PinoyC
07-25-2010, 11:27 PM
Starting a theoretical baseline for when I start putting together a BA army.
Command Section:
-Storm Raven (to carry cmd section)
-Gabriel Seth (the only "Special Character" I'll probably ever use)
-Dreadnought w/ Missile Launcher (ML) & Ex Armor
-5 Assault Terminators w/2 TH/SS
---or---
-5 Honor Guard w/ 2 Melta, 3 LCs or PWs, and Chapter Banner
Armored Spearhead:
-Predator w/ HB Sponsons
-Baal w/ HB Sponsons
-Baal w/ HB Sponsons
Troops:
-5 Scouts w/ Snipers & ML
-5 Scouts w/ Snipers & ML
-5 RAS w/ Melta & Fist (in Pod)
-5 RAS w/ Melta & Fist (in Pod)
-10 RAS w/ 2 Melta & Fist (DS or Reg Deployment)
-10 RAS w/ 2 Melta & Fist (DS or Reg Deployment)
Tactica:
-scouts to hold rear objs & damage MCs/Pot-shot Vehs
-armored column takes mid-right/left as an anchor/semi-flank
-pods to attempt vehicle destruction and capture/contest forward objs
-RASs as tactically necessary
-cmd to hard flank & attempt to roll the enemy position (possibly drop the dread along the way to set flanked firebase)
Any comments/suggestions appreciated (especially the suggestions).
I personally believe that the BA's are now the premier SM tank army (fast tanks is just ridiculous) so it's hard not to have some treads but to have all tanks is anathema to the BA fluff and to not have any seems to be like cutting off an arm before you start.
The other new shiny bit is that the Storm Raven can hold a dreadnought...there's nothing like that kind of mobility for them (not to mention he can assault that same turn he jumps out) so to not take advantage of this seems ignorant...basically, if I have a Storm Raven it'll be hauling around a dread.
However, the only thing that's a firm must keep is Gabriel & the two 10-Man RASs...how to do that effectively yet at least semi-fluffy is the difficult part.
-PC
Command Section:
-Storm Raven (to carry cmd section)
-Gabriel Seth (the only "Special Character" I'll probably ever use)
-Dreadnought w/ Missile Launcher (ML) & Ex Armor
-5 Assault Terminators w/2 TH/SS
---or---
-5 Honor Guard w/ 2 Melta, 3 LCs or PWs, and Chapter Banner
Armored Spearhead:
-Predator w/ HB Sponsons
-Baal w/ HB Sponsons
-Baal w/ HB Sponsons
Troops:
-5 Scouts w/ Snipers & ML
-5 Scouts w/ Snipers & ML
-5 RAS w/ Melta & Fist (in Pod)
-5 RAS w/ Melta & Fist (in Pod)
-10 RAS w/ 2 Melta & Fist (DS or Reg Deployment)
-10 RAS w/ 2 Melta & Fist (DS or Reg Deployment)
Tactica:
-scouts to hold rear objs & damage MCs/Pot-shot Vehs
-armored column takes mid-right/left as an anchor/semi-flank
-pods to attempt vehicle destruction and capture/contest forward objs
-RASs as tactically necessary
-cmd to hard flank & attempt to roll the enemy position (possibly drop the dread along the way to set flanked firebase)
Any comments/suggestions appreciated (especially the suggestions).
I personally believe that the BA's are now the premier SM tank army (fast tanks is just ridiculous) so it's hard not to have some treads but to have all tanks is anathema to the BA fluff and to not have any seems to be like cutting off an arm before you start.
The other new shiny bit is that the Storm Raven can hold a dreadnought...there's nothing like that kind of mobility for them (not to mention he can assault that same turn he jumps out) so to not take advantage of this seems ignorant...basically, if I have a Storm Raven it'll be hauling around a dread.
However, the only thing that's a firm must keep is Gabriel & the two 10-Man RASs...how to do that effectively yet at least semi-fluffy is the difficult part.
-PC