<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Dark Angels Veterans - new player would love advice"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Dark Angels Veterans - new player would love advice CSM player, I am in awe of all the choices.

I would like some advice on fielding a company veteran squad. I think a squad with storm shields and grav pistols in a drop pod just sounds awesome. With a homing beacon on the droppod for some terminator backup I'm thinking.
I've not seen anyone field this, but it just seems so much more awesome than anything I could ever field with my CSM that I think I have to try! Is this a viable squad? Anyone have any experience fielding a squad like this? Would I be better off with Melta? ive never used Grav or storm shields before. (I have over 40k of chaos and 3k points of Necron) I think this would be a great unit to drop in and do some massive damage to tough units. Would love any feedback.
-thanks]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8211368.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8211368.page GMT Dark Angels Veterans - new player would love advice http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8211385.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8211385.page GMT Re:Dark Angels Veterans - new player would love advice
Grav generally fills a similar role to plasma (TEQ's, MC's & occasionally vehicles), but doesn't have the same risk of getting hot. Relentless allows Grav to be superior to Plasma, which is why they're often found on bikes and such. If you're planning to assault with the squad later stick to pistols, otherwise look at combi-grav, grav guns and grav cannons (a 5-man Vet squad can have a cannon, a gun and three combi's - easily enough to deal with a unit of termi's or a MC on the turn they arrive).

When I'm combining drop pods and terminators, I generally equip the drop pod contents with melta to pop open transports and allow my terminators to open-up on the contents when they arrive turn 2 (terminators generally deal with vehicles in the assault phase, leaving them stranded to be shot by the occupants if they have to open transports). However, if you've got enough anti-vehicle in the rest of your army, there's no reason not to do something different with the Vets.

One combination would be just replacing their bolters with grav pistols - this keeps the bolt pistol, getting use from the Gunslingers rule and still getting +1A for 2 CCW's.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8211601.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8211601.page GMT Dark Angels Veterans - new player would love advice
 KhorneontheCobb wrote:
Hi Dakka. I am new to Dark Angels or any loyalist force for that matter. As a CSM player, I am in awe of all the choices.

I would like some advice on fielding a company veteran squad. I think a squad with storm shields and grav pistols in a drop pod just sounds awesome. With a homing beacon on the droppod for some terminator backup I'm thinking.
I've not seen anyone field this, but it just seems so much more awesome than anything I could ever field with my CSM that I think I have to try! Is this a viable squad? Anyone have any experience fielding a squad like this? Would I be better off with Melta? ive never used Grav or storm shields before. (I have over 40k of chaos and 3k points of Necron) I think this would be a great unit to drop in and do some massive damage to tough units. Would love any feedback.
-thanks


veterans are actually the same thing as chosen really and should be fielded in roughly the same way, you either bring a 10 strong mob for cc and have them assault out of a raider, or you drop pod them in with special and combi weapons. they synergize super well with the techmarine in harness because of his ability to do well in both squad configuartions and provides the ability to cover for the loadouts shortcoming of not having any unique ranged options/unique cc options for a relatively cheap price. this makes them with the hamer of caliban formation potentially lethal, go 3 predators and a raider redeemer and you have enough firepower to melt lower toughness MC's like butter, cripple and mail av 10-11's by the bucket full, and charge into combat and slay everyone put in front of them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8212381.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/668099/8212381.page GMT