Tactics of a Legion

8/9/2019 Tactics of a Legion

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;eedle %istol

3 3% < pistol with 7ending and %oisoned. =aybe useful for shooting some big beastie, butits only one shot a turn, so probably not.

Phospex grenades/shells

30Ks Napalm but worse. S 5, AP 2 with Poisoned 3!", #last/$arge #last, it%ll &lear outmost things prett' e(e&ti)el'. Plus, where)er it lands is treated as dangerousterrain. *ne o+ the gems -*.

ad grenades

+ 'ou%)e read the re' Knight odex, 'ou%)e seen these. Still 1ust as ni&e.

ad missiles

Kra missiles that hal+ their strength in ex&hange +or leshbane and whene)er the'wound a model, it%s toughness is redu&ed b' 4 +or the rest o+ the game. Per+e&t +orma ing bi es/-oN/Nurgle aemons/6raith7things a bit easier to ill with standardweapons.

8ol ite weapons

Slightl' higher strength than a bolt7weapon but su(er a 39 de&rease in range +or it.Also ha)e a ni&e rule, e:agrate, whi&h means that when the' &ause an unsa)ed

wound, the unit su(ers another his +rom the weapon. Sadl', these don%t &auseaddition wounds, but still it allows 'ou more e(e&ti)el' de&imate low7armourhoards.

Choppy stuf

hainaxe

AP ; &lose7&ombat weapon. Ni&e +or getting through


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Paragon #lade

Another gem o+ the rusade Arm' $ist. or a start, it%s an AP2 weapon that stri es atinitiati)e. t also gi)es 'ou !4S. Plus, an' wounds o+ ? &ause nstant eath.#asi&all', whene)er 'ou &an, ta e this.

Power 6eapons

n the rusade Arm' $ist, most o+ the time 'ou ma' upgrade a model with a powerweapon, although the t'pe o+ weapon is not spe&i@ed. orge 6orld sa' in the boo sthat i+ it is not spe&i@ed, 'ou 1ust simpl' ha)e to model 'our upgrade in a manner'ou li e. So it might be worth eeping a +ew spare sergeants and the li e armedwith axes instead o+ sword +or example" in &ase 'ou need the AP 2.

Other stuf

Augur' S&anner

Stops in@ltrators setting up within 4 9. Plus i+ reser)es arri)e within 4 9, all apidire and Bea)' weapons get nter&eptor.

ognis7signum

>his is a pa& age deal. t in&ludes an Augur' S&anner, Night ighting plus a modeleCuipped with it ma' bu( a unit within ?9 with !4#S instead o+ shooting. Prett'sweet.

#oarding Shields

#asi&all', ombat Shields that gi)e 'ou de+ensi)e grenades.

$egion 8exilla/Standard

A unit with a 8exilla &an re7roll +ailed morale &he& s, whi&h is )ital when 'ou don%tha)e A>SKN . Standard gi)es 'ou a ?9 earless bubble.

Nun&io7)ox

i)es 'ou a ?9 bubble o+ no s&atter and allows the model eCuipped with to draw$*S +or other barrage weapons. -eaning 'ou &an par 'ou artiller' behind abuilding and let these +ol s dire&t them.

Suspensor 6eb


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&anDt remember i+ these are in an' other 6 publi&ations, so Dll put it here in &ase.#asi&all' these are bits o+ it that allow 'ou to hal)e the range on a hea)' weaponbut &ount it as an assault weapon. Prett' neat i+ 'ou as me.

>erminator armour

Now, 'ou might be thin ing E#ut we ha)e >erminator armour in ;0 , wh' are 'oumentioning itF9 6ell there are a +ew di(eren&es. *ne is that >erminator armourdoesn%t gi)e 'ou eep Stri e in 30 . Some legions &an bu' it and one ite o+ 6ar&an gi)e it to >erminators, but in general 30 >erminators ha)e to wal /be &arriedaround.

>wo is that there are a&tuall' two t'pes o+ >erminator armour in 30 . *ne is prett'mu&h the same as the one in ;0 , minus the eep Stri e. >he other is &alledataphra&tii and gi)es a ;!! instead o+ a 5!!, but it ma es 'ou Slow andPurpose+ul rather than elentless. So no *)erwat&h or running, but 'ou >erminatorsall ha)e ron Balos basi&all'. Bowe)er, the ni&e thing is that i+ a model withataphra&tii armour 1oins a unit that doesnDt, the unit doesnDt gain Slow andPurpose+ul, whi&h it ni&e.

Vehicle stuf

Anarbi& law

Gou now Hames #ond%s &ar +rom >omorrow Ne)er ies where it is ele&tri@edF t%sbasi&all' that.

Auxiliar' ri)e

gnores mmobiliIed results on a ;!. Prett' ni&e

lare Shield

edu&es the strength o+ >emplate or #last weapons b' 72 and e)er'thing else b' 74.Slap it on Spartans and laugh as most things &an onl' glan&e 'our A84;.

Kheres Assault annon

#etter than 'our a)erage assault &annon, sin&e it has ? shots, not ;. #ut otherwisethe same.

$aser estro'er

#asi&all' an AP 4, >win7lin ed *rdinan&e $as&annon


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Predator annon

#asi&all' a Bea)' ; Auto&annon

-agna7melta

A $arge #last -elta. Sa' no more.

