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Hey guys,
we have new rules for arc and plasma and personally i'm not quite sure what to take.
Arc - 24" Rapid Fire 1, S6, AP-1,D 1, but when attacking vehicle its D3 - 4 points
Plasma - 18", Assault 2, S7/8, AP -3, D1 - 14 points

And now unless you are supercharging you wont die on 1 on plasma.
Yet I'm not sure if theres a big diff between S 6 and 7.

Share your thoughts please


J.

I runm one plasma and two arc rifles. One plasma because it's clearly stronger and two arcs because they're a ridiculous 4 points, and that needs to be taken advantage of. I don't normally kit a unit out too much, because too many points in one basket is not great, but the arc rifle prices makes it a non-issue.

I'd just say both, they fill different purposes. Arc Rifles for cheap S6 anti-vehicle weaponry, Plasma on Overcharge with a Tech-Priest Dominus nearby to reroll your 1 to deal with tough unit like Primaris and such.

Jendi wrote:
Hey guys,
we have new rules for arc and plasma and personally i'm not quite sure what to take.
Arc - 24" Rapid Fire 1, S6, AP-1,D 1, but when attacking vehicle its D3 - 4 points
Plasma - 18", Assault 2, S7/8, AP -3, D1 - 14 points

And now unless you are supercharging you wont die on 1 on plasma.
Yet I'm not sure if theres a big diff between S 6 and 7.

Depends what you're shooting at. If you're shooting at almost all infantry, no, there isn't a difference between 6 and 7.
Against vehicles and monstrous creatures though, unless they're Main Battle Tanks (T8), T6 and T7 come up a lot. Which means wounding on 3+and 4+ or wounding on 4+ and 5+.

That said, the standard charge only doing 1 damage limits its ability vs vehicles.

Given the options available, I'd go efficency and take the Arc rifles, and go all in on a single unit and take the transuranic arquebuses. Anti-material sniper rifles sound too cool to pass up completely.