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Black Blow Fly wrote:You need at least three to make it werk. Especially for SW.


Is it too much trouble to explain why you think this?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681754.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681754.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army.
Stavkat wrote:
Black Blow Fly wrote:You need at least three to make it werk. Especially for SW.


Is it too much trouble to explain why you think this?

Kind of curious myself. I'd think it a great delivery system for a Dreadnought, or perhaps a squad of terminators.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681761.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681761.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681780.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681780.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army. (Space Wolves don't trust teleporters. It's witchcraft!)

Not seeing anything that says models equipped thusly cannot take a Pod, but I may just be missing it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681798.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681798.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army.
I mean, it seems rather simple to me. If you want something to hit its target without being able to be attacked first, and are willing to spend in return a few turns of it not being on the field at all, then give it a drop pod.

I'm honestly surprised that most marine players don't spam them as hard as they can if they're not running some other specific theme, like a bike army. Pretty much any other army would kill for the chance to field them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681803.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1681803.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army. This will help
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A lot depends on where you drop your pods & you can always drop them empty. I think 3 is best.

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If you take a lot of Drop Pods (say, 5 or more) your army becomes much more dependent on them, and if your opponent can negate the Drop Pods by setting up in reserves you can really be in trouble. My Eldar army, for example, eats Drop Pod armies for lunch because I set up my forces in reserve, the Drop Pods come on turn one and do nothing, then I bring my stuff on and destroy the Marines piecemeal. Mechanized Guard can do similar things.

I think Dreadnoughts with Multi-meltas, Grey Hunters with Melta-guns, Rune Priests, and Terminators are all good candidates for Drop Pods. Basically any unit that needs to be up close to do its job and is pretty good in assault is a good DP unit.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683014.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683014.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683263.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683263.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army.
In my experience, Terminators in the Drop Pod are only slightly effective. Since they can't assault on the turn they're dropped, you don't want to just feed them to the enemy by hoping a measly 5 guns will cut it (since you can only fit 5 of them in a pod). Of course the trouble then comes in the form of forfeiting the assault. Because then, you can't tie them up in combat, thus preventing them from being shot to death (because that's how Terminators die). So you have to drop them close enough to offer some unimpressive shooting, and then get shot in return, or you drop them far enough that they have to walk (slowly) to their opponent.

A Land Raider is the best way to carry them Terminators, hands down.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683550.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683550.page GMT Viability of throwing a couple of Drop Pods in an army. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683723.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/301099/1683723.page GMT