I mean you’re welcome to try to fuck a Culexus
#40k-lore-chat
dusk patrol
crystal forum
that weird cranial situation turns me off
dusk patrol
that weird cranial situation turns me off
Coward
storm jungle
it will stay on during sex
queen laurel
There are times where when something is designed you just question if they went through with it or they didn't know better
crystal forum
its a helmet
have you seen one without their helmet
storm jungle
chat, melt this little furball
arctic talon
They gave all the assassins a ton lol
crystal forum
trust me it's all one giant skull in there
queen laurel
chat, melt this little furball
I tried to but the acid just bounce off of his fur
crystal forum
like the crystal skull
storm jungle
jokes aside the giant skull is to house all the anti-psyker shit
this isnt indiana jones!!!
crystal forum
i wish i had my whip
dusk patrol
queen laurel
jokes aside the giant skull is to house all the anti-psyker shit
I thought it just focus their blank energy into a blast
crystal forum
I thought it just focus their blank energy into a blast
blank BLAST
dusk patrol
I thought it just focus their blank energy into a blast
They do both
arctic talon
In horrific pain
dusk patrol
The head piece can dampen and amplify their aura
And it lets them fire it in a blast
dusk patrol
They don’t seem very pleasant no
dusk patrol
Very much taking their condition out on the universe
storm jungle
I remember the panels of the one sent to kill Stern
storm jungle
and hes literally enjoying the shit out of it
lol
mfer says shit like "Mmmm delicious"
dusk patrol
Tbf they are nicer than the assasin temple that decided to just use tyranids
Not a high bar to clear
humble shoal
Not a high bar to clear
True
arctic talon
Tbh I like assasinorum kingmaker
storm jungle
I mean
storm jungle
you say that like thats a wrong opinion
dusk patrol
Culexus temple gets the side eye from even the other temples
humble shoal
My favorite assasins are the nerds
arctic talon
They’re all unhinged in their own special way
humble shoal
Who kills from orbit
crystal forum
the only assassins i enjoy are vindicare
storm jungle
the only assassins i enjoy are vindicare
ok cod player
queen laurel
Tbh I like assasinorum kingmaker
A Take so cold that it makes fenris look like it's in a desert summer
crystal forum
just guys with a nice gun
gray umbra
how about a nice guy with a gun
crystal forum
how about a nice guy with a gun
this is 40k
queen laurel
https://tenor.com/view/sniperspy-tf2-spy-sniper-gif-17688558073864719217
You know what just roll with it
gray umbra
not nice guys
arctic talon
The vanus having fun planning a lynching is great
spare osprey
The assassins insist upon themselves
gray umbra
but "nice guys"
storm jungle
The vanus having fun planning a lynching is great
CEO murder in my 40k?
crystal forum
but "nice guys"
that's sandy hook
humble shoal
arctic talon
CEO murder in my 40k?
Not a ceo just some random nobles lol
arctic talon
storm jungle
LOL
storm jungle
not this again
arctic talon
If you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life
crystal forum
god the eversor should be used much more
gray umbra
quickly bring up lucius
storm jungle
god the eversor should be used much more
Assassins kinda usually need to be clean
as to not sew anarchy
you fuckhead
queen laurel
same thing isnt it
I mean yeah high status and society screams loudly when you rip off their arms, cries and begs you to let them live when you aim a gun to their head
crystal forum
Assassins kinda usually need to be clean
vraks be like
storm jungle
chat send a eversor to jay's house
storm jungle
vraks be like
the target didnt die
queen laurel
Pretty much the same ye
storm jungle
thats the entire reason Vraks happened
arctic talon
vraks be like
They dude was a dumbass
storm jungle
LOL
crystal forum
sounds like a skill issue
storm jungle
ur a skill issue
humble shoal
Ordo hereticus gave bad info
spare osprey
How does one use the wrong bullet
arctic talon
Ordo hereticus gave bad info
No they didn’t
crystal forum
they did
crystal forum
they didn't know he had a shield
humble shoal
humble shoal
Why
storm jungle
So it goes through the shield
arctic talon
He used a turbo penetrator on a soft target
storm jungle
you fucking-
arctic talon
Lol
crystal forum
he should have used APFSDS clearly
arctic talon
Which is fucking deranged
crystal forum
wait no this isn't war thunder
humble shoal
He was shooting through a slab of marble
humble shoal
humble shoal
“Why would you use the armor piercer round for the armored enemy”
But he wasnt armored....
crystal forum
the round went straight through
arctic talon
Or the hellfire
storm jungle
But he wasnt armored....
