Dot so much a deathstar, but a missile

[iamian]

So I had the idea to put a DA company squad in a drop pod, 10 dudes, 5 with combi-flamers, 5 with combi-meltas.

Inertial guidance means that I should be able to put the drop pod right in my opponents grill, or at leas close enough to use my flamers or meltas.

If its infantry im after, 5 flamers should make short work of them. if its a vehicle, 5 meltas have a pretty good chance of wasting even a land-raider. the ensuing assault from any occupants/ surrounding infantry should be mitigated my the 5 D3 overwatch wounds from the flamers.

After that they may be able to contest an objective, but their job is done.

Also, the Drop pod is equipped with a Deathwind launcher, so it starts throwing pie plates at turn two, and its also equipped with a locator beacon, so a turn two deathwing assault should give my opponent something else to think about

I already ordered 10 combi-weapons from chapterhouse. weeeeeee

[ElectricPaladin]

This kind of tactic can totally work. The only danger is that it's a lot of points to throw away. If you get unlucky, or your opponent manages to deny you a target (or floods the field with too many targets), you're screwed. Your vets will simply die without leaving a sufficient dent, taking their points with them.

That said, it's a valid tactic. You're playing balls-out and taking risks, but don't expect it to pay off every time.

[iamian]

go big or go home, right?

it should be noted that most of my local FLGS players are some variant of Space Marine.

[jifel]

Or, perhaps combat squad? Melta the Land Raider and flame the heck out of whoever was inside.

[iamian]

I was thinking about that, but I think that the squad will be more resilient as a 10 man unit.

[sangrail777]

multi-flamers?? Something tells me you mean combi-flamers. And here's my only caveat to your tactic. You only get one shot. either you land and hit with combi flamers and/or melts. Or you land allow yourself to get shot up and then assaulted and try to use whatever flamers you have left to hopefully hurt your assaulters. A compatent oppenent would leave you feeling a lil upset that you spent the points and money to build this squad only to get it butchered repeatedly when it deploys. All in all the you do have a chance to kill one thing with this squad. You just gotta choose what it's worth. A land radier or an infantry squad?

[iamian]

no, uh, I meant multi-flamers. there a special. ummm. damit >.<

[iamian]

I made further changes to this already 'spensive squad. Meltabombs, all of them so that perhaps they can take out a second vehicle if they survive a full turn of shooting and assault. I also replaced two of the combi weapons with a flamer and meltagun so that they can stay up to their old tricks.

I realize that it is unlikely that they will survive past a turn, but they are not a scoring unit and I think that the knee-jerk "KILL IT KILL IT" reaction from my opponent might spare the rest of my army some grief.