Wolf Guard loadouts

[Gemini]

Have you considered Frost Swords for your Storm Bolter Bikes? These are the Wolf Guard units currently on my desk:

 

1 4x Combi-Weapon/Storm Shield bikers with WGPL Thunder Hammer/Storm Shield (Shooty but stays at a distance)

1 4x Storm Bolter/Frost Sword bikers with WGPL Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield (This is the Pointy End that goes into the other man)

 

Then Jump Packs

1 4x Plasma Pistol/Combi-Plasma WG with WGPL Combi-Plasma/Thunder Hammer (this is the shooty one but if I get into CC I'm shooting those pistols)

1 4x Storm Bolter/Frost Sword WG with WGPL Thunder Hammer/Storm Shield (this is the pointy one)

[Deadnaughty]

OK, so my question is, what do I do with bikers?

 

I have half a dozen unbuilt bikers as well as plenty of spare parts from the SW sprues. I also have an unbuilt Chaplain on bike who could easily be wolfed up as a Wolf Priest.

 

So how do I built them? Storm bolters look tempting as 180 points gets me 40 bolter shots on a fast-moving platform. But what about CC? If I build a Wolf Priest on bike, I will be wasting half his special rules if I just patch up the occasional wound. He really wants to be leading the squad into melee so they can reroll with those tasty weapons. And what about Storm shields?

 

Maybe I should just magnetise them so I can run a shooty squad but then swap out the storm bolters for assorted power weapons and storm shields when they are led the Priest.

 

I don't plan to get any TWC as they are expensive whereas I have the bike models in my bits box so if I do a close combat unit, they would be instead of TWC as a fast moving hammer.

Depends on your list I guess.

 

If you need more anti horde shooting then go with Stormbolters. If you need/want CC bunch then go frost swords.

Either way I would run them with SS's because of the 2 wounds on the bike, oh and with 2 combi melta's. Bike speed + being able to shoot after advancing (which is always 6 on a bike) is sweet.

[Hljodir Duskwalker]

storm bolters are rapid fire 2 right? so you cant shoot them after advancing? or am i missing something?

[Karhedron]

storm bolters are rapid fire 2 right? so you cant shoot them after advancing? or am i missing something?

That is correct but the main armament of the bike is the same so I would only Advance them in an extreme situation anyway.

[Valerian]

storm bolters are rapid fire 2 right? so you cant shoot them after advancing? or am i missing something?

 

He was talking about the Combi-meltas, which are Assault weapons, and can shoot after Advancing.

[Deadnaughty]

Indeed, I was talking about the Melta's.

Its not something I do often but having the option is imo valuable.