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Is it possible? Is it only special characters that can really do that job?

If it's possible, what loadout is optimal?

What legions are we talking because that makes the biggest difference.

Master of Signals is pretty shooty with their orbital bombardment.

Most HQ can take a Volkite charger

Vigilator Consuls get the Special Issue Ammo of the Seeker Squads, and have the Sniper Special rule. I'd say they are decently shooty.

Oh yeah Vigilators!

Also there's the Moritat but that's more of a one and done kinda deal.

Vigilators are meant to be built with scouts right?

Moritat or Vigilator

NivlacSupreme wrote:
Vigilators are meant to be built with scouts right?

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Vigilators can go anywhere, they dont have to be with Scouts. They are like a Seeker/Recon Marine Hybrid in Captain form.

Terminator armored or bike mounted Forge Lord can roam around with a conversion beamer. Optional special weapon if you don't want to fire the beamer (graviton gun he can fire on the move).

What's a graviton gun?

NivlacSupreme wrote:
What's a graviton gun?

Old-school grav-gun. It's a blast weapon that wounds if the target fails a Strength test (so on a 5+ against Marines) and remains in play as difficult/dangerous terrain. They're premier anti-tank because they've also got Haywire.


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The semi-cheaty way out of this question is the Armoured Breakthrough command tank, since it's just a BS5 Sicarian in HQ. Aside from that I think you're stuck with those mentioned previously.

As you might expect the Taghmata do shooty HQs very well, but the Solar Auxilia can't really and the Militia list can only sort of fake it via a command squad.

Tank commander in a Baneblade. Shooty enough for you?

 Peregrine wrote:
Tank commander in a Baneblade. Shooty enough for you?

TC in a Fellblade, sure they are practically the same, but Fellblades have a great main gun.

I've been toying around with an all volkite charger praetorian + command squad for a prospective Iron Warriors list. It seems like it's either that or termies with 1 weapon if you go that route.

Solar Auxilia can do shooty HQs just fine - a Tank Commander in a Baneblade (or Stormhammer, in my case) is a fine example.

There's a few Mechanicum HQs that can be really badass at shooting as well (though they'll never compete with a Superheavy).

Archmagos Myrmidax and Archmagos Ordinator.....