TO MAKE SURE HES FUCKING DEAD
arctic talon
He should have used hellfire or shellbresker
crystal forum
but still skill issue for not aiming for the heart
arctic talon
But no
dusk patrol
humble shoal
Because there was a pillar in the way
crystal forum
he could have also just not shot
dusk patrol
Well they do say most assassins don’t survive their first six missions or whatever
crystal forum
and waited for a better opportunity
storm jungle
he could have also just not shot
it was literally
the best oppoturnity
it says as much
arctic talon
Because there was a pillar in the way
Was there?
crystal forum
him shooting and messing up literally caused vraks
storm jungle
fine
crystal forum
him doing nothing would have helped
storm jungle
im gonna get the excerpt
dusk patrol
Vraks wasn’t even that big a deal smh
humble shoal
Was there?
Fairly certain that was the reason for the penatrator, to go through the marble
crystal forum
the best oppoturnity
the best opportunity after waiting a while yeah
dusk patrol
It’s fucking Marble
crystal forum
but he could have had another
storm jungle
the best opportunity after waiting a while yeah
the best oppoturnity for me to stick some dynamite up your a-
dusk patrol
Do you know how easy marble is to shoot through?
humble shoal
Do you know how easy marble is to shoot through?
No I do not
crystal forum
i've never tried personally
humble shoal
Because I live in a place with almost unconstitutional gun laws
crystal forum
but i dont think rock is a good medium for bullet travel
humble shoal
I also thought it was a thicc boy
dusk patrol
but i dont think rock is a good medium for bullet travel
What the dead think of it has nothing to do with it
crystal forum
you sir need to be restrained
humble shoal
Anyway that vindicare sniper should have had a promotion considering he smuggles that sniper in his ass
crystal forum
he died
dusk patrol
He was bad at his one job
He didn’t even have a hard job
Capping some bishop is like
crystal forum
Promoted to imperial demon
this was a super minor event beforehand
dusk patrol
Basic training
crystal forum
the assassin who killed curze should have had a reward
storm jungle
storm jungle
alright bitches here, read
dusk patrol
No
storm jungle
or jerk each other off idk
storm jungle
@crystal forum You especially fucker, read.
crystal forum
fine
humble shoal
maybe because
storm jungle
Because we needed a cool rule series
dusk patrol
Also unironically
storm jungle
Im gonna give some bad info to you in a second
dusk patrol
He could have been all they could get
humble shoal
Im gonna give some bad info to you in a second
dusk patrol
Assassins aren’t easy to get for anyone
humble shoal
Fair
dusk patrol
Eversors take 2 years minimum
arctic talon
We got a brand new vindicare
humble shoal
Tbf vraks was all politics
dusk patrol
And the senate passing it
arctic talon
He’s your only option
humble shoal
Still not sure what the cardinal was saying that was so disturbing
dusk patrol
He was trying to reach everyone about their cars extended warranty
storm jungle
what exactly was his escape plan
He probably had some craft nearby
he just took a bad direction because an entire palace was after him
lol
storm jungle
^
dusk patrol
The fact they knew where he shot from alone
arctic talon
The fact it failed made it much worse lol
crystal forum
can you imagine the shame whoever was in charge of vindicare felt
arctic talon
I’d assume if the cardinal had died they would have been much less coordinated
storm jungle
Still not sure what the cardinal was saying that was so disturbing
Just rousing up his braindead followers for a needless bloody crusade and devoting more power to himself he obiviously was aiming to permanently keep.
dusk patrol
He’s probably the poster boy for “DONT BE THIS GUY” for Vindicare training
humble shoal
Just rousing up his braindead followers for a needless bloody crusade and devoti...
