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So, If I am reading this correctly, you can have a 5 Man command squad of vets with two special weapons each?

Yes, they can do that.
But why would you want to do that? They are already quite expensive.

 Awfeel wrote:

So, If I am reading this correctly, you can have a 5 Man command squad of vets with two special weapons each?

What exactly about that is supposed to be 'cheese?' You do realize that even if you gave them each two special weapons, they'd only be able to fire one of them a turn, yah? Even better if you gave them duel grav guns or something, rendering the second gun useless.

Hmm, I do see the use in it now.
For only 25 points I could give my Grav-squad flamers, allowing them to beat up any Horde-list the opponent throws at me.
30 Boyz blocking your way? Why not give them 40 wounds?

IF the purpose is to give a unit with few shot high power weapons some flamers for utility I can see it working well, otherwise I wouldn't worry about giving them a 2nd weapon.

Well maybe if you give them two grav pistol, and with the new rule of gunslinger, then maybe work of decent way with that, you gain the extra attack, have some punch on the shooting, and you can charge, the con is the lack of special cc weapon


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Well maybe if you give them two grav pistol, and with the new rule of gunslinger, then maybe work of decent way with that, you gain the extra attack, have some punch on the shooting, and you can charge, the con is the lack of special cc weapon

Vets rocking gravguns and melta guns would be very effective against other power armor armies. 25 points of equipment per model but I'd be mounting mine on bikes with storm shields (because if I am doing two weapons then cost really is not a factor here) and send these 5 guys out to hunt down just about any heavy support choice that my opponent can bring in.

I don't think you really need that Melta, 5 Grav-guns should kill enough vehicles

@Anyeri: No, the con would be that the model is 57 points when on a bike and still is T5/3+

Main problem is not that it's overpowered, main problem is that it's silly.

Kangodo wrote:
I don't think you really need that Melta, 5 Grav-guns should kill enough vehicles

If all you want to do is wreck them yeah. 20 shots is going to be 6 hull points of damage on average. But if you want to blow it up in one turn you need melta and I don't know about you but I like to explode transports and drop pods and most other things power armor armies can bring to the table so that the table is more or less clear.