Luku Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Lascannon Sponsons on Preds are they worth it? Thats my question.... For 60pts (which seems a lot) you get two more Las shots, now whilst I know they can count for a lot is really worth taking them for that kinda cost (not to mention the fact that model wise you look at them wrong and they snap!!) And if not, is it even worth taking a pred with just the twin linked las on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlow Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 I think Sponsons are a better idea than replacing the Turret with TLLC. 120 Points buys you a decent Tank that can shoot down anything and if it remains stationary gets four shots. Generally I take Dreadnaughts or Razorbacks instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luku Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hmm....so which is better for mounting Las power? Dreads or Preads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape_13 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 My $0.02... Dreads with lascannons scream "shoot me" to your enemies. As does a predator with the twin-linked turret. But that sneaky autocannon and two lascannon predator somehow seems... less threatening. The magic of the autocannon, I guess. For cheap yet effective vehicle punching that will rank somewhat lower on your enemies' mental kill ordering, I definitely second Marlow's comment. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luku Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hmm.....thats the thing, you get the guns you need, and they blow them up... But dreads are slightly more resiliant then preads right? More weapons to blow off and definatly harder to kill in Close combat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minigun762 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hmm.....thats the thing, you get the guns you need, and they blow them up... But dreads are slightly more resiliant then preads right? More weapons to blow off and definatly harder to kill in Close combat.... But worse front armor and less guns (2 compared to 3). Shoot Predators are better at shooting for the most part, the main advantage of Dreadnoughts is being able to move 6" and fire both weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luku Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Plus can get close enough and squish tanks up by hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg861 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I like my Las Pred. It definately is a bullet magnet. People want it down ASAP but it gets a lot of shots off... too bad I've been rolling terribly with it lately. It definately helps create a core to your force where you can really base the rest of your units around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannus Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Dreads with lascannons scream "shoot me" to your enemies. In my experience, Dreads (regardless of armament) scream "shoot me!". :) I... too bad I've been rolling terribly with it lately. You need to make the proper supplications to the Omnissiah and you should be OK. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg861 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yeah, I've been praying to Gork and Mork from my Fantasy days... it would appear the Emperor is not too happy about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTAG Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 The 3 Las Pred is the cheapest concentration of Lascannons you can get outside of a 5 man Stern with 2 Lascannons. I find it invaluable in dealing with MC, multi-wound units, TEQs and medium armor. I know it can hurt AV 14, but I have plenty of mobile Meltaguns for that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luku Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 That much is true, but I'm still a little bitter about the Predator models sponsons since the last two I owned....and ruined because of those sponsons... Can anyone think of a way to get past this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giga Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Glue the sponsors to the side, so they don't move and don't get in the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luku Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 But then they look quite wrong....I can't explain it...they just don't seem right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giga Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Well, then you'll just have to be careful with how you handle your pred. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzkrieg861 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yeah I glued mine on to the sides after doing it the right way first and then trying to magnet them with these ridiculously strong magnets before moving on to just glueing them. With the left over bits I converted a Rhino into a Dakka Pred!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainsawDR Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 i cut a tiny bit off some matchsticks and glued them onto the sponsons where the plastic had been... took a bit of fiddling to get them on, but my sponsons swing around and dont fall off no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethrion Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 If the predator gets any upgrades then yes usually it is the side lascannons for me. But a lot has to be said for the basic variant with just the autocannon. At only 60pts "its a deal, its a steal, its the sale of the f***ing century, in fact f*ck it Nick i think i,ll keep it!" ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty the Pyro Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I have no idea how reasonable it is for pred sponsons but you could try magnitizing, rare eath magnets hold stuff in real good, you would be able to remove them for storage (or to clear some points in your list when adjusting), and when you get a weapon destroyed its alot of fun to go "Boom" and let a sponson fall to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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