But like thats normal ecclesiarchy shit
crystal forum
I’d assume if the cardinal had died they would have been much less coordinated
the cardinal was the sole reason people took arms against the imperium initially. without him chaos wouldn't have had a mouth piece
storm jungle
Its not when its aiming to personally increase your power
he was literally doing what Vandire did on a much smaller scale
thus making him a threat
crystal forum
the cardinal eventually gets killed off but that way after the whole vraks population becomes chaos tainted
storm jungle
Yeah after the CSM arrive he has no power
crystal forum
he was necessary at first
storm jungle
hes just a puppet/figurehead
winter vessel
And becomes a mutated mess
storm jungle
Uhh like a few years in
humble shoal
Who then fucks off before things get hot
storm jungle
Nah they dont
dusk patrol
A lot of stuff gets wacky
storm jungle
Some do but the main AL force stays
dusk patrol
The AL guy is there at the end
storm jungle
right to the finale of the war
where the Dork Angels capture their leader
Cuntvar the Faithless or some shit
crystal forum
also sisters of battle are there for some reason and serve no plot relevance
winter vessel
Dark Angels, big help they were
storm jungle
also sisters of battle are there for some reason and serve no plot relevance
they serve to sit naked in cells for 17 years
humble shoal
Dark Angels, big help they were
Best dark angels book
dusk patrol
they serve to sit naked in cells for 17 years
crystal forum
where the Dork Angels capture their leader
nearly lost their precious banner doing it
what a bunch of bozos
storm jungle
that was the first attack
they leave and come back a few years after that
which is hilarious
winter vessel
also sisters of battle are there for some reason and serve no plot relevance
They were the escort of the Cardinal you, numpty. After which they tried a futile attempt in taking down Xaphan with the assistance of the Arbites. But when you have a populace of zealous crackheads, then they got plenty of bodies for fewer ammunition
storm jungle
Also that ye
crystal forum
they leave and come back a few years after that
we will do the exact same plan a second time, they'll never see it coming
storm jungle
to be fair
by the time they arrived
the war was literally over
they just demanded to have Cuntvar the Faithless
or whatever his name was
crystal forum
They were the escort of the Cardinal you, numpty. After which they tried a futil...
should have killed him beforehand and again, didn't accomplish anything
i wanna hear about the brave arbites
not the sisters of cope
arctic talon
they serve to sit naked in cells for 17 years
I forgot about this
winter vessel
they just demanded to have Cuntvar the Faithless
Dark Angels: “We heard there was a war”
Literally everyone else on the planet : ಠ_ಠ
crystal forum
you uppity fuck
but as usual they're the badasses who are meant to die and they do it willingly
humble shoal
The dark angels helped
arctic talon
They did
crystal forum
arbites are just meant to slow down the loss of a planet
dusk patrol
Arbites do what they can but they’re not equip to do full scale military things by themselves
storm jungle
Arbites do what they can but they’re not equip to do full scale military things ...
It depends.
winter vessel
DA were the equivalent of showing up to a party they were not invited to, steal some food and drink on the tables, and then f’s off without saying hello to anybody
crystal forum
i believe they also locked away multiple storage depots before being killed off
crystal forum
it's a world full of old tanks and guns
humble shoal
Just not against a large armory world populace
crystal forum
you never see it depicted in 40k elsewhere
winter vessel
Armory world. Basically if you funded the US’s defense budget on a global scale
storm jungle
Just not against a large armory world populace
armory world, thats it
humble shoal
Yeah thought a large population of the planet were prisoners
crystal forum
it's like a fortress world but only a garrison
humble shoal
Armory world. Basically if you funded the US’s defense budget on a global scale
Just like krieg
storm jungle
Yeah and like theres 1 single proper settlement on the planet
humble shoal
Except krieg was specialized in nukes
winter vessel
Just like krieg
Nah I call that Michigan
arctic talon
Krieg was a hive world
storm jungle
worlds can have seperate/combo-designations
hives are also on almost every imperial world too
humble shoal
worlds can have seperate/combo-designations
Yeah but paradise and hive dont mix
winter vessel
Paradise world. One of the top 3 planets I do not want to be on
crystal forum
Some are equipped to fight entire wars
guerrilla wars yeah but not real wars. they can't fight a chaos invasion but they'll mess up their logistics long enough to prevent them from cementing themselves on the world
humble shoal
storm jungle
guerrilla wars yeah but not real wars. they can't fight a chaos invasion but the...
No like literal wars
humble shoal
Giant pollution machines
storm jungle
their kill-team book says as much
humble shoal
Pretty place
arctic talon
Paradise world. One of the top 3 planets I do not want to be on
Sentenced to imperial nobles [REDACTED] slave
crystal forum
arbites are there to hold off until the imperium arrives (it rarely does)
arctic talon
their kill-team book says as much
I love stand and die protocol
storm jungle
same
but yeah most of their precincts are small/medium sized
some are absolutely massive
most we get are usually always small because drmaa
crystal forum
especially on the size of their fortress-precinct
some have massive fortress precincts yeah but still not to the level of being able to fight a war of attrition
arctic talon
The big arbite precincts are usually the last to fall
dusk patrol
We just don’t see the successful defenses cause that’s boring
humble shoal
Mordian iron guard are still better cops
arctic talon
When a uprising occurs
storm jungle
We just don’t see the successful defenses cause that’s boring
^ again drama
dusk patrol
Same as we don’t see the time the PDF just repels the enemy
storm jungle
some have massive fortress precincts yeah but still not to the level of being ab...
It again outright says "some can fight entire wars by themselves"
so again
dusk patrol
Cause that’s not a very good story
arctic talon
Same as we don’t see the time the PDF just repels the enemy
Hey we get it in munda
crystal forum
lame
paper haven
What are we mad about today, lads?
dusk patrol
Hey we get it in munda
True
arctic talon
Where the PDF completely stomps the gsc
dusk patrol
Also kinda Mordian but
arctic talon
When the gangs were getting their asses beaten
dusk patrol
That’s the “PDF”
humble shoal
Yeaj
dusk patrol
Yeah it does smh
arctic talon
Smh
storm jungle
winter vessel
Mordian iron guard are still better cops
They function like RTS units you tell ‘em one thing, they’ll stick to it. “Right so I want you to be in the field of artillery fire and stay there for my amusement”
humble shoal
Guard world pdf’s don’t count
Mordias story was before they were guardsman
crystal forum
i think a story about an arbites cell causing mayhem on a chaos invaded planet would be nice
arctic talon
Mordias story was before they were guardsman
The second one as well
dusk patrol
Nah they were guard then
arctic talon
?
dusk patrol
They’ve been a thing for a long time
humble shoal
It basically said "hey these pdf troopers survived we should make them guardsman"
dusk patrol
I don’t think that’s how it goes
arctic talon
Cadian whiteshields
paper haven
That's how it went on Valhalla
humble shoal
Like they were on the cusp of being out of imperial compliance
arctic talon
Whiteshields are fucking hilarious tbh
paper haven
If a PDF does well enough, they get promoted
arctic talon
Actual child soldiers
humble shoal
For lack of tithing
humble shoal
Whiteshields are fucking hilarious tbh
So is krieg
paper haven
Promoted is probably the wrong word
dusk patrol
I know how PDF work my point is the Mordian Iron Guard are described in the story as they are now
arctic talon
No like whiteshields are actual Children
humble shoal
Theyre like 14 arent they?
storm jungle
No like whiteshields are actual Children
We conveniently wont talk/explore them at all because we gotta keep it PG13.
dusk patrol
The first relief of Mordian that is
arctic talon
Whiteshields encompass anyone from 10 to 18 lol
crystal forum
the main difference between a PDF and a guard regiment is quality
arctic talon
We conveniently wont talk/explore them at all because we gotta keep it PG13.
Robert rath having a 12 year old get their legs blown off
paper haven
We conveniently wont talk/explore them at all because we gotta keep it PG13.
But. You're doing it right now.
humble shoal
Whiteshields encompass anyone from 10 to 18 lol
Krieg is like 16 year olds I guess at least
crystal forum
some regiments get stationed so long on planets they become PDF's
and some PDF's are so effective and well trained they become their own regiments
arctic talon
But yeah white shields are some crazy lore lol
humble shoal
I need a glorious victory of the dragoons
dusk patrol
Good
storm jungle
But. You're doing it right now.
dusk patrol
Builds character
crystal forum
Krieg is like 16 year olds I guess at least
that's more of a fan thing
paper haven
It's the PDF to imperial guard regiment back to PDF life cycle.
arctic talon
Anyways the fall of Cadia book is great
crystal forum
kriegers are mostly adults
arctic talon
Because they have white shields die horribly
dusk patrol
humble shoal
What the fuck is a 10 year old going to do
Maintain a proper fucking firing line... jeremy
paper haven
I definitely read a book where a Krieg grenadier was barely pushing 18
dusk patrol
If you can hold a gun you can defend your planet!
