Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I understand these are Fast tanks that have front and side AV 12, and any one of them can be equipped with a hull mounted Multi Melta to double as a quick tank hunter - though only at BS3. The main reason why people field them is their turret mounted weapon. Now my problem with these tanks is the fact that they are so costly.

The Hellhound seems like the most solid of all three choices, as its torrent heavy flamer (at +1S) can really come in extremely handy against non-MEQ armies. But with the Leman Russ Eradicator getting so much cheaper in the new codex, hasnt it become pretty useless now? Okay, so with the Russ I can only move 6" and fire, but the range should make up for it and I believe the big blast still covers enough infantry, although perhaps not as much as a strategically placed torrent weapon.

The Devil Dog got better in 6th due to no longer having to halve its strength when the central hole scattered off a tank, and so it went up by 10 points - but is it worth taking? We can have backfield non-prescienced Vanquishers that can do the job equally well and better if prescienced, and using Devil Dogs to smoke TEQ isnt really the way to field them.

The Banewolf stayed more or less the same - but even in 5th it was a meh tank because of having to get to almost charge range of any MEQ squad it wanted to delete. Very risky. And its still useless against TEQ. And with AV 10 at the back, it really would be safe to say this is a one trick pony, and at that points cost I dont think it is worth taking? It's a shame because if the Banewolf had gone up by 25 points and gained torrent, I would have been the first to take it.

Are there any tactics I am missing out on or is this pretty much the deal?

good point about the demolisher - hadnt considered that. A demolisher with hull mounted lascannon and 2 multi-melta sponsons will probably do a lot better than a devil dog with MM