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What are your opinions on the Jungle Trike versus the Easy and Thunder Trikes?

Looking at the numbers it seems like maybe the Jungle Trike isn't worth taking.

If you go Easy or Thunder you spend 50 more A.P. and get two more armor and one more damage box to your frame. You lose the second ZZ Cannon, or both, but the drum gun can be handy, and the Jammers are pretty punishing. That 3rd damage box could make all the difference.

I like zz cannon though

Wyrd_One wrote:What are your opinions on the Jungle Trike versus the Easy and Thunder Trikes?

Looking at the numbers it seems like maybe the Jungle Trike isn't worth taking.

If you go Easy or Thunder you spend 50 more A.P. and get two more armor and one more damage box to your frame. You lose the second ZZ Cannon, or both, but the drum gun can be handy, and the Jammers are pretty punishing. That 3rd damage box could make all the difference.

even though i am not a Karman player i will give my opinion

Jungle trike is less expensive but more versatile as the weapons 2ZZ canons are goood againts everything (inf and AFV) in units of 3, besides the fact that there are more bodies, 12 shots have enough fire power to kill or at least severly damage a type 2-3 AFV over long distances and destroy a type 1 as well, for 600 AP they can pretty much autokill any infantry unit, or 2 type 3 inf unit without much trouble

Easy Trike is heavier protected to hunt AFVs. for me jammers are great but the main issue is that once there are no AFV they are pretty much useless.... ALMOST, you can still run down infantry.... in units of 3 any AFv should thread carefully...even the mighty Dotch Yaga

Thunder trike, for ME I dont like combined weapons AFVS so the 1 weapon this and the other that reduces the appeal, no doubt they have uses but not in my style of play

In general games (i.e. without knowing the opponent list) I will go for the jungle trike and if I am against heavy AFV a combination of JT or ET or ET alone... depends on the points

Thunder Trikes are a waste in the same way as multi role units in 40K are a waste.

Easy and Jungle trikes arev all you need. Frankly Jungle trikes are all you need they have enough strength to get through the armour and are more versatile, though Easy trikes are better against heavy vehicles and have a role.

The good news is that Jungle trikes will be standard in the army boxsets, and those are all you will need.

For completeness ignore Dirt trikes, you can get more than enough anti infantry firepower from your walking monkeys.

Have you had a chance to read this Trike overview it compares them and is a open disscussion on thier strengths and weaknesses and well written & fun read
Karman Strategy: Type 1 Trikes (Dirt, Jungle, Easy, Thunder)
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