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Offline MuGGzy

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Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« on: January 31, 2003, 05:08:56 PM »
I saw that you can now add an Elite or Troops selection from the IG list if you have a special sister in the retinue. I am thinking about doing this but know NOTHING about IG. What unit from IG would best benefit a SoB list?

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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2003, 05:41:50 PM »
Well, I would say either Stormtroopers or a Hardened Veteran Squad.

Hardened Veterans have an excellent variety of weaponry to choose from as well as being able to take a Veteran Officer w/ 3 wounds. Not only that, but you can take a chimeara to boot! This allows you to approach different tactical situations and have reasonable success. Unfortunately, these guys only have 5+ saves and the squad can get expensive if you're not careful.

Stormtroopers if chosen, should be used to deepstrike as they can take out annoying tanks and tough footsloggers (terminators) with their meltaguns. Once again, these guys only have 4+ saves and are pretty much limited to what role you want them to play (little versatility).

So it depends what you need most in the army. If you need just more firepower and a flexible unit for any situation, choose veterans. If you need a specialized unit, go with stormtroopers.

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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2003, 06:40:28 PM »
I disagree with your view of it Gain-Z.

The Sisters outclass the guard in EVERYTHING except heavy long range tank-/beast-busting weapons as well as Heavy tanks.

Stormtroopers for example costs as much as Celestines and are inferior in almost every way. A 3+ saves is twice as good as a 4+ save.
And they can't field what the Sisters lack...heavy weapons.

The best compliment for Sisters are Veterans(expensive option) or a Commandsection(cheap option)....equipped with a Lascannon plus perhaps some plasmaguns(another thing the sisters lack). Perhaps fielded with a Chimera because it's the only AV12 that the sisters have.

I miss plasmaguns in a sister army. Meltas are fine and dandy for offensive squads doing some tankbusting but I lack a weapon to back up bolterfire with.

Heck, even IG have Plasmaguns so why not the sisters?
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2003, 10:13:10 PM »
Yeh, if I take IG, I always go for something with a Lascannon...you just can't find them things around the Eccelsiarchy (sp?) anymore...
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #4 on: February 2, 2003, 07:42:41 PM »
I would only use the option to include a heavy weapons team. Mortars

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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #5 on: February 2, 2003, 07:43:58 PM »
Sorry Sparky...only from the Elites and Troops section.
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« Reply #6 on: February 2, 2003, 10:19:08 PM »
Yeh, a Vet squad is a good choice as well, if you must.  Lot's of special weapon options there...
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #7 on: February 3, 2003, 04:49:09 AM »
Hardened Vets get a Mortar ;)


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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #8 on: February 3, 2003, 11:42:10 AM »
Sorry Sparky...only from the Elites and Troops section.

I meant a team armed with heavy weapons, not an actual HS slot.

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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #9 on: February 7, 2003, 11:46:48 PM »
If you have 290 pts to spare and you can use special characters, a good multi-purpose unit is Shaffers Last Chances. You have a Missile Launcher, Melta gun, 2 Plasma Pistols, an Assault Heavy Bolter (Ox can move and shoot with heavy bolter) a Sniper rifle and a couple of other weapons.
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« Reply #10 on: February 9, 2003, 07:02:16 PM »
why not take an hevy weapons squad of vets with a heavy weapon and 3 plasma rifles scince vets have bs 4 both give you good support fire which i think the sobs lack(not sure)
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2003, 07:31:36 PM »
Um, i feel stupid, but where does it say that you can add an IG squad to a SOB army?
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2003, 08:18:02 PM »
Under the Sister Famulous entry for the Celestian bodyguard in CA.
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2003, 11:14:40 PM »
Thanx for pointing that out! I really apreciated that. Thanx!
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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2003, 12:00:42 AM »
Why not take two Sister Famulous in your bodyguards.

And field two IG normal squads with Lascannon and PlasmaGun in them.

That way you just added 20 more models to your total army list with 2 lascannons and plasma guns.

Just a thought.


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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2003, 01:49:07 PM »
I can't find my CA right now, but I'm almost TOTALLY sure you can't take more than one per army.
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« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2003, 02:09:58 PM »
It's now on the games workshop website

around that section where tau auxillaries and other CA stuff is posted

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Re:Adding an IG unit to your SoB list?
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2003, 01:31:40 AM »
You can have as many IG squads in an army as you have Sister Famulous' (One per HQ bodyguard).

Praetor, only one SF per bodyguard.
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