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Best Imperium shooting unit


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What do people think are some of the best shooting unit that the Imperium has to offer? I'm looking for a combination of high strength and number of shots ideally so that I can add some decent firepower for my inquisitors.

For example, I was looking at Kastelan Robots and they seem like they can lay some good fire down.

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Sisters of battle dominions pack tons of melta for their cost, and are fluffy for a Inquisitor.

Though are arguably outmatched in both aspects by plasma scions - can't go wrong with inquisitorial stormtroopers for fluff.

True. Though if Hereticus, either are pretty close.

 

How many units are we looking at? Because if your looking for multiple, I'd suggest 1 10 girl dominion squad, with 4 meltas and a combi melta, and then some Scions. The melta maidens would either move, shoot or fight twice each turn on a 2+, and should provide tons of firepower, and the Scions will apply some direct in your face plasma, for a solid punch.

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There is the Rapier Laser Destroyer at 88 points with a strength 12 AP -4 with D6 damage. Jokaero used to be fairly good in the 7th, I had 3 attached to my shooty inquisitor, and the rolls on that table for upgrades were not bad. Haven’t had the chance to use them in the 8th yet.
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Kastellan Robots

+ Cawl

+ Kataphron Destroyers

+ Elimination Volley Stratagem

+ Wrath of Mars Stratagem

 

3+ re-roll to hit on 18 x [No. of Robots] at S6 AP-2 with any 6 to wound causing a Mortal Wound in addition to the normal damage.

 

Murdered a Knight Lancer almost twice over with this one.

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Kastellan Robots

+ Cawl

+ Kataphron Destroyers

+ Elimination Volley Stratagem

+ Wrath of Mars Stratagem

 

3+ re-roll to hit on 18 x [No. of Robots] at S6 AP-2 with any 6 to wound causing a Mortal Wound in addition to the normal damage.

 

Murdered a Knight Lancer almost twice over with this one.

That certainly sounds interesting. Though I'm not going to have Cawl. And the strategems would only be available if the detachment was entirely mechanicum, right? So that kind of shoots that out of the water.

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Kastellan Robots

+ Cawl

+ Kataphron Destroyers

+ Elimination Volley Stratagem

+ Wrath of Mars Stratagem

 

3+ re-roll to hit on 18 x [No. of Robots] at S6 AP-2 with any 6 to wound causing a Mortal Wound in addition to the normal damage.

 

Murdered a Knight Lancer almost twice over with this one.

That certainly sounds interesting. Though I'm not going to have Cawl. And the strategems would only be available if the detachment was entirely mechanicum, right? So that kind of shoots that out of the water.

 

Yup.

 

You can do it without Cawl, but it's the re-rolls to hit that push it to the next level. That said, having the re-roll 1s from Canticles or a Dominus would be nearly as effective!

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On the mechanicum front also, can't wrong with some onager dunecrawlers imo.

 

I take 2x Neutron Laser  - each has d3 S10 Ap-4 D6 damage (minimum 3 damage) - Messes up heavy tanks/TEQ no problem.

 

and 1 with skyfire array - basically around 10 shots that will tear light armour/flyers/jump infantry/jetbikes to bits. With a data tether there is a 1CP strategem to up its BS by 2, so you can se that and its still hitting ground targets on a 2+ 

 

Take a techpriest with them for fixes and rerolls of 1 to hit.

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On the mechanicum front also, can't wrong with some onager dunecrawlers imo.

 

I take 2x Neutron Laser  - each has d3 S10 Ap-4 D6 damage (minimum 3 damage) - Messes up heavy tanks/TEQ no problem.

 

and 1 with skyfire array - basically around 10 shots that will tear light armour/flyers/jump infantry/jetbikes to bits. With a data tether there is a 1CP strategem to up its BS by 2, so you can se that and its still hitting ground targets on a 2+ 

 

Take a techpriest with them for fixes and rerolls of 1 to hit.

 

I take these with the robot combo!

 

The Heavy Stubbers do WORK I tell you!

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