Lamesaint Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 As the name suggests I'm looking at building some Biker / Vanguard squads for my DW army. How do you guys recommend equipping say a 5 man squad of each? Power swords for all bikers, or mix of Mauls / swords / axes, are any better? How about the vanguards. Looking for a general toolkit use out of them not specifically gearing for a specific army / opponent. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339598-how-to-equip-standalone-bike-vanguard-squads/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 In general parlance, the Power Axe is slightly better than either of the other PWs but the single point increase seems to balance this out. I'd stick with the axes (since 1 point is a pittance IMO) but you really can't go wrong with any of the options. As for the Vanguards, dogma in C: SM armies seems to indicate that the TH is the new hotness. That being said, the PF's points drop (has it trickled into DW yet?) does make it a lot more interesting than before, though if you're not going to have a WC/WM around to provide re-rolls you may be better off avoiding the -1 to hit and stacking LCs. Also, the changes and points reductions have actually made PP akimbo (dual wielding) surprisingly viable, especially for DS VVs. It's a bit pricey, but if you think about it you're only spending 1 point more than a single PG for the same number of shots at 12" and the privilege of continuing to shoot while within 1" of enemy units. This is especially nasty if you can keep a support Character nearby! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339598-how-to-equip-standalone-bike-vanguard-squads/#findComment-4891043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macabre Slanneshi Prince Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I made a squad of Bolt Pistol/Plasma Pistol vanguard and they work pretty well. The Bolt Pistol works good as a discount Plasma Pistol, though sometimes I wish I went for the full PP squad. Vel'Cona 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339598-how-to-equip-standalone-bike-vanguard-squads/#findComment-4891348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCommanderSamirus Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) onj nbvñj lol pocket post... Edited September 24, 2017 by LordCommanderSamirus Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339598-how-to-equip-standalone-bike-vanguard-squads/#findComment-4893705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irbis Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I made a squad of Bolt Pistol/Plasma Pistol vanguard and they work pretty well. The Bolt Pistol works good as a discount Plasma Pistol, though sometimes I wish I went for the full PP squad. Yeah, that is my loadout as well. If only you had the option to drop the special ammo tax, dual PP would be way to go, as it is, splitting like above is most efficient build... spacewatch 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339598-how-to-equip-standalone-bike-vanguard-squads/#findComment-4894102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewatch Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Most efficient build, all right. Just painted new set of VVets and gave them Plasma pistols and Chainswords Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339598-how-to-equip-standalone-bike-vanguard-squads/#findComment-4894126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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