Rites o War

>hese are basi&all' wa's 'ou &an augment 'our or&e *rganisation. he' allow 'ou things li e ta ing rop Pods/$and aiders/Storm erminator sCuads as troops. #eware,though the' do &ome with limitations and so &an ta e some +orward planning/morestrategi& thin ing to use e(e&ti)el'. #ut sin&e 'ou &an &hose them it%s entirel'possible to build an arm' around them, unli e 6arlord traits.

Legiones Astartes:

t is worth noting that in orge 6orldDs most re&ent publi&ation the' said thatunlisted legions ma' &hose between urious harge and Stubborn as an arm'7wideJS to &ompensate +or the +a&t that the listed legions ha)e uniCue arm'7wide rules.So i+ 'ou were pla'ing a legion li e 6hite S&ars or Spa&e 6ol)es 'ou might pi&urious harge to represent their sa)age &harges. Similarl', Jltramarines or ar

Angels might pi& Stubborn to represent their...stubbornnessF *r 'ou might de+'&on)ention and 1ust pi& one on a whim. here%s also a &ommand sCuad, but that%s part and par&el o+ the Praetor.So let%s ha)e a loo at 'our options.

"raetor

30Ks hapter -aster eCui)alent. won%t list his stat7line but he%s the same i+ notbetter than his ;0K &ounterparts in terms o+ stats. omes with Arti@&er Armour asstandard whi&h is ni&e. Also has some o+ the widest arra' o+ &lose &ombat weaponsto &hoose +rom. Bowe)er, his ranged &apabilities are limited so 'ou &an%t ma e ashoot' &hara&ter e)en i+ 'ou wanted to. eall', these are 'our sli&e7and7di&e


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&hara&ters.

Be &an also ta e terminator armour i+ 'ou li e gi)ing up Sweeping Ad)an&es and'our grenades. Ges he gains elentless, but there%s no option to gi)e him a hea)'weapon so it%s mostl' wasted. Plus, bu'ing him an ron Balo is &heaper i+ 'ou want

an in)ulnerable sa)e. Be also has the option to ta e a Paragon #lade, whi&h 'oushould alwa's do when 'ou &an +or reasons alread' mentioned. Be &an also ta e a

Hump Pa& , #i e or Hetbi e.

Be also enables 'ou to ta e a ite o+ 6ar and a &ommand sCuad, whi&h 'ou don%tha)e to do but both are ni&e options to ha)e. Also, he gets to roll twi&e onwhi&he)er 6arlord >rait hart 'ou want and 'ou &an pi& 'our pre+erred result. So,with the new rules to do with bound armies, 'ou &an re7roll that. Sure it doesn%tguarantee 'ou the trait 'ou want, but i+ gi)es 'ou an in&reased &han&e o+ getting itbetween ; di&e.

Now, a+ter all that 'ou%re probabl' thin ing E6h' would 'ou e)er not ta e one o+these gu'sF9. Simple answer is the &ost. A bare Praetor is 400 points and to gi)ehim all the goodies 'ou%ll want to gi)e him, the &ost will &limb to the 4507200 pointsmar Cuite easil'. So don%t tend to in&lude him in lists below 2000 points, 1ustbe&ause don%t li e ha)ing 40L or more o+ m' list sun into one dude. #ut i+ 'ou do,more power to 'ou.

So, to summariIe, a great &hara&ter with lots o+ options but also has areasonabl' large pri&e tag.

6hile %m hereM

ommand sCuads

Ges, &ommand sCuads. Now these &an onl' be ta en i+ 'ou ta e a Praetor, mu&h li ein ;0 marines. >he' also ta e up the same B= slot as Praetor. >o be honest the'are +airl' similar to 'our ;0 marines honour guard. >he' &an ta e almoste)er'thing the Praetor &an, sa)e the Paragon #lade and an' in)ulnerable sa)eex&ept +or either a &ombat shield or terminator armour. #ut the' &an onl' ta eterminator armour i+ 'our Praetor has terminator armour, so that might be a reason

to ta e it. >he' also get a $egion Standard whi&h, as mentioned earlier are agodsend sin&e it gi)es 'ou a ?9 earless bubble, whi&h is great +or eeping 'our+rontline troops +rom running awa' and being &ut down. t also stops, assuming 'ourun them with 'our Praetor, 'our )er' expensi)e B= +rom legging it and being illedin Sweeping ad)an&e a+ter one bad round o+ &ombat.

Centurion


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!4 6S and a single weapon gains -aster ra+ted. Be has to a&&ept and issue&hallenges, so i+ 'ou don%t tool him up +or that 'ou%)e pi& ed the wrong gu'. + hewas 40745 points, Dd &onsider it, but itDs not worth it +or 35 points -*, sin&e hedoesn%t add an'thing else to 'our arm'.

