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I've picked up the Dominus Maniple to get started with Skitarii, and I'm having trouble deciding which special weapons would be more suitable. I'm planning to use them allied with my Red Scorpions until I build a more substantial force up; the RS is a Skyhammer formation with Loth/Sternguard and a few Tac Squads, which has had a pretty high win ratio so far.

I've given the Dominus the Eradication Ray, as the Volkite looks pretty weak when you only have one. As per the datasheet I can only take Rangers, so Vanguard and their lovely rad-weapons are unavailable, shame given the re-roll Hit bonus the Dominus provides. Alongside that I have an Onager with a Neutron Laser until I can magnetise the Icarus Array.

So what special weapons would you suggest I use on the Rangers? I'm thinking Arc Rifle + Arc Pistol, as with the Dominus' ability to re-roll all hits, the Haywire plus a nice S10 Ap1 blast will make a big impact on some vehicles, yet this may be wasting the firepower of the rest of the squad. Plasma would be nice but it's expensive, and Arquebus is just in the middle ground.

Suggestions?

If you aren't planning on expanding your Admech collection, you could always magnetize. Though I would only bother with magnetizing for the Arc Rifle and Plasma Caliver. The Transuranic Arquebus isn't worth considering.

The aqubus extra range fits the vanguard role as long range back field snipers.

Good range rifles, with a extra punch of the big gun

You pay a lot for that range though.

 jhe90 wrote:
The aqubus extra range fits the vanguard role as long range back field snipers.

Good range rifles, with a extra punch of the big gun

Vanguard role as long range back field snipers

Sorry man you are wrong in every conceivable way here. Their standard guns are 18'' range man. Not a backfield sniper unit. I wouldn't even call Rangers a backfield unit, 30'' range guns is Tau territory but the factions play style does not dictate their role being that far back.

The Arquebus is 25 points. The Plasma Caliver is 30. Every Admech player that has actually played more than a handful of games with the faction agrees that the Arquebus is incredibly overpriced. I don't think I would even use them at 10 points each.

I might use them at 15-20

 ultimentra wrote:


The Arquebus is 25 points. The Plasma Caliver is 30. Every Admech player that has actually played more than a handful of games with the faction agrees that the Arquebus is incredibly overpriced. I don't think I would even use them at 10 points each.

*Obligatory, "If you're going to run a War Convocation ever, you're going to want Arquebus/Caliver models" warning.