Olgerth Istaarn Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Been playing with Noise Marine loadouts. Blastmaster is definitely a nice gun, and Doom Siren is also ridiculously good. But what about Sonic Blasters? They look good on paper (lots of shots at 24'', assault capability), but are they worth a massive point investment? Come to think of it, what is the preferred role of Noise Marines anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillin Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think the best role for NM's is squads of 6 w/ SB's, hanging back at 24" just laying out dakka. But at 25 pts per they are very expensive. I think a good part of your battle plan and army has to be made around them for them to be really effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpse. Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Vindicator, Defiler, Obliterators (Maybe a lash or two) and you have what synergy you can build along side the noise marines. Big blasts/mobility control (that means spreading them apart.keeping thim at bay with a few models in range) and eat up their troops getting as many 24" range models in range of a few of his, so that very little firepower gets spit back. Having a little firepower spit at you is the same as being very durable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jeske Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 you make a water warrior list just like GK . weaker hth , but better control[lash] better hvy support[oblits]. it works ok , when you make the list around using NM as a single or 2 squads compering to normal csm or zerkers/pms they just arent worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Humongous Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Absolutely worth it. Hordes of noise marines with just sonic blasters are quite nasty against just about any sort of infantry. A squad of 6 may not do much, but 3 squads of 10... ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 they can provide some serious dakka that's for sure but worth it? it depends on the points of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis360 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 What about a list like: Sorcerer, lash DP, wings, lash 8x NM /w Sonic blasters 8x NM /w Sonic blasters 10x CSM /w MoS, champ /w powersword, melta bombs - just for pure objective scoring and cheap CC punch. Vindicator 2x Oblits 2x Oblits I think that fits in around 1500, maybe a bit over. Its something akin to the build I was thinking of. Would it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudge Dreadnought Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I find it interesting that you question if sonic blasters are useful while thinking the BM is useful. The general concensus is its the other way round. As for the list, yes it works technically. Is it good? I'm not sure. Since you are running 2 lash's i'd suggest a noise marine squad instead of the csm squad so you can take a doom siren though. If you've got lash get all the nasty templates you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis360 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 But the vindicators a good idea then? What about two? And only a single squad of oblits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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