Vigilator

!4 to &o)er sa)es, S&out, Sniper, spe&ial ammo, and the potential to gain n@ltrateand -o)e >hrough o)er at the pri&e o+ a ;! sa)e" is...well itDs o . S&out is good+or, well, s&outing some unit +orward. S'nergises well with re&on sCuads 30s&outs. -ore on them later". Plus the Sabotage abilit' is ni&e too, although it li el'wonDt do mu&h. Potentiall' ill one or two -he' donDt ha)e a Ps'&hi& Bood li e the'Dre ;0 &ounterpartswhi&h sort7o+ hurts, but not mu&h. Sin&e onl' their &hainblade/&ombat blade isrepla&e with a +or&e weapon, 'ou &an repla&e itDs bolt pistol with another &lose&ombat weapon li e or&e Axe ! $ightning law. >hen 'ou &an either use AP 3law +or -


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more )ersatile than a regular Apothe&ar' and &an ha)e all the &lose &ombat optionsthat a QstandardQ enturion &an ha)e. + 'ou 1ust want NP, bu' a regularApothe&ar', itDs onl' 40 points more. + 'ou want 'our enturion and his unit to be abit more sur)i)able while the'Dre &hopping things to min&e7meat, Dd sa' heDs worthit...1ust.

$iege )rea*er

>he Siege #rea er is )er' similar to the -aster o+ Signal. Be has a Nun&io7)ox. Behas and &on+ers >an Bunter and 6rea er onto an' unit he 1oins. Be &an also bu'Phosphex grenades, whi&h it a bit paradoxi&al. Gou either sit him at the ba& with aload o+ las&annons or missile laun&hers and blow up )ehi&les/+orti@&ations, or runhim +orward and lob napalm grenades on steroids. Be also lets all $egion -edusa%sta e Phospex shells +or +ree, meaning 'ou &an 1ust saturate 'our opponents lineswith dangerous terrain pie plates. *ne o+ the better onsuls.

#oritat

Bis weapon options are limited and the onl' wa' he &an mo)e +aster is with a Hump pa& . Be &an onl' 1oin estro'er sCuads and &anDt be the &ompulsor' B=. *nl'one thing sa)e him hain ire. #asi&all', heDs #S 5 and he eeps @ring his pistoluntil he misses with it. >his happens with both pistols. So, 'ou &an gi)e him twoplasma pistols, s&ore an a)erage o+ 40 hits and wat&h the best part o+ a >he problem is on&e he does that, he &anDt@re next turn. Plus 'ou &ould be unlu& ' and onl' land li e 3 hits be+ore the hain7@re dies. Alternati)el', 'ou &ould be reall' lu& ' and s&ore li e 30 hits.

People sa' heDs bro en, and in a wa' he his. #ut heDs also eas' to eliminate and hasto be on the +ront lines +or his abilit' to be worth an'thing. Plus, 'ou ha)e to bu'another B= as well as him to ha)e a #ound arm' and he &an onl' hide in a 3!armour sCuad, meaning i+ 'ou tr' to gi)e him a 2! armour to prote&t him, he &an beo&us ired out.

All in all, a neat bro en abilit', but situational at best and, -*, nothing to writehome about.

+lites (Version ,. !

So toda' we are going to tal about elites, whi&h are than +ull' more )aried thanthe B= se&tion. #ut with 40 total options 'ou &ould ha)e +or 'our


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A rule 'ou will Cui& l' dis&o)er in 30 is E#igger is better9. or example, the 8eteransCuad starts out as 5 lads whi&h are 25 points ea&h, but i+ 'ou ma e it a 40 mansCuad the a)erage &ost is 20 points. >he' are basi&all' >a&ti&al -arines with 2 A andnothing else &hanges reall' in terms o+ Stats. nterestingl' the' ha)e a bolter, a bolt

pistol and a &ombat blade/&hainsword, so the' get a total o+ ; atta& s on the &hargebe+ore 'ou%)e e)en paid to gi)e them an'thing. *ne in @)e gu's &an ta e a spe&ialweapon 8ol ite/melta/plasma, but also hea)' bolter or missile laun&her whi&h &anha)e la missiles +or a &ost" both with a Suspensor 6eb. >he' &an also all ta ePower 6eapons and 'ou &an eCuip the entire sCuad with melta bombs +or 25 points,regardless o+ the siIe o+ the sCuad another reason to ta e a large sCuad".

>he @nal thing to mention is the' get E8eteran >a&ti&s9. >his means at the start o+the game the' &an ha)e one o+ the +ollowing JS s earless, Sniper, urious harge,*ut:an or >an Bunters. n summar' thin the' are a prett' solid &hoi&e. oodmix o+ shooting and . Gou &an tool them all up with Power 6eapons and uriousharge and run them at -erminator SCuad 8ersion 2.0"

>he'%re terminators, what more do 'ou wantF A barebones sCuad o+ 40 will set 'ouba& 325 points, whi&h %m &ertain that%s &heaper than their ;0 &ounterparts.

>he'%)e got &ombi7bolters and power weapons to start, but the' &an all ta epower/&hain@sts, lightning &laws and thunderhammers. >he' &an also ta e )ol ite&hargers. And one in @)e &an ta e an Assault 2 plasma weapon, whi&h is ni&e. >he'also ha)e the option to ta e a grenade harness, whi&h gi)es 'ou assault grenades+or one turn. Sure it%s not &onstant grenades, but it%ll sa)e 'our ba&on and let 'outear apart that unit that thought it was sa+e in &o)er +rom 'our terminators.

