tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post6512904789732272525..comments2023-10-24T09:21:45.981+01:00Comments on Palladian Guard: Tactica Imperial Guard: ElitesColonel Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-73997369765547629082013-04-29T08:13:22.516+01:002013-04-29T08:13:22.516+01:00Thanks Kron, glad you likeed it. Ah Doctrines, th...Thanks Kron, glad you likeed it. Ah Doctrines, them were the days! I only very rarely take Stormies but when I do, I use them as elite infantry.<br /><br />I'm pleased there's someone else who loves Ratlings. I used to have an all infantry army and was a bit of a realism purist - no fancy space things. But I've been won around by the models recently, as you can see.<br /><br />Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-40339307233628959162013-04-28T17:58:11.980+01:002013-04-28T17:58:11.980+01:00A great article Col Scipio, very interesting insig...A great article Col Scipio, very interesting insights. The elites are my most neglected section, I have a mostly infantry IG army (which used to have the good old Drop Troops doctrine) and my elite choice are stormtroopers, but they have never done much, but I think that's because I didn't DS them.<br /><br />I think I will give Ratlings a good, always liked the models (old and new).<br /Kronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078399179717047311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-54019509271951751242013-04-28T15:43:14.654+01:002013-04-28T15:43:14.654+01:00That 2+ to hit really comes in handy, and with Ren...That 2+ to hit really comes in handy, and with Rending they're a danger that even Terminators can't ignore. I do have a small traitor army, after the success of Ogryns in my regular unit I think that might be my next purchase.<br /><br />As came through in the entry I think the PBS are a bit of a gamble, but yeah the Guard come off pretty well for Elites choices. I certainly find them Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-88680122001283412672013-04-28T12:06:14.306+01:002013-04-28T12:06:14.306+01:00Ratlings are my favorite elites choice for the Imp...Ratlings are my favorite elites choice for the Imperial Guard. I've used them to stunning effect on more than one occasion. One battle that saw my Cadian guard fending off the forces of the Black Legion; my little unit of hawk-eyed halflings brought down the enemy's daemon prince in a single salvo. But when I'm playing my traitor guard (which I normally use the Renegade list from the Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070238698927689134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-59792764969522166212013-04-28T08:33:19.499+01:002013-04-28T08:33:19.499+01:00Ah well they fit perfectly with drop troop armies,...Ah well they fit perfectly with drop troop armies, and if it's all-infantry then you probably save tonnes of Heavy Support points and take two decently-equipped squads. That thing about opponents fearing units beyond their worth - that's the subject of a future post, coming soon.<br /><br />The good thing about snipers is that it's the weapon not the man - so SWSs or veterans or Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-9455140958352443382013-04-28T06:28:26.274+01:002013-04-28T06:28:26.274+01:00Nice Read. I admit I love Storm Troopers because ...Nice Read. I admit I love Storm Troopers because they can DS, which fits in perfectly with my Drop Troop army. Seeing that I've been working on an all Infantry army, I try to get at least 2 squads of these in. For some reason my opponent has always feared them more than their actual worth. <br /><br />It's also nice to read that Snipers are so effective. I've been thinking about Marshal Argoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607317862547930581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-70246106041236371142013-04-27T19:16:30.496+01:002013-04-27T19:16:30.496+01:00Glad you're enjoying them. Despite me trying ...Glad you're enjoying them. Despite me trying to be impartial here, any overview written by a Guard player is going to have some bias. But as you say there's no fun (and little value) in reading something totally impartial. The value comes from seeing how other people look at things and having your perceptions challenged. For example (from the last post) I see the benefit of two 'Colonel Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632701529009379584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2990982154267636114.post-45340845374963061762013-04-26T21:33:01.489+01:002013-04-26T21:33:01.489+01:00I'm definitely enjoying these overviews - it&#...I'm definitely enjoying these overviews - it's always cool to see how others view the various units. The Elites are always the hardest part for me to decide on when building a list. I love my abhumans so 9 times out of 10 it's Ogryns and Ratlings, though the PBS is a common choice in lieu of Ogryns when points are tight.<br /><br />Still, it feels like sacrilege not to have Thargadd Mordian7thhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631987711681654113noreply@blogger.com