Wants stopping you to modified the Iron Hawks, all you would have to do is give them scout and the ability to be bought as a unit. I'm sure that the figures is not hard to proxy or the Iron Eagles begin modified to suit it. It doesn't have the battle cannon and the stats in the list are pretty spot on to want you should have on a scout.



So change then to begin mounted, or leave them as LV and give the ability to change terrain save by +1 if on over watch and in cover. So if they in a wood they would be a 4+ cover save and not 5+ plus. Then they may be use as a blocking force. To hold flank or to slow a enemy advance. Yes you may need to improve their stats. I image that the enemy will need to use some force to break them as such.


Well basically today's recon are just infantry or AV's, who are train better in the ability to gather information. They may/will have more bells and whistles in way of tech. So it would not be strange to have warriors as a unit with scout ability. So long as the unit is clear marked then there should be no problems using the current figures. There are examples on were the black legion guys have put three figures to a base, using chaos space marines and add some terrain, so that they look different to the other chaos marines.

The Tarantula is controlled by a simple logic engine and infused with "the machine spirit," which allows it to operate without a controller. However, due to limits in the logic engine's targeting capabilities, it must be pre-set to fire in one of three distinct modes prior to being deployed into battle. In point defense mode the Tarantula will fire at targets that enter its fixed firing arc, designed to cover a particular area of the battlefield. Sentry mode is meant for close defense of the Tarantula's immediate area, allowing it to traverse completely to engage targets though at a shorter range. When engaged in interceptor mode, the Tarantula engages enemy craft such as drop pods which attempt to land in the area.[5a]

Each Tarantula includes its own targeting auspex and on-board power cell,[5a] though it is possible to hook multiple sentry guns to a single power generator for prolonged use.[6] Once deployed the weapon system will continue to operate until it has run out of ammunition or it is destroyed and, unlike normal sentries, won't doze off or daydream while on duty.[1]

Many types of sentry guns exist, although the two most common variants are equipped either with twin Heavy Bolters for anti-infantry or twin Lascannons for anti-tank duty.[1]

The uses for these sentry guns are many and varied, from defending a perimeter from surprise attack to establishing a roadblock or operating as part of a static defensive line. However, their lack of inherit mobility restricts their use on a fluid battlefield. A Tarantula can be carried on the back of a Chimera or by a Valkyrie in addition to their normal passenger compliment. Tarantulas can even be air-dropped via grav-chute and deployed from packing crates.[1] Drop Regiments such as the famous Elysian Drop Troops often use Sentry Guns equipped with grav-chutes dropped from Valkyrie airborne assault carriers to help form defensive perimeters around captured objectives,[3][4] especially when using them as part of a 'Castellan' Sentry Gun Defence Force.[5b]

Arbites sentry guns are often used for crowd control and riot suppression in addition to defending their precinct houses.[1]

I think Iron Eagles/Hawks might be best unit for scout. If it makes them expensive so be it, or maybe armour can be reduced.