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Specialized or Mixed arms loadout for Dreads?


Ithorion

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Hello Folks,

 

as I am thinking about List creation I got to a point where I think of including two Contemptor Dreads in my list. I am pretty sure that I want to have Kheres Assault Cannons. Since I am just planing on getting two, I am struggling if it wouldn’t make more sense to equip one with dual Kheres (and make it a mortis for example) and the other one pure meele with dual claws.

 

The advantage would be a specialized battlefield role for each dread. However, I think the meele dread really needs a Pod to shine, otherwise it might get just shot literally „on the run“.

 

Running mixed arms would be more allround and end up cheaper pointwise when you can spare the pod.

 

In 40k I was running a MM/Fist Dread (usually in a Pod before 8th came) and it have mixed feelings about it. When the MM eliminated the designated target it was great, if it didn’t even hit the dread was dead.

 

So, what do you prefer - a Mixed or specialized arms loadout? And what are your weapons of choice?

 

If this has been discussed before I will gladly read through that topic. I didn’t find one so far.

 

Greets Itho

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If you give him a Kheres and a fist I recommand a Grav-Gun as well. That way the Contemptor can kill any light to medium vehicle in on volley and even Spartans has to fear it, because first he will take some hull points and then he'll destroy the tank in cc.

Regarding Contemptor Mortis with double Kheres:

Works like a charme against infantry and light to medium tanks as well. Even in cc against small units of marines vecause he kicks like a mule.

 

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I personally believe in specialised load outs myself. My contemptor runs dual Kheres, and I intend to add another at a later date. If I was gonna run a cc one, I'd specialise it and drop pod it in. But then again, I'm more inclined to just take a leviathan with claw and drill in a pod and drop that into enemy lines. I love the gun options on the Levi, but I'm much more preferable to the CCW loadout
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I personally believe in specialised load outs myself. My contemptor runs dual Kheres, and I intend to add another at a later date. If I was gonna run a cc one, I'd specialise it and drop pod it in. But then again, I'm more inclined to just take a leviathan with claw and drill in a pod and drop that into enemy lines. I love the gun options on the Levi, but I'm much more preferable to the CCW loadout

And don't we forget:

Every Leviathan has at least two Meltaguns and two heavy flamers to bear. Nothing to sniff at.

For a couple of more points you can give him Volkites and some Phosphex.

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I personally believe in specialised load outs myself. My contemptor runs dual Kheres, and I intend to add another at a later date. If I was gonna run a cc one, I'd specialise it and drop pod it in. But then again, I'm more inclined to just take a leviathan with claw and drill in a pod and drop that into enemy lines. I love the gun options on the Levi, but I'm much more preferable to the CCW loadout

And don't we forget:

Every Leviathan has at least two Meltaguns and two heavy flamers to bear. Nothing to sniff at.

For a couple of more points you can give him Volkites and some Phosphex.

Aww yeah. And that Phosphex discharger can be nasty. Not very World Eater'y but I'm so getting a destroyer squad, just for the Phosphex

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Thanks for that input. I really like the fact that several options seem to work well. I think I will tend to the Kheres Assault cannon + Fist with graviton gun at the contemptor Dread. That seems like a really nice setup and kind of a jack of all trades.

 

For a leviathan I would probably use dual guns. However, I think that a leviathan really has to fit the army concept. I currently don’t plan on getting a leviathan. I am planning to include two Sicaran battle tanks since I really like the model. I think a contemptor is a better addition also since it is a lot cheaper.

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If you're going for Sicaran tanks, and heck - why wouldn't you, I recommend looking at one each of the battle tank and Venator.  I grabbed two battle tanks and every time I read list suggestions for anti-armour, the Venator always pops into the thread.

 

As for the Contemptor, I highly recommend magnetising the arms.  That way you can always expand your collection and start doing mortis or dual dccw variations without issues.  Despite buying my first Contemptor as a dual-kheres, I added magnets and can arm my talon in numerous ways.  I suspect it more likely boils down to how your meta is in terms of what you need most at any time.

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I only run my Contemptors with fist/chainfist and graviton guns. Makes them extremely lethal vs armor and elite targets. You can troll with the graviton templates by putting them centrally in a unit and then charging in a way that forces them to pile in through the dangerous terrain.

  

^ And with Move Through Cover, the Cortus is immune its own graviton templates!

You guys are onto something. Never though about it.

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I will definitely magnetize the arms. I also did this for my 40k Deathwing Terminators and Dread. I also like your idea about a double graviton cortus. That’s a true beast!

 

I can picture how this machine with hughes claws storms towards the enemy while they cannot get away due to the massive gravity. With unnatural swiftness the dread moves ignoring the enhanced gravity, catching the foes on the run!

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I always run mixed loadouts:

1) the points cost of a Contemptor accounts for both his WS and BS. When specializing, you lose out something you paid for.

2) versatility messes with your opponents tactics to deal with your dreads. Shooty dreads can be tarpitted. CCW dreads can be avoided. Dreads with mixed load-outs are a PITA to deal with as they always have a way of applying the hurt.

 

Note: Chainfists are cheap and make a world of a difference. A Contemptor with chainfist, kheres assault cannon and plasma blaster craps out a lot of dice in the shooting phase and is still crazy dangerous in CC.

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I have a contemptor with Plasma Cannon and Plasma Blaster. Hes right killy but he has always ended up killing himself before the end of the game.

 

One time, he killed himself in his first shooting phase of the game. :|

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I have a contemptor with Plasma Cannon and Plasma Blaster. Hes right killy but he has always ended up killing himself before the end of the game.

One time, he killed himself in his first shooting phase of the game. :|

But what an epic story that is. :D
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