Gentlemanloser Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 One small changes is that the Raven now has a locator beacon instead of a teleport homer as an upgrade (courtesy of mindless copypaste from the Marine book) It's been the only wargear option (no TH) since DftS was released. Most recent rules and all that. If you chose to ignore DftS, that's your prerogative! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Problem with the locator beacon is you need to wait until turn 3 to use it! Thats too long to keep anything embarked with the risk of crashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemanloser Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 You could take a Skyshield with Ready for Takeoff and use it turn 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Ive considered the landing pad, and actually I'd probably take one for a test spin except being forced to stay in hover for a turn pushes it out of the realm of worthwhile for my purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everon Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Where does it say that it can have flyers turn 1? Ive looked around but only can fine that you can unfurl for ds no scatter or shielded for 4++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemanloser Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Stronghold Assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandwen Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Yup. In stronhold assault you can start a flyer in hover on the board. The catch is that it vant go to flyer mode that turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everon Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Quite intriguing. Just a question of is it worth the risk of being shot down by everything turn one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Coolpants Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Nope! I'll never do it. My ravens usually get shot down when it's zooming, so no way am I gonna have it hovering turn 1 with stuff inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemanloser Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You go first, it moves, whatever's inside disembarks using Skies of Fury with scatter form your locator beacon. You go second, and you've got the Skyshield to protect the Stormraven. It's not as bad as it sounds. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik the blessed Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 You go first, it moves, whatever's inside disembarks using Skies of Fury with scatter form your locator beacon. You go second, and you've got the Skyshield to protect the Stormraven. It's not as bad as it sounds. That's interesting, i would test it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Without the ability to zoom I feel the landing pad just makes the raven worse than a bubble wrapped land raider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Coolpants Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I'd rather use a landraider. Give it a full flat out move and an extra 6 instead of shooting. Goes the same distance as the stormraven in hover mode, just the cargo remain far safer. Just of course the downside to this is that you're paying extra for the good guns on the raider and not just the extra AV, so you essentially waste them for a turn or 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndigoJack Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 If you use the skyshield and stormraven combo, you generally have a good idea on whether or not you're going first or second at deployment, so if you think you're going second, just put the stormraven in reserve and fly it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclusiarch Darius Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Even better, you can furl it up to give an Allied ground unit a 4+ invul (say Dev Centurions), and it can still mount a Comms Array. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corai Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Even better, you can furl it up to give an Allied ground unit a 4+ invul (say Dev Centurions), and it can still mount a Comms Array.I didn't think the sky shield had the comms array as an option, only the barricade stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 It doesn't have that option unfortunately. Only those listed as fortifications can get the comms upgrade if you notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclusiarch Darius Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 It doesn't have that option unfortunately. Only those listed as fortifications can get the comms upgrade if you notice. Lame. Oh well, take two NSF detachments for that second Fortification slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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