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So for my Codex Marine force I will be bringing 2 units of Scouts and was looking for some info on how people typically run their scout. I will have some deep strike terminators in this list so the teleport homer is possibly useful but there will also be a lot of pods on the board so homing beacons will also be around on the ground for them to deep strike in close. I currently have 5 CCW + Pistol scouts (picked up used for dirt cheap) and 5 NIB scout snipers (also a cheap pickup) but I'm not against using different scouts if those loadouts don't work. What sort of weapons and roles do your scouts typically take and what are some useful tips for getting the most out of these 4+ armor spess mahreens? This will be in a CAD using either Ultrasmurf or Imp Fist tactics working along side lots of Sternguard, a unit of Cata Terminators, and Skyhammer Devs/Assaults. Thanks in advance.

Bolter Scouts are for sure the worst option, even under Imperial Fists and Raptors.
1. Shotguns are a middle ground if you don't really want to go into melee but want the option, just in case there's something they can't bully or harm.
2. CCW Scouts are pretty decent but are absolutely useless if they can't get the charge or have something to charge but can't hurt effectively.
3. Sniper Scouts with cloaks are the cheapest home objective keeper you can have, and with the new BS4 they're not super bad but not super great either.

BA CC scouts have the ultraviolence working for them. They're quite lethal to most vehicles.

Shotguns and Land Speeder Storms are a good combo for drive bys while embarked, and you can still assault since its open topped.

Cc scouts are fun also, but most people will say the Shotgun is more useful.

I like a mix of shotguns/CC scouts in a LSS.

Snipers are the classic objective camper.

Bolters can work, especially IF scouts. It was more relevent when they were BS3. In a LSS for drive-by shootings. Not my favorite option, but there.

If you branch out into a 10th co TF, don’t overlook scout bikes. They can pull some fun tricks.

I like Raptor's bolter scouts. Cheap, tough to remove without ignores cover, and the potential to punch well above their weight with rending.

A friend of mine used to spam Tactical Marines and Scouts, and have Sgt. Telion leading the army. Usually two squads of ten man Scouts will carry Bolters. So from first turn onwards he is throwing out 20 rending shots.

My favorite way to run them is just bare bones and have them infiltrate and scout to disrupt enemy lines and block enemy from advancing. Granted I haven't used them in awhile and my meta is probably not similar to yours, but having them be a 110 point (two squads) annoyance works well for me.

bp+ccw and a meltabomb sarge in lss is my preference.

 koooaei wrote:
bp+ccw and a meltabomb sarge in lss is my preference.

^This. Although I dont own a lss a melta bomb on the sarge is always a must for me. The majority of games it wont do anything but 1 in every 3 or 4 games that squad will often go overlooked and end up destroying a vehicle or two. For the same reason if I ever invest in power weapons on a sarge my Scout sarge will often be the first to get one no matter how anti-intuitive that sounds with their lack of durability.

My CC scouts in a LSS have carried more weight then my bolter scouts ever will.

Got a first turn charge on some Daemons that moved up, won, stuck in combat for a turn, then finished them on the daemons turn.

They hopped back into their LSS and flew over to an objective.

With Imperial Fists Tactics, my Bolter Scouts do a good enough job. They would probably be better as BP CCW, but I like boltguns.

If I could take a Pinion Battle Demi-Company in a Sternhammer, having twin-linked boltguns in a land Speeder Storm would be great. Alas, it can't be done.