crystal forum
you can just have 16 year old work in the manufactorums while you already have a stable population of adults to send off
arctic talon
But they’re def not 18 lol
humble shoal
I mean kriegers are test tube babies anyways
storm jungle
CHAT
arctic talon
Krieg doesn’t have manufacotrums
crystal forum
it's just dumb to send kids to war when you're not desperate
winter vessel
STOP TALKING ABOUT MINERS
TF ONE moment
humble shoal
White shields are the pdf arent they?
arctic talon
STOP TALKING ABOUT MINERS
paper haven
Well damn, I wanted to discuss the Voltan
humble shoal
Just on..... cadia
storm jungle
whiteshields are new recruit cadians
humble shoal
Yeah
arctic talon
White shields are the pdf arent they?
Whiteshields refer to fresh recruit Cadians including children
Cadia has an actual pdf
Who aren’t whiteshields
Whiteshields are generally not sent into combat
paper haven
White shields are basically regiments in training, yeah?
arctic talon
Except when they are
humble shoal
~~Except when they are~~
🪨 
arctic talon
White shields are basically regiments in training, yeah?
For Cadia it’s a mix of children and young adults
And some 18 year olds who are lame and never joined up smh
crystal forum
whiteshields are like army cadets, they're more meant to be learning to fight than actual fighters
arctic talon
Yeah
crystal forum
we just see whiteshields used in cadia because the whole planet was about to die
paper haven
Like commissar cadets
dusk patrol
If little Timmy wanted to live to be 10 he should have paid better attention during the serpentine movement course.
arctic talon
Hitler Youth rules in flames of war
crystal forum
kids can also just work in the factories but they're treated as second class citizens
arctic talon
You can upgrade them with bikes
humble shoal
Also krieg has factories doesnt it?
arctic talon
As in literal bikes
arctic talon
Also krieg has factories doesnt it?
No
humble shoal
To make military equipment
crystal forum
it does have some factories
paper haven
I don't know why. Their small frames make them ideal for crawling into machinery while it is still in operation
crystal forum
it's straight up said in lore that they have factory workers
humble shoal
But teach the childblabor young
crystal forum
every guard world has them
humble shoal
During their peak years
crystal forum
why rely entirely on an outside source
paper haven
I imagine every planet has a few factories
crystal forum
at least have some domestic production in case of war
humble shoal
But yeah assumed they were producing the whole 300 years of the civil war
paper haven
Some planets are just mostly factory
crystal forum
im sure if krieg wanted to they could make autoguns for all its soldiers locally
humble shoal
Some planets are just mostly factory
Some are all factory
crystal forum
but factory worlds make the better shit
humble shoal
im sure if krieg wanted to they could make autoguns for all its soldiers locally
You mean lasguns
paper haven
It's a sliding scale
humble shoal
paper haven
Personally I think the autogun is a better weapon
crystal forum
krieg isn't always trench raiding
humble shoal
For say grenadiers
humble shoal
krieg isn't always trench raiding
I mean they have calvalries
paper haven
But the lasgun is a better choice for the imperial guard
crystal forum
they do have shotguns for engineers
humble shoal
which requires rifles
Which are from lucius
crystal forum
who are meant to fight in close quarters
humble shoal
Yee and grenadiers no?
crystal forum
idk actually
paper haven
They have grenades
crystal forum
i think they can have bolters even lol
humble shoal
And plasma
crystal forum
you can equip them with bolters no?
paper haven
Refer to the pictures of WW1 soldiers going into battle with nothing but a sack full of grenades
humble shoal
crystal forum
oh i thought it was the entire grenadiers
arctic talon
No
crystal forum
couldn't you once do that
humble shoal
Krieg grenadier squad
crystal forum
hot shots are good
arctic talon
couldn't you once do that
Prolly for engineers
crystal forum
much more fire rate
arctic talon
Engineers had swap outs for the whole squad
And one dude could take a Mole launcher
Or flamer
paper haven
Fire rate > damage
arctic talon
Though now it’s been changed to flamer only
crystal forum
engineers are a step beyond trench fighting, they fight UNDERGROUND
arctic talon
Mole launcher got replaced with a drilling mine
crystal forum
they're so trenched they fight under the trench
humble shoal
Pickaxe at strength 5
paper haven
engineers are a step beyond trench fighting, they fight UNDERGROUND
Aren't all trenches underground?
