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This thing looks amazing. 350 points and capable of dishing out 6 shots and 6 attacks a turn at str 8. Loads of wounds, invuln and decent armour. High toughness that is eligible for Coven buffs. It's also eligible for Wych Cult rerolls in close combat if you want to go that way. Large transport capacity. Also, it can dish out mortal wounds on the charge like a carnifex, except to multiple units.

Anyone else got an opinion on it?

I also think it's absolutely awesome, but I feel you're underselling it somewhat. First off, you actually get two Pulse Disintegrators, so that's 12 S8 AP-3 D2 shots per turn. On top of that, it's the joint fastest vehicle we have access to, moving 16" and doubling that when advancing - which it can do and still shoot, since the guns are assault weapons. Finally, it grants everyone within LoS your warlord's leadership if they're on board provided those units are not in cover, which is both very thematic and potentially quite useful when combined with units like Razorwing flocks.

My shock config that will get tested out real soon

Tantalus
3x scourge units with 4 blasters each (12 total)

Turn one, move+advance it 32" right onto primary targets doorstep (18"), melt their favorite toy. 12 blasters @ S8 -4 D3 and the 12 pulse shots at S8 -3 D2. It's going to hurt.

Now, I fully expect to be primaried in response - opening the door for the lultastic flocks of razorwings to move up and tarpit their shooters while the voidravens/razorwing jets tear the armor out of the secondary heavies. If the tantalus survives round one,we'll repeat the maneuver with the handy ability to fallback + shoot if needed.


I want to test it out as a Helion carrier -- load 15, do the same basic tactic above against infantry blob (15 splinter pods + tant weapons), then deploy the Hellions to go off and tie up units on the next turn. You can put them deep across the boar stupid fast like that...but not sure how well it will actually work

I was thinking one with Scourges with Landes and one with Hellions.