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Hi guys, im just curious if anyone has tried using longfangs with multimeltas as an outflanking option rather than a backline shooting unit. Im thinking aboutnusing them with wulfen th/ss shield protecting them in a 1000pt game coming up and would like your opinions on the matter.

Thanks in advance.

I wouldn't think so myself, I would expect that as soon as they turn up they would be dead.

Let's do the math. 5 Long Fangs w MM + Pack Leader is 219 points.
They come onto the board to do their shooting. They will be hitting on 4+ with reroll 1's. This gives us around 2.9 hits from the 5 shots.
For the below calculations I will assume you are in half range. So depending on your target you will do the following:
Against T7 3+, 1.9 wounds with no save. Causing 8.4 damage on average.
Against T8 3+, 1.5 wounds with no save. Causing 6.7 damage on average.


IMO you are better off using Lascannon Long Fangs. You do slightly more damage against the T8 targets, but more importantly I would expect them to last longer and do more damage over the course of the game (the longest anti infantry is 36" IIR, though most are at 24")