Janwatos Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi, I'm new at this forum and I have question. Does anyone use adeptus mechanicus as ally for astra militarum? I think adeptus mechanicus may be a good ally for monster hunter, close combat and support. What do you think about this? Regards and sorry for my bad english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackedDuck Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 1. I play them allied at the moment because I don't have enough to do 100% guard just yet. However they are both extremely slow armies and so it is very hard to get objectives. However they can work well as counter assault units. 2. Your English is fine :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Welcome to the B&C, don't worry your English is fine :tu: You're right that the AdMech is a good ally for Guard, and while I'm in the opposite boat to Duck I can say that the AdMech can provide some toys and combat ability that the Guard will greatly benefit from. Lack of transports isn't as much of an issue, as you can either get into a Guard one quick if you want or make the most of the Guard's capabilities and concentrate on killing/numbers instead. AdMech units are potent and have some very specialist capabilities which the Guard don't, so you can really use them to fill some holes. Even the standard Skitarii troopers would find a good home in a Guard list :) I'm sure others can offer some more concrete examples (perhaps Duck can suggest a few choices?), but building them for some hunting and/or CC would definitely fit into a Guard army :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 To be honest, Veterans can do the role of Skitarii Troops pretty well in Guard, but the Ad Mech close combat units are pretty interesting, not to mention Cult Mech stuff like Torsion Cannon Breachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackedDuck Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I think they can work quite nicely from the fact that admech (in general) have quite short range and like to be in your face whilst guard like to sit back and shoot. If your opponent shoots at the guard then they have skitarii in their face and if they shoot at the skitarii then they will get pummelled by guard shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrim Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi, I'm new at this forum and I have question. Does anyone use adeptus mechanicus as ally for astra militarum? I think adeptus mechanicus may be a good ally for monster hunter, close combat and support. What do you think about this? Regards and sorry for my bad english.Welcome! I ally my Ad Mech with my Astra quite frequently actually, more of the Cult Mechanicus side of things. I suggest having a look at the Eliminatio Maniple (2 units or Kataphron Destroyers and a unit of Kastellans). Usually outfit one Destroyer units with Garv, the second Plasma and all-gun Kastellans. Excellent range, kills monsters, big nasties, and the Kastellans can do some great work in assault. Holy Requisitioner (Dominus and Breachers) formation is nice if you need to kill vehicles or super heavies. It deep strikes, doesnt scatter and pounds out a whole lot of haywire shots. On the Skitarii side; Vanguard are excellent fire support for their points, Onagers are solid, Dragoons can be a nice mobile asssault element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 That said, Haywire rifles would be very handy in Guard, plus a few Kataphron Breachers for anti-MC. Would be a fun conversion project to make some proxies with my own heretical spin, (EMP Grenade Launchers and Drone-Controlled Rail Cannons?) Shame they can't share Transports like they used to though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrik_Ironfist Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I'm seriously considering picking up the Skitarii Start collecting box to ally with my guard. That Icarus array on the onager is too good. Especially in light of how poop the Hydra has become. Also having the Tech Priest Dominus to fix tanks and kill stuff is really nice. GW hit that one out of the park, whereas the IG start collecting box's formation is rather meh. Also having some Kataphron destroyers would be nice too. I also plan on picking up the knights renegade box as soon as I can afford it, which will nicely round out my knight house support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeGrunt Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Can the Tech Priest Dominus repair Friendly tanks, or just vehicles from his Codex or Detachment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Battle Brothers can repair each other's vehicles, I don't think that's changed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janwatos Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks for answers. I think about buy start collecting skitarii and one unit of vanguard, one ruststalkers and one-two dragoons. In skitarii I really like that on roll of 6 vanguard or ruststalkers causes wound regardless of target toughness. Onager with icarus array I think may be really good againt flying tyrant or daemon prince. After buy skitarii I think about cult. In cult I like kastelans because they are probably only monstrous in imperium and of course dominus which can repair leman russ with pask. At this point I play blob guard with leman russes but I think about change tactics to veterans in tauroxes or chimeras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrim Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Icarus Onagers are quite good, even if there are no flyers/skimmers they still put out lots of firepower. They can also tie up units in assault of needs be. Ruststalkers are a bit trickier to make work as they are only T3 and quite expensive. Nice models though. Icarus Onagers are quite good, even if there are no flyers/skimmers they still put out lots of firepower. They can also tie up units in assault of needs be. Ruststalkers are a bit trickier to make work as they are only T3 and quite expensive. Nice models though. Icarus Onagers are quite good, even if there are no flyers/skimmers they still put out lots of firepower. They can also tie up units in assault of needs be. Ruststalkers are a bit trickier to make work as they are only T3 and quite expensive. Nice models though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrik_Ironfist Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I'd magnetize the Onager, so I could tailor it do do whatever I needed. Considering this would be an ally for guard though, AAA is really what I need, as I want to keep my Vultures shooting at ground targets and not dogfighting. The only way the hydra doesn't suck, is in the Emperor's Wrath artillery company, where it can receive the ignores cover order. Or to take it from IA1.2 so it gets the auto targeting array, so it ignores jink. However, My Heavy support slots tend to be hotly contested. The hydra is a one trick pony, and the Onager can be tooled to do many things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommissarZac Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 http://img07.deviantart.net/8f56/i/2016/020/b/0/skitarii_detachment_by_63mh8-d9omy97.jpg My Skitarii allies for my Rogue Trader/IG Army. I like the skitarii cause they are a little tougher than your average guardsman and have more staying power in CC. I need two more Onager Dunecrawlers so I can get the 3+ invuln save. Also working on a kitbashed Tech preist Dominus for an HQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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