Traitor Aranos Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Combi-Meltas on Rhinos. Are they worth their points? Broadening the question, what SHOULD be taken on a Rhino in a competitive list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jeske Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 A . hardly ever . B . nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Crippster Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I usually keep my rhinos clean and it seems to work well for me. I figure for 35 pts if they give anything more than mobile cover it's bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 what SHOULD be taken on a Rhino in a competitive list? The way I see it, nothing. They work well as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dryad Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 what SHOULD be taken on a Rhino in a competitive list? The way I see it, nothing. They work well as is. Except for skulls... Rhinos work really well with lots of skulls on them :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I thought that was a given? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traitor Aranos Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Alright, cool. Just making sure taking a vanilla rhino was the norm. And yes, I'll be sure to chaos it up with lots o' skulls. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I put a combi-melta on every rhino, and 8/10 times they get used. The extra shot can kill a tank when I want the squad to kill infantry, and it's also an extra weapon to destroy from hits before the whole thing goes up. Four bolter shots always seems useful as well. All told, 20 points well spent and I highly suggest it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I put a combi-melta on every rhino, and 8/10 times they get used. The extra shot can kill a tank when I want the squad to kill infantry, and it's also an extra weapon to destroy from hits before the whole thing goes up. Four bolter shots always seems useful as well. All told, 20 points well spent and I highly suggest it. It also looks awesome, as well as fluffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Worms Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I use them, mainly to pop transports so my TSons can mow down the saps who pile out afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traitor Aranos Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 So now I AM hearing from some pro-melta guys :D But yeah, I think I will at least assemble them from the sprue so I can always have the option of messing up some enemy tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipertaja Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Broadening the question, what SHOULD be taken on a Rhino in a competitive list? "Go faster" stripes. (fluffy dice) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Worms Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 So now I AM hearing from some pro-melta guys :D But yeah, I think I will at least assemble them from the sprue so I can always have the option of messing up some enemy tanks. You should magnetize or leave unglued all that sort of stuff anyway. If you want to use it, there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpse. Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Combiflamer, but rather have a havoc launcher after I tank shock and lay down a rerollable scatter dice blast weapon. There are times I take it on a rhino with berzerkers, just because the zerkers cant have meltas. Same said about thousand sons. Only in a case of scarcity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minigun762 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I like the 2nd TL Bolter, cheap and provides some extra punch at close range, plus you can move/fire it as well. As for the Combi-Melta, I used to think it would be more useful to put on the Rhino since it also provides an extra Bolter but now I'm not so sure. I might put it on an AC instead, since its a bit safer there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWinds Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Combi-Meltas on Rhinos. Are they worth their points? Broadening the question, what SHOULD be taken on a Rhino in a competitive list? Put it on the champion instead. Thats what I do. If the rhino moved 12" it can't shoot... but if the squad gets out he still can. Its a lot more likely to get used IMO. What should be taken on a rhino? Smoke launchers.. they come standard but you should have them modeled for sure :mellow: ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimerical Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 If the squad inside can't pack melta, then it's a decent way to spend your points. It really depends on how much anti-tank you have in the rest of your army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 tell me ...how many combi-meltas can i put on a Rhino based army?I use it only in Chosen's rhino.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 tell me ...how many combi-meltas can i put on a Rhino based army?I use it only in Chosen's rhino..1 per Chaos lord, 1 per Sorceror in Terminator armour, 1 per Chaos Terminator, 1 per CSM Aspiring Champion, 1 per Chaos Rhino, 1 per Plague Champion, 1 per Chaos Havoc Aspiring Champion, 1 per Chaos Predator, 1 per Chaos Vindicator, and 1 per Chaos Land Raider.My question is, why would you? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronWinds Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 A lot. A CSM squad in a rhino could have 4, Chosen in a rhino 5, Havoks in a rhino... 6. Obliterators 1 each. Lords can take them. Lord, 6 CSMs in rhinos, 3 havoks in rhinos. Over 30.... probably to many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskie Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I've never done this, but we talked about it after a tournament recently. I usually go combi-flamer when I have points for the plague champions. I made a four combi-melta chosen squad once. It works OK actually. For my rhinos I like the Havoc launcher, but next rhino I make I will magnetize it, as sometimes you just have points for plane. I see people who always take extra armor on their rhinos, I've never thought it was worth it for ten points. Maybe on a landraider... The old ablative armor wargear card was the bomb. So was plus one AV for parasitic possession too. Makin's some new HQ, may do a new rhino for this tournament, but I may not have time. http://blog.muschamp.ca/2010/03/24/fresh-recruits/ I've been reevaluating the plasma pistol as an option versus the combi-melta for the champ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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