arming my Sisters of battle?

[chaplain belisarius]

I am thinking of running my sisters of battle squads like so-

 

10 sob including veteran sister superior, meltagun and heavy flamer.

in a rhino with smoke and H/K missile (extra anti tank!)

 

Is this a good way to run my sob? how do you guys run your sob squads?

 

Thanks for the info...;)

[chaplain belisarius]

anyone? :)

[calypso2ts]

Be patient, you posted 40 minutes ago.

 

That loadout is fine but you are missing some pieces. Drop the HK missile, you cant move at full speed and fire it and imo it is a waste. Smoke and Armor is great, any marine player would take out armor at 1/3 the cost. I alternate between Melta, H Flamer and Flamer, H Flamer depending on my mood and matchup. I also highly recommend a Brazier on the VSS so you can drop 2x templates. Where DG really shines is with Template weapons and you can get a disgusting number of hits on a dismounted enemy at times or one that just assaulted your tank.

[chaplain belisarius]

im thinking to use the H/K and my exorcists to take out any nasty stuff (mcs, tanks etc). After that ill get into flamer range and use divine guidance and rapid firing bolters to take out the enemy (backed up by my exorcists!)

[Chengar Qordath]

Hunter-Killer missiles do not do a great job as one-shot weapons for their hefty price tag, especially not on a fragile transport that has to slow down in order to fire said missile. There are better uses for those points.

[Obliterator]

I am thinking of running my sisters of battle squads like so-

 

10 sob including veteran sister superior, meltagun and heavy flamer.

in a rhino with smoke and H/K missile (extra anti tank!)

 

Is this a good way to run my sob? how do you guys run your sob squads?

 

Thanks for the info...:rolleyes:

Pretty much how I ru my squads these days, although I'd change the following:

- give your VSS a book of St. Lucius

- drop the H/K and get some extra armour. Only take the H/K if you REALLY don't know what else to waste points on. You could take one if you use a Rhino as a bunker on the objective, but seriously... a Rhino? :P

 

Personally I don't kit out my VSS-es much as I like my squads nice, cheap and plenty ;)

If I were to pimp them a bit, I'd also go for the brazier.

[chaplain belisarius]

thanks guys...im taking the h/k because i feel i need more anti tank and this seems like a good way to get more anti tank. Regarding the book of st lucius and blessed weapons and the like-i dont really see the leader of a sob mission getting entrusted with holy relics of the order(at least not till my army goes from 1k to 1.5k-then i might get a few more fun toys...:)

 

just my 2 cents..

[Obliterator]

thanks guys...im taking the h/k because i feel i need more anti tank and this seems like a good way to get more anti tank. Regarding the book of st lucius and blessed weapons and the like-i dont really see the leader of a sob mission getting entrusted with holy relics of the order(at least not till my army goes from 1k to 1.5k-then i might get a few more fun toys...:lol:

 

just my 2 cents..

I can see what you mean for the Blessed Weapon, but I consider the book of St.Lucius more as a standard issue prayerbook. For that points cost, there's no reason NOT to take it as its effects are amazing, and if it was a rare relic, then it would probably cost more points or have a 'one per army' limit.

[Chengar Qordath]

thanks guys...im taking the h/k because i feel i need more anti tank and this seems like a good way to get more anti tank. Regarding the book of st lucius and blessed weapons and the like-i dont really see the leader of a sob mission getting entrusted with holy relics of the order(at least not till my army goes from 1k to 1.5k-then i might get a few more fun toys...;)

 

just my 2 cents..

I can see what you mean for the Blessed Weapon, but I consider the book of St.Lucius more as a standard issue prayerbook. For that points cost, there's no reason NOT to take it as its effects are amazing, and if it was a rare relic, then it would probably cost more points or have a 'one per army' limit.

Agreed; the fact that BoSLs can be easily distributed to every single unit in a Sisters army means it is certainly not a rare relic. Moreover, the gameplay benefits of the BoSL are so massive that not taking them is shooting yourself in the foot, and no army using a 3rd edition Codex can afford to do that.

