elithren Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 So just had a game with a friend of mine who decided to pull his bugs off the shelf, brush off the dust (4th edition bug man), and make a ard boys list for them. After weeks of planning and scheming, he decided to run 100 Genestealers, Swarm lord with some tyrant guard, tyranofex, 2 hive guard, 2 zones in a pod, and doom in a pod. Unbeknownst to me, I accepted his challenge with a grunt and a dice roll, to see who went first. The mission was KP and I managed to beat him 8 to 7. I'll save posting the list until someone wants it but the question that I pose to the Fang, how would you deal with 100 genestealers? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Stick in the middle shooting everything while in cover waiting for the genestealers to show up. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2836802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torvak Kyre Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Totally agree with Brother Ramses Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2836821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring-around-the-roses Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 When in horde, Vindicate. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2836829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Just for fun, roll off with some dice what a 10 strong GH pack does to a genestealer brood when double-tapping and the counter-attacking what remains from cover. It will make you laugh and the bug player cry. I once ran a GH pack in a Rhino as interference for my Long Fangs when some genestealers came on the board. I blocked the genestealers with the Rhino, popped open the hatch and smoked two with meltas. The following turn he assaulted and blew up the Rhino. I popped my guys out and formed up in the crater. My turn I double tapped into them and the waited for his turn to counter-attack from cover to wipe out the rest. Cover screws genestealers hard. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2836835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Stick in the middle shooting everything while in cover waiting for the genestealers to show up. This. Just as an aside: Just for fun, roll off with some dice what a 10 strong GH pack does to a genestealer brood when double-tapping and the counter-attacking what remains from cover. It will make you laugh and the bug player cry. I once ran a GH pack in a Rhino as interference for my Long Fangs when some genestealers came on the board. I blocked the genestealers with the Rhino, popped open the hatch and smoked two with meltas. The following turn he assaulted and blew up the Rhino. I popped my guys out and formed up in the crater. My turn I double tapped into them and the waited for his turn to counter-attack from cover to wipe out the rest. Cover screws genestealers hard. I played my friends bugs this weekend. I was trying out some new models so I did some things I normally wouldn't do. One such thing is I charged his 20-strong genestealer brood w/a Broodlord with a pack of 10 Grey Hunters plus a WGPL and Ragnar. Rolled a +3 for his Insane Bravado, and popped his War Howl. 8 S6 Frost weapon, 10 S5 Power weapon, and 45 S5 CCW attacks later my squad was still over 50% and his genestealers lost the combat by 11 including loosing his Brood Lord. Amazingly he made his Leadership check and next round he caaused a few more casualties before the squad was annihilated. Still, I wouldn't recommend this as a strategy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2836978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wysten Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 One way is to get inventive with tank formations, and form a triangle shape with all your grey hunters in the middle. Short of a explode result, they will find it hard to get to grips with most of your forces while your furiously double tapping away. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2836980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Fire...and lots of it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2837020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoll Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 with insane bravery ,or wolf lord with saga of the warrior born on a thunder wolf and some other thunder wolves. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2837063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 That would be really, really cool. Now I have to go do that with my poor Macragge test subject Stealers. I would find the largest piece of area terrain, deploy my long fangs there, then circle the wagons around the outside. My Land Speeders would run around and heavy flamer anything they can find, while my bikes would provide horde control with the flamer and boltguns. And of course, the Long Fangs with six frag and 2 plasma templates. Lots of fun. Once they destroyed a rhino, the squad would get into the cover from it, fire everything, then watch as they charge forward and end up with I 1. No more bugs. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2837099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elric the Silvercoat Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Luck really helps to. Because all the tatics, skills, and cool stuff doesn't mean squat if the dice gods hate you that day. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2837133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 use a chooser of the slain to stop him from infiltrating Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/235564-100-genestealers/#findComment-2837143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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