<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? FW. The Destroyer shoots a S10 Ap2 Ordnance shot, Its not blast, only hits 50% of the time and the unit is more expensive than a vanquisher.

Is there any point to this unit or is it one of Forge Worlds famous fluffy units? At least the conqueror and thunderer are cheaper than their LRBT counterparts.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2223098.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2223098.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? S10 ordnance used to be harder to find (IIRC AP 1 didn't add +1 to damage table rolls until 5th edition).
72" Range was at that point amazing for even semi-reliable anti-tank.
No turret --> low profile --> obscured almost all the time.
Most vehicles used to easily top 200 points back then, meaning that if you could score one kill, it was worth it (which you probably could, because the thing was a pain to get decent hits on if you positioned it right.

Reasons it could be made to be good again:
My gaming group has agreed that
1) they have a co-axial lascannon
2) that the Laser Destroyer is AP 1.
3) for an extra 30 points, you get titan-slayer rounds, which are S D, AP 2. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2223121.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2223121.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2223133.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2223133.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2224443.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2224443.page GMT Re:Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2224637.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2224637.page GMT Re:Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? blast weapons]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2224640.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2224640.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2225859.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2225859.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point?
-edit: silly me said slick loader when i meant to say ace gunner...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2226158.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2226158.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point?
Trickstick wrote:The advantage is that it does not have the lumbering behemoth rule, so it can rapidly relocate with its higher movement speed. Give it a dozer blade and it can redeploy inside ruins to hopefully get a side shot. Slick loader hamstrings the tank slightly as it can no longer move, which is the biggest advantage, as it is meant to actually hunt tanks. Slick loader would help to guarantee penetrating hits.


I suppose thats the advantage of the conqueror as well? As well as being cheaper.

So ace gunner for guaranteed pens when it hits then? I just don't like the BS3.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2226337.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2226337.page GMT Destroyer Tank hunters, whats the point?
BS 3 is a bit of a shame but i suppose that is why destroyers normally work in pairs. As it is a guard tank you should never take them singularly as it makes them too vulnerable. Every time I take just one of something good it always dies beforeit can do anything. Two or three copies of everything short of HQ units is the way to go.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2226479.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/333442/2226479.page GMT