<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Giving my Saurus spears"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/93.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Giving my Saurus spears also if the above answer is yes, then can I choose to have the saurus with spears use their hand weapons to get a nice 3+ sv in close combat?
Thank You Dakka]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218455.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218455.page GMT Giving my Saurus spears hw/shields, they loose the ability of the second rank to fight.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218474.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218474.page GMT Giving my Saurus spears
As Shotgun said, you can use HW/S, but if you do then you can't fight in two ranks. You can take a 4+ save w/ two ranks of fighting, or a 3+ save w/ one rank of fighting.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218522.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218522.page GMT Giving my Saurus spears http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218561.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1218561.page GMT Re:Giving my Saurus spears http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1220389.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1220389.page GMT Re:Giving my Saurus spears
Mattbranb wrote:Also keep in mind, depending on what is attacking you, that you still keep your 2 attacks from the second rank if you go with spears. So - just say you run them 6 wide and with spears, you'd be looking at 25 attacks if you have a unit champ. Spear saurus rock!
For the most part, I find Spear Saurus superior for that reason. The times I would not suggest using spears are when you're facing armies that, when they reach combat, are both going to be heavily armored (meaning your 2 S4 attacks are unlikely to overcome their save) and shred through your non-HW&S Saurus. Ex: T4, 2+ save models (such as some forms of Cavalry, Chaos Warriors, etcetera): The extra six Saurus with HW&S are on average going to cause one more wound. If the sacrifice of HW&S bonus isn't going to make you suffer more than one extra wound, you're coming out equal / ahead. If losing the point in armor will cost you two or more models, the spears didn't net you anything. Meanwhile, still in example, said six models attacking are a further two wounds (or three total) on an Ogre. That's one dead model, meaning three less attacks in later rounds (or possibly four) in addition to another +2 to your combat res (or +3 total).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1220661.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/271731/1220661.page GMT