Do infantry krak missiles/grenades deserve a buff?

[AutumnEffect]

1 hour ago, Dr. Clock said:

I actually quite like the infantry grenade launchers for Guard these days tbh if only just to leaven the 'all plasma or melta' which typified the last... 15 years of the game? Honestly I think it's too easy to discount the range of them... by the time a melta is in range you've already lost at least one chance to shoot compared to a launcher... And above 12" it even compares reasonably with a plasma on high. Plus you never know when you're gonna be trying to wipe a unit of 20 T3 idiots which is where the frag comes in spades. Missile launchers will wreck gaunt hordes and the like if you let them. The scaling feature of blast this edition makes them deceptively powerful even compared to something like a heavy bolter.

 

I agree 100%, about the grenade launcher. A case could be made for it being the best special weapon you can give to a squad of guardsmen now, IMHO,

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

On 2/29/2024 at 1:43 PM, AutumnEffect said:

I agree 100%, about the grenade launcher. A case could be made for it being the best special weapon you can give to a squad of guardsmen now, IMHO,

Had someone on Reddit try debating me about this, claiming plasma is better.

 

they fill the same niche, but using the high end profile won’t ever kill the user and with a higher S it’s more likely to wound more stuff.