Brother Lorien Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I recently bought me a Taurox , but i'm wondering what to do. Up front: i'm not one to magnetize my tanks and vehicles for different loadouts. Now, i have 2 kaskin/scion squads of which one will be entering battle in a valkyrie I'm wondering if i shall give the second squad a Taurox Prime or if i should pass it on to a normal squad or veteran squad and use it as a normal Taurox. If it is going to be a Taurox prime, what is the best Taurox prime loadout? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I think the Taurox needs numbers to be effective, Prime or not. The Prime being Fast is cool, but the price tag makes me hesitate to consider it. Hopefully we can hear back reports of it's use but so far I've not heard a peep from anyone using it... If I did take one I'd have to keep it cheap, so I'd probably not spend points on upgrades. The Missile Launcher one would be good, shame about the cost though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3668935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Personally, if taken on their own merrits, I find the Taurox less effective transport for veterans than a Chimera, simply because of the inability to take an IC and less survivability. Having said that, if you spam Tauroxes, it will be cheaper so you can invest in other things. For me, I carry a Primaris with my vets and I want to keep them inside for as long as possible. As for the Taurox Prime, I like it a lot. Yes it costs quite a bit but the weapon options are darn nice, making is a solid fire-support/shock unit to speed forward. However, I single Prime will be annihilated fairly fast. You will want to have target saturation if you want to make use of fragile models. Anyway, my verdict? Taurox for vets depends on your playstyle but I still see the Chimera as superior if you are light on troops. Taurox Prime is nice if you can bring a few, on their own they will suffer citical existance failure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3668959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lorien Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Personally, if taken on their own merrits, I find the Taurox less effective transport for veterans than a Chimera, simply because of the inability to take an IC and less survivability. Having said that, if you spam Tauroxes, it will be cheaper so you can invest in other things. For me, I carry a Primaris with my vets and I want to keep them inside for as long as possible. As for the Taurox Prime, I like it a lot. Yes it costs quite a bit but the weapon options are darn nice, making is a solid fire-support/shock unit to speed forward. However, I single Prime will be annihilated fairly fast. You will want to have target saturation if you want to make use of fragile models. Anyway, my verdict? Taurox for vets depends on your playstyle but I still see the Chimera as superior if you are light on troops. Taurox Prime is nice if you can bring a few, on their own they will suffer citical existance failure. A few questions on this then: I think my decision is pretty much set then and a prime it will be for my kasrkin. But what loadout should i use: The battle cannon? Gattling? Missile launcher? (dont like how this looks) Numbers will also come from the chimera's accompanying it offcourse. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3669066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I think the baby battle cannon is hard to get excited about, what about the baby punisher cannon for some spam fire taking advantage of the BS4? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3669154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Either: - Punisher cannon + volleygun for anti-infantry or - Rockets + autocannon for transport cracking Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3669478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Either: - Punisher cannon + volleygun for anti-infantry or - Rockets + autocannon for transport cracking Absolutely nothing of that statement was wrong. Sums it up very well. Out of these two options I do prefer rockets + AC because of high strength shooting. Imps have a lot of anti infantry fire power, especially if you play scions. It's the long ranged support that I like to see on my tanks. Charging forward will result in an untimely death. Having said that, I saw the PC/VG in action against marines and in chewed right through 'em. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3670416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lorien Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Guess it is going to be punisher and volley gun then or maybe even autocannon instead of volley gun edit: The rockets will most likely be attached to a vehicle of my own making :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3670455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The volley gun is nice, but given the choice between that or an autocannon I feel is has a raw deal! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3670505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 If you're using it primarily for the transportation factor (it is a fast vehicle) then consider the standard loadout of Taurox Cannon and Autocannon. It isn't nearly so glamorous but it is a hell of a lot cheaper and still packs three accurate str 7 shots, which will knock out enemy transports in time for the disgorging scions to lay into the occupants. The saved points can add up after you've taken three or four of them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3671556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandwen Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I built mine with the ac and ml. The ml part i glued together but left it unglued from the 'ox. It sits well enough, and doesn't fall out/woble at all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3671725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Oni_of_Hindsight Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 The Only game I have used my primes was a weird one, 3k, My side was Marines (IH) 2 Knights, and some before AM book IG, Other side; player one had orks, player two had tau and eldar, the primes (alpha is gatling cannon volley gun,and storm bolter, beta is cannon and auto cannon) stayed close to 3 chimeras (no troops loaded in any, the boys were in cover holding the back line), and the light armored column moved into the ork lines... right into a very large herd of grot tanks, they did well, the alpha died without firing a shot, but the beta was able to hunt light armor, and killed some dire avengers before being power clawed. I think the gatling cannon is kinda meh, but the truck having 16 s4 shots on the move is kinda neat Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3674057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lorien Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 Well, i went against my decision: Its going to be a normal Taurox, with extra armour, storm bolter and most likely smoke launchers Reason is i will have them carry my veterans and have the kaskin deepstrike in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/290333-taurox-or-taurox-prime/#findComment-3674059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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