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So i'm building 3 Killa Kans and they are coming along nicely, but i'm torn between building em with ranged weapons or template weapons! I regularly take on horde armys (like Tyranids) and high armor armys (like my friends Deathwing!)!

Ranged: rokkitz - allow for armor penetration, and the big shoota - allow for a good deal of shots

Template: No worrys about any sort of balistic skill, the skorcha and grotzooka can do alot of hurt... but i gotta get close!

Hmmmm... what ever to do

Unfortunately right now I only have the three Kanz... So I ask you all, my fellow dakkanaughts... How should I finish my New Killa Kanz?

I'd go with the grotzookas if you play a few horde armies.
The use of them far outweighs the rest.

Shoota - pure junk, just ignore it even exists.

Skorcha - Nice, but you need to be close to use it, and kanz dont have the WS to be fighting massed infantry.

Rokkitz - Great for anti-tank, but limited use against horde, may be worth having a unit of these, but i'd go with zookas on 1 unit 1st.

Kustom mega blasta (you havent put it in, but its a good wep) - Same as the rocket, but great against the 2+ saves you find so much. (so termie or similar heavy armies)

Kans are really one of the few platforms for average ballistic skill, so I'd max it out with rokkits. Make their role more anti-monstrous creature and anti-armor. You should have plenty of shoota boyz and/or lootas to support and they can both lay a beating on infantry (and light armor for lootas). Another tactic, if you're facing hordes with kans is to multi-charge a couple of the larger units when possible, particularly if there's nothing like a powerfist/monstrous creature that can hurt you. Tie them up and take them out at your leisure.