Best heavy weapon squad lode out for Gard Blob?

[DR.V]

Hello all

I am just now getting back into my Imperial Gard army ( New Space Marine Codex = no love for my Gard) and was wondering what is the best heavy weapon option for Gard blob? I am kinda partial to 3 lascannons or Auto cannons, but what do you all think?

[YorkNecromancer]

Autocannons are absolutely boss. There is very little outside of AV 13+ they cannot deal with.

Lascannon are more specialised; that said, IMHO they are fairly reasonably priced for the Str 9 AP2 (especially given the Guard orders that let you fire them twin-linked).

I like to run six autocannon and three lascannon, but that's mostly because I love the models. I don't think Heavy Weapon squads are super competetive in the meta at the moment; they're better attached to blob guard squads.

[Denzark]

Yorko how do you get 6 & 3 in a blob, I thought the biggest you could have was 5 x 10 man squads, so 5 Heavy weapons?

[entendre_entendre]

Yorko how do you get 6 & 3 in a blob, I thought the biggest you could have was 5 x 10 man squads, so 5 Heavy weapons?

I think he means an actual Heavy Weapon Squad (3xHeavy Weapons) rather than upgraded members of an Infantry squad (who blob).

OT: Autocannons are good for cheap dakka. I find Lascannons are good if you have less long-ranged AT in your list (e.g. Executioners or Demolishers in your HS slots). I just made my HWTs where I can just swap the weapons whenever I want. I usually run the LC, but the AC can work if you have enough anti-AV14 in your list, it's all about the rest of my list really.

[Denzark]

AHa cheers EE makes sense now.

[SON OF ROMULOUS]

So far when running my blob squads i have run a little bit of everything. Sometimes i will run las other times i will run auto cannons even missile launchers and heavy bolters. It all depends on what you want them to do. for me for all rounders i would stick with auto cannons or missile launchers. But if you have something thats missing in your army then here is a good place to shore up that disparity.

[YorkNecromancer]

I think he means an actual Heavy Weapon Squad (3xHeavy Weapons) rather than upgraded members of an Infantry squad (who blob).

Yeah, he's right. :)

Sorry for the confusion there.

Has to be said, I do think blob squads are a probably a slightly better way to embed Lascannon, just because you have all those extra ablative wounds...

But yeah, if you've got no other HW teams yet, go Autocannon; they're versatile as hell, and with their big drum mags, they look brilliant.

[DR.V]

Thank you all I will keep all this in mind when i set up my lists.
Also I am a BIG fan of having the ability to swap out options on my plastic dude men. So I can change them out on the fly, but ya the Auto Cannons do look amazing.

[YorkNecromancer]

Remember, it's real easy to magnetise Heavy Weapon teams. Just leave the gun shield off, and put some 3mm magnets on the 'pin' section of the gun/the bit where it connects to the tripod. The right kind of magnets are RIDICULOUSLY cheap on eBay as well. :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-Neodymium-Disc-Magnets-6x1-mm-craft-warhammer-models-or-magic-6mm-x-1mm-/161148993697?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item25853a80a1

[Mr.Pickelz]

One word... Mortars! Every guard squad (and army) needs the barrage power that mass amounts of mortars can bring. :D