Transport : Rhino vs. Razorback

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**necron99**

heartserenade wrote:
jordanis wrote:i dont see why you would want all 10 guys charging forwards in a rhino when, for a few more points, you can have your heavy weapon sit back, and bring up the close range guys with another heavy weapon that can move and fire...if im going to spend 35 points on a transport for 10(maybe 11), ill take a drop pod, same points as a rhino, with a free storm bolter and faster access to close range shooting, plus its my favorite model asthetically.

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but if your wondering which kit to get, alway ALWAYS get the razorback kit, cuz it still can make a rhino, plus you have the option of a razorback if need be, for only $2 more...

10 tac marines are harder to remove on an objective compared to 5 tac marines. Plus if you're sitting on a backfield objective, you can also use the Rhino to lob missiles because you know, firing points.

I run a GK crowe list and like the idea of taking two psycannons and let them take shots from the rhinos hatch.

**Akroma06**

Reckoner wrote:Which do you prefer and why?

Depends on the book.

C:SM I go with razorbacks. Why? TLPG and LC ensures that if I take a weapon destroyed result I'm not out of fire power. Also I take half of my tactical squad (Sgt, flamer/melta, and 3 others in it so that I have a decent squad to assault with.

BT. I go with rhinos. Primarily becuase razorbacks w/ TLLC are stupid expensive in that book, plus I take 5 man LC/PG squads and they can shoot out of the transport. If its a CC list then I can run 7-8 guys plus an EC in one where I can't do that in a razorback.

**dmthomas7**

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dmthomas7 wrote:In the case of SM the razorback isn't as effective truly. Razorbacks only carry 8, for tac squads to have any of the effective weaponry you need to be 10 men strong. With the SM codex not having many options for small squads that remain effective it seems ineffective. Even with the added HW you still leave a squad without the best parts of them. Perhaps you could run sternguard in them and that would be effective.

**Ovion**

Mayhaps running the elite troops with awesome shooting but not deploying them in them, but having it as a seperate tank and infantry unit.