Exterminator or eradicator?

[pathatrick]

What would you take alongside a Pask Punisher for a TAC list? An Exterminator or Eradicator?

[Rammael]

Exterminator

[WarriorFish]

Yes, an Exterminator matches much better - I think it's generally the best buddy for Pask. The Eradicator is good, but is better rolling around by itself as it doesn't need help to fry units.

[librisrouge]

I say Exterminator but that is just because I really like Exterminators.

[WarriorFish]

While your posts are technically answering the question, I feel some quantification might be more useful...

[librisrouge]

Well, if you're wanting details then...

 

The Exterminators weapon is a great mid-capability weapon that pairs well with the Punisher Cannon, as long as said Punisher Cannon has rending.

 

Both go after infantry well.

Both can inflict harm on Monstrous Creatures.

Both can hurt armor, albeit light armor in the Exterminator's case.

 

Add a lascannon to the Exterminator as well (sponsons should be Heavy Bolters or Multimeltas depending on the role you have in mind for the unit.)

 

In comparison, the Eradicator has one, and only one, clear role. It kills light infantry really well. The problem is that it does that whether Pask is hanging out nearby or not. With an Eradicator, if you want Pask to do anything more than take Pathfinders out of ruins then you'll have to make Ld9 every time, which you won't (I've failed my last six tank orders checks.)

[pathatrick]

Tanks for the replies. Exterminator it is. I guess I should have also noted I have two Wyverns to do a much better job than the Eradicator.

[WarriorFish]

Great post var, knowledge is meant to be shared

[march10k]

I can't bring myself to love the exterminator...I have plenty of autocannons in my troops choices and on my sentinels.  I expect my tanks to do what my infantry can't!

[WarriorFish]

Yeah, that's my main problem with it which is why it'll only be found as part of Pask's squadron where it finds a nice supporting role. It'd be fine outside of this if I didn't have lots of autocannons like march :P

[Myrkul]

While on the topi of tank buddies for Pask, I had a specific question about prefered enemy: I run an Executioner as Pasks buddy. I've read somewhere along the way that prefered enemy allows rerolls of gets hot, the last line of gets hots hints at this but its a little vague, I was curious if this is in fact the case?

[CyderPirate]

As far as I can tell, Preferred Enemy allows you to re-roll failed Gets Hot rolls

 

 

Gets Hot and Re-rolls

If a model has the ability to re-roll its rolls To Hit (including because of BS6+ or the Twin-linked special rule), a Wound is only suffered if the To Hit re-roll is also a 1; it may also re-rll Gets Hot results of 1 for weapons that do not roll To Hit

 

Preferred Enemy

.....A unit that contains at least one model with this special rule re-rolls failed To Hit and To Wound rolls of 1 if attacking its preferred enemy.

 

Preferred Enemy lets you re-roll to hit dice, and the ability to re-roll to hit dice lets you re-roll Gets Hot if the weapon doesn't roll to hit.

[WarriorFish]

Yes, PE helps with Gets Hot results :)