Marshal van Trapp Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 A friend and I were talking about the new primaris vehicle and how we didnt think transport battle tanks work and they should keep them separate. It ultimately led to the Land Raider, the ultimate transport battle tank and I got to thinking. I used to run 4 of the things back in 5th edition because they were so comically large and Black Templars used to be able to take crusaders are dedicated transports. But this got me to thinking, how well would a 4 land raider (2 regular, 2 crusaders) army actually work. Naturally I tried it with Templars because the best thing to shove in crusaders used to be crusader squads, but then I got to thinking. What if I make the army a Space Wolves list. 4x 8man Grey hunter squads packed with plasma guns shoved in the crusaders A wolf lord and priest in one of the regular raiders, and a runepriest with a jump pack Wouldn't have a lot of CP but it would be one hell of a mobile castle. I know it wouldn't win any competition but it may be strange enough just to throw some opponents off their game Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteySödes Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Totally meta dependent I think, lots of players build to wail on knights and they have an invul. That said your totally right in that it’ll throw some people off. If you have the models go for it and report back! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/#findComment-5320048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Priest Jbickb Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I agree with Petey. I think sadly because everyone is packed for knights, land raiders may struggle. That said 64 wounds of t8 is nothing to sneeze at either. I think you are gunna want to make sure to bring a priest for the-1 to hit, but another interesting choice might be an iron priest or 2 to keep those raiders up and running. I am curious to here your results as well Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/#findComment-5320076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrys Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 maybe you could squeeze in another HQ, split the 4x8 up into 6x5 (maybe plus wgpls), and get the extra command points from the second battalion? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/#findComment-5320206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero88 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 If you do and are going second, always take prepared positions.. 4+ save versus Lascannon equivalents is really really good Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/#findComment-5320400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal van Trapp Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 maybe you could squeeze in another HQ, split the 4x8 up into 6x5 (maybe plus wgpls), and get the extra command points from the second battalion? That could actually be a good idea, I'll have to play with the points Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/#findComment-5320723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 +1 for an Iron Priest and also for dual Battalion. You have 8 lascannons, 2 multimeltas and some plasma for armour-busting, all of which can fire on the move with no penalty if needed. Your Hunters give you plenty of melee attacks, hitting on a 2+ in the first round. Hurricane bolters, assault cannons and regular bolters should help to clear hordes. The biggest risk I can see is your LRs getting bogged down in melee which will seriously dent your shooting. If you can mitigate that, you could have some fun with that list. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356167-a-crazy-idea-involving-4-land-raiders-and-some-wolves/#findComment-5321123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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