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Hey guys!

I'm making an artillery based IG list, largely because artillery is cool, but I still want a fighting chance. So far, Im looking at a manticore, a squad of three basilisks, and infantry platoons to fill out some cheap troops. What artillery could I take for my third heavy that will blast paladins? I'm looking for some sort of pie plate tank, and preferably in IG. Anything published is fine, forgeworld, white dwarf, whatever. Thanks!

Basically, you're looking for anything S8 or higher (instant death) and AP2 (Draigo is their only stormshield model). That means you're looking for:

Demolition Charges: Marbo, Cyclops Remote Demolition Vehicles, Demolition Doctrine Veterans, etc.

Lascannons:: Vendettas, Sabres Weapon Batteries, Heavy/Veteran Weapon Squads, etc.

Meltaguns:: (Too numerous to list)

Demolisher Siege Cannon: Leman Russ Demolishers, Thunderers.

Medusa Siege Cannon: Medusa tanks.

Medusa Siege Gun:: Medusa artillery.

Of these, the Medusa Artillery Carriage is by far the best. It's an S10 AP2 ordnance barrage that only costs 100 points. At T7 W4 3+, it's resilient to psycannon fire, too.

Corollax wrote:
Basically, you're looking for anything S8 or higher (instant death) and AP2 (Draigo is their only stormshield model). That means you're looking for:

Demolition Charges: Marbo, Cyclops Remote Demolition Vehicles, Demolition Doctrine Veterans, etc.

Lascannons:: Vendettas, Sabres Weapon Batteries, Heavy/Veteran Weapon Squads, etc.

Meltaguns:: (Too numerous to list)

Demolisher Siege Cannon: Leman Russ Demolishers, Thunderers.

Medusa Siege Cannon: Medusa tanks.

Medusa Siege Gun:: Medusa artillery.

Of these, the Medusa Artillery Carriage is by far the best. It's an S10 AP2 ordnance barrage that only costs 100 points. At T7 W4 3+, it's resilient to psycannon fire, too.

This guy did you a huge favor.

For your list; Marbo, Sabres, and Medusa Artillery Carriages are the right choice.

Paladins are why god gave us Medusas (of either kind).

 TheCaptain wrote:

This guy did you a huge favor.

For your list; Marbo, Sabres, and Medusa Artillery Carriages are the right choice.

Actually, I think the Paladin player is the one doing him the favor. You can't get a much better target for an Imperial Guard Artillery Barrage.

I'm glad you liked my summary, though (but I'm not a guy )!

You're looking for artillery that can handle paladins?

Well, can you find anything in the artillery section that is at least S8 and has Ap2?

Medusae are easily your best option; if you don't have those, see how many plasma guns you can put together and go for volume of AP2 fire.

As everyone else has mentioned you are best off with medusas. Make sure you also have marbo, hes very nice and can easily throw your opponent off.

I don't know how I completely forgot about the Medusa, but it's exactly what I need. It will round out my artillery very nicely! Thank you for taking the time to respond!