Nominally I'm using the Rebel list from the Xilos book, although I'm playing it as a Empire Penal Legion, using a lot of disposable Outcasts to put pressure on the enemy while the heavy hitters move in and and take whatever objectives the scenario calls for...
For my Scout Force (500 points) I've gone for lots of cheap units, with as much fire support squeezed in as possible.
This means:
They get some support in the shape of two Disruptor Cannons, either in a unit, or stand alone (depending on how many Order Dice I need...)
A unit of Attack Scutters, or as I like to call them; Discount Battle Suits... Almost 100 points cheaper, but with the same firepower, they have never disappointed me, and on several occasions won me the battle.
Need to get a unit across the table? No problem, just kick in the Plasma Amplifiers and take two Run Actions every turn...
Enemy unit dug in giving you problem? Disruptor shots to really add the pins, or RF 3 Dispersed to get
rid of the cover Res bonus...
The models being what they are helped make them the primary reason I choose to go with the Rebel list instead of the Empire list (where you can only get them once you hit 1000+ points).
One thing to look out for is that only a single shot per shooting action may be re-rolled, no matter the number of Tectorists in range (all the more reason to spread them out, if you ask me!)
Borag will, in due time, get a modified model created, with parts from a Bomber and some other odds and ends. However, sooner or later his duties to lead the force on foot will be taken over by his lieutenant/bodyguard, Flöng 566-10-X8, while Borag himself ascends to a loftier perch inside a Command Crawler (the perfect place for a careful commander!).
That is my 500 pts list, I'm soon to be finished with reinforcements up to 750, and then there is only a single model left to take the force to 1000 (no prizes for guessing which!)
There's so much love for Tectorists, have to get a set when l get into my second five hundred points of Ghar.
ReplyDeleteWhat extra parts is your commander getting?
I can definitely recommend them, the models are really characterful, and they synergize so well with both suits, Scutters and D-cannons...
DeleteI'll probably kit out my commander with the extra armour plates from a Bomber suit, some trophies (mounted to the armour, rather than the usual spiked pole), and I might try to do something with the Plasma Claw too.
That's a nice idea to play a "rebel" force as a penal formation for the regular Ghar empire.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I always felt that the Ghar should have something like that, it is not like they value individual lives, especially not those who somehow failed.. Or anyone, in times of population surplus.
DeleteAs a bonus, I can gather up some regular battlesuits and play a regular Empire list too!