Rhino Fun

[Veldrik]

Ok, a little bit of intro, I was thinking of fielding a mechanised space wolves army to assist vs silly eldar.

Currently, I found that mixed units (power + termi) was the best, but realised that some rhinos would be good, and an LR maybe. Atleast it would add a bit more variety and reduce the whole being shot at first regardless of who deploys.

 

Anyways, I like wolf guard and long fangs, and realised I can do the following making use of fire points ;)

 

 

For when you have left over Elite or Troop choices (troop for Grimnar armies)

 

Rhino + Additional Storm Bolter

Wolf Guard + Storm Bolter

Wolf Guard + Storm Bolter

Thats a rhino with 4 storm bolters for 87 points (although additional armour could be useful).

 

 

If you have spare Heavy slots, then we have the following

Long Fang + Meltagun

Long Fang + HB

Long Fang + HB

Rhino + Additional Storm Bolter

100 pts - has to be stationary to shoot the HB, but atleast you can drive and shoot the multimelta.

 

You can of course swap out the two HBs for some other weapons at the appropriate costs aswell, depending on what you are up against.

The multi melta is really for popping vehicless if you get close enough.

 

Anyways, thats what I thought of - more rhinos on the table top will hopefully just irritate the opponenet, especially when the rhino is shooting them alot.

[Veldrik]

if you can can afford an extra WG and have a spare Heavy slot:

Rhino + Storm Bolter + Additional Armour + Hunter Killer missile

WG + Storm Bolter

Long Fang + Melta gun

111 pts

 

One person driving and four people hanging off the roof shooting

1 12" melta shot (really only 10 to 11 as its from the fire point) and 6 bolter fire at 24". Not deadly, but hey, it could be fun ;)

 

I was also thinking of a rhino with a a couple or mroe plasma cannons.

Maybe 3 guys with plasma, so if one guy hurts himself, another can replace him. :P Rhino with Plasma Cannons! it's like an electrically charged whirlwind.

[DV8]

if you can can afford an extra WG and have a spare Heavy slot:

Rhino + Storm Bolter + Additional Armour + Hunter Killer missile

WG + Storm Bolter

Long Fang + Melta gun

111 pts

 

One person driving and four people hanging off the roof shooting

1 12" melta shot (really only 10 to 11 as its from the fire point) and 6 bolter fire at 24". Not deadly, but hey, it could be fun ;)

 

I don't see how this works, since any Long Fangs (not the Pack Leader) MUST select a heavy weapon. Plus Long Fangs don't have access to Bolters. For 111 points, it's a pretty crappy combination.

 

I was also thinking of a rhino with a a couple or mroe plasma cannons.

Maybe 3 guys with plasma, so if one guy hurts himself, another can replace him. :) Rhino with Plasma Cannons! it's like an electrically charged whirlwind.

 

Plasma Cannons are okay. In the same vein, your Heavy Bolter unit above...

 

If you have spare Heavy slots, then we have the following

Long Fang + Meltagun

Long Fang + HB

Long Fang + HB

Rhino + Additional Storm Bolter

100 pts - has to be stationary to shoot the HB, but atleast you can drive and shoot the multimelta.

 

Is a bit of a waste, since you're only putting out 11 shots. You'd be better off taking a 6-strong pack with 5 Heavy Bolters for 115 points.

 

However, if you were to replace the Heavy Bolters with Lascannons, a 3 strong pack in a Rhino sitting back is full of win:

 

Pack Leader

2 Long Fangs with Lascannons

Rhino

130 points

 

Sit back in cover, pop the hatch and split fire with the Pack Leader. Much more survivable than a Predator (as they first have to kill the Rhino, and then the Long Fangs, and shaking/stunning the Rhino doesn't affect the Long Fangs, IIRC).

 

 

DV8

[avatar8481]

Sit back in cover, pop the hatch and split fire with the Pack Leader. Much more survivable than a Predator (as they first have to kill the Rhino, and then the Long Fangs, and shaking/stunning the Rhino doesn't affect the Long Fangs, IIRC).

 

I've used and liked that squad, but shaking does effect the squad inside (they could still shoot if they disembarked, but then they count as moving and can't shoot heavy weapons.

[raymandust]

"Sit back in cover, pop the hatch and split fire with the Pack Leader. Much more survivable than a Predator (as they first have to kill the Rhino, and then the Long Fangs, and shaking/stunning the Rhino doesn't affect the Long Fangs, IIRC).

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I'm new to space marines and wolves, long fangs can fire from a rhino hatch? so 2 lascannons can fire and the PL can direct them from inside the rhino?

[Baba Lem]

Shaking the Rhino affects the transported unit, eg Long Fangs, too.

[Quillen]

All Rhinos have a back topm hatch and some of any squad in them can fire out.

 

I had a buddy 6 years ago that loved to do this with his Devs. Always at least 1 and sometimes 2 Rhinos with some heacy weapons hiding in it.

 

Dv8 you do know a long Fang Pack can be 2 people big. A Pack leader and one LF with a heavy weapon?

 

 

I prefer a Grey hunter pack with 2 plasmaguns, meltas, and/or flamers. They drive by and kill something while moving to the objective. Pop the Rhino, they hop out behind it for cover.

[Veldrik]

One person driving and four people hanging off the roof shooting

1 12" melta shot (really only 10 to 11 as its from the fire point) and 6 bolter fire at 24". Not deadly, but hey, it could be fun :D

I don't see how this works, since any Long Fangs (not the Pack Leader) MUST select a heavy weapon. Plus Long Fangs don't have access to Bolters. For 111 points, it's a pretty crappy combination.

 

Forgot to list the second long fang

 

Rhino (comes with a storm bolter) + additional armour (so it doesn't last two turns), HK (just because we can) + Additional Storm bolter

WG + Storm Bolter

Long fang + Meltagun (the pack leader)

long fang (normal, just has to be there as its compulsory - you could give him a HB)