The Mastodon, what is it good for?

[Galron]

I was recently gifted a complete 3D printed Mastodon. I went and looked at the rules and its all over the place. What the heck is it used for? It can transport a full Atramentar squad I guess, but they can deep strike. Since HH2 doesnt allow multi-squads in a transport there is a lot of wasted space outside a 20 man terminator squad. Does anyone use one outside a large bring everything you got narrative type game? 

[Noserenda]

It looks cool :cuss:

[StratoKhan]

Yeah I’m going to have to say the same thing. I haven’t used one, but I really want one in my army, it looks cool and that’s why I like it. But I suspect it might be a bit rubbish.

[GarvielEisenhorn]

You can put more than one infantry unit in the Mastodon since it's a super-heavy transport.

 

 

Edited May 11 by GarvielEisenhorn

[The Scorpion]

The ability to carry multiple units is its main draw imho. Same as the Thunderhawk. You can bring flocks of MSU without making the means of their transport a headscratcher.

[Xenith]

On 5/10/2024 at 8:20 PM, Galron said:

Since HH2 doesnt allow multi-squads in a transport

 

As above, things like the Mastadon, with Transport Capacity are an exception. It can also transport dreadnoughts, so you can put a talon of contemptors in it or something like that, as well as 10 tacs, to poop out the back onto an objective. Definitely go back and have a re-read of the special rules and abilities that it has! The Siege melta is also nothing to sniff at, though it has to get danger close. 

Edited Monday at 08:15 AM by Xenith

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

I think a Mastodon is the typical "miniature" you buy because is cool, is big, it was cheaper than usual, to round out a collection, or put the cherry on top of your army, etc but in the end you don't know what to do with it,at least as a playable unit and not a big, exclusive and expensive paperweight. I also want to get one for my SoH, 3D printed as well, and still I'm thinking what to do with it when I get it.

 

It can carry lot of troops inside, like 42 marine size troops ,Dreads, terminators or whatever the combination allowed between those units. Is a land moving unit, good for assaulting a fortress or similar. But nothing more. In other kind of battles is very big target, very expensive and a very juicy target for other super heavies.

Edited Tuesday at 08:19 AM by Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf