Monday, July 14, 2014

Codex Astartes Fenryka - Dedicated Transport: Razorback's


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                Razorbacks are the armed transports of many Space Marine chapters, and are recommended for being snipers and hunters. Long Fangs find that they are great for deploying a unit across the battlefield.

  • Standard Loadout
    • Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter
    • Smoke Launchers
    • Searchlight
  • Options
    • Replace the Heavy Bolter with:
      • Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer
      • Twin-Linked Lascannon
      • Twin-Linked Assault Cannon
      • Lascannon and Twin-Linked Plasma Gun
    • May also take
      • Dozer Blades
      • Storm Bolter
      • Hunter-killer missile
      • Extra armor

Razorbacks have a transport capacity of 6 models, and they can be taken by almost any infantry unit in the army.  They can be used to breach the enemy flanks; they are also great for armored assaults.

Battlefield Application

                Units that are deployed inside razorbacks should be placed on the flanks; since the armor of the vehicle is very weak. Don’t expect them to survive for just being on the flanks, you have to cover their advance. Drop Pods are a great way to cover the advance.

  • Long Fangs
    • Long Fang units can number up to 6 models and can be deployed inside the Razorback to advance into the enemy lines and pick them off. The twin linked weapons of the razorbacks can make sure that you manage to hit something on the advance.
    • I would give the razorback a twin-linked lascannon and have the long fangs advance along the side of the board, disembark the long fangs and have them fire, give only one a plasma cannon, but give everyone else anti-vehicle/infantry weapons. Missile launchers, las-cannons, multi-melta’s the works. Once they disembark from the razorback the lascannon will fire at any that means the unit will be firing at 3 different targets.
  • Wolf Guard
    • You can deploy up to 6 wolf guard in power armor, or deploy 3 in Terminator armor as an assault unit. Push the unit toward the enemy lines and disembark them, have them hide behind the Razorback.

Advancement Cover

  • Drop Pods can be used for anything, use them to deploy units to cover the advance of not just your vehicles but also your fast attack units. You must give your units deploying buy drop pod a target priority, meaning that they must attack anything that can slow or stop your advancement across the board. If the enemy has units that can fire more than 24 inch’s you have to wipe them out or they will smash your armor to pieces.
    • Drop Pod Unit Target Priority
      • Vehicles with large blast templates
      • Units with a firing range of 24”+.

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