Blood angel Scouts

[DantonTH]

Hey!

 

I got lots of space marine scouts (+30), those old metal versions that have boltpistol and knife. I also got Mephisto from somewhere so i started to think making Scout-heavy Blood angels list. Is there any point? I think the point would be that using cheap troops so I would get those extra points invested into something like Astorath the grim (as scouts have that red thirst ability also, right?) and get some deathcompany units. Is this making any sense? Can anyone tell me some better way of using "assault" scouts? (Second option was making them as black templar initiates)

[Taranis]

If you expand with boxes of HB scout boxes and convert some to missile launcher models you could get many infiltrated units. Perhaps combat squadding. Too bad sanguinary priests can't infiltrate with them. FnP makes them fast and furious in cc. Perhaps 3 Devestator squads with rhinos for them

to borrow. :(

[Drachnon]

Sounds like a fun list.

 

To answer your question yes scouts do have red thirst and therefore benefit from Astorath the Grim's shadow of the primarch ability.

 

Astorath and 60 scouts with close combat gear would be 1060 points. If you add a powerfist to each squad you'd get to 1210 points.

So I'm guessing you'd want to add something more to this then just the scouts. You might consider a techmarine and give a squad camo cloaks + sniper rifles (2+ cover snipers). (50 for techmarine 30 for camocloaks but if you drop the fist in this squad its only 5 points more).

There's also the scout bikers who are 210 points for 10 scouts bikers give the sergeant a fist again and you're at 235.

 

If you're willing to go 2k you could field the following:

Astorath

5x 10 close combat scouts with a power fist each.

1x 10 sniper scouts with cloaks

1x techmarine

3x 10 scout bikers with powerfist and clustermines.

 

Exactly 2k :lol:

[Fortunate Son]

Or you could just outflank the hell out of whoever you are playing.

Nothing like making the enemy move their gun-lines to the center of the table.

[Volcatus]

Can anyone tell me some better way of using "assault" scouts?

 

Load them up in Storm Ravens. :o

 

Sang Prist w/Claw

10 scouts w/ combat blade, bolt pistols, power fist

Storm Raven TLPC, TLMM, Hurricanes, EA

 

475 points.

[DantonTH]

I Think I love the idea of outflanking scouts with furious charge (if they get it...)! + Ashtoroth and some death company people and maybe I "have to" play mephisto too, because I have the model :P I have already too many armies (even I have sold some of them) but I really don't have CC-in-your-face style army yet so maybe starting one more ....

[Castiel]

What about adding a captain and making the 10th Company? Could make an interesting "in your face force" with a few scout bikers!

[AGPO]

Would be interesting as you don't see all that many scout heavy armies. Out of curiosity are shotgun scouts any use? I have a squad of ten kicking about that I was given by a friend but I haven't done anything with them.

[greatcrusade08]

Would be interesting as you don't see all that many scout heavy armies.

there are a few kicking about :devil:

 

Out of curiosity are shotgun scouts any use? I have a squad of ten kicking about that I was given by a friend but I haven't done anything with them.

right tool for the right job, shotguns are very situational.. they essentially give you an extra 2 attacks at I11, but after the first round of assault lose thier usefulness when compared to assault scouts, generally an even mix of shotties to bp/ccw is a good balanced approach