Thunder Wolf Cav

[Hawca]

So to set the scene Im playing about with a unit of 5 Thunder Wolf with Thunder Hammer, as yet they have been a little disapointing, LD8 isnt great and they are a big target, so what are people success with these big bad wolves? are they a competative unit? Competative enough for Tornements?

discuss

[40k Junkie]

They add a higher level of planning needed. You cannot have a bunch of wolves in the open. But its good to have them as a threat. If your opponent is shooting at them he is scared of them. So have acouple threatning units and make them choose. To make them survive you need multiples.

[MaveriK]

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=187941

http://space-wolves-grey.blogspot.com/2010...lf-cavalry.html

 

hope that helps!

[commander alexander]

present other juicy targets like Vindicators or land raiders.

[Hawca]

present other juicy targets like Vindicators or land raiders.

 

its not the shooting that kills them, maybe i expect to much,

 

I use 2 Land raiders to give nice cover saves and distraction,

 

thats not to say I dont do well, with the games I have played I have come out the victor. maybe its just the dice but sure fire things and they flop. the worst so far is hitting a dreadnought, I lose 1 wolf to ID penatrate with the rending to imobilise and then the TH flops I lost combat and flee.

 

the best they did waskill a unit of Blood crushers and Lord on blood crusers although they all died leaving a prone Wolf Lord.

 

Maybe they are working buy alouing my army to do its job effectively.

 

am i expecting tomuch for them to go on a rampaging crusade?

[Oldenhaller]

I'd say it's about how you tool them up. If you're charging a dreadnought then you hould have at least one t-hammer or power fist in the unit and another with melta-bombs. While rending is a possibility if your lord has a frost blade then he'll be 6-7 attacks at S6 which also have a chance of penetrating

 

~O

[nurglespuss]

Also storm shields, and a character are probably a must for thunderwolves.

[Oldenhaller]

having said that my wolf lord was rubbish last night, TWM, RA, TH, BoR, SotWB...failed to kill a squad of gardsmen on the charge before he was brought low after 4 rounds of combat. I think my dice may have betrayed me a little :whistling:

 

~O

[nurglespuss]

Aye, my wolf guar battle leader on thunderwolf with frost blade, storm shield and saga of the warrior born, always does the best out of my characters. He is affectionately known as the 'tactical squad killer' as this seems like the only target he wants to fight.

[Oldenhaller]

lol and understandably so. It was the two wounds from rifle buits he took in successive rounds of combat which was the most galling.....the power sword finally managed to cut through the harness on his saddle after much sawing :whistling:

 

~O

[nurglespuss]

HAHA! oh dear, pesky guardsmen, never underestimate a human! :)

[Oldenhaller]

you'd have thought that after 24 attacks at 3's to hit, 2's to kill he'd manage to do them away...but no! the emperor was obviously with them as he realised my stead was really an eldar cat with a gretchin's pet's head glued to the front of it rather than a true wolf of Fenris

 

*Sigh*

 

~O

[Godhead]

Against the Tau last night my twc was rock solid. Canis was rubbish after I split him off, but that's to be expected I guess. I'm thinking about chopping off the WC's for a FB/SS set up and running him as my lord. I am however a fan of the WC's/FB over the TH simply because I5 can eat alot of things.

 

I'll let my TH TWC deal do his job vs dreads and the like. Maybe try changing up your load out.

[Jonny Wolf]

My TWC have owned the table more times than I can count.

 

And remember, when they occasionally do run, they're going 3D6...so typically they've been able to rally next turn and get stuck back in.

[Athalus]

if you go storm shield, grab wolf claw, as it has a better chance to get in there against higher toughness enemies. If ya go belt of russ, take frost blade with a pistol.

[commander alexander]

If you want to have an invulnerable save, high strength weapons, and initiative, give the wolf lord a belt of russ, and two frostblades, as in the FAQ it clarified they stack the +1 str, which means he would be Str7, I5 power weapon attacks.

[Jarl Kjaran Coldheart]

If you want to have an invulnerable save, high strength weapons, and initiative, give the wolf lord a belt of russ, and two frostblades, as in the FAQ it clarified they stack the +1 str, which means he would be Str7, I5 power weapon attacks.

 

can you point out where this little gem is to be found(page #)? i havent seen that in the FAQ, and would hate to miss something like this...

 

WLK

[commander alexander]

I cant seem to find it right now, but I could have sworn I saw it in there.... <_<

[Wispy]

...that's not in the FAQ at all! <_<

[Jarl Kjaran Coldheart]

i was being nice about it, but to be blunt i have never seen it either.

 

WLK

[Wispy]

I have all the subtly and grace of hammer. Manners, too.

[Jarl Kjaran Coldheart]

I have all the subtly and grace of hammer. Manners, too.

 

same here, but i am trying to curb that.

 

WLK

[Xeenos]

i recall something like that.. cant remember it word for word.. might have to look and see if i can find what im picturing.

 

Maybe they ninja editited it out! Bastards!

[commander alexander]

i recall something like that.. cant remember it word for word.. might have to look and see if i can find what im picturing.

 

Maybe they ninja editited it out! Bastards!

 

They might have, because I could swear I saw it in there shortly after the release. :cry:

[commander alexander]

Well its definitely in the FAQ here though http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...howtopic=179925 ........ :unsure: