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Hi gang.

Not sure how else to go about this, I've seen a few different command squad loadouts, but I'm thinking about going with bikes.

I wanted to know what people think about going with flamers or meltaguns on a biker command squad.

I have enough bits to go with Gravguns too, but I'm trying to keep things cost effective and make the best use of the Flameblade strike force bonuses. Flamers in particular might be nice, at 5 points they're Str 5 heavy flamers with those bonuses.

I also don't know how people feel about the company champion. I do know that I want to run an Apothecary though.

Thanks in advance.

The answer, of course, is magnets.

Even with the formation bonus, I think grav is the way to go. Melta being my second pick.

While flamers are cheep, you can stick them in plenty of places, and how many do you need to shoot at one unit? Getting all those templates at a good angle could be rough.

Grav kills things that we otherwise have problems with, and excels on relentless platforms.

Melta normally needs 4-5 shots to reliably kill a tank, and benefits from the speed of the bikes.

If you plan for gearing them up and going into CC the champion is worth it. For the cost of a power weapon he gets +1WS and a 6++. Not a whole lot, but it can mater. But I’d keep them a shooty squad.