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Issue 11 of Conquest are three easy to build Primaris Aggressors. These are the mandatory flamethrower versions with no option to swap out for bolters.



I am alright with that because I like flamers, have enough bolter armed Primaris all over the place and want something different. Besides Firebats are cool.

RRP is £20, and we will get the for £8 in just over two weeks time, and only then.

My question for Dakka today is how many Aggressors do I need? I will get three with my subscription, I am either thinking of pre-ordering one extra issue to make either a squad of three or two squads of six, or buying three extra issues to boost that to two squads of five. I may or may not be deploying these from grav tanks in the future.

So what will it be: one extra issue, or three extra issues?

Or am I really missing out on something and need more. I don't know, I don't play Primaris, yet. But if the Dakka 40K tactics cadre doesn't know, nobody does.

Flamethrower Aggressors have an extremely niche role compared to their BRRRRRRRRRRRT-storm gauntlet counterparts. How you play them largely depends on your Chapter Tactics, or whether you're going Deathwatch.

I don't want to put you off - but unfortunately the Firebat pattern doesn't get the best reviews even though I agree with you that the concept is cool.

The range is a problem. Okay you can run/drive up in a Repulsor and jump out - but its highly unlikely anyone will ever move/stick around in 8" so you can get the double shooting ability off. The overwatch sounds good - except you can't fire if they charge from outside 8" - and given no one wants to take 4D6 auto hits to the face per model, they are almost always going to do that.

I think they (and pretty much all flamer weapons tbh) would be a lot better if they got 12" range or at the very least some ability like "wall of flame, this weapon may always be used in overwatch regardless of charge distance".

I wish they were good, they aren't. The dakka version is easily superior and costs the same. I hope they address this in CA, the flamer versions at least need to be significantly cheaper if they're just worse.

So I will buy one extra issue for a squad of five or two minimum squads of three. I could convert to gauntlets but there is no shortage of bolter weaponry in a pure primaris army.

I am going to be doing Crimson Fists, from what little i know about that they synergise with more bolters. Never mind I am not here to minimax, I want some flamer marines, besides these will look cool with both gauntlets painted red.

The intro set primaris assault marines have bolters, I can get my bolter fix there, if 25 Intercessors are not enough..

Does the above seem logical to you. I am prepping a primaris Crimson Fist army, but I havent got one yet, or know how it works. I am going very much blind into this, and want a themeed army and have chosen my chapter, those are fixed, composition will vary as I learn more.