24000 pts apocalypse - tips?

[wbravenboer]

In a few weeks time we will be playing a major apocalypse game, 6 players, 4000 pts each,
tyranids/eldar versus IG/SM
The tyranids will be fielding a Hierophant and a barbed Hierodule,
the imperiums has at least 3 baneblades, a stormlord and a shadowsword.
I will be playing IG, especially the hierophant has me scared, and of course a lot of trygons, mawlocs and
beasties will be coming along...
Are there some people who can give me and my mates some pointers to deal with the bio-titan or some tactical advice?

[Xas]

hierophant hates lascannons
hierodules hate krak missiles and batlecanons

kill the 'dule first as it has comparatively high shooting power for its low survivability.


rest is just like any other game. if you defeat them in detail you also defeat them in the whole.

if you want to really bug the bugs get some destroyer weapons (imperial titans / laser weaponry) and a decent shield of small tanks so their hierophant cannot get it.

[DarkLink]

Make an Imperitor Class Titan from cardboard, and watch your opponents remove several square feet worth of models all at a time

[wbravenboer]

that is a great idea!
I have a warhound titan, but still in the box, it is a beautiful model, that deserves some time to make it into the killer it will be!
It is an idea to get some covering units, like sentinels, to try to protect the big tanks against those deep striking units?
Chances are that our Space marine player will use a lot of devastators and drop-pods to hammer the big ones, as our super-heavies will be blasting big chunks of tyranids... the heavy AP2 weapons will be aimed at those titans, it will be a matter of when those things will come in close contact, then it is probably 'game over'...

[blackjack]

24,000pts!

My advice.. RedBull lots and lots of RedBull. It's going to be a long day....

[HiveFleetTiamat]

As someone who has played a 10k myself. Make sure you have lots a blast templates vs nids.

[Mike X]

My advice.. RedBull lots and lots of RedBull. It's going to be a long day....

Great advice. My recommendation would be Mountain Dew though, since energy drinks taste nasty and make you crash hard.

[The AKH]

that is a great idea!
It is an idea to get some covering units, like sentinels, to try to protect the big tanks against those deep striking units?

Just cover the flanks with more tanks. Seriously.

[thelonegrif]

if your going into a game that big its been my experience that formations and extra stratagems conferred by those formation will help out a lot and ive seen that if you both take outflank you will be fighting around the table edges the whole freaking game and that got old quick in my circle since your running sm/ig you'll have access to a decent variety of weapons but dont go wasting them purely on titans (or bio titans in your case) sometimes you can spend up 2-4 turns trying to kill something like that just try to tie it up and keep it distracted and off objectives best way to do that is give it something tasty to chew on (that should keep it quite and happy for a bit ) and remember after mass points are gone snipes can bring down a titan

[eagleboy7259]

In a few weeks time we will be playing a major apocalypse game, 6 players, 4000 pts each,
tyranids/eldar versus IG/SM
The tyranids will be fielding a Hierophant and a barbed Hierodule,
the imperiums has at least 3 baneblades, a stormlord and a shadowsword.
I will be playing IG, especially the hierophant has me scared, and of course a lot of trygons, mawlocs and
beasties will be coming along...
Are there some people who can give me and my mates some pointers to deal with the bio-titan or some tactical advice?

Pray you get the first turn?