>he' also ha)e a rule where the' &ount as s&oring units whene)er troops &ould ass&oring units, whi&h was reall' good in ?th be&ause 'ou &ould par terminators onob1e&ti)es. #ut in Rth, e)er'thing%s a s&oring unit. oes that mean that the' will get

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$egion estro'er SCuads 8ersion 2.0"

+ 'ou en1o' brea ing the ene)a on)ention, &ondemning 'our +oes to anagonising death b' radiation poisoning or throwing napalm at people, 'ou%ll @nd

'oursel+ in good &ompan' with the $egion estro'ers. >he' &ome armed with twopistols so a ni&e !4A in assault", rad grenades and the sergeant &an be gi)en up to3 Phosphex bombs and one in 5 models &an ha)e a rad missile laun&her with asuspensor web. >he' &an also ta e 1ump pa& s.

So, i+ 'ou &an would something li e a J* or arni+ex with the missile laun&her andthen &harge, the' su(er 72> on the @rst turn whi&h is nast'. will help their weight o+ atta& s &arr' them in&ombat against things li e ta&ti&al sCuads or assault sCuads. + 'ou &ombine their&harge with things li e 'our Praetor ! ommand SCuad, terminator sCuad or assaultsCuad, 'ou &an reall' start to do some damage. #est used in tandem with otherunits @nd.

Bowe)er, there is an issue that ha)en%t tou&hed upon and that is their pri&e tag.or a starting sCuad o+ 5, it%ll &ost 'ou the same as a 40 man ta&ti&al sCuad. A 40man sCuad will &ost 'ou the same as an 40 man assault sCuad, and then 'ou%d ha)eto pa' another R5 points to gi)e them 1ump pa& s. Alread' that%s one unit that &osts325. Plus i+ 'ou want to gi)e them missile laun&hers, Phosphex bombs, et& those areall more points. t%s eas' to spend ;00 points on this one unit. Are the' worth itF6ith the missiles, Phosphex and melta bombs and 1ump pa& s, the' &an wreasome serious ha)o&, but would onl' use them in high point games i.e. 2500!"where it%s more 1usti@able to sin ;30 into a single unit.

>e&hmarine o)enant

>his allows 'ou to bu' 473 >e&hmarines as a single he' &an also ha)e the30 eCui)alent o+ ser)itors, whi&h don%t ha)e mindlo& , the' 1ust ha)e to ta e apinning test without the te&hmarine. >he' aren%t ndependent &hara&ters though.#asi&all', i+ 'ou ha)e a large number o+ )ehi&les/an artiller' line, get some o+ these

gu's. *therwise, don%t bother, unless 'ou reall' li e &on)ersion beamers.Apothe&arion etat&hment

Another 473 &hoi&e. #asi&all' 'ou bu' howe)er man' Apothe&aries 'ou li e and 'ou&an put an' o+ them in an' power armoured/arti@&er armoured sCuad that are on+oot. At a measl' ;5 points, 'ou want to be putting them in 'our largest sCuads. Putthem in 'our 20 man ta&ti&al/brea&her sCuads and 'ou%ll be pa'ing a measl' 2.25


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points a model to gi)e them eel No Pain, whi&h it a prett' sweet deal. Plus 'ou &angi)e them Augur' s&anners +or anti7in@ltration/pseudo7 nter&eptor. >he other optionis to put them in 'our high )alue sCuads li e 'our &ommand sCuad or 'our hea)'weapons sCuad and gi)e them an extra line o+ de+en&e +rom bad di&e rolls/high APweapons. he' are 1ust as use+ul and 1ust as )ersatile as 'ouha)e alwa's nown readnought to be, so %m not sure what Tnew% &an sa' aboutthem.

$egion ontemptor readnought >alon

Prett' mu&h the same as abo)e, but 'ou ha)e to understand the di(eren&e betweenontemptor and normal readnoughts. >he di(eren&e is that ontemptors arebetter. or starters the' ha)e +ront A8 43, not 42. >he' ha)e a 5!! against shootingand a ?!! in &ombat, whi&h%ll sa)e 'our ba&on a +air +ew times. >he' ha)e a higherbase strength. >he' ha)e :eet. >he' &an ta e Kheres Assault annons and Bea)'on)ersion #eamers. Plus the' 1ust loo &ooler >he' &ost 50 points more, but i+ 'ouha)e the points would sa' alwa's go +or ontemptors.

$egion -ortis/ ontemptor7-ortis readnought

Prett' mu&h the same as the two abo)e entries and the same di(eren&es appl',ex&ept in these units 'ou onl' ta e one o+ the -ortis/ ontemptor7-ortisreadnoughts, rather than 473. Bowe)er, in this &ase, the arm weapons o+ botharms must be the same i.e. both twin7lin ed las&annons/hea)' bolters/et&". Also, i+the readnought sta's stationar' and doesn%t un in its turn, it gains both S '@reand nter&eptor +or 'our turn and 'our opponents turn. eall', this is the @rst bit o+

anti7air we see in a rusade arm' list.

nterestingl', the -ortis readnought &osts the same as one o+ the regularreadnoughts, but the ontemptor7-ortis &osts 20 points less than the regularontemptor. So, i+ 'ou onl' want one ontemptor, pi& one o+ these and get adis&ount on points, plus a bit o+ AA while 'ou%re at it. Sure 'ou sa&ri@&e 'our S40 AP2 readnought lose ombat 6eapons, but +or a lot o+ people the ris o+ randommelta7bombs or sergeants with power@sts stops people &harging their


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readnoughts in. Plus, in Rth shooting is ing soM