crystal forum
Fire rate > damage
hot shots have good damage cannonically
they can penetrate a space marine's armour iirc
humble shoal
I swore the dude from vraks who did the walking barrage had a shotty
crystal forum
Aren't all trenches underground?
tunnels are underunderground
paper haven
I mean, if you can get both them go for it
humble shoal
(The one that did the first line breakthrough)
arctic talon
I swore the dude from vraks who did the walking barrage had a shotty
Tbh he can
Tabletop loadouts dif from lore ones
Especially for veteran squads
Like grenadiers and engineers
paper haven
In lore, it's whatever the author wants
humble shoal
Yeah I have no guard codexes so no idea on the rules
crystal forum
is it still cannon that their lasguns only fire semi auto
arctic talon
Lucius pattern?
humble shoal
The lucius pattern, I think so
crystal forum
yeah
arctic talon
Yeah
Unless you fuck with it
Which is not allowed by the mechanicus
But I mean
crystal forum
i remember the krieg lasgun having more power but less fire rate
arctic talon
Yep
crystal forum
and less ammo
humble shoal
Yup
arctic talon
Ammo same
paper haven
Assuming lasguns have no recoil, why not have them always be full auto?
humble shoal
Assuming lasguns have no recoil, why not have them always be full auto?
Manufacturing
crystal forum
i wont say lucius because i dont remember the krieg lasgun name
arctic talon
Assuming lasguns have no recoil, why not have them always be full auto?
Less punch per shot
And manufacturing
rocky gale
Assuming lasguns have no recoil, why not have them always be full auto?
Overheating
humble shoal
Imperium doesnr make stuff
crystal forum
and i dont trust darktide
humble shoal
They just discover patterns
paper haven
Lame
arctic talon
Lucius pattern is accurate
I mean they do make stuff
It’s just
A political and religious nightmare
Always
arctic talon
Yeah
crystal forum
Assuming lasguns have no recoil, why not have them always be full auto?
most are select fire
arctic talon
^
arctic talon
It’s got burst, auto and semi
humble shoal
Kriegs are semi because assumedly its cheaper, its accurate, and it packs a bit more punch
arctic talon
Also Krieg already gets most of its stuff from Lucius
Why not add some lasguns on the list
lol
humble shoal
They have stc bayonetd thoughright
crystal forum
Kriegs are semi because assumedly its cheaper, its accurate, and it packs a bit ...
it's because krieg have good trigger discipline or something?
arctic talon
There’s an stc bayonet
crystal forum
i remember there being a real reason
arctic talon
it's because krieg have good trigger discipline or something?
Yes
The DKOK are pretty good marksmen
crystal forum
or was it because kriegers weren't expected to go full auto unless ordered
humble shoal
Also because ww1
arctic talon
No
crystal forum
which was a pain
humble shoal
Like the hellguns are just maxims
crystal forum
yeah because they need it
arctic talon
No volley gun though
crystal forum
also the grenadier hot shot is its own pattern
arctic talon
Yeah
arctic talon
Hotshot Hellgun same thing
crystal forum
no i mean krieg specific helguns
humble shoal
What scab gunners have
crystal forum
WHICH WE CANT USE
humble shoal
WHICH WE CANT USE
We have no backpack
crystal forum
we dont even have a long las
humble shoal
Id like a needler though
crystal forum
and fuck the lucius's sights
humble shoal
The callidus thing
arctic talon
The neural shredder?
humble shoal
and fuck the lucius's sights
At least the vraks skin gave it front sights
humble shoal
The neural shredder?
Yup
arctic talon
anyways what if we get the aquilon hot shot
Yes
crystal forum
The neural shredder?
that's what i call my phone
we could get a whole scion skin themed shop
i hope
crystal forum
scions being asked to do the hardest mission a human being could accomplish 
crystal forum
penal worlds do not have much drip i'll be honest
opaque coyote
penal worlds do not have much drip i'll be honest
Tbf that's because 95% of them do NOT last long enough to warrant it
arctic talon
I like it
Generally
But I kind of miss the colored visors
Being dif colors
And having like the longer lens
crystal forum
cant you just paint it
opaque coyote
I had the entertaining idea of a Krieger Medic basically being tired of the martyrdom complex the whole regiment has
arctic talon
They have the grenadier mask
opaque coyote
Like they're just like
opaque coyote
Like they're just like
"Can we not try suicidal tactics for 5 minutes?"
crystal forum
krieger medic is just a glorified euthanizer
humble shoal
"Can we not try suicidal tactics for 5 minutes?"
