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Friar Tuck · June 19th, 2008, 13:54

Leader
Plasma Gun, Lasgun

Heavy
Heavy Stubber, Lasgun

Heavy
Flamer, Lasgun

Ganger
Shotgun, Manstopper rounds

Ganger
Shotgun, Manstopper rounds

Ganger
Shotgun, Manstopper rounds

Ganger
Lasgun

Ganger
Lasgun

Juve
Autopistol

Juve
Autopistol

1000pts, 10 Models

I've included all the strong weapons I could get, hoping that'll be enough to dominate the shooting phase. The juves are basically just meatshields for the flamer. After a few games, I plan to get 2 more juves, and arm them both with hand flamers *cackles manically*

Any comments/ciritiscm always welcome

dan1986 · June 19th, 2008, 14:58

looks alright, if your planning on having a long running campaign, i would invest in more youths, the sheer amount of skills they can gain quickly is brilliant, although they won't be great in their first few outings.

I really want to start Necromunda again........

The_Giant_Mantis · June 19th, 2008, 16:58

Not bad at all, some good balanced choices here. I like the combo of short and long ranged gangers.

If anything, the heavy stubber guy doesn't need a lasgun.. That's an extra juve he's carrying around on his back. The same could be said for the leader, he he could downgrade to a pistol without losing too much. It isn't always about having more guns, sometimes it's just about having more guys..

I'm not a fan of giving juves expensive gear like hand flamers.. Even autopistols sometimes seem a stretch, but yeah, if it works for you. I agree you could use a few more of them. Consider hired guns as well, as they're the best thing since sliced bread in the earlier parts of a campaign.

Friar Tuck · June 20th, 2008, 19:41

Right, I'll drop the Lasguns on the Leader and Heavy, and use the points for two more juves

So, the list now looks like this:

Leader
Plasma Gun

Heavy
Heavy Stubber

Heavy
Flamer, Lasgun

Ganger
Shotgun, Manstopper rounds

Ganger
Shotgun, Manstopper rounds

Ganger
Shotgun, Manstopper rounds

Ganger
Lasgun

Ganger
Lasgun

Juve
Autopistol

Juve
Autopistol

Juve
(Knife)

Juve
(Knife)

Then after he games, I'll get some handflamers for the juves. It's not actually that risky, since the juves are just as resilient as any ganger, and they're low ballistic and weapon skill is negated by the fact that hand flamers are auto hit.

Basically, they get into poisition hiding from any gun fire. They then flame the hell out of anyone they can, and then run and hide. Cowardly, but it does work alot of the time.

Oddsocks · June 20th, 2008, 20:08

Yeah I do believe that is pretty much the optimal necromundan house gang list.

A few comments though, by the sounds of it you are new to necro in general so you may not realize a few things. The necro system does not stand up very well to strongly competitive play, many things are too strong (plasma guns) others far too weak or just plain outclassed (laspistols for instance).

Always trying to go for the optimal makes the game go stale quite quickly in my experience. Try it out by all means but you may feel that you are missing some of the entertainment necromunda can bring by treating it like a game of 40k.

All the above is just my humble opinion of course.

June 19th, 2008, 13:54	#1 (permalink)
Friar Tuck Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 77 Rep Power: 16	My First Gang - Van Saar Leader Plasma Gun, Lasgun Heavy Heavy Stubber, Lasgun Heavy Flamer, Lasgun Ganger Shotgun, Manstopper rounds Ganger Shotgun, Manstopper rounds Ganger Shotgun, Manstopper rounds Ganger Lasgun Ganger Lasgun Juve Autopistol Juve Autopistol 1000pts, 10 Models I've included all the strong weapons I could get, hoping that'll be enough to dominate the shooting phase. The juves are basically just meatshields for the flamer. After a few games, I plan to get 2 more juves, and arm them both with hand flamers cackles manically Any comments/ciritiscm always welcome

June 19th, 2008, 14:58	#2 (permalink)
dan1986 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Derby/Portsmouth, UK Age: 22 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 8	looks alright, if your planning on having a long running campaign, i would invest in more youths, the sheer amount of skills they can gain quickly is brilliant, although they won't be great in their first few outings. I really want to start Necromunda again........ __________________ "Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair an illusion of the mind." "Life is a prison, Death shall be my release."

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June 19th, 2008, 16:58	#3 (permalink)
The_Giant_Mantis Son of LO Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Age: 24 Posts: 3,925 Rep Power: 81	Not bad at all, some good balanced choices here. I like the combo of short and long ranged gangers. If anything, the heavy stubber guy doesn't need a lasgun.. That's an extra juve he's carrying around on his back. The same could be said for the leader, he he could downgrade to a pistol without losing too much. It isn't always about having more guns, sometimes it's just about having more guys.. I'm not a fan of giving juves expensive gear like hand flamers.. Even autopistols sometimes seem a stretch, but yeah, if it works for you. I agree you could use a few more of them. Consider hired guns as well, as they're the best thing since sliced bread in the earlier parts of a campaign.

June 20th, 2008, 19:41	#4 (permalink)
Friar Tuck Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 77 Rep Power: 16	Right, I'll drop the Lasguns on the Leader and Heavy, and use the points for two more juves So, the list now looks like this: Leader Plasma Gun Heavy Heavy Stubber Heavy Flamer, Lasgun Ganger Shotgun, Manstopper rounds Ganger Shotgun, Manstopper rounds Ganger Shotgun, Manstopper rounds Ganger Lasgun Ganger Lasgun Juve Autopistol Juve Autopistol Juve (Knife) Juve (Knife) Then after he games, I'll get some handflamers for the juves. It's not actually that risky, since the juves are just as resilient as any ganger, and they're low ballistic and weapon skill is negated by the fact that hand flamers are auto hit. Basically, they get into poisition hiding from any gun fire. They then flame the hell out of anyone they can, and then run and hide. Cowardly, but it does work alot of the time.

June 20th, 2008, 20:08	#5 (permalink)
Oddsocks Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hereford UK Posts: 16 Rep Power: 6	Yeah I do believe that is pretty much the optimal necromundan house gang list. A few comments though, by the sounds of it you are new to necro in general so you may not realize a few things. The necro system does not stand up very well to strongly competitive play, many things are too strong (plasma guns) others far too weak or just plain outclassed (laspistols for instance). Always trying to go for the optimal makes the game go stale quite quickly in my experience. Try it out by all means but you may feel that you are missing some of the entertainment necromunda can bring by treating it like a game of 40k. All the above is just my humble opinion of course.