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What does anyone reckon to this Space Marine all comers list?
I have my own views which i'll gladly share with you after if anyone wants to get the ball rollin?

HQ

Pedro Kantor

Troops

Tac Squad
Power Fist
Plasma Gun
Multi Melta

Rhino

Tac Squad
Power Weapon
Flamer
Missile Launcher

Razorback with Twin Linked Plasma Gun / Lascannon

Elites

10 Sternguard Veterans

Rhino

Terminator Close Combat Squad
3x TH/SS
2x Twin Lightning Claws

Dedicated Land Raider Crusader Transport with multimelta.

Fast Attack

Land Speeder Typhoon

So your entire ranged anti-vehicle is two Multi-Meltas and your Razorback?

Fearspect wrote:So your entire ranged anti-vehicle is two Multi-Meltas and your Razorback?

And 3 krak missiles from the speeder/tac squad. Then you have a Twin Linked Assault cannon and a plasma gun for light-medium tank busting, but yeah i take your point.

I guess i should mention that I generally play against 'Nids, Necrons (sans monoliths) and Eldar, so i only see tanks playing vs the eldar. I did say however this was an allcomers list though didn;'t !.

I guess my problem with dedicated ranged anti-tank is it generally means static units (preds, dev squads). and they are quite often expensive.

I prefer to do my vehicle busting up close and personal. For me, reliably destroying vehicles is all about melta weapons and powerfists into rear armour now. Lascannons are a waste of time.

Predators and Vindicators are cheap as chips for what they do.

Your best bet, for all comers, is to include two MM/HF land speeders.

Lascannons are not a waste of time in tac squads in rhinos.

I think I know this 'derekbadger'. I agree that for his normal opponents lascannons and multimeltas in tac squads are poor choices. Plasma guns and missile launchers are good, efficient choices against wave serpents and tyranid MC. Not sure if the sternguard are the best choice, they seem to do well against my eldar and against necrons, then fall down against tyranids. Maybe I misremember though, haven't seen them play for a while.

imweasel wrote:Lascannons are not a waste of time in tac squads in rhinos.

They're less of a waste of time I agree. Sniping out the top of a rhino cost you a pretty reasonable 10 pts. Still not the greatest tank busting weapon though, more useful for putting wounds on MC or maybe insta killing ICs if you get the oppurtunity.

I think the multi melta in the tac squad with the plas gun is a nice compliment. Both have 24/12" working ranges. AP1/AP2. The multi melta has the nice feature of being free for the tac squad too.


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imweasel wrote:Lascannons are not a waste of time in tac squads in rhinos.

They're less of a waste of time I agree. Sniping out the top of a rhino cost you a pretty reasonable 10 pts. Still not the greatest tank busting weapon though, more useful for putting wounds on MC or maybe insta killing ICs if you get the oppurtunity.

I think the multi melta in the tac squad with the plas gun is a nice compliment. Both have 24/12" working ranges. AP1/AP2. The multi melta has the nice feature of being free for the tac squad too.