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Hey all, I'm building a couple of Devastator sergeants because they come with the signum stock now. Just wondering if there's any point in giving them a combi-weapon or other equipment.

If you are taking the skyhammer formation with Grav cannon. It is worth to add combi grav on sarge. If you are taking lascannons and sitting at the back field, take bolt pistol and chainsword on the sarge to have a slightly little more chance to defend themselves against sth tied them up in combat.

Neophyte2012 wrote:
If you are taking the skyhammer formation with Grav cannon. It is worth to add combi grav on sarge. If you are taking lascannons and sitting at the back field, take bolt pistol and chainsword on the sarge to have a slightly little more chance to defend themselves against sth tied them up in combat.

Melee = dead for devs. A BP/CCW won't help there. A combi-weapon or bolter may prevent that melee, which WILL save you.

 Carnage43 wrote:

Neophyte2012 wrote:
If you are taking the skyhammer formation with Grav cannon. It is worth to add combi grav on sarge. If you are taking lascannons and sitting at the back field, take bolt pistol and chainsword on the sarge to have a slightly little more chance to defend themselves against sth tied them up in combat.

Melee = dead for devs. A BP/CCW won't help there. A combi-weapon or bolter may prevent that melee, which WILL save you.

Hence why you go for the Combi-Flamer if you must. Otherwise, you keep him plain and simple.

Yeah, bolter is what I was thinking. I have a lascannon squad and a missile squad. I know Grav is all the rage right now but I can't justify purchasing two new boxes of Devastators at the moment.

 Lord Corellia wrote:
Yeah, bolter is what I was thinking. I have a lascannon squad and a missile squad. I know Grav is all the rage right now but I can't justify purchasing two new boxes of Devastators at the moment.

I understand not wanting to buy 2 more boxes of devastators to only get 4 grav cannons....but honestly, there's almost zero reason to take them over other heavy support choices if they don't run grav. Even with grav, I think they are only REALLY viable in a skyhammer formation.

If you want grav cannons on the cheap, look at forgeworld or a third party bits company to get them.

*Stares at his 4 boxes of new Devastators*

How much money do I spend on this game?

Oh well, atleast the new sculpts are great and the 32mm bases are pretty awesome too...

EDIT:

Back field Devastators get a boltgun and a bolt pistol. If you have a quadgun, he could man it.

Grav Centurions/Drop Melta Devastators should have a Combi-Grav/Melta, respectively.

I play Crimson Fists, so my devs are more viable than most. I probably won't bother with the Sky hammer anyway, as I'm not sure how cheeky it would be to show up with my laptop open to BoLS

 Lord Corellia wrote:
to show up with my laptop open to BoLS

Print it out? Keep the laptop with you for confirmation.

They would still know I hadn't bought the boxed set. I need to ask around a little more so I know exactly what's allowed and what's frowned upon.

Strangely enough, my local GW manager seemed fine with using a print out off the 'net without directly saying as much.

 Lord Corellia wrote:
I play Crimson Fists, so my devs are more viable than most. I probably won't bother with the Sky hammer anyway, as I'm not sure how cheeky it would be to show up with my laptop open to BoLS

Imperial/Crimson Fists are one of the only armies that makes Heavy Bolter Devastators halfway viable. A cheap platform that pumps out 12 HB shots accurately isn't terrible(would be better if HBs were not suboptimal). I still prefer Lascannon or Missile Launcher Devs (I run one of each), but I also have a HB squad built just for kicks.

As for the thread, I don't give my Dev Sergeants upgrades, though if I ran Grav Cannon Drop Pod Devastators I would probably give the Sergeant a Combi-Grav, same with Multi-Melta Devs with a Combi-Melta.

EDIT: Oh, and if one does take a HB squad of I/C Fist Devs, using the Signum on one of the HB Marines makes it so you basically have zero chance of missing. Again, suboptimal, but funny nonetheless.