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Ok so here's the obvious question. Is it better to have 30 S.4 AP.5 weapons or 30 S.3 AP.5 Twin Linked Weapons?


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With BS.3 By the by.

Depends on the target.

Against T3:
Half hit, two thirds wound, who cares about saves, 1/3 of a wound before saves
Three fourths hit, one half wound, three eighths of a wound before saves.

Spinefist wins at 9/24 of a wound compared to 8/24. With thirty of the guys a spinefist will score about eleven and a quarter wounds before saves while the fleshborer scores about ten, and as always the spinefists cost 30 points more

Against T4:
Half hit, half wound, 1/4 of a wound before saves
Three fourths hit, one third wound, 1/4 of a wound before saves

With 30 each scores about seven and a half wounds before saves. No difference in effectiveness, though one is more expensive.

T5:
Half hit, a third wound, 1/6
Three fourths hit, one sixth wound, 1/8

Fleshborer scores about five, spinefist scores about three and three fourths.

T6;
Half hit, a sixth wound, 1/12
Three fourths hit, one sixth wound, 1/8

Fleshborer gets two and a half vs spinefist's three and three fourths

T7
Half hit, a sixth wound, 1/12
nil

Fleshborer wins two and a half to nothing.

If you happen to be shooting at a vehicle for some reason then one is barely capable of scratching AV10 and the other isn't.

These two weapons should be the same cost, yet they charge you one more point for spinefist, which is very clear that GW knows you have many spinegants in 4th...

Thanks Raxmei! That's Mui Helpful! Guess i know Which i'm Taking! I don't know what i would have done with out you. ( Yes i do. Taken Spine Fists and sucked! LOL )

Spine fists work much better on raveners or even rippers.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/276804.page

Assuming the 30 guns are termagaunts.