$egion apier 6eapons #atter'

>he >hunder@re%s 30 &ousin. hese Support SCuadsEma' not be used to @ll &ompulsor' >roops sele&tion slots on the or&e *rganisation&hart9. #ut we%ll &ross that bridge when we get to it. So, without +urther adoM

$egion >a&ti&al SCuad

Starting sCuad siIe is 40 +or 450 points and a +ull sCuad o+ 20 is a meagre 250points. Jnli e their ;0 &ounterparts, the' ha)e no options to ta e Tspe&ialweapons% i.e. Plasma guns, -elta7guns, o& et $aun&hers, et&". >here are three

&on@gurations 'ou &an ha)e +or 'ou ta&ti&al sCuad.4" #olter ! bolt pistol toting marines2" #olt pistol ! &hainsword marines sometimes &alled ea)ers"3" #olter ! bolt pistol ! &hainsword, but that%ll &ost 'ou extra.eall' it depends what 'ou want. + 'ou are pla'ing Sons o+ Borus, 6orld


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Prett' mu&h identi&al to ;0 ta&ti&al sCuad ex&ept the' &an go up to a 20 mansCuad +or ;00 points. #' &omparison a 40 man sCuad is onl' 250. + 'ou%)e got 307?0 points to spare 'ou &an gi)e them all a &ombat shield +or an in)ulnerable sa)e.*ther than that, i+ 'ou wanted to ta e an assault sCuad in ;0 , 'ou%ll want to ta etheir 30 &ousins.

$egion #rea&her Siege SCuad

*nl' slightl' less +or a 40 man sCuad as +or a 20 man ta&ti&al sCuad. So what do 'ougetF 6ell 'ou get a boarding shield, whi&h is ni&e be&ause it gi)e 'ou anin)ulnerable sa)e. >he' ha)e bolters as standard. Gou get spe&ial armour that lets'ou re7roll +ailed armour sa)es &aused b' blast or template weapons, but 'oursweeping ad)an&es and runs su(er b' 749. Jnli e >a&ti&al SCuads, 'ou &an gi)ethem spe&ial weapons li e :amers and melta gun. Gou &an ma e them into a 20man sCuad. >he' ha)e additional sur)i)abilit', so %d use them mainl' as ob1e&ti)ehuggers, sin&e as a gun7line 'our bog7standard >a&ti&al SCuad are &heaper andbetter with ur' o+ the $egion.

$egion >a&ti&al Support SCuad

Bere we get onto our @rst Support SCuad. n &ase 'ou were wondering whathappened to all the plasma and melta guns that o&&up' the ;0 >a&ti&al SCuads,here%s where the' went. Gou start o( with a 5 man sCuad with 5 :amers. Gou &anma e them into a 40 man sCuad and gi)e them all otor &annons, 8ol ite ali)ers,Plasma guns or -elta guns. i)e them a hino and run them at 'our opponent%stan line/terminators with melta/plasma.

>he bonus is that 'ou &an ha)e a 5 man sCuad, with melta/plasmas and a hino +or240 points, whi&h isn%t that expensi)e all things &onsidered. >he downside is that allmarines ha)e to be eCuipped with the same weapons, so no mix and mat&hing.ontrar' to the standard rusade ule o+ Ebigger is better9, would bu' them insmall sCuads with a spe&ialised role, mu&h li e S- hosen.

$egion e&onnaissan&e SCuad

*ur other support sCuad. #asi&all' 'our 30 s&outs. Jnli e ;0 s&outs, the' start

with power armour. >he' &an downgrade to standard s&out armour and the' gainn@ltrate and -o)e >hrough o)er.


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'ast Attac*

6el&ome ladies and gentlemen +or another instalment o+ >a&ti&s o+ a $egion. >oda'we%re tal ing about ast Atta& , as 'ou ma' ha)e guessed +rom title. &an%t thin o+some witti&ism to go with this, so %ll share with 'ou a line m' +riend told me whi&h

should su&&ess+ull' end an argument with someone who 1ust won%t listen to 'ou.EArguing with 'ou is li e pla'ing &hess with a pigeon. t doesn%t matter how good m'mo)es are, 'ou%re still going to poo all o)er the board.96ithout +urther ado, here%s m' brea down o+ the ast Atta& &hoi&es we ha)e, andthere are a lot

$egion See er SCuad

ight so here we ha)e a sCuad that &osts the same as a terminator sCuad, so itbetter be prett' good. suppose the ob)ious Cuestion is, are the'F 6ell, let meanswer that Cuestion with another Cuestion would 'ou bu' sternguard at the pri&eo+ terminatorsF >hat%s basi&all' what the' are. he' &an repla&e their twin7lin ed bolters with :amers,melta7guns or plasma7guns. Gou ha)e to pa' +or a sergeant, and he &an ha)e thegeneri& &lose &ombat weapons most sergeants &an ha)e. Be &an%t ha)e arti@&erarmour though, li e most sergeants. >he' &an all ta e melta7bombs and the' all getS&out. Now, this might not sound li e mu&h, but allow me to &ompare to an earlierunit $egion >a&ti&al Support SCuad

