What is our best Fast Attack choice?

[Clone]

As the title says: what is our best FA choice?

[Wildfire]

That's largely dependant on synergy and play style. There's no single FA unit that makes the others redundant, they all have their uses.

[Athalus]

I use three in my army - TWC, wolves, and bikes. Others are good too.

 

TWC are probably the most iconic, but hardest to make (no real model atm).

Bikers are fine for flanking. (just put a wg with em, let the fun ensue with flamers and heavy bolter assault bike)

Jet pack guys I am not a fan of, but never used them

Land speeders are pretty good and versatile (can go flamer/typhoon, melta/typhoon for lots of options)

Cant go wrong with F-wolves. Cheap, dirty, and much improved by saga of the wolfkin (one would argue a must if your gonna take them).

[Grey Mage]

Id say bang for your point? Probly Swiftclaws, they have pretty decent shooting, good speed, and a great charge they can just about gaurantee to get off- you can choose to leash them with a WG or a character, and their squad size is pretty generous. On the down side.... they cost alot of cash.

 

Right up there though is the Landspeeder- particularly single MM and Typhoon+HB variants, as just about any list can find a use for their speed and firepower, even if not all players can downplay their fragility well.

[Clone]

I like Speeders, I have two Typhoons with HB's, 4 Krak missiles or frags a turn is great. I am thinking about converting some Wulfen using Beastmen parts to use as TWC, I am attracted to the 4 attacks base, S5 and T5.

 

Decisions...

[Pils]

I've seen a guy using a Landspeeder with Typhoon and a MM, he was killing 3 Nid warrirors a turn with it. I personally love landspeeders and fen wolves, i'll also get TWC when/if they release models for them.

[LorgarXVII17]

Im going to go with Swiftclaws on this one. They make great vehicle killers, and can perform quite well against many unit types.

[lordsloth]

Probably swiftclaws.

 

But I like thunderwolves better just for 'coolness'. Only problem being that theres no propper model for em, that kind of hurts.

[WG Vrox]

I like swiftclaws, however not without a leader so the points add up pretty quick when deciding on either a HQ or WG to lead them. When you do put the points into them they are for sure hell on wheels. Running two packs seems to provide the best tactical advantage, though I have had good success with 3+1AB a WG and WL.

 

Consistent game-play performance vs cost I would have to go with Land Speeder, but there is a learning curve on how best to play them and most get frustrated before they realize their advantage. Running in pairs seems to yield the best results for me.

 

have not had a chance to playtest the TWM, but I have read many threads that praise them.

 

Fen Wolves are a delicate choice and in a kill point game against the right opponent will make them a liability. Running in large packs with a HQ on a TWM seems like the way to go. I have had some mild success and find that any pack under 9 is a waste of points and a CW or SoW is mandatory.

 

Those are the only ones I would suggest for top choice.

 

Vrox.

[Chodjinn]

They're all good really. I've got a 5man TWC, 5 man swiftclaw, 12 fenrisian wolves and planning two small bike squads with WG + Attack bikes. Not really a fan of speeders but they definitely have they're uses, I rather spend the points on a Long Fang squad tho.

[Natanael]

My vote goes to the Land Speeder Typhoon. Works wonders against any opponent woth both frags and kraks, quie easy to keep alive ('cause of the 48" range) and very good for contesting.

 

That said, I have not used swiftclaws in the new dex, but the used to be my favourite.

[fearlessgod]

I'm also a big fan of Typhoon Landspeeders. They are a solid choice against tanks and infantry. As has been stated, they're best used in pairs. The ability to deep strike and pop a tank can be a game-changer.

 

~fearlessgod~

[Ullr Direfang]

the real answer to your question is yes (or 42 / 7, if you prefer that kind of thing). a lot of it depends on how you play. i personally like swiftclaws and skyclaws as they get up there and start the fun while my slower units get there, or the force the choice of what is going to be shot at.

[HERO]

3x MM/HF is a pretty solid choice.

[Night Runner]

Personally, I would think Swiftclaws are the best FA choice. The are fast, tougher, with a larger amount of attacks. Although they have a BS of 3, they do have twin linked bolters and are relentless in shooting, they have heavy weapon support, and they are priced fairly well point wise. Second come the Land speeders.

[Wildfire]

I'm surprised so many people say Typhoons. They're rarely seen around here, and I rarely see anyone recommending them in the Army Lists section. Do that many people really use them?

[Grey Mage]

I run a pair with my DP lists normally, and always atleast one- the extra firepower and speed are amazing.

 

Or, to look at it another way- 4 LFs with 2 MLs and 1 HB is 85pts- for 5pts you trade split fire and 4 wounds for fast moving skimmer and immunity to str 3 weaponry, and get to take as a FA slot instead of a precious HS slot. I think thats a good deal personally.

[Wolf Lord Cuneglas]

A friend keeps talking about the speeder MM/HF, so I'm going to give it a try. I love the skyclaws. Put a Wolf Priest in with them, Mow, PF, Melta and that's a beastly unit. I have them move behind Rhinos or jump from terrain to terrain and they crush things when they hit them.

[Shannar]

I run two Typhoon in my alldroppod list, they work excellent, Deep strike abillity, great use against infantry and vehicles alike and 24´ flat out make it no brain choice for me...

[SamaNagol]

Speeders, then TWC, then Bikes.

[Clone]

It seems like a pair of Typhoons is the best bet. I only have one at the moment but I expect to be getting another soon.

[commander alexander]

A word of caution, land speeders are the biggest pain in the arse to put together, the top half and bottom half don't fit at all. :o

[Chucku]

I haven't used many FA choices in the new Codex. The Typhoon Landspeeder is awesome, especially against MCs in my experience. I'd like to try Skyclaws and have started gathering mod material for Thunder Wolf Cav. Bikes seem less useful to me given BS3.

[Lord Ragnarok]

I'm thinking this is one of those style type selections since many of the choices perform quite differently. We really need more slots available. (One of the benefits of Canis if you like fen wolves and other FA choices)