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Hey all. Forgive me if this happened elsewhere, but I was wondering if anyone has given thought as to what might make fun, or interesting choices for the upcoming 40k Tank Shock mini-league? Personally I am using it as an excuse for some fun 40k, using less typical choices, but I do know it creates an interesting environment for tactica.

For instance, I am told Flyers are allowed as league purchases, meaning you've got a bit of rock/scissors/paper at low points. Do I, take an anti-air vehicle for fear of flyers, but limit my value against regular vehicles, etc? In particular, I feel like the 500 - 1000pt parts of the league might be cool.

That said, we already have one player promising to take a Wraith Knight, and another a Storm-Surge (our venue ruled you can buy/play anything... you just won't get the special rule bonus a chosen vehicle would), so it might be moot, and a sad six weeks.

Any thoughts?

Personally as I am building a Tau army as a side project, I will be going with a Sky Ray. I figure its semi-self-sufficient with networked marker-lights, and its in-built, optional skyfire makes it a good "meta" choice. That said, I embrace the possibility of biffing its missle-shots and it quickly being worthless. :-p

The packet literally encourages you to use a Baneblade, so do whatever you want and it'll probably be fun . Personally, I'm going with a Vindicator, since I can use it in both 40k and 30k and it's a fun tank to bring

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Hey all. Forgive me if this happened elsewhere, but I was wondering if anyone has given thought as to what might make fun, or interesting choices for the upcoming 40k Tank Shock mini-league? Personally I am using it as an excuse for some fun 40k, using less typical choices, but I do know it creates an interesting environment for tactica.

For instance, I am told Flyers are allowed as league purchases, meaning you've got a bit of rock/scissors/paper at low points. Do I, take an anti-air vehicle for fear of flyers, but limit my value against regular vehicles, etc? In particular, I feel like the 500 - 1000pt parts of the league might be cool.

That said, we already have one player promising to take a Wraith Knight, and another a Storm-Surge (our venue ruled you can buy/play anything... you just won't get the special rule bonus a chosen vehicle would), so it might be moot, and a sad six weeks.

Any thoughts?

Personally as I am building a Tau army as a side project, I will be going with a Sky Ray. I figure its semi-self-sufficient with networked marker-lights, and its in-built, optional skyfire makes it a good "meta" choice. That said, I embrace the possibility of biffing its missle-shots and it quickly being worthless. :-p

If you really want to make them sad play as an Armored Battle Group tank commander with best hunter shells and one shot their filthy monstrous creatures.

 generalchaos34 wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Hey all. Forgive me if this happened elsewhere, but I was wondering if anyone has given thought as to what might make fun, or interesting choices for the upcoming 40k Tank Shock mini-league? Personally I am using it as an excuse for some fun 40k, using less typical choices, but I do know it creates an interesting environment for tactica.

For instance, I am told Flyers are allowed as league purchases, meaning you've got a bit of rock/scissors/paper at low points. Do I, take an anti-air vehicle for fear of flyers, but limit my value against regular vehicles, etc? In particular, I feel like the 500 - 1000pt parts of the league might be cool.

That said, we already have one player promising to take a Wraith Knight, and another a Storm-Surge (our venue ruled you can buy/play anything... you just won't get the special rule bonus a chosen vehicle would), so it might be moot, and a sad six weeks.

Any thoughts?

Personally as I am building a Tau army as a side project, I will be going with a Sky Ray. I figure its semi-self-sufficient with networked marker-lights, and its in-built, optional skyfire makes it a good "meta" choice. That said, I embrace the possibility of biffing its missle-shots and it quickly being worthless. :-p

If you really want to make them sad play as an Armored Battle Group tank commander with best hunter shells and one shot their filthy monstrous creatures.

This was my first thought because who does not like instant deathing demon princes.

Yeah... this sounds like its going to be a blast. *eye roll*

Luckily, it is my understanding that the organizer is discouraging folks from playing with the really obscene stuff.

I'm glad this thread was started. I am interested in getting in to it as well. But the rules also say that if you army has no vehicles, then you can give a monstrous creature tankhunter and play in the campaign anyway.

So a FMC or Be'Lakor would really do a lot of damage in these types of games.

But other than that. I think a battlewagon would work pretty well. The 7 on the chart is BS5. Imagine some of those ork guns firing at BS5. Would be pretty impressive.

But I might go with a Manticore or Basilisk and go with the Emperors Wrath Artillery Company.

You only get the MC upgrade if your FACTION has no vehicles iirc