Vaaish wrote:
It's cool seeing you try out some of the combinations for Skitarii that are rarely taken. Did you run the Avengers with the extra Lascannons? I didn't see them or the crusaders show up at all in your report.
Feedback and Tactical Hints:
Avengers. Ran them with the extra Lascannons. No AA with the Titan force so freedom of the air. Did not fail an activation. Did not do all that much damage. Little bit of tactical BM placing, Shield Stripping, and odd Damage point. Seemed worth it as a longer range AA intercepter and out of LOF chaser of broken formations (although not fearless titan ones!).
Crusaders. Were in the list to ZoC away teleporting (Terminator-like) and planet-falling irritations. They were used as a late turn one rush to ensure almost all broken titans were within 30 cm of the enemy and to ZoC a couple. Kept being tempted to use them to assault in Turn Two but stuck to ZoC, irritating scout screen, not all in LoF for enemy, hard to shoot out, too cheap to assault, . . . . The Titan('s commander) found them delightfully irritating. They did not activate in Turn Three (we called it early) but they were still ready to go grab/contest objectives.
Ordinatus Majoris with Sonic Cannon proved very effective BM delivery mechanisms. Finding LOF was a challenge and getting some use out of them would very much depend on terrain density and placement. There were just enough sight-lines, at some interesting angles, to allow them to be effective.
Ordinatus Majoris with Armageddon cannon commander was delighted that a Warlord Titan came into line of fire. And then we won inititative on Turn Two and took it down. Never was anywhere near finding another target after that. Also was getting challenged by being out-flanked and hence not able to employ overwatch either.
Ordinatus Minorus Assault Pod. A dilemma: stay in to avoid artillery, or, get out to avoid direct fire death. Not really a titan assault formation - never really got close enough to contemplate it. Oh, right, when I was close enough they threw double 1s so clearly did not want to either. Double with only 4 x MW5+ at a titan in cover is never going to scratch then enemy either. They did allow me to keep the pressure on hide-at-the-back/broken titans.