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does anyone know how many devastator squads i can feild at one time in a 2000pt space marine army? am i allowed 3 or only one?

You can take one for each heavy support choice you have, as they are in the heavy support section. In most 2k point games you'll have 3 heavy support choices.

Three

3 as per the force organization chart. Unless noted as "unique" "0-1" or some other mention you are only limited by the FOC. Though why you would take 3 devs is beyond my understanding. . .

im fairly new to the game and i just want to field as many as i can because they look like some kickass models

Oh, to be so young again and take models because they look cool...*sigh*

Arschbombe wrote:Oh, to be so young again and take models because they look cool...*sigh*

I know the feeling. It's why I run 2 armies (3 when the new nids codex is out). My Tau are geared & tailored to wn, where my SM are geared & tailored to look cool & be fun, though I don't win much .

lol maybe i should change my name to salamanderspaceboy...but seriously am i the only one who plays for fun and not just to kick ass?

I don't see why you can't have fun and kick ass. Devastators are pretty good to have around.

I agree with ghost. A well placed devastator squad can really bring the pain, but then again, thats only a well placed one lol

salamanderspaceman wrote:but seriously am i the only one who plays for fun and not just to kick ass?

No. It's just that after getting crushed a few times playing starts to lose its magic.

RxGhost wrote:I don't see why you can't have fun and kick ass. Devastators are pretty good to have around.

Devs are a bit expensive & not very mobile if you want to shoot. Let's look at this:

5 man dev squad, 2 Lascannons (Anti-tank role), P Cannon & Heavy Bolter = 200 pts & they can die from almost anything.

My preferred option:

Landraider w/ Multi-Melta & Extra armour = 275 pts. For the extra 75 pts I get the lascannons twin linked, a twin linked assault cannon, a 14 round armour value (Nothing below S8 can touch it) and the ability to throw my assault termies in there & deliver them to your front door. Not to mention I can move 6" & still fire 2 of those weps thanks to PoMS.

Devs are not bad I just think there are much better options.

The funny thing is, Space Marines consider Devastators useless and easy to kill, while Space Wolves have Long Fangs, who are the only GOOD Heavy Support squad in the whole codex

Gwar! wrote:The funny thing is, Space Marines consider Devastators useless and easy to kill, while Space Wolves have Long Fangs, who are the only GOOD Heavy Support squad in the whole codex

Too true, Long Fangs are everything Dev's should be.

But aren't long fangs limited to just 6 models so if you load up on the guns, you don't have the ablative wounds?

A Devastator Squad with 10 Marines, 4 Plasma Cannon, and LC Razorback with all of the bells and whistles cost 385 points. My normal mix of 3 [4x PC/4x PC/4x HB] cost 770 [1,115 with Razorbacks]. Its pricy and you end up with 3 [Non-Scoring] extra Combat Squads.

Maybe Im missing something, but they seem alright to me. 198 points for 4x Missles/Multimeltas and 3 extra marines.

I run Chaos Havocs for 195 with 4 autocannons, an Icon, 3 extra marines. SMs dont get autocannons though (suckers )

Off topic a bit but you know something. I love devy squads, I wish there was a special char that let you take some as elites or something.

The first model I painted was a lascannon marine . They're definitely cool, and if you like 'em, go for 'em!

I play to get my ass kicked....

But yes, Max 3.

In fact, My Imperial Fists Force is meant to be a fun list, hell, all my lists are fluffy (But should someone bring up their beatstick list I'm in for a short game, but it's all good)

Devs with 4 Missile Launchers and Sarge FTW!

I currently have close to 4000 pts of salamander space marines and so far my fav unit is the 10 man dev squad split into combat squads, they have proven to be more than a pain in the ass when i play against my buddys necrons, so thank you everyone for your input!

salamanderspaceman wrote:lol maybe i should change my name to salamanderspaceboy...but seriously am i the only one who plays for fun and not just to kick ass?

Always play to have fun. It's a very random d6 game. Have you ever seen the hyper competitive magic players? They forgot about fun.

the_trooper wrote: Have you ever seen the hyper competitive magic players? They forgot about fun.

Hey we still have fun. We are just so bitter and Jaded we only derive fun from the misery of others.

If you are seeing more than three in your games you might be looking at Sternguard squads which can have multiple budget heavy weapons.