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Generally speaking, is it better to take a group of ten scions together, including four special weapons, or have two groups of 5, with two special weapons in each team?
I have been told the former would be 'brittle' but it seems like the most points, orders and morale efficient configuration.
Thank you for your advice.


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For reference; I am thinking mostly plasma guns in each team, perhaps supplemented by a volley gun or grenade launcher. (as I already made a fellow with a grenade launcher)

Kroot-a Kinte wrote:
Generally speaking, is it better to take a group of ten scions together, including four special weapons, or have two groups of 5, with two special weapons in each team?
I have been told the former would be 'brittle' but it seems like the most points, orders and morale efficient configuration.
Thank you for your advice.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
For reference; I am thinking mostly plasma guns in each team, perhaps supplemented by a volley gun or grenade launcher. (as I already made a fellow with a grenade launcher)

Another important consideration is that you can provide the sgt with a plasma pistol, so smaller squads mean more sgts. Keep in mind you only have 2 scrubs with hotshot las worth of wounds before you begin to lose your plasma, and if you're running vox that usually means you only have 1. Just as you pointed out, they also aren't the most order efficient in the small squads.

I would only do the ten-man if you wanted to max out your Dakka. I don’t believe in mixing special weapons types, and the only weapons that are really worth taking are plasma guns and hsvgs, imo. So a ten-man with 4 hsvg, in half range, +FRFSRF, is 32 shots, counting the Tempestor. A command squad with 4 plasma guns is great to drop and kill specific units

Bringing some sort of leadership help, like a commissar, is good for this

Small squads get more plasma pistols if need and are tougher.