$et%s loo at the &omparison7 $egion >a&ti&al Support SCuad ! 5 Plasma7guns ! hino V 240 points7 $egion *utrider SCuad ! 4 additional Spa&e -arine *utriders ! ; >win7lin edPlasma7guns V 220 pointsSo the' ha)e the same mo)ement, until the hino is destro'ed. >he' ha)e thesame #S, but the *utriders get an additional atta& in lose ombat due to two

&lose &ombat weapons. Also, the *utriders are > 5. Plus, the Support sCuad &an onl'@re 2 o+ their guns +or their 429 mo)ement, and the *utriders are twin7lin ed. Now'ou &an argue that the hino o(ers extra prote&tion and on&e the' get out 'ou ha)emore shots i+ the' all sur)i)e", but with the &onstant 429 mo)ement and in&reasedtoughness, plus the ad)antage in &ombat whi&h the' &an do a+ter shooting than sto elentless, thin the *utriders are a prett' brilliant unit, espe&iall' when&ompared to similar units.


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$egion Atta& #i e SCuadron

Now, i+ 'ou were li ing what was sa'ing about *utriders, 'ou%ll probabl' li e thesegu's too. t allows 'ou to ha)e up to 5 Atta& #i es in one unit. Same deal asbe+ore, 2A, 5>, 3! with twin7lin ed bolters, 2 &lose &ombat weapons and &an bu'

melta7bombs. he' &an ha)e -ulti7meltas, 8ol ite ul)erins or Plasma &annons, but onl' e)er' 4per 3. Jltimatel', an expensi)e unit that has better &ontemporaries and so there+ore &an%t ta&ti&all'" ad)ise ta ing them. Still, lo)e the models.

$egion $and Speeder SCuadron

$and Speeders #asi&all' a 475 unit o+ land speeders. >he' &ost 40 points more thanan Atta& #i e to start, and the' &ome with a hea)' bolter as standard, whi&h &anbe swapped +or a hea)' :amer or multi7melta. >he' &an also bu' a Ba)o& $aun&her,another Bea)' #olter, Plasma &annon or ra)iton gun. *n the one hand, with 2 hullpoints and A8 40 all round, the' &an be easil' glan&ed to death. *n the other hand,the new )ehi&le damage &hart ma es them harder to explode to death. Plus 1in&ould help. Not the best &hoi&e, but also not the worst.

$egion Storm he Storm a)en o+ 30 . 6ell, slightl' di(erent armaments and a transport &apa&it'o+ 20, so a bit di(erent. t starts with mostl' anti7in+antr' weapons twin7lin edhea)' bolter and missiles", but 'ou &an gi)e it a twin7lin ed -ulti7melta and twin7lin ed $as&annons on the wings. Starting at 240 points, it%s a reasonabl' pri&' unit,

but being durable and ha)ing a de&ent range o+ weapons will see 'ou through mostthings. Although, don%t let the name +ool 'ou. >his is not a gunship. t%s a transportwith prett' good guns strapped to it. on%t thin o+ this as 'our AA option.

>arantula Sentr' un #atter'

Bonestl', these &on+use me. >hese are basi&all' automated weapons plat+orm that@res at the nearest target, but the targets it wants to shoot depend on what


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weapons 'ou gi)e it. Gou &an gi)e it all twin7lin ed" a hea)' bolter, a hea)' :amer,a rotor &annon, a las&annon or a multi7melta not twin7lin ed but 'ou get asear&hlight, +or what it%s worth". Also, +or 50 points per gun 'ou &an ha)e up to 3"'ou &an basi&all' ha)e a ra missile laun&her with s '@re, inter&eptor and re7rollsto hits on :iers or +ast s immers. So 450 points +or de&ent AA stu(. Not bad. *ther

than that, sin&e 'ou ha)e no real &ontrol o)er what the' @re on &an%t re&ommend.

Primaris7$ightning Stri e ighter

A 2 hull point, A844/44/40 :'er that starts with a twin7lin ed las&annon and 'ou &anupgrade to &arr' )arious weapons and bombs. heap when 'ou start bu'ing it butwith all the )arious armaments it &an get expensi)e. heother ni&e thing is it &an be bought as a dedi&ated transport +or a 5 man terminatorunit. t has a ind7o+7:amer atta& whi&h won%t go into. As said, it%s basi&all' aA842 all round drop pod that &an mo)e a+ter it lands.

Hea y $upport

AaaaaannnnnndddddM %m ba& Sorr' +or being gone +or so long. 6ith a bus'summer and other things ind o+ let this +all to the wa'side +or a bit sin&e it%s oneo+ those time &onsuming things lo)e but don%t alwa's ha)e the time +or. Bowe)er, ha)e managed to get some +ree time to tal to 'ou all a bit more about the ta&ti&so+ a legion and toda' we%re going to brea down the Bea)' Support &hoi&e +or 'our30 arm' o+ &hoosing. And there are Cuite a +ew

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At some point in the mperium%s histor', someone loo ed at a drop pod and thoughtEGeah we &ould put people in itMor we &ould pump i+ +ull o+ missiles 9 t &ostsroughl' as mu&h as two regular drop pods and basi&all' gi)es 'ou 5 immobilemissile laun&hers that &an onl' laun&h +rag missiles. Gou &an pa' +or ra missiles+or a 4/3 o+ what the pod itsel+ &osts, but 'ou then lose the +rag missiles, meaning it

la& :exibilit'. or its points there are mu&h better option in this se&tion, and mosto+ them don%t reCuire 'ou to land in the enem'%s +ront lawn to start blasting themapart.

