SM Storm Talons

[Titanium Commander]

Hey guys,
was just wondering what the current thoughts were about the new Storm Talon model coming out for Space Marines.
personally I think it is a good compliment to drop pod armies as the auto first turn DS with it due to its escort special rule adds alot more uncertainty into target priority for the opponent, especially if used with 3 Ironclad Dreadnoughts. my only qualm is that it is AV 11, and so is not as durable as a Dreadnought or Storm Raven.
Thoughts?

[Sanctus]

What? Where was all this confirmed at?

[DeathPoke]

In the new white dwarf

[Intrepid]

I think it is a good compliment to drop pod armies

Not for mine. A purist Pod list might like it but I typically let my non-Podded defensive element handle ranged support. I need a troop to sit on home plate anyway. I'd rather have the CC support of Land Raiders, bikes and such than more dakka.

Honestly, I don't see the Storm Talon doing much that our Landspeeders don't already.

[Bdoydie]

Actually I think you might find that the stormtalon is pointless in a drop pod army,
Now I dont have the new white dwarf but Here is a link to a blog which has pictures of the pages with the stormtalons rules

Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: White Dwarf Rules for the New Flyers: Pics of the Pages

Now back to my point:
Stormtalon has the Escort Vechicle rule meaning it can arrive with any unit kept in reserves,
BUT in white dwarf the rule states that a storm talon can never arrive with a unit arriving by Deep strike ( this is kind of cut off in the picture)
In codex Space Marines on the Drop Pod entry p69 it states
"A unit that Deep Strikes via Drop pod"
So Stormtalons cannot use their escort vechicel special rules with drop pods, making them even more useless

[Bdoydie]

The one big benifit I can see of the stormtalon is the high BS, its BS4 standard and if hovering can boost that up to BS5,
So potentially it can be used to take out big things,
Think about it if it can kill a landraider which costs 250pts and the stormtalon cost 150 with lascannons, its made back its points

[Sanctus]

In the new white dwarf

Ah, I don't read worthless magazines. That is why I didn't know about this. I checked the GW site and didn't see it there, now model released yet?

[Bdoydie]

But anyone who has read the rules do you actually think the stormtalon is worth it?
130pts is cheap but realistically it is kind of half way house between landspeeder and a predator IMO

[Sanctus]

I don't have a guard codex with me, but isn't a valk 130 points? Everyone agrees that it is way to cheap, so take away the troop carrying capacity charge the same and maybe you have a "Storm Talon" This may be GW starting to reprice fliers after the popularity of the Valk and Ven.

[A.T.]

But anyone who has read the rules do you actually think the stormtalon is worth it?

Adds an interesting twist to white scars/khan lists.