Morticon Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It's not really that much more expensive, really. Your loadout is 256 pts. For 300 pts, you'd get mostly the same (power swords on the the Champions instead of mauls/axes) and two additional dudes. That's almost exactly the same as if you'd had brought your VV squad up to 10 dudes (298 pts). The big thing, though, is that the points you would have invested in getting a Priest for that squad can be redirected at buying something else. That's a big saving! i think id be tempted to make use of meltaguns if i played that, I would want more than just swords, so would probably need to buy at least a maul. The concern is that in 1500 or 1850, shaving off 50 points is not too easy. It is worth the consideration though, thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschenus Maximus Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 What's the rest of the list like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Gunzhard Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Great discussion guys, lots of good ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morticon Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 What's the rest of the list like? It's my Gladiator list at 1850 its: Priest- BP, V.E., V.V., JP, Ausp Damocles 8x Vets - JP, 2MB, 4SS, 2PW 10x TAC - GP, GG, HF Pod 5x TAC - HF Razor - las/plas 5x TAC - HF Razor - las/plas 5x ASM - Meltacide Pod 5x ASM - Meltacide Pod 1x Sicaran - Mars Legacy. 6x LotD - Cmbi-Grv, MG, MM 6x LotD - MG, HF 1x Vengeance Battery- Quad Icarus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Aegis Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bit of a revival here, but I noticed this topic was already up. I am curious what would be a good loadout around 245 points for dealing with MCs, and other heavy infantry, going to be bringing a priest with them for the WS3, and FNP. I wanted to try a 10 man squad approach so the priest force multiplier would have a greater effect, but I think more points are needed to be spent on the models themselves to survive high Str low Ap hits. Two configurations I was considering trying out; 10 Man VV Squad w/ Jump Packs, Stormshield, and 3 Melta Bombs. 5 Man VV Squad w/ Jump Packs, 4 SS, 2 PF, 2 LC, and 3 Melta Bombs. Kind of stumped here, because I've never really used VV before, and I don't want to model them until I know which loadout is more optimal with my current set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Bit of a revival here, but I noticed this topic was already up. I am curious what would be a good loadout around 245 points for dealing with MCs, and other heavy infantry, Sternguard, drop pod, 2 grav guns, couple of combi-gravs ;) They will really be much more effective. The loadouts here are generally for moving across the board and staying alive with enough bodies to cause a dent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Aegis Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 First off, thanks for the response! I do know there are better options for taking out MCs, but I'd really like to use Vanguards for a campaign, do you think it would be viable at all to use them as Monster hunters? Or are they really that far behind our other options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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