Pyro X Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 does drop podding 2-3 squads behind enemy lines with 1-2 tac squads and a command squad work well? I'm getting a lot of foot troops in the next month or so (10 tac squads 5 pods, and 1-2 vet squads) and I was wanting to get what ppl thought of running them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I think a lot might depend on what else you have in your army and how you intend the podded troops to operate - is the plan to use them as a distraction or a hammer to crush an opponent's flank? I would think they would work pretty well if brought on together to provide target saturation and if you have ground troops attacking at the same time to overwhelm your opponent. The danger with podded troops is that the opponent moves new forces to hit them and they can die quickly, so knowing when to launch the drop is probably key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Yes it works just fine, but I"m talking Maelstrom. But what I recommend is that you look at the tacticals as just support. Get some real beef in there to do the heavy lifting... bikes/termies/whatever your fancy is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro X Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 I got over 30 RW bikes and 75ish termies but I want to try new stuff. vets and Dev teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I use Vets with Az all the time.... and my Devs usually sit on a Fortification (my armies are too mobile to babysit them) and usually to very good success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disciple of Caliban Sgt Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 As said I'd use them as a good alpha strike on a flank and then beacon a unit of termi's for ouchiness. Other option is Azzy with Zeke and a unit of Vets in a pod/LRC and let them WS5 4++ wreck face. Love all pod lists people seem to think they are boring but I find my tactics with them are always just a little different. Overload a side, deploy on the board use the pods as terrain blockers against orks, while we don't have sternguard having the Vets helps and as you said bikes or Termi's for a nice hammer would be good. DWK's might be another option if you want. Lastly a pair of dreads works well for me. AssCan with HF dropping next to a Tac Squad has been a wonderous combo for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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