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250 Tyrant w/ Wings and 2 TL Devourers, Hive Commander
230 Tyrant w/ Wings and 2 TL Devourers
45 Venomthrope
50 Zoanthrope
235 Tervigon w/ Regeneration, Electroshock Grubs
195 Tervigon
120 (30) Gaunts
120 (30) Gaunts
155 Crone
155 Crone
140 Mawloc
230 Tyrannofex w/ Rupture Cannon, adrenal glands
75 Skyshield

The plan: Skyshield goes as far up as possible. Flying MCs park in it first turn and shoot at the enemy. Plain Terv and Fex run for the skyshield. Flash Terv outflanks, per hive commander. The 'thropes babysit the Guants from out of line of sight. Mawloc pops up wherever the TEQs are.



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Perhaps Regen belongs on the Terv that sits with the Tyrannofex...

I like the list.. how many points is it total... If you want to be up close you could run tyrano with torrent weapon and electroshock grubs... He is pretty bad ass this way...

I may be mistaken...buy I believe Tyranids have a rule that prevents them from taking fortifications. Fix me if I'm wrong...but my local nids player stumbled upon it a while back.

 Xadakk wrote:
I may be mistaken...buy I believe Tyranids have a rule that prevents them from taking fortifications. Fix me if I'm wrong...but my local nids player stumbled upon it a while back.

You're mistaken.

There used to be an FAQ that disallowed Tyranids from firing an emplaced weapon, but that is now also gone.

 Xadakk wrote:
I may be mistaken...buy I believe Tyranids have a rule that prevents them from taking fortifications. Fix me if I'm wrong...but my local nids player stumbled upon it a while back.

Had a rule preventing them from firing the weapons in fortifications. But that was from the old 5th edition codex FAQ. We've seen nothing for the 6th ed. book FAQwise yet..

Lots of people think it was a blanket ban on fortifications. I got the question first time I mentioned taking a bastion.

It just wasn't worth it really before, expecially without being able to fire the emplacement.

The emplacements could still fire auto at bs2 though couldn't they?

Shingen wrote:
The emplacements could still fire auto at bs2 though couldn't they?

Automated emplacements yes. But a defense line quad gun could not.

And previous to Stronghold Assault, most weapons purchased for a building (even connected) had to be manned.

The question is, can the Terv and Tyrannofex get on top of the skyshield. It is not a building...or a ruin.

 Madness! wrote:
The question is, can the Terv and Tyrannofex get on top of the skyshield. It is not a building...or a ruin.

So there is nothing stopping them you're saying?

Yes they can. It counts as open terrain with the furls down so you can move up and down it.