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Post by vaynomblenner on May 5, 2013 17:08:27 GMT -5
Hello everybody. I am having problems with my veterans when I take plasma guns it seems I kill at least one veteran per turn from gets hot. Would it be appropriate to take most plasma out of my army and go straight meltagun's or take some grenade launchers?
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Post by Trooper One-Nine-Seven-Four on May 5, 2013 17:47:04 GMT -5
Are your plasma vets equipped with carapace armor? If not, that will give them a little bit more survivability...
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Post by Sgt. Rock on May 5, 2013 17:52:13 GMT -5
Overheats are a fact of life when it comes to plasma weapons. You should be expecting your guardsmen to die in droves anyway, so losing one to an overheat shouldn't be that big of a deal. I run one vet squad with melta and one with plasma, and the plasma squad is in a Chimera. If the inevitable destruction of their ride doesn't kill them, the enemy fire will. In short, if you use plasma, get used to it.  |
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Post by gamma016 on May 6, 2013 18:14:26 GMT -5
Overheats are a fact of life when it comes to plasma weapons. Not for Tau  Anyways on a side note, are you taking your armor saves on the wounds you take from get's hot? The rule does not make it so you take a strength 7 AP 2 hit every time your gun gets hot. You are still allowed your armor save, and if possible feel no pain. This might be why you are losing so many good men. |
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Post by vaynomblenner on May 6, 2013 21:55:05 GMT -5
I take my armour save, its just I always fail it with my plasma vets it seems like a waste of 15pts to have them die in one turn.
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Post by WestRider on May 6, 2013 22:16:59 GMT -5
When shooting at Vehicles or MCs, the solution is Bring It Down. Beyond that, we don't have a native solution, but if you're open to the idea of Allies, a Rune Priest or BA/DA Librarian can be a huge help with Prescience. Tho neither works when you're meched up. At that point, it really is just a matter of try not to roll so many 1s |
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