Repulsor loadout: Gatling or lasers?

[BrainFireBob]

Question for the Frater:

 

I'm playing with putting together a hybrid LR/Repulsor armored column list, and I was wondering what the consensus was on the Repulsor loadout. I checked out the old thread; looks like most were favoring trying lascannons and a lastalon. How has that worked out? Is the dakka loadout recommended instead these days, or one of each?

 

Thanks!

[Ishagu]

Lasers, all lasers, always.

 

Primaris have plenty of anti infantry dakka elsewhere.

[BluejayJunior]

Generally, I suggest (and use) the lascannon/talon on the Repulsor because Primaris need as much anti-tank as they can get. But if you're running it with Land Raiders, I could see it either way. Repulsors still have a lot of anti-infantry weapons, so I would probably still stick to the lascannon/talon, though. Realistically, you're probably not running more than 3-4 LR/Repulsors in a 2000 point list, so the lasers will probably still be useful. 

[Race Bannon]

OR

 

Magnetize because the field can always use more Lead Farmers!

[Panzer]

I'd LOVE to play him with all Gatlings, however Primaris lists are really lacking anti-tank and already have lots of anti-infantry dakka with Intercessors, Inceptors and Aggressors so unless you're going to include a second Repulsor (or better a third since having two sources of anti-tank would be really nice) or a non-Primaris anti-tank source you're kinda forced to go with Lascannons.

Of course that depends on your local meta and how many tanks/monsters you face and how competetive the mindset there is.

[Dracos]

2 squads of Heavy Plasma Incinerators and bare bones Captain equals dead tank/monster ;)

 

 

 

(Wish I had the guts to go with that load out, but the point increase for it going to Heavy 1 doesn’t work for me ... but it could. 36” is some kicking range for a rifle)

[Panzer]

2 squads of Heavy Plasma Incinerators and bare bones Captain equals dead tank/monster

 

 

 

(Wish I had the guts to go with that load out, but the point increase for it going to Heavy 1 doesn’t work for me ... but it could. 36” is some kicking range for a rifle)

 

Unfortunately Heavy Plasma Incenerator Hellblaster are less efficient than Lascannon Devastators unless you keep rolling 1s for damage. The only thing they have going for them is twice amount of wounds but they also risk killing themselves (especially with negative hit modificators) and cost 10p more. ^^

[Dracos]

All true. I thought we were talking Primaris option though.  Which of course excludes the lovely Las-Dev :)

 

 

 *Freem*   ;)

[SillyDreadnought]

Kit it out to fill whichever is needed in your army, really. Need more anti-tank, go las. Need more anti-horde, give them the full HOG treatment.

[duz_]

MAGNETS!

Personally I like the dakka version for LoL's :lol:

I'm not taking a full Primaris force so I have dev's which do a better job at lascannoning though ;) :tu:

[Race Bannon]

duz_ to the awesome!  Corax already approved this btw ;)

 

And really, without magnets, you can just counts-as the lascannons because you should LOOK like a Lead Farmer ^_^