$egion Bea)' Support SCuad

* , so these &ost 45 points less than a ta&ti&al sCuad, but 'ou onl' get hal+ as man'.Bowe)er, the' do &ome with hea)' bolters as standard. >hese &an be ex&hanged +or

1ust about an' other hea)' weapon under the sun +or a &ost. Gou &an also ma e thesCuad siIe 40. Now, 'ou might be as ing wh' ha)en%t a ined them to de)astators'et, li e ha)e with terminators or the ast Atta& Sternguard. >here is a )er'simple reason +or this the' are not li e de)astators/ha)o&s. >his is be&ause everysingle squad member &an ha)e a hea)' weapon. Gep, that%s right, all 40 o+ them&an tot hea)' weapons. >here is howe)er a downside the' must all ha)e the same hea)' weapon. So no plasma/las/hea)' bolter mixes +or multiple duties. Bowe)er,the' do get a&&ess to 8ol ite ul)erins, one o+ m' personal +a)ourite anti7in+antr'weapons. t is Bea)' ;, S ? to start with, but it also has the e:agrate Spe&ial rule.6at&h hordes o+ or s/guard/nid wither and die to them in dro)es.

Now, 40 lads with hea)' bolters will &ost 'ou 40 points more than a terminatorsCuad, whi&h sin&e the' die twi&e as +ast is prett' good &onsidering the' ha)e theadditional range and absolutel' no need to mar&h +orward into enem' units to tr'and ha& them apart. + 'ou want 40 las&annons that%ll &ost 'ou almost twi&e asmu&h, but 40 las&annons will s&are the &rap out o+ an' tan , with an' A8. Bell, that%ssomething don%t thin titans would be too happ' about +a&ing. Plus i+ 'ou throw asiege brea er in there to ma e them all #S 5 'ou are laughing. All in all, the' areprobabl' one o+ the most reliable wa' to bring the most da a/anti7tan stu( in oneunit, but also probabl' not the most &ost e(e&ti)e. And the +a&t that the' all ha)e toha)e the same gun does put a limit on how man' duel duties the' &an pull, whi&hthe' need to to get the most out o+ their points. would de@nitel' throw anApothe&ar' in with them, as gi)ing them all NP will help 'ou get the most out o+

them +or 1ust a little bit longer.

$egion Predator Stri e Armour SCuadron

>hose o+ 'ou with wor ing brains will ha)e noti&ed the word EsCuadron9 in the title.uess what that meansF >hat means 'ou &an get more than 4 Predator +or a singleBea)' Support &hoi&e. n this &ase it%s 473 be&ause e)er'thing seems to be in the$egion list". >he' start o+ dirt &heap at R5 points. >his doesn%t bu' 'ou mu&h


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though, sin&e at this point in time guns on the side o+ a Predator were an optionalextra. *n the sides 'ou &an put hea)' bolters, hea)' :amers or las&annons. *n thetop 'ou start out with the predator &annon, but 'ou &an &hoose a :amestorm&annon, an here is alwa's the argumentbetween whether a tan is better than in+antr'. A single las&annon will at most illone lad, but &ould ruin 'our tan . *n the other hand, 'ou won%t see Predators d'ingto lasguns and bolters. All in all, the' are more &ost e(e&ti)e that hea)' weaponsCuads and pull almost the same dut' o+ in+antr'/light tan illers. #ear in mindthat, sin&e the onl' reall' reliable anti7tan weapons that the predator has in therusade Arm' $ist are the -agna7melta and las&annons the two most expensi)eupgrades to bu'", the' are not 'our $and aider hunters reall'. At that point, 40las&annon dudes are better )alue +or ;5 points less. #ut 'eah, i+ 'ou want da a,get 'oursel+ some predators.

$egion $and aider #attle SCuadron

Another sCuadron t%s another 473 slot, but this time with god7damned $andaiders Bowe)er 'ou &an pi& between three di(erent :a)ours o+ $and aider.

>here%s 'our standard $and aider Phobos" whi&h is e)er'thing we now and lo)eabout $and aiders. >here%s the Proteus, whi&h is 50 points less, loses the assault)ehi&le rule, but &an be upgrades to ha)e an


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7 ; S? ro& ets with Sunder re7roll armour penetrations" >he Cuad hea)' bolters &an be upgraded to Cuad reaper auto&annons, gi)ing 'ouonl' ; twin lin ed shots, but all at S R. Plus, the Cuad hea)' bolters/Cuad reapers&an be @red at di(erent targets to all the other weapons and ea&h other" and don%t&ount towards the maximum number o+ weapons 'ou &an @re that turn. AN it has

the Stra@ng un spe&ial rule, ma ing 'ou #S 5 against an'thing that isn%t a :'er or+ast s immer. *ne o+ the gems o+ this se&tion in m' opinion. an SCuadron

Another sCuadron, horra' Although it%s prett' +ortunate it is a sCuadron be&ause'ou &an onl' ha)e 4 o+ them in the arm'. Gou &an &hose 473 o+ and o+ the +ollowingbut no mixing and mat&hing" A basilis , a medusa and a whirlwind. don%t pla'Astra -ilitarium so &an%t tell 'ou how the pri&ing o+ the two tan s di(er, but the'both &ost around the 450 points mar , so hope+ull' that helps. *ther than that the'are exa&tl' the same. >he onl' &hange to the whirlwind is that it &an gi)e up itsusual missile batteries +or missile batteries whi&h basi&all' @re 4 ra missile with

s '@reM %m not impressed +ran l'. + 'ou want AA options, there are mu&h betterones than the whirlwind. As +or the medusa and basilis , well sin&e the' areun&hanged i+ the' are good enough +or Astra -ilitarium the' are good enough +or'ou.

