Looted Wagons.
Pros.
Cheap for what they do
Can transport any infantry
Boomgun
Skorcha
Transport Capacity of 12
Cons
Fragile with armour 11.
Don't press dat.
Can not disembark units if you roll dpd.
Takes up a Heavy Support slot.
Other more preferrable Heavy choices.
Looted Wagon upgrades
-Reinforced Ram. This upgrade is a must due to the Don't press dat rule in case you tank shock or end up in difficult/ dangerous terrain. Adding to the front armour of your vehicle when tank shocking is a wonderful thing.
-Grot riggers. A very useful upgrade to keep the wagon on the move after taking fire.
-Grabbin Klaw. Not terribly useful but will work if you end up within 2 inches of another vehicle after don’t press dat.
-Boarding Plank should only be used if you are going with a Tankbusta looted wagon which I will cover later.
-Ard Case. Should only be used on Boomgun wagons because more likely than not you want all your boyz shooting.
-Red Paint job. Works just fine if you have the points leftover for it.
-Big shoota’s. Are a cheap way to avoid being immobilized after 2 weapon destroyed results.
-Rokkit Launchas. Best used on the tankbusta wagon I will mentioned later.
-Boomgun. This weapon is ace being Ordnance it reliably wrecks sh*t unless you pressed dat. Should be equipped with 2 big shootas reinforced ram and ard case.
-Skorcha. Now this is an amazing upgrade for the Burna Wagon: Skorcha Big shoota Reinforced Ram. I will explain this more in the burna boyz section.
Transport:
-Nobs. Are better off in trukks or Battlewagons.
-Meganobs. Same as above.
-BurnaBoyz. A squad of 12 Burna boyz in a Wagon with Skorcha Big shoota Reinforced Ram and a mek or two with big shootas if you want those meks tools benefits. This is possibly one of the deadliest combinations around that you don’t see much of.
-Tankbustas. Looted wagon 2 rokkit launchas Reinforced ram Boarding plank 12 Tankbustas nob bosspole and either a tankhammer or power klaw or just bombs and a rokkit launcha..Less survivable than a Rokkit Battlewagon but cheaper.
-Lootas. Should never be put in a looted wagon as they are a firebase and the looted wagon is not. Dpd.
-Kommando’s can take a looted wagon but are better when outflanked and since the looted wagon is not a dedicated transport then they cannot outflank in a looted wagon making the point moot.
-Boyz should not be taking a looted wagon they have trukks with the same space. Unless you want it for the skorcha to say burn an enemy off an objective but even then burna wagon is more likely to crisp everything then the boyz can follow up in their trukk.
-Gretchin. I guess if you really wanted 11 grots and a runtherd you could put them in a looted wagon as a speed bump.
Flash Gitz. Are a good choice 10 in a looted wagon with 2 big shootas reinforced ram put out plenty of shots but is unreliable due to Dpd.
Looted Wagon Load outs:
-Boomwagon: Boom gun Ard case 1-2 big shootas Reinforced Ram. Goodbye everything.
-Tankbusta Wagon: 2 Rokkit Launchas Boarding plank reinforced ram. Optional wrecking ball. 13-14 Rokkits and/or Power Klaw/ Tankhammer attacks. Goodbye armor.
-Burna Wagon: Skorcha 1-2 Big Shoota's Reinforced Ram. Alternatively you could use 1-2 Rokkit launchers with 1-3 meks with kmb and pop tanks and then fry the troops that are now vulnerable. 9-12 Burnas skorcha. Goodbye infantry.
-Transport Wagon: Reinforced Ram 2 Big shoota's skorcha. Optional Ard Case. This load out is great for last minute objective grabs or even just as a cheap combat support for other units.
-Gretchin Transport Wagon: Reinforced Ram 2 Big shoota's Skorcha. For last minute objective grabs. Dirt cheap.
-Flash git wagon: Reinforced Ram 2 Big shoota's. Optional skorcha. Cheap transport for an expensive devastating unit.
Delivery method of killy goodness.
-The boomwagon has decent range but not good enough to camp unless its a cc army your facing. Driving the looted wagon behind 30 ork boyz with a big mek is a sure way of keeping it more or less under control and safe from enemy fire while being mobile and in range. Even better is to run it surrounded by boyz and a deffdredd out in front. Personally I run 2 boomwagons and a skorcha wagon rolling up behind 2 units of 30 shoota boyz behind a deffdredd just in case a monstrous creature or a nasty unit decides to take interest.
-The tankbusta wagon is best used in a speed freak army where there are plenty of vehicles to keep the looted wagon in check and out of harms way. 2 units of trukk boyz are perfect for keeping dpd in check just have the trukks move as far as you want and the looted wagon will stop when it reaches them. This combination is also great for taking out armour just give all 3 boarding planks and wreak some havoc.
-The BurnaWagon is great for everything at anytime against any army in any situation. At most 12 cover ignoring shots is nothing to scoff at or even 36 or so power weapon attacks on the charge. Id like to see termies and monstrous creatures survive that. Having 2 trukks out in front until you want to put the hurt on something is a good way to keep it moving and under control. I run mine that way or behind my 2 boomwagons as a counter attack unit.
-The flash git wagon works best behind a mob of 30 shoota boyz with kff taking on a mobile support role that can kill just about anything reliably except vehicles. Terminators? pass all those saves? not likely. Infantry is like bullets into nutella. MC's will be turned into swiss cheese by the sheer amount of firepower. This is best as a hit and evade support unit 24 inch lethal range is really where this unit should stay softening up targets for your other units to tank shock/ assault.
Looted Wagon Conversion Ideas.
-Boomwagons can be represented by anything really but the tanks I prefer are Vindicator's Basilisk's and demolishers with kustomised guns ie extra length or width.
-Skorchawagons are probably some of my favourite conversions because I use hellhounds and they certainly look the part. Alternatively you could use a Baal predator to mock those whiny bloodsuckers.
Please feel free to correct or add as needed.
Looted Wagons have been one of my favorite units being a Blood Axe and all so I use them frequently. Even still I may have missed something or gotten something wrong please let me know. Thanks for reading. I appreciate all the input so far looking foreward to more
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edit: stats.
edit: Big shootas, Looted Wagon Load outs.
edit: cons, Delivery method.