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lol I don't even get to play apoc much and I'm collecting baneblades just for the hell of it. Makes super cool looking display cases if nothing else. Armored spearhead of 3 super heavy tanks always brings a smile to my face. For that alone it's worth the cost of going to work everyday lol.

Now I'm in the middle of getting a crap ton of valkyries. So far air force is only at 3 (ok for normal games I suppose) but one of these days I'll do air cav on top of everything. Including storm ravens and marine vehicles, I'm catching up to the OP in the armored department. I'm still short an imperial titan though...

Buttons wrote:

IcedAnimals wrote:What kind of guard player doesn't have a deathstrike missile! Sounds like your collection is incomplete and you have more purchases to make.

Why would you ever use a deathstrike missile? I might in an apocalypse game, and even then I would field as many as I could since it is an unreliable one shot weapon.

because if you play apoc you can field these!

amazing link here

Buttons wrote:

IcedAnimals wrote:What kind of guard player doesn't have a deathstrike missile! Sounds like your collection is incomplete and you have more purchases to make.

Why would you ever use a deathstrike missile? I might in an apocalypse game, and even then I would field as many as I could since it is an unreliable one shot weapon.

For fun? If you have enough tanks that people look at your models and are visibly shocked by the amount you have you obviously have a love of vehicles that goes beyond min maxing efficiency out of your list.

Used 5 deathstrikes in a modified FOC game once. Was hilarious. Wiped out half the board with 2 of them, killed a single tac squad with one, and then killedj one DE skimmer with 2 more (FLIIICCCCKKKERRRRRFIEEEELLLDDDSSSS!!!!!!)

That said, I would much rather have manticores, but nothing beats the look on your opponent's face when you start describing how the deathstrike's blast rules work...

Me"Oh yeah, it's AP 1, S10, 9-12" large blast, full strength for everything in the blast, annnnnd you can't take cover saves..."
Opponent:

OT: We have a guy at our store who's Leman Russes multiply like rabbits everytime he leaves the house. It's a running joke that he'll leave the house, come back, and there will be a basket of Leman Russes sitting on the front step, looking for a new home...

He's not even sure how many he has, but last estimate was 19... and thats not counting all the other armor he has lying around. He found a chimera kit just laying around the other day and said "I already have like 10 of these, you want it?" I think he might be getting close to the too much armor point...

IcedAnimals wrote:What kind of guard player doesn't have a deathstrike missile! Sounds like your collection is incomplete and you have more purchases to make.

The deathstrike has to be one of the dumbest IG weapon systems out there...let's drive a tank on the field that carries only a single excessively large missile that is useless after the first shot. The Manticore at least gets multiple shots..

Skriker

^^kinda makes you wonder why they would drive it up perilously close to the enemy where it will likely be destroyed, when its range is unlimited...

loota boy wrote:^^kinda makes you wonder why they would drive it up perilously close to the enemy where it will likely be destroyed, when its range is unlimited...

Another one of those great unanswered questions of The 40k.

Skriker

Take 3 Deathstrikes and don't look back.
When i have a heavy support choice i mean heavy support choice.

Skriker wrote:

loota boy wrote:^^kinda makes you wonder why they would drive it up perilously close to the enemy where it will likely be destroyed, when its range is unlimited...

Another one of those great unanswered questions of The 40k.

Skriker

Because the commander wanted to hit the targets with his sword?

Saying you have too much armor is like saying you have too much money. You can never have enough! Enjoy the ensuing explosions you're about to create my friend!

MrMoustaffa wrote:Used 5 deathstrikes in a modified FOC game once. Was hilarious. Wiped out half the board with 2 of them, killed a single tac squad with one, and then killedj one DE skimmer with 2 more (FLIIICCCCKKKERRRRRFIEEEELLLDDDSSSS!!!!!!)

That said, I would much rather have manticores, but nothing beats the look on your opponent's face when you start describing how the deathstrike's blast rules work...

Me"Oh yeah, it's AP 1, S10, 9-12" large blast, full strength for everything in the blast, annnnnd you can't take cover saves..."
Opponent:

OT: We have a guy at our store who's Leman Russes multiply like rabbits everytime he leaves the house. It's a running joke that he'll leave the house, come back, and there will be a basket of Leman Russes sitting on the front step, looking for a new home...

He's not even sure how many he has, but last estimate was 19... and thats not counting all the other armor he has lying around. He found a chimera kit just laying around the other day and said "I already have like 10 of these, you want it?" I think he might be getting close to the too much armor point...

hahaha i want that problem

and to the guy who posted about a gym battle i actually do live across from a school so i might inquire about the use on a sunday and see if there willing, then all i need is to gather opponents and allies for an apoco battle of epic proportions

Interrogator-Chaplin wrote:and to the guy who posted about a gym battle i actually do live across from a school so i might inquire about the use on a sunday and see if there willing, then all i need is to gather opponents and allies for an apoco battle of epic proportions

Shouldn't that be an apocalypse battle of apocalyptic proportions??

Skriker

yes it was i'm happy to report

TheCustomLime 04/Apr/2012 02:37:22 Subject: Is there such thing as too much armour?

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Skriker wrote:
loota boy wrote:
^^kinda makes you wonder why they would drive it up perilously close to the enemy where it will likely be destroyed, when its range is unlimited...


Another one of those great unanswered questions of The 40k.

Skriker


Because the commander wanted to hit the targets with his sword?

funny your should say that i got my hands on a model who look exactly like the Demotovational poster and once hes finished being painted and positioned ill post a pic up

Sounds more like someone just is jealous you can afford all those tanks, lol.

I mean, yeah, you probably have "too much" in that it will be hard to use all of them in a single game, but hey, feth it. It's your money and if you like the models, why not?