Chaos Havocs Loadout?

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**TheManWithNoPlan**

I'm currently doing an infantry heavy Word Bearers army, and I've got some Obliterators built for heavy support, but they are always targeted, and by turn 3 or sooner, they're gone. So I'm building some Havocs to add fire output and take some of the heat off the obliterators.

So, loadout suggestions? I'm thinking either Missile Launchers or Autocannons right now.

**Slayer-Fan123**

Autocannons are by far the best option for Havocs. Great range and utility.

**welshhoppo**

Missile launchers are also cool. And multipurpose too.

General consensus is autocannons..... Just don't buy them from the havoc sprue.....

**loki old fart**

welshhoppo wrote:
Missile launchers are also cool. And multipurpose too.

General consensus is autocannons..... Just don't buy them from the havoc sprue.....

Where is the best place to find some decent ones ?

**koooaei**

Heavy bolters + tubes.

**Green is Best!**

koooaei wrote:
Heavy bolters + tubes.

I used heavy bolters with assault cannon halves. Same concept though. Cheap and easy, plus looks good.

**Intercessor**

Autocannons always if going for ranged havocs.

Havocs with specials are often overlooked though.

**koooaei**

Intercessor wrote:

Havocs with specials are often overlooked though.

Yep, 4 flamer havoks with MoK or MoN are a scary thing for many lists. Plazma loadout is fine too.

Another thing is that CSM usually lack decent range support whereas autocannon havoks provided that.

**Chaos Spawn**

3 Lascannons 1 multi melta.

**Draco**

I have four autocannons, two of them is made fron h.bolters.

**loki old fart**

I like the heavy bolter idea. Anybody got some pic's ?.
Looks are important, for this project.

**Slayer-Fan123**

You could go to FW's site and grab some.

**nareik**

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
You could go to FW's site and grab some.

I'm sure there used to be some really awesome chaos infantry autocannons from forgeworld, I think they came in a pack of ten, but I can't find them on the website now. Is my memory mistaken? Am I incapable of searching the site properly? Did they exist but since been removed from sale?

**Slayer-Fan123**

Just type in "Autocannon". They'll be there and they're spectacular.

**nareik**

I keep typing, but it doesn't appear... I think we have lost another Forgeworld gem

.

**loki old fart**

nareik wrote:
I keep typing, but it doesn't appear... I think we have lost another Forgeworld gem .

These ?
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Legion-Autocannon-Set-2015
Or something like these
http://bitspudlo.com/products/infantry-automatic-cannons-1

**cod3x**

I used to have three autocannon that were just the barrels of the terminator reaper autocannon glued to the front of the heavy bolter body.

The old HB model with the hip slug gun chain is too cool not to use, so you sand down the front and slap on a reaper with a huge bayonette on the front and its the best looking HS Ive had. Sadly the army was seized in a misunderstanding with a storage locker, so I don't have pics available, but I recommend it.

Tactical Note: the autocannons also help with AA a little, and in some ruins, they can survive for a decent amount of time. However if you are using them to take the heat off of your oblits, you need to make them a greater threat. Either spend the points on 4 Lascannons and hope you can grab 1-3 vehicles, earn their points back before they get focused, or put 4 meltas or plasmas in a rhino and run it at a high value unit. Either one will draw way more fire than 4 autocannons. If ruins, can go Nurgle, if Rhino can go Tzeentch, but I think both options are to expensive.

**nareik**

loki old fart wrote:
nareik wrote:
I keep typing, but it doesn't appear... I think we have lost another Forgeworld gem .

These ?
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Legion-Autocannon-Set-2015

I'm sure I remember something more chaosy perhaps it was nothing more than a fevered vision.

Edit: There are two models I regret selling. One is my RT metal warboss (the one that looks like a precursor to the 2nd ed Ghazgul) and the second is the 2nd ed metal heavy bolter chaos space marine.

**djphranq**

From the thread I started on a similar question it was suggested to go for Autocannons.

**loki old fart**

nareik wrote:
loki old fart wrote:
nareik wrote:
I keep typing, but it doesn't appear... I think we have lost another Forgeworld gem .

These ?
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Legion-Autocannon-Set-2015
I'm sure I remember something more chaosy perhaps it was nothing more than a fevered vision.

Edit: There are two models I regret selling. One is my RT metal warboss (the one that looks like a precursor to the 2nd ed Ghazgul) and the second is the 2nd ed metal heavy bolter chaos space marine.

More chaosy hmm like these

**Slayer-Fan123**

I prefer the cleaner look for Autocannons. That's just me though.