Imperial Fists Legion Recon Company

[jimbo13]

Hey All,

 

Been trying to determine some coherent thoughts on running a legion recon company. I'd love to hear the community's thoughts on how to equip the recon squads and the best ways to run an army. I'm trying to make mine more shooty, so quad mortars. Definitely going to run some seekers and some more barrage weapons as well to get use out of tough nuncio vox squads.

 

I'd love to hear some thoughts. Please do not post if you're going to say it's a dumb ROW or you could do it for cheaper etc. I want to try to run this.

[Gorgoff]

Hey All,

 

Been trying to determine some coherent thoughts on running a legion recon company. I'd love to hear the community's thoughts on how to equip the recon squads and the best ways to run an army. I'm trying to make mine more shooty, so quad mortars. Definitely going to run some seekers and some more barrage weapons as well to get use out of tough nuncio vox squads.

 

I'd love to hear some thoughts. Please do not post if you're going to say it's a dumb ROW or you could do it for cheaper etc. I want to try to run this.

Hey man,

I often use one squad of Recons myself and I'm very pleased with their performance. 5 dudes in Power Armour with shotguns, a Combi-Melter at the sarge + Melter Bombs for everyone.

I can tell you that this unit works.

Usually the outflank and become a thorn in the side of my opponent, but sometimes the have to scout for first turn objective grabbing or to destroy them in some ZM missions.

Maybe that helps.

[Unknown Legionnaire]

I run 2 small shooty recon units (4 sniper rifles, 1 combi plasma), plus one bigger unit for engagement (shotguns or just pistol & CCW, 8 legionnaires plus potentially an apothecary and / or character) in my LRC lists. All Power Armour.

Since one can't deploy heavy support units, my elite slots are maximized and I bring several Contemptor dreadnoughts.

Until the recent FAQ hit home I was in favour of Vet Tacs or Destroyers to supplement the recon units, but now Seekers are the new black apparently, especially since they don't clot up precious elite slots.

[Gorgoff]

I run 2 small shooty recon units (4 sniper rifles, 1 combi plasma), plus one bigger unit for engagement (shotguns or just pistol & CCW, 8 legionnaires plus potentially an apothecary and / or character) in my LRC lists. All Power Armour.

Since one can't deploy heavy support units, my elite slots are maximized and I bring several Contemptor dreadnoughts.

Until the recent FAQ hit home I was in favour of Vet Tacs or Destroyers to supplement the recon units, but now Seekers are the new black apparently, especially since they don't clot up precious elite slots.

Have you considered a Techmarine with an entourage of RAD-Missle-Launchers wielding Servo-Automata? I use them quiet often and the are plain awesome. Especially if -like in your army- a lot of precision strikes are available. Shoot the damn two up dude in the front and kill of the rest with radiation. B)

Maybe Leviathans in Drop Pods and Predator Executioner and Vindicators are a good idea as well. All work great as reserves.

[Unknown Legionnaire]

 

Have you considered a Techmarine with an entourage of RAD-Missle-Launchers wielding Servo-Automata? I use them quiet often and the are plain awesome. Especially if -like in your army- a lot of precision strikes are available. Shoot the damn two up dude in the front and kill of the rest with radiation.

 

 

That sounds like a fun unit indeed. I might just have to go searching for more servitors on ebay.

[Gorgoff]

 

 

Have you considered a Techmarine with an entourage of RAD-Missle-Launchers wielding Servo-Automata? I use them quiet often and the are plain awesome. Especially if -like in your army- a lot of precision strikes are available. Shoot the damn two up dude in the front and kill of the rest with radiation.

 

 

That sounds like a fun unit indeed. I might just have to go searching for more servitors on ebay.

Na, naaaa.

Puppetswar sells these awesome walking turrets and with a little bit of building you get a very cool looking unit:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BczrjfiACGE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1cultv43get68

 

Different angle:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcvGZAuA_JH/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=13h8aj8ggy7zq

 

 

You're welcome, brother. B)

 

Servo-Automata should look very different from the slave fleshthings 40k produces.

 

For instance:

http://store.bombshellminis.com/34008-counterblast-mekkus-cybot/

[Charlo]

I'd say a mix of big Sniper Rifles squads and Shotgun/ Combi squads as the others have said.

 

These are unique weapons to Recon Squads so a fluffy and pretty powerful - two shotgun shots then charging in for 3 attacks per Marine is damn tasty!

[rendingon1+]

3 attacks? How? You cannot have both ccw+bp and shotgun.

 

Now that the sniper vets are gone I think sniper recons might see some limited use. Though they are still very/too expensive.

[Charlo]

3 attacks? How? You cannot have both ccw+bp and shotgun.

 

Now that the sniper vets are gone I think sniper recons might see some limited use. Though they are still very/too expensive.

 

Apologies, thought there was the option for both!

[Gorgoff]

Recons are great at taking out tanks in cc because of multibombing bit otherwise pretty helpless against other Marines.