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So recently I made a thread referencing a WarCom article about marine killing.

The other day they published another article of 'the top 5 take and hold specialists.'. So, in the lieu of my last thread, what do you guys think are the actual best take and hold specialists? For their cost, for their durability, or for the simple fact that once on an objective they will not be removed.

Rubric marines from Tson lists can be very annoying to blow off objectives, if they get weaver on them and the stratagem theyre 2++ against D1 weapons and 3++ vs D2+, the amount of firepower to remove them is hideous. Thats the hold part, the take part is where they are not so strong unless they started close enough to the objective to walk on it.

Ork boyz aren't that good, and 'ard boyz are definitely bad since they don't worth the 2CPs stratagem. Loot it is never used on boyz. A single unit, even the max one, isn't hard to kill and it's 240-250 points, so not cheap either.

Deathskullz dual killsaws meganobz. 200 pts for T4 2+ 6++ 15W obj sec and very killy if charged with their 4A S10 AP-4 D2 hitting on 4s plus one re-roll to hit and to wound per unit.

Empty 65ppm trukks and solo 35ppm koptas are extremely annoying for that role, they're cheap, fast and durable enough for their points. Not obj sec but they can deny opponent's objectives against other non obj sec units.

A full battery of Smasha Gunz is also 240 points for T5 5+ 36W and huge footprint (6 small vehicles and 30 25mm bases). Great firepower also, so not just something that sits on objectives.