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So I am building another 1000pt Space wolves casual list for a game with friends. I wanted to know your opinions on whether I should take a Repulsor with lots of Dakka or Wolf Guard bikers with stormbolters and storm shields. I would take 8 Wolfguard on bikes so that's the same amount of wounds as the repulsor. I'll list pros and cons and then the army list below.

Repulsor:
Pros-
tons of guns and shots with S5 weapons and -1 Ap
T8
Slightly cheaper then the bikers with the loadout I picked
Can move and fire heavy weapons

Cons-
Only 3+ save

Wolf guard bikers:
Pros-
Fast moving
3++ with storm shields
Tons of S4 shots with storm bolters

Cons-
T5
Bolters have no AP




++ Vanguard Detachment +1CP (Imperium - Space Wolves) [89 PL, 1313pts] ++

+ HQ +

Wolf Priest [6 PL, 97pts]: 3. Tenacious Survivor, Bolt pistol, Jump Packs, Warlord

+ Elites +

Wolf Guard [20 PL, 207pts]: Jump Packs
. Wolf Guard: Frost axe, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard: Frost axe, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard: Frost sword, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard: Chainsword, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard: Chainsword, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard: Chainsword, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard: Chainsword, Storm bolter
. Wolf Guard Pack Leader: Power fist, Storm bolter

Wolf Guard on Bikes [28 PL, 344pts]
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike: Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun
. Wolf Guard on Bike Pack Leader: Chainsword, Storm bolter, Storm shield
. . Bike: Twin boltgun

Wolf Scouts [6 PL, 113pts]
. Wolf Guard Pack Leader: Combi-plasma, Storm shield
. Wolf Scout: Boltgun
. Wolf Scout: Boltgun
. Wolf Scout Pack Leader: Chainsword, Plasma pistol
. Wolf Scout with Heavy Weapon: Plasma gun
. Wolf Scout with Melee Weapon: Combat knife, Plasma pistol

Wulfen [13 PL, 239pts]
. 4x Thunder hammer & Stormshield: 4x Storm Shield, 4x Thunder Hammer
. 4x Wulfen
. Wulfen Pack Leader: Frost claws

+ Dedicated Transport +

Repulsor [16 PL, 313pts]: 2x Fragstorm Grenade Launchers, 2x Fragstorm Grenade Launchers, Fragstorm Grenade Launcher, Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Ironhail Heavy Stubber, 2x Krakstrom Grenade Launcher, Onslaught Gatling Cannon, Twin heavy bolter

++ Total: [89 PL, 1313pts] ++

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From your list, I don't see the the one importance that bear on the Repulsor: carrying and protect something deadly (i.e. Hellblaster / Aggressors) other than being a gun platform. Just being a gun platform might not worth 300pts.

The Repulsor has one merit though: it can fall back from combat and still shoot at full power.

Also, for the Wolfguard, I suggest consider putting a few more chainsword on those WG bikers. Giving almost every one of them a stormshield might be a waste if you run into units like a horde of Hormagants who has AP0 weaspons, around half stormshield and half chainsword should sounds more balance.

Yeah in this situation a fire raptor would be my choice, not a repulsor.

If taking a repulsor I’d give it lascannons and a las talon you’ve designed a list full of dakka. Dakka is good of course, but it’s also necessary to blow up tanks and monsters, for which you need lascannons, plasma, and the like.

I will change some storm shields into Chainswords. The plan if I use the repulsor is to use it as a gun platform as stated above. I had planned on using the scouts as a plasma bomb by putting them on the hunt and the wulfen with the wolf priest have seriously eaten many a tank for me in this edition. I do not have a Fire raptor is that a forge world product?

Can you outflank the Repulsor?

 Primark G wrote:
Can you outflank the Repulsor?

No, our Stratagem specifies Infantry only.

I would be tempted to take some Long Fangs instead for firepower, maybe with a cheap WGBL as well for rerolling 1s to wound.