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Do these work very well in practice? Seems like your HQ is going to take a few punches before he gets a chance to scoot away, but would it work well paired with a stimulant injector? I'm looking at sticking them on a deep striking "Helios" to let it brave the 18" and maybe even 12" ranges with a better chance of getting back out.

I also want to make sure I'm understanding how they work correctly.
ex:

Player turn: Helios deepstrikes in, cant move during movement, blows up a tank dor chews a hole in a termi squad during shooting, and hops back using his jetpack during the assault phase.
Evildoer turn: Oh no! the helios is somehow assaulted *battle ensues* then evil doer's turn ends.
Next player turn: Helios is still in combat for the movement and shooting phase, but is able to leave at 3d6" in any direction at the end of assault.

It doesn't seem like he would make it to the end of Assault before falling apart without drone support. Is this an accurate assumption? I guess the real question here would be how effective are the stimulant injectors in melee.

If I remember right, stimulant injectors give the feel no pain rule...which means power weapons, weapons that negate saves somehow, ap1/ap2 weapons, or, in the case of a crisis/broadside suit, anything strength 8 or higher....I personally like the stim injectors, but I cant stand the vectored retro thrusters. In order to use them you have to take an initiative test, which means you have to roll equal to or under the initiative value, which is like 50/50.

I'd personally throw a drone or 2 in there for backup, and give each setup a test run, just to see how lucky you might be. well, good luck


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just remember that vectored retro thrusters go on monats only...so if you use them, you cant have a drone tagging along....

Ew I missed that bit about the I test... yeah, drones it is.

Stims good, VRT bad imo....for the same reasons already listed. Give him stims, a couple shield drones, bodyguards with shield drones and you are good to go.