This refers to the unit classification of Troops, as opposed to Elite/Fast Attack/etc., right? Are there any restrictions on our design here on the grounds that, say, a dozen guys in Ithilmar heavy suits with weapons that take special resources to construct are fairly obviously Elites rather than Troops?
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It's still unpowered. it's very, very good, but you're still talking about cloth-and-plate armor. only so much you can do.
yes. those are significantly more expensive, though, because you're also paying for a power supply, sensor kit, computers, casing and some kind of strap/clip/whatever, not just the actual projector bits.
I actually like them, 2 points for the sidearm seems like a great backup weapon.
"Fatecaster Rifles are heavy weapons which fire spikes of Wraithbone the size of an Eldar finger - each seeking out weak points in the target without fail, guided by advanced Psy-tech which dates to the Imperial Age." An idea for Rifles.
Nah, I'm saying we let the Militia keep their lasrifles. Going from 2 EP to 4 EP effectively doubles the cost of the armor roll out and it can probably wait until later as we're trying to downplay our militia.
We have plenty of Fatebreakers right now, we really don't need to alter the guns our HG are using- every single one is using Exotic weapons that are a hell of a lot stronger than these. HG really just need better protection, which is why the sticking point is if we can up armor those squads without wasting a Rationalization slot on them.
That's a 730 EP unit. I want everyone to think very carefully about this sort of thing because making a template here we can't afford is probably worse than useless. I recommend anything with Ithilmar stick to the 6 man unit sizes our IFVs and HGs use. Ideally we should be reorganizing existing squads into these new ones.
I will say that Starcarver+power maul is a pretty kickass loadout.
BTW, when people say MEQ, or TEQ - that's Space Marine Equivalent, or Terminator Armor Equivalent. Mostly speaking about defensive characteristics.
Fair, it is 1 am for me so I did not bother doing math
No I get it, but it's easy to think 'we've paid for this elite suit of armor, that's the bulk of it right?' and then just wince when you realize giving them a Power Maul doubles their cost. I know what I'm suggesting isn't flashy or as fun as super heavy assault infantry, but it's trying to come from a place of using as many of our preexisting resources as possible to make our EP go farther.
Tbf, most Eldar warships don't even use Macro Cannons because their Pulsar Laser Lances are so strong (I think DE tend towards Dark Lances but still mostly Lance spam)... so I'm not sure exactly how that shakes out for us. Our basic lasers seem significantly less developed than the Craftworlds pushed the tech so I wouldn't discount them just yet.
Your ideas are fun but so horrifyingly expensive as to be unusable on a large scale and are better suited as Elites than Troops. 15-man units would probably take three Needlestorms to move around (they carry six Hearthguard, who currently wear light armor, so 5 of a somewhat heavier armor probably works) which is really expensive, though I guess a 15-troop squad might fit on an Attack Barge variant.
I'm talking more about these, where the rifles and carbines of the same type of weapon are in the same weight class.
I can see the argument for HG not using needlers, but I don't think it's right to just dismiss needlers out of hand. I can definitely see a use for them in the Militia Assault squads.
