. Is it good agiants monoliths or land raiders...no. But a Leman Russ not shooting one turn is nice.

Good to know. I've thought about the "deterrent force" value of loading everything up with rokkits, and it's something to consider, too. To be honest, I don't know how much heavy vehicle firepower I'll be up against, since I'm playing in a fairly small group of people (Tau, general Space Marine, Blood Angels). We'll see!