Warhammer 40k Imperial Guard Heavy weapons team?
What is the best IG Heavy weapons team and why?? ( mortar, heavy bolter….ex)
Given that the question is in “Board games”, I think it’s safe to say that the question relates to the tabletop miniatures game.
The options for heavy weapons teams are heavy bolter, autocannon, missile launcher, mortar and lascannon. Each is best at dealing with a different sort of target: heavy bolters are best at mowing down elite infantry, whilst mortars are great at tackling massed swarms; autocannon handle heavy infantry or light tanks, whilst lascannons are the choice against medium and heavy tanks. Missile launchers are the only flexible choice, able to fire frag missiles or krak missiles, each performing competently against both infantry and armour respectively, but neither one performing as well as its more specialized equivalent.
In armies that field large numbers of heavy weapons teams, it’s a good idea to include a decent spread of both anti-infantry and anti-armour capability. This is common in armies that are heavy on infantry and low on armour themselves.
However, in armies that are strong on armour themselves, it’s worth remembering the old adage that the best anti-tank weapon is another tank. So if you’ve already got plenty of tanks it’s worth focusing your limited heavy weapons teams on anti-infantry weapons such as heavy bolters or mortars.
I personally favour the mortar. Indirect fire is a much-underrated advantage against rapid armies that cling to cover (like Eldar) and their ability to “range” (i.e. use the first shot to make the second and third shots in a heavy weapons squad more accurate) can make an accurate shot devastating or an inaccurate shot less so.
That said, mortars are best concentrated in heavy weapon squads (for the reasons described), so don’t be afraid to add heavy bolters or missile launchers to the infantry squads, where – without the support of other mortars – they effectively operate independently.
Having said that, remember that the new rules for combining squads into platoons on the tabletop mean that squads with mortars can gain the advantages of mortar squads by combining three mortars into one platoon.
Forge World, Eldar Scorpion Type 2 Super Heavy Tank, Warhammer 40K | RHQ-TV | Episode 5
|
|
Warhammer 40K Models Raptors/Oblitherators/Sorcs/Heavy Weap/Terminators/Chaos $180.00 |
|
|
Forge World • Warhammer 40k • Imperial Guard •Macharius Vanquisher Heavy Tank $164.32 |
|
|
Forge World • Warhammer 40k • Imperial Guard • Macharius Super Heavy Tank $154.32 |
|
|
Warhammer 40k Eldar Armorcast Tempest Heavy Grav Tank $110.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K DPS painted Imperial Guard Cadian Heavy Weapon Squad IG005 $104.00 |
|
|
“VASQUEZ” FEMALE IMPERIAL GUARD w/ HEAVY FLAMER – Rogue Trader Era 40l Warhammer $103.10 |
|
|
4 Steel Legion Heavy Bolter Teams – Imperial Guard – Warhammer 40K $99.99 |
|
|
Guard Heavy Weapons Warhammer 40,000 40k NEW OOP HTF $99.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K painted Imperial Guard Cadian Heavy Weapon Squad $79.99 |
|
|
Warhammer Ultramarines Space Marines Squad Heavy Weapons Lot of 10 $69.95 |
|
|
Warhammer Ultramarines Space Marines Squad Heavy Weapons Lot of 11 $69.95 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K DPS painted Necron Heavy Destroyer NE023 $61.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K Ultramarines Space Marines Squad Heavy Weapons Power Chainsaw x11 $59.95 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K Imperial Guard 6x Cadian Heavy Weapon Teams *NEW & Unnassembled* $51.80 |
|
|
6 Orks with Heavy Weapons – Warhammer 40K – OOP $49.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K Robot Conqueror w/ heavy bolter Rogue Trader oop rare $44.00 |
|
|
NIB Necrons Doomsday Ghost Ark, Heavy Support/Transport, Necron Warhammer 40k $39.99 |
|
|
Tau Empire Hammerhead Gunship w/Railgun, Heavy Support, Warhammer 40k WH40k $39.99 |
|
|
Tau Empire Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship, Heavy Support, Warhammer 40k WH40k $39.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K 42-08 IG Catachan Heavy Weapon Squad NIB $37.99 |
