[HH1.0] The Sons of Barbarus : A Death Guard Tactica Thread

[Charlo]

I totally forgot the Primaris was FA, totally agree there.

 

Those outsiders sound sweet too!

[AlphariusOmegon108]

5 landspeeders with chem heavy flamers and gravitons

[Charlo]

5 landspeeders with chem heavy flamers and gravitons

That sounds brutal, if a bit too minded, I suppose the grav will help against Hordes too but if you're going for high AV then the HF are wasted, no? Plus gets hot on a 2Hp vehicle? Ouch.

[Enigami]

I know this squad isn't fast attack, but a rendition of it could be done in the FA slot with outriders. I've recently been running a praetor with command squad on bikes. It looks something like this:

 

Praetor

- Iron Halo

- Paragon Blade

- Bike

- Rad grenades

- RoW: The Reaping

 

Command Squad

- 1 additional member

- 3 power weapons

- powerfist

- bikes

 

Depending on how I'm feeling and the list I'm running, I'll throw in melta bombs or combat shields. It has been glorious so far. Move through cover and rad grenades from the reaping are magical. I could see a toned down outrider squad like this being useful. Especially with melta bombs.

[Charlo]

I've been considering something similar to that but with Jet bikes, mainly cos they're cooler.

 

MTC and rad seem to really lend themselves to bikes/ jets though for sure. HoW on -1T is so so nice.

[Enigami]

Man, I've been derping it up. I didn't even think about the HoW at -1 T. That makes it so much better. Mind blown.

[Charlo]

Greatest thing is that rad nades affect overwatch too. Heavy support flamer squad each model doing D3 hits that shred and wound on 2s.

[Father Mehman]

Brothers, I have a question and I don't know where else to post it. My thinking here is that I'd rather have the question posited to my sort of people. Yes, I am being a Legionist .

 

Does our rule, Chem-munitions, also effect our tanks? I'm thinking about buying a Deimos Infernus Predator if I can get the rule upgrade.

[Marshal Loss]

Yep, all flame weapons taken as part of a DG force may be upgraded. Just don't use the ability on twin-linked flamers as they gain nothing

[Charlo]

Nothing says I love you like rerolling ones on an inferno cannon.

[disease]

Mortarions buffs to missiles... Worth it? It would affect havoc launchers too I would imagine

[Charlo]

Mortarions buffs to missiles... Worth it? It would affect havoc launchers too I would imagine

It does, doesn't it? I thought it specifically mentioned them.

 

I'm at two minds on it. On the one hand, it makes you more reliable against massed T5 like Mechanicum, but they resist poison and you're probably better off just firing krack...

 

If they were poison 3+ it'd be much cooler.

[SkimaskMohawk]

The change to how poison works from 6th to 7th really made the poison frags worthless

[Charlo]

The change to how poison works from 6th to 7th really made the poison frags worthless

What changed bro? I skipped 6th! :)

[Hesh Kadesh]

Flat roll to wound, if strength is higher, original to wound roll gets to reroll failures.

 

I'm a bit lost too.

[1ncarnadine]

Flat roll to wound, if strength is higher, original to wound roll gets to reroll failures.

 

I'm a bit lost too.

 

Re-rolling failures with higher strength is only for Poisoned weapons in assault.

 

I skipped 6th too so I'm not sure if Poisoned shooting used to get the reroll as well or what.

[Flint13]

^ This.

 

In 6th edition, you got a re-roll if your poisoned strength equalled or exceeded the enemy toughness.

 

In 7th, your strength has to exceed toughness and is constrained to melee weapons.

[Charlo]

^ This.

 

In 6th edition, you got a re-roll if your poisoned strength equalled or exceeded the enemy toughness.

 

In 7th, your strength has to exceed toughness and is constrained to melee weapons.

Well dang, that sucks.

 

I just don't see the point on poison4+ when you're going to be fragging wounding on a 4+ anyway against other Marines, and tougher stuff will usually warrant a Krak missile (bikes) or be a bit resistant to poison (Mechanicum). Then you're frag will wound weaker stuff on 3+!

 

Damnit

[DuskRaider]

Fluffiest FA for Death Guard? Voss Pattern Lightning with Rad Missiles and Phosphex bombs. It's everything we love, it drops chemical death from above, and coupled with Phosphex Medusas (and Phosphex Leviathans if you so choose) turns the enemy's zone into a literal hell. You could quickly transform their deployment zone into an inescapable fire pit.

[Charlo]

When you say voss pattern, is that just the same as the other lightning? There's only one model on FW and I've not looked at the most up to date 30k flyer rules in a while!

[Hesh Kadesh]

He means Lightning Primaris. The old lightning model looked horrendous and didn't match any Imperial Aesthetic.

 

It got binned.

Edited December 13, 2015 by Hesh Kadesh

[Charlo]

Cool. Ta for confirming Hesh.

 

Anything new to report brothers?

[Memento Of Prospero]

I think apocalypse games will be where you get tons of milage out of Death Guard. Cramped spaces, distances is irrelevant ans cover abuse by SA makes them the sons of Barbarus idea to deal with them.

[Charlo]

SA? :)

 

OH SOLAR AUXILLIA. DERP.

 

Yep,got my ten heavy flamers awaiting some Astartes body for just that job. If not filthy Xenos.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Charlo

[Charlo]

So Uhh... Because I shouldn't be allowed money I got a DG contemptor on eBay. Auto cannon and combat weapon arm (sadly on its left).

 

Taking the AC out of the equation, what's a good way for us to run these guys? They're pretty fluffy.

 

I am now sort of realising I shouldve put the money towards a leviathan but... SPONTENIETY YAY.