jimmyzimms wrote:
Too BA you cant get some robots (ogryns) to accompany the SHT. They hug the tanks for cover, works as an ablative shield, and protect the tanks from CC attacks.
I'd probably go for a single SHT and slot in another arty (manticore) + hydra
Try to keep up, Bond... Ogryns are now Servitors (cc heavies), and its the Fire Support teams that are now Robots (heavy weapons, see).
My own random substitutions aside, I generally dislike this kind of arrangement. Throwing a couple of infantry stands in a SHV formation just gives the AP dedicated weapons something to do and shoot at in my experience. But, thats what the bikes (was, Rough Riders!) are for. I will hold one formation back until turn four, where they will counter charge any close combat or short ranged threat to the heavy tanks. Their 4+ cc, extra attack and first strike along with being fast assaulters and a separate formation makes them ideal for this kind of thing. At turn four, they will sally forth towards the nearest objective. The second Bike formation will probably run interference for the Tank Company.
I am very tempted by the extra Artillery.... but the idea of a set of three super heavies rolling forward is just too cool to ignore, and I really need something with serious big hit capacity in the list for kill shots, I think. I will probably go with two Shadowswords and a Baneblade for this formation.
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