$egion 8indi&ator

*ddl', this is not a sCuadron +or some reason s" un nown to me. Gou 1ust get one. t&osts 420 points without the doIer blade and 'ou &an ex&hange its demolisher&annon +or a laser destro'er arra' an AP4, twin7lin ed, ordinan&e las&annon with a3?9 range", but +ran l' i+ 'ou do thin 'ou ha)e missed the point o+ what a)indi&ator is supposed to do. Another &op out se&tion where go E'ou alread' nowwhat this is.9 thin it &osts about the same as it does +or regular Spa&e -arines.t%s good at what it does, and what it does is rolls +orwards and ruins people%s da'swith S40, AP4 pie7plates.

$egion Spartan Assault >an


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ood god, this is a $and aider on steroids. t has 5 hull points, Cuad las&annonstwo twin7lin ed las&annons taped together" where a $and aider has 1ust regular$as&annons. t%s an assault )ehi&le, &an ha)e most standard )ehi&le upgrades, plusa +ew ones whi&h are un&ommon li e the :are shield". Now, at this point 'ou mightwonder Ewh' does it &ost almost 300 pointsF9 >hat is be&ause it has an absolutel'

massi)e transport &apa&it' o+ 2/ %o els . >hat%s right, 'ou &an throw 40terminators, an' primar&h/terminator armoured hC in there and still ha)e room.6ith ; twin7lin ed las&annon shots, it &an brea open e)en the most stubborn o+tan s usuall'" and whate)er 'ou put inside will almost &ertainl' ruin an'one%s da'.Another gem.

$egion aestus Assault am

Gou now those weird :'ing things the Spa&e 6ol)es re&entl' got be&ause ames6or shop de&ided that an' arm' that didn%t ha)e a :'er in it wasn%t worth itan'moreF 6ell the aestus ind o+ loo s li e two o+ those du&t7taped to either sideo+ a +at melta7gun. t &ost 40 points more than a Spartan and it onl' has a transport&apa&it' o+ 40, so 'ou might wonder wh' 'ou would use it. t%s be&ause o+ a lo)el'in)ention &alled the -iseri&ord, whi&h means that 'ou get to ignore the #ul 'spe&ial rule. So it%s not great +rom transporting regular 1oes or the larger primar&hs,but i+ 'ou 1ust want to get 40 terminators somewhere reall' Cui& l' then this%ll dothat. t is also the onl' :ier to ha)e an A8 higher than 42 being A8 43 on both the+ront and sides". t also has a 5!! to an' shooting atta& s dire&ted at its +rontarmour. As said, it has a magna7melta in the middle o+ it whi&h will also suitabl'ruin most )ehi&les 1ust as well as ; las&annons. t &an ram, but that%s not reall'worth tal ing about in Rth ed sin&e ramming got ner+ed.

#asi&all', between this and the Spartan there isn%t mu&h swa' 'ou either wa'. *neis a :ier and one is a tan , so suppose it depends whi&h one 'ou trust more. orme, it &ome down to the extra 2.5 terminator troop &apa&it', the 40 pointdi(eren&e, and the +a&t that i+ the Spartan dies, it is unli el' to ill all o+ itso&&upants. #ut there are plent' o+ merits to the aestus too.

Si&aran 8enator >an estro'er

All hail the nipple gun n all seriousness, this tan s does what it sa's on the tin it

destro's other tan s. t%s 2 shot ordinan&e S40 AP4 gun that +or&es and tan e)ensuper hea)ies" it penetrates to onl' be able to @re snap shots the next turn. Gou &analso strap hea)' bolters or las&annons onto the side o+ it, but i+ 'ou go +or the hea)'bolters then 'ou ha)e seriousl' misunderstood the purpose o+ this tan . t has ahigher &han&e o+ blowing up though, due to its Tdangerous &ore%. ealisti&all', it%ll doits 1ob and do it well, but it%s pri&e tag o+ nearl' 200 points ma e it a strong but notoutstanding &hoi&e in m' mind.


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$egion Si&aran #attle >an

#e+ore 'ou as , do these in the order the' appear in the $egiones Astartes rusadeArm' $ist boo and don%t now wh' the original Si&aran tan &omes after the)ariant. n an' &ase, whereas it%s 8enator &ousin deals with the big bo's, the

original Si&aran is the light tan /anti7in+antr' tan in the +amil'. t has a ? shotauto&annon as its main gun, as opposed to the nipple gun pre)iousl' mentioned.

>hat might sound unremar able, but &onsider thisMit ignores 1in sa)es. As be+ore,it &an ta e hea)' bolters or las&annons. Also, as be+ore, i+ 'ou ta e the las&annons'ou ha)e mista en the purpose o+ this tan . Bowe)er, with a mu&h more reasonablepri&e tag o+ 455 points +or it and the hea)' bolters and the abilit' to laugh as

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