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 easysauce wrote:
Heavy flamer is assault

assault cannons are heavy.

every day is opposite land in the grim dark future

Hey all. Is it really just flamer's galore on the tactical squad's or do we think there is any better set-up for them? I have mine in a pod and I'm thinking of trying a 2nd 10 man squad in a pod or rhino and i would like to see what other's thought were probably the best of the rest option's wise.

I think with the way the rest of my list is set up, flamers are how i am going. Melta will be in the assault squads and on the stormravens.

Yeah i have that covered but any suggestion's for 2nd best? Plasma or melta unit? So far I'm aiming for plasma as it's anti-infantry which combine's well with the bolter's.

How about a cheap 5 man squad with hand flamer, power sword and Heavy flamer in a pod? too unsurvivable?

If in 5's then yes they won't last long. 10 is more than just an irritant. I have a 10 man unit with all flamers and i love them no matter how meh they are.

This is more of a rules question but is the Cowboy option even legal for Tac Sergeants?

In the wargear list it says that you may only replace a model's "bolt pistol and/or Melee weapon" with one of the listed Ranged Weapons.

Now the Assault Sergeant is equipped with bolt pistol and chainsword and therefore may replace both with a hand flamer etc.

But the Tac Sergeant has bolter and bolt pistol by default. You may not replace the bolter with a hand flamer, unless you replace it with a chainsword first (under "Melee Weapons") and then replace that with a hand flamer. But that sounds a bit iffy rules-wise.

What do you think?

That is how it works. Swap the Bolter for a CCW, swap the CCW for a second pistol upgrade.

I take my BA tacs with Heavy Flamer, Melta, and Combi-Melta. Sounds silly, works great.