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Martel732 wrote:

 Ubl1k wrote:
Assault cannons all day


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Assault cannons all day

Also, the range sucks.

Not if you are securing midfield objectives.

Personally I run Razorbacks with a Twin-Linked Las cannon.

It's a dedicated transport for a 10-man Dev. squad. The squad combat-squads as either:

x5 marines (boltguns) to capture objectives
x4 heavy weapons with Sergeant acting as normal Devs.

Or

Split evenly into two semi-dev squads.


It's a very flexible unit that can use the pretend-predator as transport, a defensive moving wall OR an extra dev.

 Wulfmar wrote:
Personally I run Razorbacks with a Twin-Linked Las cannon.

It's a dedicated transport for a 10-man Dev. squad. The squad combat-squads as either:

x5 marines (boltguns) to capture objectives
x4 heavy weapons with Sergeant acting as normal Devs.

Or

Split evenly into two semi-dev squads.


It's a very flexible unit that can use the pretend-predator as transport, a defensive moving wall OR an extra dev.

For the two semi-dev squads option, I think a Rhino would be better, as the two heavy weapon guys can fire out of it. Its how I run my Devs these days. However, the TL Lascannon is still a solid option for Razorbacks, as it gives you some AT firepower without taking up a Force Org slot. And its cheaper than a Las Predator.

for a gladius formation I'm not sure how to take 2 transports for one squad if i split it up by going to 10 then going for the demi squads. I like the idea of my devs sitting back shooting out of a rhino, my dev squads are going to be taking lascannons anyways, and the sarge probably nothing to expensive because I'll have 6 tac squads to take objectives as well as 3 scout squads. I'm thinking going for a mix in my 6 tac squad razorbacks, say 4 AC's and 2 las plas.

 Clan Lykos wrote:

Martel732 wrote:

 Ubl1k wrote:
Assault cannons all day


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Assault cannons all day

Also, the range sucks.

Not if you are securing midfield objectives.

I guess when they are free, they are pretty good. I would never pay for the assault cannon.

I don't see why not. Better the Assault Cannon than the Heavy Bolter.

Definitely tasty when free, but that requires Tactical Marines.

Because Imperial heavy weapons in general are bad. Adding 20 pts to an AV 11 cracker box is not my idea of a good time. Plus, I find single assault cannons very, very anemic.