AllHailTheMachine Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The essence of my question is does anyone use legion breacher squads in non city fight and non zone mortalis battles? I'm starting a space wolf force and would like to use one mainly for aesthetic reasons. The cover of Prospero burns has a marine with axe and round 'viking' shield, so I would like to make a few.of these for my force perhaps modelled to make a shield wall between a few of them. Model wise this look would be relatively cheap to achieve.without needing to get the forgeworld breacher kit using storm shields from the wolf guard/thunderwolf kits or the more rectangular one from the standard space wolf sprue. I'm thinking a unit of breachers as part of standard force may provide me with a unit capable of tank busting, taking down.bunkers and fortifications as well as being more than capable of holding objectives. Iparticularly like unlike a lot of the standard troops units in the legion list can have a.couple of special weapons in a squad without a whole unit being armed thus. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269491-legion-breacher-squads/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onisuzume Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Eh, was it just one marine or more? If jsut one, it could've been a Praetor, Centurion, Command Squad, Assault Squad as well, using Combat/Boarding/Storm Shield(s). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269491-legion-breacher-squads/#findComment-3282167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllHailTheMachine Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 It was just one marine on the left side of the picture (on the back of the book). Could easily be a veteran/character like you say, but no jump pack so can't be a heresy assault marine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269491-legion-breacher-squads/#findComment-3282193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillyDreadnought Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Breacher squads at range are basically Legion Tacticals with a 6+ invunerable and defensive grenades. But that can take a selection of close range special weapons, including the lovely graviton gun. They also get to reroll failed armour saves against blast and template weapons. So they're quite resilient for a Power Armoured squad. Expensive though, they clock in at around 400 points or more with a transport tank and lots of special wargear. 10 of them in a Phobos and just ram them down the enemy's throat if you take them on the open field. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269491-legion-breacher-squads/#findComment-3283074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spu00sed Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I wish they had the dark angel shield wall rule. That would give them a different use Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/269491-legion-breacher-squads/#findComment-3283188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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