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NoToTheMan wrote:i win with I5
give the sucker a relic blade
i go before you
hit on threes
wound on twos
so depending on how i roll i could kill that librarian before he can do anything


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Aldain wrote:There's no chance the Assault Marines can survive by moving from cover to cover until it's assault time?

nope
dangerous terrain tests will get you
the ground goes "OMNOMNOM" and your marines die

1) The librarian shouldn't go toe to toe with anything it can't handle. It's mostly a support role, and we're not playing Street Fighter.

2) You don't have to land on difficult/dangerous terrain to get cover. The idea is to land behind them.

NoToTheMan wrote:except the unit is not in or touching cover, they're hiding behind some guys
and why would you have another unit in front of assault marines?
those suckers move 12" at a time
nothing else in this guys list moves faster
he's not getting cover without making dangerous terrain tests

Rhinos/Razorback move 12, pop smokes. Assault marines hide behind it. If the enemy can't see them by LOS, they can't fire. If they can, that's a 4+ cover save.

And yes, they get cover saves when they're behind another unit. Page 21 of the rulebook.

Although personally, I don't think Assault marines have a place for this list. At most, they can be counter-chargers or baits. They're also soft enough to not last in CC, so tying up something would not last that much.

Assault marines are okay-ish. They just don't work in this list.

Mannahnin wrote:Yeah; in large numbers, particularly with Shrike to give them Fleet, they can be pretty good. But they kind of have to be the focus of the list.

Agree. Or yannow, if you're BA.