<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/7.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols
The only cases that can be made for them is against 2+ saves and light vehicle squadrons maybe, I would probably still rather have a meltagun since it won't fry me.

I am inclined to leave the plasma weapons on my models because my guess is that when the next edition comes out the plasma pendulum will swing back again since no one is going to take them for the next few years.

Just looking to see if anyone has found a use for these.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441263.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441263.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols
Plasmaguns and such are far less deadly to the user in 5th than was the case in 4th. At least now you only fry yourself on a 1, and not on a 1 or 2, when rapid-firing a plasmagun.

I don't think there will be much, if any, of a pendulum swing that makes these better in the next edition.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441426.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441426.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols BA I don't use them as I tend to use minimal upgrades to get as many marines on the table as possible, for my guard army I love to use plasma guns, because they need to make as many shots ignore armor as possible even with the off chance that they might fry themselves]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441430.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441430.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441466.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441466.page GMT Re:Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols but i make 7 out of 10 wound saves one guy thought my dice where loaded untell i rolled the same die for his to wound save and my plasma save.
]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441551.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441551.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols MEQs. They're anti-heavy infantry weapons. Flamers are good against light infantry, and meltaguns are good against tanks.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441573.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/441573.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols
ShumaGorath wrote:Plasmaguns are better than meltaguns because they can fire at twice the range or twice the rate. They don't bust tanks as well but they are twice as good at killing terminators and similar high value targets. Five points isn't really that much to spend for one over the other.


The effective maximum range of a meltagun is 18" since you can move and fire.

If I knew I was going against a Deathwing or Ravenwing (any bike army) I guess I would consider it.

It seems like plasmaguns have enough built in disadvantages (rapid-fire instead of assault, "gets hot") that the price should be more in line with the meltagun (or vice versa) and the plasma pistol should not be the same price as the plasma gun.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442008.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442008.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols
The chance to fry yourself, the inability to charge with a plasmagun and the range restriction/cost of a plasma pistol puts them in a less useful category than a melta gun in my opinion. When plasma pistols were 10 points I think they were reasonable, but now that they cost another marine I don't think they are cost effective.

And it sucks when all you have is plasma around and you need 8+2d6 for a vehicle.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442220.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442220.page GMT Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442231.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442231.page GMT Re:Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols
- Every special weapon slot gets filled with a Meltagun, since they're really the only good way to kill tanks now.

- The new casualty removal rules mean plasma wounds get doubled up and wasted sometimes.

- The new casualty removal rules, cover rules and Ork dominance make high weight of fire more important than a few high STR, low AP shots.

- They cost more than a Meltagun.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442255.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442255.page GMT Re:Space Marine Plasmaguns and Plasma Pistols http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442782.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/222429/442782.page GMT