Topic: Blood Angel Assault Terminator Load out

[sm3g]

Hey guys,
So I bought an assault terminator box today for my blood angels army. Initially I was going to go all TH/SS however the guy who runs the games workshop here said I'd be best to go 1 or 2 sets of lightning claws in the 5man squad...
Anyone had any experience using these guys in game that can provide some advice?

[Grand Master Lomandalis]

It depends on how you intend to use the Terminators.  Do you want them to be a tar pit of hard to kill models, or do you want them to go out there and cut a lot of infantry down?  Are they being teleported, walking, or tossed in a Land Raider?

[Locarno]

It's a balancing act. Against 99% of opponents, lightning claw armed terminators are just as tough and do more damage than those with thunder hammers. The moment you come up against 2+ saves, AP 2 weapons, or T8/AV 11 opponents, they are sudenly little more than cheerleaders and extra wounds...

I would always advocate one or two thunder hammers in a lightning claw squad. Do you need it the other way around? Maybe not but that many shred power weapon attacks in initiative order may reduce the amount of damage you have to deal with quite a bit (by mauling units like lychguard or nobz before they attack).

[sm3g]

So atm they will be foot slogging  with a librarian in terminator armour. Soon to add a sang priest in terminator armour then eventually a landraider of some description.

I was thinking 2 lightning claw and 3 thunder hammer. Bit of an all round kind of squad. Using  then against a space wolf army that is all thunderwolf cavalry and fenrisian wolves... And an imperial Knight

[Slick Samos]

I'd recommend making sure that you have decent capabilities all round including your Librarian and future Sanguinary Priest.  So if your Librarian (looks at 3000pts list) has a Force Axe then two sets of Lightning Claws in the squad makes sense.  This will also mean that you save a few points when the Codex gets updated, looking at other Codexes. 

If you are feeling brave, buy some magnets.  I think I'm going to take the plunge over summer

As for the Land Raider, it has to be the Crusader because how many people you're trying to fit in! 

All the best with it!

Slick Samos

[sm3g]

Yeah I went with 2 lightning claws.
I will eventually purchase them a crusader but for now they can foot slog it up cover.

[Slick Samos]

Fair enough!  Nice daemons army btw.

[sm3g]

Planning to add one mroe with claws and a landraider crusader at some point.

And thanks, ill be posting my Blood Angels up soon i reckon.