Schertenleib Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Going to play my first Apoc game in November. Here's the game: Space Marine battle barge crashes on an Ork controlled world. I get to field my whole collection of Wolves (~5000 pts) + 5000 pts of marines from my buddies collection (vanilla marines or just more SW is up to me). We can each take Super Heavies and I know he has a couple Stompas lying around..... So my question is: Should I try to take a Super Heavy? Neither of us have Thunderhawks so that is out. He's offered me a Warhound, but as it's not something that would be on the barge I would have to have it enter from a random board edge after rolling for reserves. Is there a SH I could have as a marine? I could spend part of my extra 5000 pts to bring in IG from off the board as well, but I don't know anything about IG. Advice please.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Kjaran Coldheart Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 well, the here are a few lessons i have learned from my past apoc games 1) bring aspirin. you'll need it. 2) sleep well the night before 3) bring febreeze. those are essential. now to gaming tips: 1) i own no super heavies. Wolves are so good at their respective roles i dont feel it is 100% required. titan hunter formations and hammer blow work wonders. 2) take wolf scouts. their ability to appear and mess crap up has saved me alot of pain in apoc games. i'll post more when i think of it. WLK Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_starrise Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 If there are going to be Stompas, a warhound w/ strength D weapons would be excellent if you have access to it. Otherwise see what apocalypse formations you can come up w/ from your vehicle collection between you & your buddy's SM collection. The linebreaker squadrons are excellent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baba Lem Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 3) bring febreeze. SW genes at work, huh? Lol. How many predators do you have access to? Death henchmen squadrons, whatever you call them, are pretty neat at taking down stompaz with massed Lascannon fire and rerolls. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forté Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Nice big linebreaker pie plates. Maybe write your own formations as there arnt really any SW specific to my knowledge. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsavong Lah Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 You could take a Fellblade. If your opponent complains, remind them that you're playing Apocalypse, where you can literally bring whatever the eff you want. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksad Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 don't remember the name, but there's this Land Raider with 3 twinlinked Lasscannons and 2 regular ones... that could do some damage to a stompa I'd imagine? that, and Thunderwolf mounted Thunderhammer bearers... carve through heavies like lightning. (155 pts for an Iron Priest with 4 cyberwolves goes a long way) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 The above is a Land Raider Terminus. Also, a Wolf Lord w/ Runic, Storm shield, WTT, WTN, SotB, and the Legion Relic asset < 250pts. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2860821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_starrise Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I had vanilla termies w/ thunder hammers take down a reaver titan in the last turn of our recent apoc game. Never doubt what they can do to a vehicle, super heavy or not. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2861546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsavong Lah Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I'm also fond of taking 10 Lone Wolves in TDA with SS and Thunder Hammers/Chainfists. They always kick ass, and usually singlehandedly take care of every superheavy on the board and then some. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2861642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. A. K. Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Definatly take the Warhound with the D weapons!! they are just brutal. I've used one in a few apoc games and it never died, also it blew a stompa to bits in one shot literally. I kept rolling a 6 on the damage table and just kept on rolling 6's so I go to roll again til it exploded and took half the dread mob with it. hands down the best 750 points you could spend IMHO. Not to mention that Ork stompas don't really have any shields unlike the WarHound. they can try to use a big mek but strength D ignores cover!!! G Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2861719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_starrise Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Also, if you take the Warhound, take the strategic asset replacements on it which is just plain evil. That's what I did in our last Apoc game so it made it a little more expendable so I used it as a major fire magnet & to duke it out w/ the enemy Reaver. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2862761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Orion Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 A buddy of mine has a masive ork army along with two stompas. Before I got my warhound, I used...... 5 terminators= combi melta/chainfist in a drop pod. I had two sets of these guys and called them the stompa stopas. Since I got my warhound I usually bring just one set depending on the points and what other team members are bringing. I also have used this though very expensive..... Wolf lord= chainfist/combi melta, saga of the bear, terminator armor, Arjac, and 3 terminators combi melta/chainfist in a drop pod. All of the above combinations have worked very well for me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2864032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_starrise Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I used to great effect in a C:SM army in Apoc: 7 terminators - 5 (incl sgt) w/ thunderhammer/storm shield, 2 w/ Lighnting Claws. They hammered the enemy's Reaver Titan down w/ its last 2 structure points. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237255-setting-up-for-my-first-apoc/#findComment-2864242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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