Topic: best anti nid deathwatch squad?

[brother jaim]

what is the best way to configure a small shooty/ counter assault DW kill-team. I was thinking of having a six strong squad with two heavy bolter's and the rest with kraken bolts. but i was not sure what cc weapons i should give it and how to equip the captain/librarian.

i was thinking of having a 10 strong squad with 2 heavy bolter's 7 marines with kraken bolts and one librarian with fury of the ancients and a bolt pistol. 

[Inquisitor Malak]

Well, if by anti-Nid you mean shooty, then the following is best (if pricy);

Deathwatch Codicier, bolter, force weapon, psychic hood, FotA
2 x Deathwatch Specialists with heavy bolters, suspensors and Hellfire rounds
2 x Deathwatch Marines with bolters and Kraken rounds

With the exception of the Librarian's 'magic line of repeated S5 death', every weapon is AP4. Hellfire rounds are the single nastiest weapon you can employ vs Nid's; nothing except the Broodlord, Tyrant, Guard, Carnifex and Zoanthrope can have a save against it. Every other Nid unit will be wounded on a 2+ and have no save (Lictors being the one annoying exception, as they have a 5+ cover save in the open). Yeah, if its wasting Nids, thats the ideal shooty squad.

[brother jaim]

in terms of when the nids reach my lines (I know they will they always do) how good is this this squad at slowing them down is CC?

[Inquisitor Malak]

well, put simply, you should be keeping this squad out of combat. However, should they be assaulted by Lictor, Gargoyles, Ravenors, here is what they have;

Codicier has four S4 force weapon attacks
The two heavy bolter specialists have one S4 attack each
The two Kraken-bolter Marines have two S4 attacks each

So, you have six S4 attacks, and four S4 force weapon attacks.

[Grand Master Rex Nihilo]

A;most always best to shoot the blighters! Deal with H2H with only when you have to, which is always ... eventually. But if you have thinned them out with shooting as this unit mentioned is quite capable of doing then you'll do alright, remember you still have T4 and are generally reasonable in CC. A counter assault unit (Assault Marines, Veterans etc.) is always handy.

Rob