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Gretchin Sharp shootas (upgrades for the troop choice “gretchin”)
Grot shot: rng 24 inch, str 3, ap 0, assault 1 (1pt per grot)
Grot 'eavy weapons team: Requirements (for every 10 grots in the unit, 3 grots may form into a weapons team and purchase either the big shoota or rokkit launcha) {bigshoota 5pts} {rokkit launcha 5pts}
Runtherd upgrades: the runtherd may replace his slugga and grabba stick with a shoota (1pt per runtherd)

i was toying with some basic add ons for my favorite grots, somting to make em have another use besides stand on that objective or tarpit the big thing.
give me your opinions, is it balanced, is it too weak?

We've came up with squigboy grots wielding two grotblastas. And wearing squigboy hats. Lost somewhere in the proposed rules.

But yep, why not add a grot gun for grot squads. I'd make it just a regular 24' rapid fire s3 ap- gun (yep, ap- cause ap0 is confusing and might mean they're better than meltas).

However, there are some difficulties here. Based on modelling mostly. As far as i know, all the grot models are monolith - means you can't swap weapons cause there are no parts to swap. So, you'll have to get alternative models somewhere or make them yourself. Or utilise monopose OOP models with such gunz. While combining 3 grots can be easilly done with using a termie base and 3 grot models, they'd have to operate a rokkit launcha or a bigshoota somehow. You'll have to make something like a tripod, for example.

ill have to play tests the rules, as for modeling, i think the blastas that grots come with would be suitable, just ad scopes, aim sights, and barel extensions (if possible)(the grot shot is pretty much the grot blasta but with better range). the heavy weapon i think would use the walker sized base (just like imp guard hvy wpns squads), so 3 grots and a bigshoota would fit better and alow for nicer conversions. the bigshoota or roket itself i imagine on either a tripod, or a set of wheels, not sure how to make the grtots hold onto it (might use the bit of the set of arms that holds one grenade, and the other grots would be holding a belt feed and the other pointing a finger barking orders on where to shoot.

the heavy weapons team would have all the stats of a grot, but it has 3 wounds, since its made of 3 grots (again, like the ig heavy weapons team).

the grot shot is "ap -", ill have to toy with the idea of makeing it rapid fire, or increasing its range to 36 inches.