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Imperial Guard and kill points, how cruel GW is! crying

I found out the hard way.

It's not fair, Guard is supposed to field a large chunk of troops to save the day and now they are being penalized for it in one-third of the standard missions.

My guess is that, in the next codex, platoons are going to be streamlined down so that 1 platoon = one kill point. That, and it's absolute bull that a Guard Command Squad counts as two kill points.

I've got a feeling that the new codex won't address this issue.

I've seen some discussions on how to address this and each suggestion is not an answer really. Some people say that the whole platoon should count as a single point, others say that only the command squads should be counting, while some say that each squad should be worth 1/2 a point each.

None of these answers are really ideal though. Making the whole platoon count will quickly get you situations where one squad will hide away in the back of the board, making command squads the only score units will result in the enemy virtually ignoring everything else (besides, five T3 men die very easily!) and the half point suggestion requires a lot of thinking, something not a lot of people are looking to do when playing a game of 40k. sweatdrop

Done away with? Fat chance of that happening any time soon, it's a new feature so it stays until the next edition or a FAQ that gives a clever answer.

Really, it comes down to personal choice. With the Basilisk, you only have the options of Earthshaker Cannon or Heavy Bolter. That said, it has a very powerful cannon and you can begin to harass your enemy before they can even draw LOS. They also have the bonus of being less expensive.

Leman Russes excel in a few other things. For one, they pack heavier armor. The Nids will have that much harder of a time killing an Av14-12-10 Leman Russ than they would an Av12-10-10 Basilisk. Next, a Leman can tote much more firepower. Each can take up to three Heavy Bolters, or three Heavy Flamers (as memory serves), though those can only be used (in chorus) if you decide to sit still on a given turn. Nextly, it has a Battle Cannon. So, you still have the option of laying out a big, strong blast to completely wipe away those pesky enemies. The downsides of the Leman is that you have to have line of sight to hit your enemy with all of its weapons, thus making it a more viable target. Also, it has much shorter range than the Basilisk, so hunting gets harder.

Guess what I made earlier today? =D I'm going to replace the barrel later on this week with a half inch diameter tube, that was the only thing I could find around the homestead. I got a fancy camera for Christmas, so I'm probably going to update my thread in the painting and modelling subforum at some point.


On to the topics at hand! pirate

Hellhounds are great, and against the waves of bugs you'll be facing, it'll do swell. I suggest taking three, and your Genestealer problems will soon disapear. For Heavy Support I suggest one Demolisher and two Basalisks. Bassies are great at killling... everything, and in large amounts. The Demolisher with its plasma cannons and main gun is the perfect tool to eliminate Warriors and other such big nasties.

I also suggest taking at least one five man squad of Storm Troopers to Deep Strike. Give them two plasma guns, a plasma pistol, and power weapon. It'll be well woth the 91pts you spend when you wreck some serious damage against whatever they land near. For doctrines, take Hardened Fighters or Xeno-Fighters (Tyranids). If you can, take Warrior Weapons. Your enemy won't know what hit them when you have a Guard army that's doing well in close combat.



I now have five Leman Russ (Vanquisher, Exterminator, Annihilator, Demolisher, Destroyer), three Chimera (one Hellhound turrent to exchange at will), an Earthshaker battery, Drop Sentinel, Valkyrie, Thunderbolt, and two Baneblades. It's official, I'm a tread-head. blaugh