Nusquam Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Been debating one of these for my Carcharodons. I like the concept of the Ram but I feel like it suffers from awkward rules. I.E. having to stop to unload passengers or unload then ram, then when it does have passengers and you do ram in supersonic you have a chance at fire-balling and killing the passengers if it gets shot down. But the idea of Tyberos and the Red Brethren inside one is waaay too cool to pass up. I can see it being useful for clearing lanes and ramming fortifications as well as the occasional tank. So with that said what kind of experience has the community had with one in the new edition? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 If it wasn't for the Spartan looking so much better in terms of stats and use, and of course, those rules.. yeah, I was seriously considering one as well :) I'd like to hear experiences with it too... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3577934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturm Moonwolf Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I use a Ram quite often and it is just like everything else imho, you get what you pay for. If you have it alone against other fliers it's not so great as it has 0 skyfire ability. But for crazy ground and pound it's great. The main use of it is the magna melta blast which is awesome. As for transport, I use it only to carry my Lone Wolf Terminator when playing mini games (2k or less) as he could care less if it gets vapourised from beneath him, but in large games (my usual play) it's 10 Wolf Guard Terminators packing a lunch. Find your target objective and blast it clear with the magna and wing missiles, go to hover disembark the package, then ram your way out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3587878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Angel Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I run 2 rams.... sometimes. Its a great vehicle and very hard to stop AV 13 front and sides is difficult enough more so on a flyer. It can tank shock on arrival from reserve and then drop its large blast on something. Some may argue it cant but the rules are reasonably clear it is a tank that has flyer rules. I politely decline to debate or explain it further make your own minds up and feel free to disagree. The way I run it is accepted where I play. I run it mainly against Tau, more so these days. You can run angels of death and take a cheap DA libby with a shield generator on a 4++. Fly it around the board shooting things with the twin linked large melta blast and for extra cheese tank shock Riptides or Missilesides sitting on board edges every time you leave the board. Its a free shot at the blue cheese warriors. Death or Glory wont work as you cant assault a Flyer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3592926 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nusquam Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 I succumbed to the awesome factor. Caestus Assault Ram it is haha. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3593246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Angel Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I succumbed to the awesome factor. Caestus Assault Ram it is haha. Good on you rules as written put up for you to look at. Individual experience/acceptance may vary depending on the maturity of your gaming group. It is good against Tau backline riptides as it forces leadership checks near board edge and they can't hit it back. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3595879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaedes Nex Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 The reason the CAR is unwieldy with the stop and go ramming and disembarking is because it's meant to breach and unload on space ships. If you rammed a Heldrake, your terminators wouldn't exactly be able to disembark 200 feet up in the air onto the corpse of a falling Heldrake, right? I think it's pretty cool that at least we have the option to still use it as a transport and a ram, since the old rules didn't even let you disembark as it had no hover option. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3595973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Note that I've split the posts revolving around the debate concerning Death or Glory into a separate topic located in the Official Rules forum. You can see it here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3597869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larhendiel Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I am very much willing to get Caestus, but I consider it a very powerful unit, appears turn 2 at best and termies can charge on turn 3 out of it. Then Magna melta is very usefull not only against vehicles but also against troops. I'm thinking about buying it as soon as GW website starts selling them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3598297 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaedes Nex Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 The rumors say sometime in April, I believe April 7th, FW will start selling on the GW website and GW store. But you still have to pick up the shipment from a GW store, you cannot purchase FW on the GW website and ship it straight to your home. Buying FW from the GW website and picking it up at the GW store means you don't have to pay FW's 10% shipping fee and import taxes. This is just rumors, but that's what the current rumors are. It would be nice if you could buy FW stuff on the GW website and get it sent to your house with no fees, but I doubt it because the FW website will probably still exist. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3598474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
netminder69 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I hope the rumors are true. But then, my local GW store will supposedly be closing in the near future. Bleh. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/286037-caestus-assault-ram-in-6th/#findComment-3599175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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