Neuroticus Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Greetings everyone, before committing to buying the codex, I perused the GW site to view all the Grey Knight vehicle options. They are not listed under the army. Can you fill me in on how their options are structured? I'm interested in playing these instead of Wolves as my 2nd army. I'm new around this block, so thanks in advance for any assistance. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 The core vehicles are identical to wolves, same with dreads +25 pts base. That said gk work better non mechanized except for maybe storm ravens which occupy fast attack. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everon Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 All 3 land raider variants can be heavy support or dedicated transports for terminators. Rhinos and razors are dedicated transports for purifiers and strikes or fast attacks Dreadnoughts are elite Storm raven is fast attack. No other vehicles in the dex Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuroticus Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Many thanks Gents. The Storm Raven is a bloody pretty thing and the others will look fine on the field as well. Think I may give this a go, I'll ponder. Cheers, much appreciated. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclusiarch Darius Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ignore all our ground armour, its terrible and overpriced. Raven and Allied drop pods are our best transport options. Raven is especially nice as you can assault out of it (not the turn it arrives, but the one thereafter), and its a respectable gunship as well, so after the cargo drops off you still get heaps of mileage out of it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik the blessed Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ignore all our ground armour, its terrible and overpriced. Raven and Allied drop pods are our best transport options. Raven is especially nice as you can assault out of it (not the turn it arrives, but the one thereafter), and its a respectable gunship as well, so after the cargo drops off you still get heaps of mileage out of it. I don't think the same about Land Raider variants... they are so good... I'm thinking to play two of them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclusiarch Darius Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I don't think the same about Land Raider variants... they are so good... I'm thinking to play two of them Do none of your regular opponents have melta? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik the blessed Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I don't think the same about Land Raider variants... they are so good... I'm thinking to play two of them Do none of your regular opponents have melta? They have! but NDK seems to be a bigger threat. A least they last until i get close enough to throw away a purifiers assault Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have 2 fully painted land raiders, one heavily converted RT era raider but they haven't seen the table in years. If I were to bust them out it would be as FW variants, the achilles and spartan specifically. These are what I would suggest to you brother. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3809831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclusiarch Darius Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 They have! but NDK seems to be a bigger threat. A least they last until i get close enough to throw away a purifiers assault Fair enough. I dunno, I find LR's just too expensive for what they do, and my local meta still has enough melta to make them not worthwhile for me. I have 2 fully painted land raiders, one heavily converted RT era raider but they haven't seen the table in years. If I were to bust them out it would be as FW variants, the achilles and spartan specifically. These are what I would suggest to you brother. Yeah definitely agree about Spartans, they've got quad lascannon sponsons and a huge transport capacity. Bit expensive though (shrug) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3810283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuroticus Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thank you everyone. I like the look of all the vehicles togther, they will form a pleasing aesthetic coherency so I'll probably use I land raider, 2 rhinos and several of the flyer eventually. Much appreciated, cheers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3811349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionicman Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 My LR never found a place in my army through 5th 6th and 7th edition and sitis unpainted on the shelf. 250 pts is so huge and damage output oh so little. Which unit should ride in that thing - I can only think of purifiers as most units are better of deep striking. Raven is faster and less expensive if it comes in round two. If you play the NSF I would definitely get a raven and a comms relay instead. Main difference is one less LC but on the other hand you are laughing about terrain and melta. I know there are some ideas about Raider spam out there right now, but I think it's a silly idea, esp for GK as our units are so damn expensive. And OS LR require terminators...so good luck with that... Concerning rhinos / razors... I don't know. Loss of psybolts killed razors and the only use I could see in rhinos is beeing a deathtrap for purifiers. First time you might get them in nova range but it is a one trick pony. Next game it will certainly be blown to pieces asap. Last edition I would have recommend vehicles but with the new edition you might want to try out / proxy them before buying. You might get disappointed otherwise... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3811389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brom MKIV Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 and damage output oh so little. This is the main problem actually. Its not that land raiders aren't useful or durable. Its that outside of delivery of contents they do not put out the damage they need to. This is where the forgeworld variants differ. Then in addition they get near immunity to melta. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/296721-vehicles/#findComment-3811496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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