Kharybdis assault claw help

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**justin12270**

hi guys so next week im going to play my new Kharybdis assault claw for the first time ever. im going to be putting it up against my friends tau army. im planing on doing the fist of khorne formation.

but im hoping to get some tips on what i could/ should aim to do.

also i wondering with Five Kharybdis storm launchers. do they count as one attack or can i aim at 5 different units??

**Sonic Keyboard**

The 'Independent gun spirits' special rule specifies that Kharybdis may target different enemy units with each of it's weapons.

**SicSemperTyrannis**

Its been a while since i used mine. When you have 20 zerkers you can tie up half his army with a good multicharge. Watch out for units with interceptor. They get to shoot at the end of the movement phase before you are able too shoot/charge.

The launcher has pinning USR which disallows overwatch if they fail their morale check. Use it to dampen the support overwatch fire of the surrounding units.

Too bad the S

-Hit only works on vehicles/buildings.

**dakkayourmom**

You may want to ask the Tau player if they will play with forge world units, for me i think they are too powerful and unbalance the game, there for destroying the fun.

**andysonic1**

dakkayourmom wrote:
You may want to ask the Tau player if they will play with forge world units, for me i think they are too powerful and unbalance the game, there for destroying the fun.

It's always polite to ask, but it needs to be on a case by case basis. 90% of the Forgeworld stuff for Chaos is balanced for 7th.

**Martel732**

dakkayourmom wrote:
You may want to ask the Tau player if they will play with forge world units, for me i think they are too powerful and unbalance the game, there for destroying the fun.

There is nothing in FW for chaos as good as a Riptide.

**justin12270**

dakkayourmom wrote:
You may want to ask the Tau player if they will play with forge world units, for me i think they are too powerful and unbalance the game, there for destroying the fun.

no his not playing with forgeworld units. but we would only ever bring something like that up if its way to op

**Poly Ranger**

dakkayourmom wrote:
You may want to ask the Tau player if they will play with forge world units, for me i think they are too powerful and unbalance the game, there for destroying the fun.

In a game where Riptides, Eldar as a whole, Free Razorbacks, Belakor, TWC, continually spawning Horrors, Skyhammer Annihilation forces, Cawl etc all exist, it is very difficult to call the vast majority of Forgeworld OP. Maybe, just maybe, the Typhon could be called such, but everything else is either very well externally balanced or overcosted. The Kharybdis is overcosted itself and is completely outshone by the Dreadclaw for it's points.
FW gives a much better go at balance than GW in general.

**justin12270**

Poly Ranger wrote:
dakkayourmom wrote:
You may want to ask the Tau player if they will play with forge world units, for me i think they are too powerful and unbalance the game, there for destroying the fun.

In a game where Riptides, Eldar as a whole, Free Razorbacks, Belakor, TWC, continually spawning Horrors, Skyhammer Annihilation forces, Cawl etc all exist, it is very difficult to call the vast majority of Forgeworld OP. Maybe, just maybe, the Typhon could be called such, but everything else is either very well externally balanced or overcosted. The Kharybdis is overcosted itself and is completely outshone by the Dreadclaw for it's points.
FW gives a much better go at balance than GW in general.

sorry but isnt Kharybdis and Dreadclaw the same thing??

**Sonic Keyboard**

justin12270 wrote:

sorry but isnt Kharybdis and Dreadclaw the same thing??

Kharybdis has guns, inertial guidance, 2 more HP and 2 times as much transport capacity, but costs almost 3 times the points of Dreadclaw.

**justin12270**

Sonic Keyboard wrote:
justin12270 wrote:

sorry but isnt Kharybdis and Dreadclaw the same thing??

Kharybdis has guns, inertial guidance, 2 more HP and 2 times as much transport capacity, but costs almost 3 times the points of Dreadclaw.

Sorry to ask a stupid question but do they uses the same model? I tried googling and they look kinder the same

**Sonic Keyboard**

justin12270 wrote:

Sorry to ask a stupid question but do they uses the same model? I tried googling and they look kinder the same

Kharydis has these missile pods and is bigger
found in google

Spoiler:

**justin12270**

Sonic Keyboard wrote:
justin12270 wrote:

Sorry to ask a stupid question but do they uses the same model? I tried googling and they look kinder the same

Kharydis has these missile pods and is bigger
found in google

Spoiler:

ok cool thanks thats heaps better

is the dreadclaw the same size as a normal drop pod??

**CrownAxe**

justin12270 wrote:
Sonic Keyboard wrote:
justin12270 wrote:

Sorry to ask a stupid question but do they uses the same model? I tried googling and they look kinder the same

Kharydis has these missile pods and is bigger
found in google

Spoiler:

ok cool thanks thats heaps better

is the dreadclaw the same size as a normal drop pod??

Considering the dreadclaw is made from drop pod parts yes it is

**Poly Ranger**

Worth noting - due to them being skimmers when they deepstrike, the loss of inertial guidance systems is not a big deal. Drop it in an open safe area, then turbo-boost it 18" to the area you want it, plus 6" movement next turn, 2" disembark + charge range of unit. You honestly can't miss.
This combined with the fact that they are assault transports makes them totally worth 100 points.

**justin12270**

Poly Ranger wrote:
Worth noting - due to them being skimmers when they deepstrike, the loss of inertial guidance systems is not a big deal. Drop it in an open safe area, then turbo-boost it 18" to the area you want it, plus 6" movement next turn, 2" disembark + charge range of unit. You honestly can't miss.
This combined with the fact that they are assault transports makes them totally worth 100 points.

Sorry are you talking about the Kharybdis or the Dreadclaw

**andysonic1**

justin12270 wrote:
Poly Ranger wrote:
Worth noting - due to them being skimmers when they deepstrike, the loss of inertial guidance systems is not a big deal. Drop it in an open safe area, then turbo-boost it 18" to the area you want it, plus 6" movement next turn, 2" disembark + charge range of unit. You honestly can't miss.
This combined with the fact that they are assault transports makes them totally worth 100 points.

Sorry are you talking about the Kharybdis or the Dreadclaw

The Dreadclaw. The Ky is 260 points with guidance included.

**Roknar**

Same thing applies though, minus perhaps being worth the points. Still heaps better than a land raider mind you which costs about the same.