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Its actualy simple

'N Dis iz Why Dem RED humies iz Bonzo Gonzo
-King Krump VI before hanving a Lamd Raider fall on him and his Nobz

How it should work:





How it actually works

^That is one expensive piece of terrain. And you can't even put models on the raider.

Wraithlordmechanic wrote:^That is one expensive piece of terrain. And you can't even put models on the raider.

You'd be amazed at what models people sacrifice in the name of awesome terrain

Well, the idea behind deep-striking a Land Raider isn't exactly new. You already have a formidable tank capable of withstanding fire that would wreck other vehicles and with a firepower of its own exceeding pretty much everything not driven by a Princeps. Plus, you can load it with the most devastating infantry ever to walk a battlefield.

Now, it seems logical that you want to deploy that machine of pure awesome exactly in the place where it can make the most impact. Sometimes that happens to be behind the enemy, or anywhere else its presence is unexpected.

Or, you simply want to deploy it close enough to have a clear shot at a priority target. And the chances of simply driving it there are too slim when faced with a solid enough gunline. Under those circumstances, the decision is simple. Drive it and will most certainly be destroyed. Drop it and it has, say, a chance in three to create a large crater. See the maths?

It also makes sense for the Blood Angels to be the only ones to do this. They already have a predilection for fighting their battles in melee and close range firepower. They're aware of the fact that death, in battle or via a drop accident, is significantly better that succumbing to the Black Rage or Red Thirst, so there's no shortage of volunteers. Whether these brave, borderline reckless marines are simply looking for a clean death or they're actually hoping to drown their illnesses in pure adrenaline is irrelevant. They also have had to circumvent the Codex Astartes somewhat, so who's to say the reason isn't that the Big Blue Book of Chapters doesn't actually frown upon this practice?

Summarized:

The whole Blood Angels and successor chaptesr somehow seems to to share Sanguinius' determination to never back down, even when fully aware of the outcome. They like it close and personal. They have enough Land Raiders. They're certainly more liberal in their interpretation of the Codex. It makes sense for them to pull up this kind of a stunt.

Kroothawk wrote:
How it actually works

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:


but not with the crew inside
and doubt if you would parachute a tank into the enemy's lap
unless it's Christmas!

awaits the rebuttal that in 40k etc etc

The only way tha it would work was if there was some form of deceleration as mentioned above.
Do BA landraiders have retro rockets, anti grav or other sysem?

I am now modelling my land raiders with retro rockets

Darth Bob wrote:I always imagined it would go something like this:

Sounds like a CS Goto book!

I guess they sort of fly parallel a couple feet above the ground, then the land raider starts driving before they drop them out of the thunderhawk.


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Wraithlordmechanic wrote:^That is one expensive piece of terrain. And you can't even put models on the raider.

Bah! Who cares? it's crazy awesome! Besides, they took off the guns and good bits, so they probably had a spare Land raider lying around anyway