 

Also, the H-K missile is a rotten way to get more anti-tank. Besides, with Exorcists and the ease with which sisters can spam melta, anti-tank should not be a problem for any well-made list.

[Bishoujo]

I think I see what you are going for with the Hunter Killer missiles. You going to stand still turn 1 and do a mini-alpha strike with your Hunter Killer missiles + Exorcists and hope to slow down enemy mobility by blowing up transports? I mean, I think thats what you're going for. And, it makes sense on paper - and it might actually work. But, it's terribly inefficient and I don't like it one bit.

 

However, based on your decision not to take certain pieces of wargear because it goes against your interpretation of the fluff - it looks like you're wanting the army to play a certain way that you find fun/interesting, and not so concerned on it being particularly competitive.

 

At the end of the day, you've got to go with what you're going to enjoy the most - win or lose.

 

Personally, I'd never use a hunter killer missile. Smoke? Yes please. Extra Armor? Certainly worth it.

 

As for the squads themselves, you're on the right path. I like the balanced approach of the meltagun and heavy flamer. It's how I run my squads by default. Sometimes I run 2x melta gun or Flamer + Heavy Flamer depending on my mood. Braziers are fun on your VSS sometimes, if you've got leftover points or are running a double flamer group.

 

But, if you take nothing else from this - Book of Saint Lucius for the win! Seriously. It's the first piece of wargear I put into my Sisters squads and, in my opinion, is a must have.

 

Whew... those are my opinions.

[chaplain belisarius]

Thanks CC!;)

 

Yes, thats exactly what im going for-a bombardment of the enemy with my exorcists and h/ks in T1. T2 my sisters will destroy the enemy with the holy trinity of bolter, melta and flamer (plus divine guidance!)

 

Im not interested in a win at all costs list-but i do want a fun game!

[ArmouredWing]

I'd wholeheartedly echo the sentiments on the BoSL. It's as much a necessity as including a vet to make squads faithful, in fact the first thing I used to do was build the vet then the squad when putting together a list.

 

In terms of building a fun list? Well, in truth I also don't believe in building a list to win at all costs but you do need to remember that sisters are not a truly competative force in the current edition and to win takes a whole lot of experience... but also a decent standard of list to boot. The biggest boon to a sisters player is facing someone who's not played against sisters on a regular basis, we've got tricks and abilities that work well but you can't underestimate the element of surprise either.

[chaplain belisarius]

but is the book of st lucius quit a rare item in the fluff or are there loads of it lying around? thats what im trying to figure out...;)

[ArmouredWing]

but is the book of st lucius quit a rare item in the fluff or are there loads of it lying around? thats what im trying to figure out...:)

Well, I'd say look at who you can issue it to. The restrictions on other 'rarer' items of wargear are evident when you look in the inventory, IP's are limited to =][='s & AS heroines (as are BW's if my memory serves me right) but BoSL is available freely to all AS units as long as they have a vet supe in their number.

 

So, as I think Oblit said, BoSL are the equivalent of a prayer book for the sisters, albeit it one that is granted to veterans to encourage devotion by the rest of the squad.

[chaplain belisarius]

so its sort of like all sob have their own bible but when they get promoted to vet sister superior they get the special edition version of the bible? good point there (how silly do i feel i opened up a thread on how common the book of st lucius is too...)

[WAR]

The BoSL is the most prized piece of wargear that any AS model can have. That one item at the cost of 5 pts has saved me more than once. The squad load outs are pretty standard (listed above) I personally just use the meltagun hvy flamer combo in all my squads that can do it as this maximizes my anti tank that and combined with exorcists most tanks should be gone by the end the game. I tend to only give my VSS bolters BoSL and meltabombs which is cheaper than a HK and more effective.

[chaplain belisarius]

I will give all my veteran sister superiors the book of st lucius (will say they get presented with it when they become vet sister superiors?)

 

In my opinion the BOSL isnt rare but isnt given to "normal" sisters (maybe thy havent earned it?)

 

just a few thoughts ive had on the BOSL...