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Which Russ Should I go for?

Ok I made a Leman Russ Demolisher out of M3 Lee/Grant. The Plan was to use it a Close Support Tank for a large 50 model Conscript Squad. Basic Loud out was going to be Demolisher Cannon, and 3 Heavy Flamers along with the Heavy Stubber. Now with the Demolisher Cannon being Ordinance, I can not fire the three Heavy Flamers when I fire it. So now I am going to Replace the Demolisher, but am not sure what to Replace it with, here are the three I was looking at.

Eradicator
Punisher
Executioner

I like the Eradicator because of the Large Blast Ignore Cover.
I like the Punisher, well it is a Punisher
I like the Executioner because I love Plasma

Opinions?

The answer is that all are good for their specific purpose, so it's sort of apples and oranges. I'm building some proxy tanks right now, and I'm either magnetizing the weapons or having extra scratch built turrets for each option.

The Eradicator and Punisher are both good choices in the new codex. The Punisher has lots of efficient shooting and is amazing with Pask, while the Eradicator is just absurdly cheap. The Executioner can be effective, but you'll need to support it with a divination psyker or "gets hot" is a crippling drawback.

Also, get rid of the heavy flamers. You'll never be in range to use them effectively, so any of the other options will do more damage over a whole game.

flamers might be an intreasting option for a tank geared for long range fighting, but you have to accept you're paying 20 points mostly for something that will dischourage people from charging with kark grenades

BrianDavion wrote:
but you have to accept you're paying 20 points mostly for something that will dischourage people from charging with kark grenades

Tanks don't get overwatch.

 Peregrine wrote:

BrianDavion wrote:
but you have to accept you're paying 20 points mostly for something that will dischourage people from charging with kark grenades

Tanks don't get overwatch.

yeah I know my point was more "making em more inclined to keep their distance"


truthfully if I was gonna waste points on sponsons weapons purely for anti infantry defence though, I'd proably go with heavy bolters

BrianDavion wrote:
yeah I know my point was more "making em more inclined to keep their distance"

But why would they keep their distance? The threat of the tank moving up to use those flamers effectively, especially against a spread-out unit, is virtually nonexistent, and if you do charge it you're probably going to destroy it before it gets a chance to shoot back. The only thing heavy flamers on a LRBT do is make me thankful that my opponent wasted points on them instead of bringing something useful.

Well this is how I normally set it up for a 2250 [our current points level we have been playing with] game if that helps.
The Flamers are mostly for ascetic and the fact I was planning on getting close with it. I plan on bubble wraping it with both Conscripts and now Bullgryns

2250 Pts - Imperial Guard Roster

Company Command Squad, 325 pts (Assault Grenades; Close Combat Weapon x4; Carapace Armour; Krak Grenades; Flamer x3; Heavy Flamer)
>Colonel 'Iron Hand' Straken
>Astropath
>2x Bodyguard
>Master of Ordnance
>Officer of the Fleet
Valkyrie Assault Carrier Squadron, 130 pts
1 Valkyrie (Multilaser; Multiple Rocket Pods x2)

Infantry Platoon, 700 pts
Platoon Command Squad (Assault Grenades; Flak Armour; Close Combat Weapon x2; Lasgun x1; Krak Grenades; Medi-pack; Plasma gun x1)
>Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
>Commissar (Bolt Pistol, Power Fist)
>Platoon Commander (Laspistol; Krak Grenades; Power Sword)
Infantry Squad (Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Krak Grenades; Flamer x1)
>Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
>Sergeant (Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
Infantry Squad (Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Krak Grenades; Flamer x1)
>Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
>Sergeant (Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
Heavy Weapons Squad (Heavy Bolter x3)
Special Weapons Squad (Demolition Charge x1; Flamer x2)
Special Weapons Squad (Demolition Charge x1; Flamer x2)
30 Conscripts Squad (Lasgun x30)

1 Infantry Platoon, 420 pts
Platoon Command Squad (Assault Grenades; Flak Armour; Close Combat Weapon x2; Lasgun x1; Krak Grenades; Medi-pack; Plasma gun x1)
>Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
>Commissar (Bolt Pistol, Power Fist)
>Platoon Commander (Laspistol; Krak Grenades; Power Sword)
Infantry Squad (Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Krak Grenades; Flamer x1)
>Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
>Sergeant (Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
Infantry Squad (Close Combat Weapon x7; Flak Armour; Lasgun x6; Krak Grenades; Flamer x1)
>Heavy Weapons Team (Heavy Bolter)
>Sergeant (Laspistol; Close Combat Weapon)
30 Conscripts Squad (Lasgun x30)

Leman Russ Squadron, 220 pts
>Leman Russ Demolisher (Demolisher Siege Cannon; Heavy Flamer; Heavy Flamer Sponsons x2; Dozer Blade; Extra Armour; Pintle Heavy Stubber)

Leman Russ Squadron, 455 pts
>Knight Commander Pask: Leman Russ Vanquisher (Vanquisher Battle Cannon; Lascannon; Dozer Blade; Extra Armour; Pintle Heavy Stubber)
>Leman Russ Exterminator (Exterminator Autocannon; Lascannon; Dozer Blade; Extra Armour; Pintle Heavy Stubber)

I have not worked this out with the AM Book yet.