|
|
Tau Empire METAL Sniper Drone Team, Heavy Support, Warhammer 40k WH40k, OOP $37.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40k – Dark Eldar – Warriors w/ Heavy Weapons – OOP Metal $35.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K SPACE MARINE SCOUT SQUAD x7 oop metal Heavy Bolter Sergeant $34.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40k – Space Marines – Heavy Support Squad – Plasma, Bolter Lascannon $33.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K ROGUE TRADER SPACE MARINE HEAVY WEAPON MARINES x2 new oop $32.99 |
|
|
GW Warhammer 40K Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad NIB $32.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K painted oop Space Marine Predator w converted heavy armor $32.00 |
|
|
IMPERIAL GUARD CATACHAN HEAVY WEAPON SQUAD WARHAMMER 40K NEWEST CHEAP SHIPPING $30.99 |
|
|
IMPERIAL GUARD CADIAN HEAVY WEAPON SQUAD WARHAMMER 40K NEWEST CHEAP SHIPPING $30.99 |
|
|
Imperial Guard Heavy Weapons Squad Warhammer 40k NIB $30.23 |
|
|
x3 – Imperial Guard SENTINELS – 40k Warhammer – Heavy Flamer $30.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40k – Hive Tyrant with bone swords and heavy venom cannon – painted $30.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40,000 Catachan Heavy Weapons Squad NIB $30.00 |
|
|
Warhammer 40k – Eldar – Support Weapons – OOP Heavy $30.00 |
|
|
Eldar Guardian Heavy Weapon Platform x3 Metal Warhammer 40k $30.00 |
|
|
Rogue Trader Heavy Weapons x10 METAL Imperial Army Guard – Warhammer 40k 40,000 $29.99 |
|
|
Guard Heavy Weapons Warhammer 40,000 40k NEW OOP HTF $29.99 |
|
|
WARHAMMER 40K REALM CHAOS RENEGADE HEAVY WEAPONS GWSRC3102 IN BLISTER PACK $29.99 |
|
|
Warhammer 40K Space Marines Legion Of The Damned Heavy Weapons Squad Rare Metal $29.95 |
|
|
Forge World • Warhammer 40k • Death Korps of Krieg Heavy Stubber Team $29.32 |
|
|
Life Without Hope…Death Without Reason $6.86 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed…. |
|
|
Doom Messiah $12.43 Any black metal enthusiast will surely recall the date of March 7th, 1984. This was the day when Hellhammer’s most prominent work – “Apocalyptic Raids” – was officially released in Europe. The short, four-track EP is to this day considered a masterpiece o… |
|
|
Curse of the Absolute Eclipse $11.94 Any black metal enthusiast will surely recall the date of March 7th, 1984. This was the day when Hellhammer’s most prominent work – “Apocalyptic Raids” – was officially released in Europe. The short, four-track EP is to this day considered a masterpiece o… |
|
|
Helping Hands with Magnifying Glass $1.56 Quality helping hands with solid heavy duty cast iron base, great for soldering and working with small items. Useful tool for electrician, engineers, jewelers and more. Helping hand comes with 2-1/2″ glass lens mangifier and 2 alligator clips mounted on 4 way swivels…. |
|
|
Space Marines Devastator Box Warhammer 40K $26.90 You get enough plastic parts to assemble five Space Mariness with a variety of Multi Meltas, Lascannons, Heavy Bolters, and Rocket Launchers. Miniatures come unpainted and unassembled in their original packaging. Books are in brand new condition…. |
|
|
Imperial Guard Cadian Heavy Weapon Squad Warhammer 40k $27.99 You get enough plastic parts to assemble three (3) HW Platforms. Miniatures come unpainted and unassembled in their original packaging. Books are in brand new condition…. |
|
|
Warhammer 40K Imperial Guard Baneblade $74.25 You get one plastic Baneblade Super-Heavy Tank. It also comes with the normal upgrade sprues to deck it out. Miniatures come unpainted and unassembled in their original packaging. Books are in brand new condition…. |
|
|
‘Eavy Metal Warhammer 40,000 Painting Guide $195.00 … |
|
|
Complete Guide to Painting Citadel Miniatures (‘Eavy Metal) $99.75 … |
|
|
Battletech Technical Blueprints: Marauder, BattleMaster, Wasp, WarHammer, Locust (five 22 x 34 rolled blueprints on heavy poster stock) Stock #1615 $40.15 … |