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I now play aginst orks and spacemarines (sometime necrons or chaos) i just want to know if a rail rifle (S10 AP1) can destroy all tanks.

Yes.

It's not a 'rail rifle' it's a Rail Gun.
In addition, it can kill almost everything.

There's one thing it can't kill. Something it can't see. (Terrain/Reserves/etc.)

You wanted better than str10 ap1? A SM LR is AV14 on all sides. An ork BW is only AV14 in the front. A battery of str10 ap1 weapon fire will chew AV14.

don't get confused. rail rifles are what pathfinders wield. Railguns are what HHs and Broadsides wield.

ewww I just love the smell of railgun fire in the morning, it smells like victory.

Yes, Railguns are the king of long-ranged death.


For maximum effectiveness, take two heavy support choices of two Broadside battlesuits each, one in each unit being a team leader with a target lock; you're now capable of firing on 4 tanks each turn!

My favorite tactic!

Thanks for new tactic

Dashofpepper wrote:Yes, Railguns are the king of long-ranged death.


For maximum effectiveness, take two heavy support choices of two Broadside battlesuits each, one in each unit being a team leader with a target lock; you're now capable of firing on 4 tanks each turn!

Without drones they succumb to ap2 instant death weaponry. With drones they need one wound to check leadership, which is a killer for tau. Imo 3 BS + 2 shield drones is the only way to go.

I kills all, really easily, it even killed me once.

despoiler52 wrote:I kills all, really easily, it even killed me once.

(I'm gonna smack myself for this)

I don't even think chuck norris could survive a railgun shot.


As far as protecting your broadsides..
Gun drones count as jump infantry; after you've popped them off of your devilfish or bought a squad of them, use them as a screen.
Beginning of turn jump the drones out of the way.
Broadsides fire.
Jump the drones back to screen the broadsides.

Works against close combat too.

What's the point of a screen if you are prob. setting them in cover.

Shield drones in the Broadside squad ACTUALLY take wounds shot at broadsides...off the broad sides.

Gun drones: the most they could do is prevent a charge....but that will only last one combat phase.

I think it's wishful thinking that this is that great of a use of spare gundrone squads...they could be doing something else more worthwhile.

Sanctjud wrote:What's the point of a screen if you are prob. setting them in cover.

Shield drones in the Broadside squad ACTUALLY take wounds shot at broadsides...off the broad sides.

Gun drones: the most they could do is prevent a charge....but that will only last one combat phase.

I think it's wishful thinking that this is that great of a use of spare gundrone squads...they could be doing something else more worthwhile.

Meh, like everything else it's situational. I pumped 8 wounds into a CC squad that ate my screen and then they ran away before they got to the broadsides. You play nurgle so you don't have to worry about running away, other armies do.

Shrubs wrote:
Without drones they succumb to ap2 instant death weaponry. With drones they need one wound to check leadership, which is a killer for tau.

This is true. But, you could always give them a team leader with a knife, or just give them both drone controllers and 2 drones each for a total of four. I have even heard of an "invincible" Broadside squad. This squad uses three broadsides, with two drones each, and attaches and etherial with two more drones to make the unit fearless. While expensive, it's a fearless unit with 2+ saves and 8 shield drones, that has to take 12 wounds before the etherial will have to make a save. You could also use a less expensive variation, where the Broadsides only have two drones and the etherial has no upgrades. I have never tried this, but it sounds like it would work, so that's another Broadside tactic to consider.

Although I don't use ethereals, you can always put a shas'el with iridium armour and shield drones with a broadside squad. 3 Bsides with 2 drones, Shas'el with 2 drones nets you 13 2+ wounds with 5 of them also being 4+. LD becomes 9 and the shas'el and bsides can move (via A.S.S.) and shoot.

IT KILLS EVERYTHING!

Railguns are made to destroy any armor that is put up against them, so they should destroy whatever they hit. Granted this is a game of so you could still consistently not doing anything depending on your luck, but that is the most powerful gun in the game with a solid 72' range.

As long as your Broadsides have an ASS on them and your Hammerheads take a Target Array and Multi-tracker, you're doing something right.

Its Railgun.
Yes.