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One ten man squad in a rhino or two five man squads with two rhinos...what’s the best load out for such units? Or are chaos assault marines even a thing? Should I just go full tactical? I do have 10 tacticals with double plasma, combi plasma...Thanks in advance.

2x5 havocs with 4 plasma+combi plasma together in 1 rhino could be sort of decent.

If you want them with ccw call them berzerkers and be done with it. They are so much better than regular marines in melee.

 combatcotton wrote:
If you want them with ccw call them berzerkers and be done with it. They are so much better than regular marines in melee.

Truth.

Berzerkers with chainswords and chainaxes, the rest of their equipment options is a distraction imho.

What legion are you taking? Why do you want to take tactical marines instead of other troop choices?

Chaos assault marines? Do you mean Raptors?

 mrhappyface wrote:
Chaos assault marines? Do you mean Raptors?

This is not a thread for comedy sir. We're having a serious discussion, please.

Sorry if I didn’t offer enough info with OP, I was at werk. I have 20 chaos marines total and two rhinos. The first ten I will have kitted put with Bolters, x2 plasma, and combi plasma on champ. I figured I should gear the other 10 towards cc, and was wondering what the best configuration is. I run an unaligned, renegade warband. The rhinos I’m kitting out with havoks and combi flamers. Thanks for all input. The other main part of my army consists of cultists, terminators (combi meltas all all five) and a predator, which I was probably going to go all lascannon.

I think maybe give them 2 flamers and give the unit champ a power weapon (probably an axe). Flamers are one option not available to Berzerkers and in addition allow you to advance, flame your target, and then charge (since flamers are assault weapons). Probably about the only thing Here-tacs have going for them is ObSec and the ability to take 2 specials per 10+ dudes.

You can't advance and charge.

AdmiralHalsey wrote:
You can't advance and charge.

Renegades can. Though, if you really want to wreck face, zerkers seem to be the best option. They put out like 6 times more hurt in mellee pont-for-point. Regular marines just don't cut it.