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Master Archon

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Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« on: July 26, 2002, 11:35:06 AM »
Is it worth it to take 2 Shas'vre bodyguards or to leave your commander as an independent Character?  I have been toying with the idea but I am not sure which one is more effective?

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2002, 01:14:08 PM »
Actually a Shas'o with Shas'vre assistants are the only even mediocre Heavy CC squads that the Tau has.

So It can be worth it.

*has been toying with the idea of equipping a Shas'o body guard with Plasmaguns/Flamers and using them as a shock squad*
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Master Archon

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2002, 04:49:10 PM »
Yeah I was thinking of taking a Shas'o w/Fusion Blaster, Flamer, Multi-tracker, Drone Controller +2 Gun Drones.  And maybe some Shas'vre with the same config. Flamer and Plasma Rifle.  That might work.

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2002, 04:53:02 PM »
I think that what they lack in numbers and initiative they make up in toughness and power.
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+++Excerpt from Last Chaos/Space marine game, commentator: Inquisitor Khalheed "The Purgator" Qhor, Ex-Deathball player+++

Chaos vs Space Marine grudgematch today ended 23-19 when Brother Grazieel decimated the chaos team with a heavy bolter.

Afterwards the Chaos Coach Zhuriel the Damned stated "If we weren't ideologically in favor of cheating we'd complain about this""
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Master Archon

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2002, 12:46:06 AM »
Yeah I just fought against the Necrons and only 1 Shas'o w/ Fusion Blaster, Missile Pod, 2 Gun Drones, Multi-tracker took out a 10 man Necron squad on his own.  With a Flamer and 2 other partners with Flamers they could do some serious damage. ;D

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2002, 02:13:18 AM »
Yeah, against Necrons and Orks you don't really suffer from his puny I3(which is infact THE worst initiative ever seen on a HQ)
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+++Excerpt from Last Chaos/Space marine game, commentator: Inquisitor Khalheed "The Purgator" Qhor, Ex-Deathball player+++

Chaos vs Space Marine grudgematch today ended 23-19 when Brother Grazieel decimated the chaos team with a heavy bolter.

Afterwards the Chaos Coach Zhuriel the Damned stated "If we weren't ideologically in favor of cheating we'd complain about this""
+++End of transmission+++

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2002, 11:54:49 AM »
Something like this might be effective:

Shas'o w/ Fusion Blaster, Flamer, Shield Generator, Target Lock, Drone Controller + 2 Gun Drones.     142
Shas'vre (2) w/ Twin-linked Plasma Rifles, Flamers, Multi-trackers.     150

That would form a good force that can fire some heavy firepower into the enemy before they charge with their 3 Flamers!  ;D

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2002, 02:50:29 PM »
I'd say shift that target-lock for a multitracker and add a couple of more gundrones. Hardwire the bodguards as well. Every extra piece of firepower counts. And Gundrones for 11p a piece(dronecontroller included) is just a bargain!
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+++Excerpt from Last Chaos/Space marine game, commentator: Inquisitor Khalheed "The Purgator" Qhor, Ex-Deathball player+++

Chaos vs Space Marine grudgematch today ended 23-19 when Brother Grazieel decimated the chaos team with a heavy bolter.

Afterwards the Chaos Coach Zhuriel the Damned stated "If we weren't ideologically in favor of cheating we'd complain about this""
+++End of transmission+++

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2002, 03:35:15 PM »
i think that it if worth it having the bodygaurds.


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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2002, 11:53:13 AM »
In a 1000 point battle though I do not want to go much over what I have already spent on an enormously large HQ  (292 points!) that will probably be killed by the end of the game.  

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #10 on: August 2, 2002, 10:10:41 AM »
the body gaurd are well worth it, I woun't go with out.

mind are configure as follow:

Shas'o: fusion blaster, missile pod, shield generator, hw: multi-tacker, drone contoller plus 2 shield drones, target lock.

both vre: fusion blaster, missile pod, multi-tracker, hw: target lock

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #11 on: August 2, 2002, 01:17:19 PM »
Yeah I have just put together the 3 Crisis suits and they look sweet!  I have this:

Shas'o w/ Fusion Blaster, Flamer, Shield Generator, Multi-tracker, and Drone Controller + 2 Gun Drones.
Shas'vre (2) w/ Twin-linked Plasma Rifles, Flamers, Multi-trackers.  

I love them and they look great!

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Re:Are Shas'vre Bodyguards worth it?
« Reply #12 on: August 9, 2002, 09:07:02 PM »
I have a shas'o with 2 body guards configured as so (and bonded):

shas'o - missle pod - plasma rifle - multi tracker - drone controller (hw) - target lock - shield drone (1)
shas'vre - missle pod - plasma rifle - multi tracker

They are used for longer range shooting than the ones posted above. I give them the long range stuff to keep them away from that pesky hth, but they seem pretty effective. The flamer/fusion blaster combo is pretty effective as well.

 


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