Remus Ventanus. Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 My army is going to consist moslty of infantry, so which superheavy would compliment this? I love the looks of the fellblade, but im not sure how well it would work. I guess it being a tank killer could be useful Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 If youll be up vs another super-heavy tank, the glaive is the best bet since its gun is S8 ap2 haywire and causes D3+1 hits vs other Super-Heavies. And since its volkite, well, infantry will get vaped by it. Heavy Beam also means itll hit a lot of stuff if you line up the shot properly. However, since the spartan isnt a superheavy (but the typhon and cerberus is and they share the same chassis..), itll only hit it once if the beam passes over one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysere Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Doesn't the beam stop when it hits any vehicle or building? Either way you have 4 las cannon shots in addition to the beam which makes for some decent anti armor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus Ventanus. Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 If youll be up vs another super-heavy tank, the glaive is the best bet since its gun is S8 ap2 haywire and causes D3+1 hits vs other Super-Heavies. And since its volkite, well, infantry will get vaped by it. Heavy Beam also means itll hit a lot of stuff if you line up the shot properly. However, since the spartan isnt a superheavy (but the typhon and cerberus is and they share the same chassis..), itll only hit it once if the beam passes over one. Yes glaives were also on the top of my list. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Doesn't the beam stop when it hits any vehicle or building? Either way you have 4 las cannon shots in addition to the beam which makes for some decent anti armor. It stops when it hits a building or superheavy Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Taelos Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 What points values do you normally play? If you're complying with the 25% limit for Lords of War, then the Glaive can only be used in 2600 and above games, whereas you could use a Typhon or Falchion in smaller games as well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus Ventanus. Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 What points values do you normally play? If you're complying with the 25% limit for Lords of War, then the Glaive can only be used in 2600 and above games, whereas you could use a Typhon or Falchion in smaller games as well. usually 2000 pts Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Taelos Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 At 2,000 points if you're using the full Age of Darkness rules, then your maximum points value for your vehicle is 500 points, which rules out the Fellblade, Glaive and Falchion. They're all really cool tanks, but when you're spending that much money, you want to use it as much as possible! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus Ventanus. Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 At 2,000 points if you're using the full Age of Darkness rules, then your maximum points value for your vehicle is 500 points, which rules out the Fellblade, Glaive and Falchion. They're all really cool tanks, but when you're spending that much money, you want to use it as much as possible! Perhaps the sicarian venerator is a better choice? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viridia Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Is there no love for the humble Stormblade?! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Is there no love for the humble Stormblade?! Volkite Super Cannon > anything non-titan xD Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint13 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 At 2,000 points if you're using the full Age of Darkness rules, then your maximum points value for your vehicle is 500 points, which rules out the Fellblade, Glaive and Falchion. They're all really cool tanks, but when you're spending that much money, you want to use it as much as possible! Perhaps the sicarian venerator is a better choice? The Venator is a great choice for shutting down enemy super heavies including Titans. They also don't take up your one and only LoW shot. But they fill a completely different role on the battlefield compared to the superheavies your initial post mentioned you were debating over. The better question would then be, in your infantry favoring list, what roll are you looking to fill with these prospective tanks? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalanx Warder Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 A note of caution on the glaive, it will cause wounds to your own models as well as enemy. You cant fire the main gun if the first target that the beam passes over is friendly. This can hurt in a troop heavy list. I have found that the Glaive suffers against non super heavies but it will consistently delete non terminator foot sloggers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus Ventanus. Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 At 2,000 points if you're using the full Age of Darkness rules, then your maximum points value for your vehicle is 500 points, which rules out the Fellblade, Glaive and Falchion. They're all really cool tanks, but when you're spending that much money, you want to use it as much as possible!Perhaps the sicarian venerator is a better choice? The Venator is a great choice for shutting down enemy super heavies including Titans. They also don't take up your one and only LoW shot. But they fill a completely different role on the battlefield compared to the superheavies your initial post mentioned you were debating over. The better question would then be, in your infantry favoring list, what roll are you looking to fill with these prospective tanks? Im needing some more heavier fire power. My list lacks any real stopping power in terms of taking out enemy vehicles Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Loss Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Fellblade is a great tank that is often underrated, but it won't be able to take on other super heavies reliably so you'll need other options to deal with them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millicant Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Taking out other vehicles? Superheavy? Anybody else hearing Falchion? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310201-legion-superheavy-for-a-troop-heavy-army/#findComment-4105893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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