henrythesecond
01-06-2011, 08:31 AM
Hi guys,
I'm not usually lured into the 'must-get-the-latest-codex-and-army' hysteria, but I must confess to being
seduced by the whole Badab War fluff. Consequently, I've begun building a Red Scorpion Army around
the fantastic Carab Culln mini from FW. One of my buddies has started up a Mantis Warriors list too, so
we're looking forward to some hardcore Badab goodness in a few months time.
However, back on topic, I've been reading through my copy of IA 9 and also the Red Scorps section of
IA 4. Aside from realising I'm going to need to drastically rethink my usual SM tactics (keeping with fluff,
I'm not going to be using Infiltrate or Scout USRs) and that I'll need to convert one of my current LRs
to a Helios variant, I've come across what I believe to be a rather decent little tactic.
In Imperial Armour 4: The Anphelion Project, pp122, under Purity Above All it states:
"Any Red Scorpions Tactical or Veteran Squad may upgrade its Sergeant to an Apothecary for +25pts."
This of course confers Feel No Pain onto the units in question. Whilst questionable for tactical squads
due to the loss of the PF or Melta Bomb Sgt (except perhaps a dedicated objective-holding squad),
if you took an Apothecary with a Drop Pod Sternguard unit, I think it's well worth the loss of the Sgt's
options to give the unit FNP.
Anyone feel this is a viable tactic or are the Sgt loadout options more useful? And would it be as useful
on Tac Squads?
I'm not usually lured into the 'must-get-the-latest-codex-and-army' hysteria, but I must confess to being
seduced by the whole Badab War fluff. Consequently, I've begun building a Red Scorpion Army around
the fantastic Carab Culln mini from FW. One of my buddies has started up a Mantis Warriors list too, so
we're looking forward to some hardcore Badab goodness in a few months time.
However, back on topic, I've been reading through my copy of IA 9 and also the Red Scorps section of
IA 4. Aside from realising I'm going to need to drastically rethink my usual SM tactics (keeping with fluff,
I'm not going to be using Infiltrate or Scout USRs) and that I'll need to convert one of my current LRs
to a Helios variant, I've come across what I believe to be a rather decent little tactic.
In Imperial Armour 4: The Anphelion Project, pp122, under Purity Above All it states:
"Any Red Scorpions Tactical or Veteran Squad may upgrade its Sergeant to an Apothecary for +25pts."
This of course confers Feel No Pain onto the units in question. Whilst questionable for tactical squads
due to the loss of the PF or Melta Bomb Sgt (except perhaps a dedicated objective-holding squad),
if you took an Apothecary with a Drop Pod Sternguard unit, I think it's well worth the loss of the Sgt's
options to give the unit FNP.
Anyone feel this is a viable tactic or are the Sgt loadout options more useful? And would it be as useful
on Tac Squads?