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When ever I put my sniper scouts on the battlefield, they fail to do anything for me.

But when I get 2 squads with Shotguns and Land Speeder Storms, I Hold them in reserve, and they are amazing, If I need a tank dead, the Multi-Meltas on the LSS can usualy pull thru, if I need a heavy Unit slowed down for a turn or two, the scouts provide, and if I need an objective on the otherside of the board, send in the scouts, its mine, (or at least contested)

starsdawn wrote:Well if you have an MotF, a Techmarine or TFC, or Lysander.... you can just reinforce a ruin. Place objectives there and make the scouts sit. 2+ cover saves baby.

You do not always have ruins.

Sgt Telion, Heavy Bolter Scout, Hellfire Shell. 2+ Poisoned, Blast. Even Terminators sit up and pay attention to that payload.

My Scouts with sniper rifles have performed wonderfully in most of my games. I've had them destroy an entire Purifier squad, weaken C'tans to the brink of death as well as all sorts of other things.
Oh, the missile launcher's alright too.