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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Apr 8, 2009 18:03:41 GMT -5
For the same points cost, the manticore looks like it will be a MUCH more effective choice with its storm eagles. Especially if they come in squads of three. Three squads of three manticores will put a potential 27 S10 AP4 pie plates down as 9 barrages... at least according to what I can see so far about them. That's so unfair that there has to be a limit or a prohibitive cost to doing something like that. If there isn't, then the Emperor's will is for storm eagles to fill the skies...
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Post by commissargaunt on Apr 8, 2009 18:09:23 GMT -5
no its confirmed that both the manticore and deathstrike will NOT come in squadrons. (overpowered)
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Post by dragoon6 on Apr 8, 2009 18:11:29 GMT -5
@requiem. Strom Eagles were not grouped with the other Artillery pieces as being selectable in Squadrons. I'm thinking something that awesome will be 1 to a slot.
On Deathstrikes: Would you like some launcher with your missle, Sir?
Dragoon 6
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Post by commissargaunt on Apr 8, 2009 18:17:31 GMT -5
loving that! I can see some comical situations once the missile is gone though hell yeah 165pts worth of 1 heavy bolter on a basilisk with better side armour.  |
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Post by Julian Sharps on Apr 8, 2009 19:22:27 GMT -5
The only real advantages the Deathstrike has over any of the other artillery weapons in the roster is a larger area of effect, it can't really suffer from crew shaken, crew stunned and weapon destroyed results, S10 AP1 and always uses full strength for vehicle AP (even if you don't score a direct hit with it). These, however, do not outweigh the weapon's many disadvantages, including cost and the fact that you have a weapon that can only fire once and its ability to launch is randomly decided. We are not fragging Orks!
One would think that a ballistic missile would have a larger blast radius than a mere maximum of 6". The Belly Kannon on the Ork Stompa had the right idea, in my opinion: 3D6" blast radius. If you could only fire the Deathstrike after the first turn (or better still, leave it permanently in reserve and let the officer call a strike down as per the Reserves result), but could fire it whenever you wished (all weapon destroyed results count as crew stunned) and the weapon had a 2D6+3" blast radius, but was only S8 AP3 and always used its full strength when determining vehicle AP, I'd pay the 165 points for it. As it stands, it's too underpowered for its points cost.
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Post by Willem on Apr 8, 2009 20:10:34 GMT -5
i wont take it unles it can kill fexes in one hit
even nid warriors will still have one wound left after the bomb goes off
they are synaps creatchers
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Post by commissargaunt on Apr 9, 2009 6:32:57 GMT -5
yeah i know that is kinda fricking annoying, the nya nya nya nya nya you cant kill my warriors cos they have mind powers argument! god i hate synapse cant GW just admit that a ballistic missile will kill a tyranid warrior weather or not its got special mind powers.
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Post by nicholasakira on Apr 9, 2009 22:56:27 GMT -5
Whelp, apparently it is going to be a model. I thought it wasn't. The codes summary seems to be saying that it is. I hope GW doesn't make everyone convert their own and actually release something for it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2009 13:43:27 GMT -5
to be honest im looking forward to converting one, gonna make a proper cruise missile style thing, probs outta an airfix apollo rocket  |
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Post by commissargaunt on Apr 11, 2009 16:51:37 GMT -5
yeah im forseeing some sweet comnversions for this thing ;D
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Post by Willem on Apr 11, 2009 17:31:05 GMT -5
we should have a giant grot bomb with a conscript dryving it
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Post by commissargaunt on Apr 11, 2009 17:43:42 GMT -5
Conscript: hang on i signed up for the imperial flying corps! Commissar: well you're certainly going to be flying *hides laughter* Conscript: but! sir! Commissar: in the rocket now. Conscript: yes sir  Commissar: tee hee i love this bit... *presses big red button* Conscript: FOR THE EMPerooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor *boom* Commissar: *laughing* gets em' every time. Conscript: *dead* |
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Post by nicholasakira on Apr 11, 2009 21:08:08 GMT -5
Better than what they normally get.
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Post by commissargaunt on Apr 12, 2009 4:45:12 GMT -5
lol true.
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