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I was unsure where to post this (whether it would be tactics or army lists) but I recently got a bunch of 3rd ed models gifted to me. This has quite significantly bolstered the force. This recent influx has left my blood angels with three bikers. Something more likely to be found in a white scars or dark angels force. However, I do want to use these bikes but I do not know what I should give them.
Two meltas & a combi melta
Two plasmas & a combi plasma
Two flamers & a combi flamer
or a Lightning claw.

As such I am asking for others opinions before I build the riders.

Get small metal rods and use them to attach the arms, then you can swap them out! Or magnets since it's small parts. If you're set on a single loadout though, plasma all the way. Everything else is useless (Melta) or worse than useless (Flamer) compared to plasma.

Well magnatizing arms isnt too terrably hard.

another option would be to magnetize them onto the bike it self as a mag lock holster

but in general.

you cannot go wrong with plasma or melta.

im not a real fan of flamers unless your army is REALLY lacking in anti infantry.

Thanks, I don't like to magnetise my infantry as it means I have loads of extra weapons. I'll ditch the flamer I was just thinking of the 3D6 autohits plus 12 boltgun shots, but I do have plenty of tacticals. As for the Melta/Plasma I'm still not sure. The plasma may be winning as I don't Have an awfully tank heavy meta. This must sound really needy but can you give me other uses of each opposed to tanks for melta and heavy infantry for plasma. Alternatively a cool looking combi plasma would completely convince me as I am currently lacking one.

Sunbane wrote:
Thanks, I don't like to magnetise my infantry as it means I have loads of extra weapons. I'll ditch the flamer I was just thinking of the 3D6 autohits plus 12 boltgun shots, but I do have plenty of tacticals. As for the Melta/Plasma I'm still not sure. The plasma may be winning as I don't Have an awfully tank heavy meta. This must sound really needy but can you give me other uses of each opposed to tanks for melta and heavy infantry for plasma. Alternatively a cool looking combi plasma would completely convince me as I am currently lacking one.

Well there is always the combi weapons off the hh mk4 plastic kits and mk4 does look nice on blood angels.
otherwise you can get them sort of cheap off the sternguard box.

as to uses.

plasma is probably best all rounder as its best for heavy infantry, but not so bad on normal infantry and can be overcharged in a pinch for tanks.

Melta is great when you REALLY need to kill tanks and with your speed you should be getting into half range no issues. and its good for tanks and MC.

it all depends on the rest of your list what are you lacking in.

Well there is always the combi weapons off the hh mk4 plastic kits and mk4 does look nice on blood angels.
otherwise you can get them sort of cheap off the sternguard box.

Having looked at these and Non sticking out I am considering the melta.

it all depends on the rest of your list what are you lacking in.

At my group we make up the list dependent on the mission as most are narrative or co-op as we don't have the resources to run more than one game at once :( This means I have no list really to base it around. However, as I only have sternguard as the reliable ant-tank I am thinking of these as a cheaper alternative. As for anti -heavy infantry I can use Baal predators, death company or loads of tacticals. But this does remove the flexability though.