Thing is kriegers arent actually that suicidal
They just put the objective above themselves
And if dying makes the objective happen, good
crystal forum
they just find whoever can still fight with a few bandages and kill off the ones who lost a leg
arctic talon
Nvm it is the quartermaster
crystal forum
nah that comes way after
humble shoal
And medical servitors
arctic talon
The vet krieg medic
humble shoal
Still not an officer of the line
crystal forum
They do have some medical gear
you see it in the "veteran guardsman" killteam
crystal forum
medicae bag
literally the same as in darktide
so imagine they just throw it on the ground
dispenser comin up
i imagine the grenadier medic actually bothers to heal the soldiers he's with
since they'll be worth keeping alive even if they need to go back to a medic tent
plush mason
We need a last chancers drip
do the last chancers have special uniforms?
humble shoal
do the last chancers have special uniforms?
Yeah I think so
humble shoal
Thought schaeffer had an iron arm now
humble shoal
looks similar to the chemdogs
Chem dogs have the more sewer look
crystal forum
i always mistake chemdogs with last chancers
humble shoal
humble shoal
Get an outfit like scopes
humble shoal
Pretty much
crystal forum
each with their own skillset
plush mason
is Ox an Ogryn?
humble shoal
is Ox an Ogryn?
Just a chadecan
crystal forum
brains is straight up a GSC look at him
opaque coyote
Thing is kriegers arent actually that suicidal
I know.
But sometimes being overly pragmatic is worse than just being a coward.
opaque coyote
humble shoal
he's a caricature of a native american lol
I mean yeah
But tell me you wouldnt rock that as a zealot
opaque coyote
krieger medic is just a glorified euthanizer
Yeah I was thinking of him hating the martyrdom complex not because of the actual lives lost
But because
A) All the stupid ways he sees his comrades die
crystal forum
But tell me you wouldnt rock that as a zealot
i'd probably feel a little gross irl
opaque coyote
B) The fact that their deaths break their equipment sometimes
humble shoal
i'd probably feel a little gross irl
Maybe wearing one irl, because it symbolizes shit
But in a video game
opaque coyote
"What did you think you would accomplish by fucking shooting a tank with a Lasgun?"
arctic talon
Tbh might as well
opaque coyote
"dying cough It's the last thing they'll expect..."
arctic talon
You might get lucky with some tanks
opaque coyote
You might get lucky with some tanks
arctic talon
It won’t work on like
crystal forum
the crew will notice being pinged
arctic talon
Any xenos vehicle but the Tau or Orks
crystal forum
it's loud
arctic talon
And prolly votann
humble shoal
Any xenos vehicle but the Tau or Orks
But traitor guard
arctic talon
But it’ll def annoy the shit out of the crew
humble shoal
crystal forum
orks cant hear the shots hitting their tanks lmao
arctic talon
And maybe get through
opaque coyote
You might get lucky with some tanks
"YOU HAVE GRENADES IN YOUR BAG."
"oh... death cough"
crystal forum
And maybe get through
definitely not for a leman russ or heavier
opaque coyote
sigghhh
crystal forum
or actually a malcador which is what vraks had
arctic talon
Russ’s bottom armor can be penetrated if you get
Really really really really really lucky
crystal forum
if they're that close might as well melta them
or krak
anyways if you're lucky you might hit a viewport
or even better you might make them waste a shell on you
arctic talon
In any case firing a lasgun at most vehicles doesn’t do shit
rose thorn
Any xenos vehicle but the Tau or Orks
Rock grinder
crystal forum
sure you die
rose thorn
Yeha true
arctic talon
It’s just the cults strapped a fucking Las cannon to it
And are going to ram it through your barricade
opaque coyote
In any case firing a lasgun at most vehicles doesn’t do shit
To be honest I wonder how many like
People with lasguns will it take
To damage a Leman Russ to just
Stopping
arctic talon
Many
crystal forum
actually if they swarm the tank
and rip off the hatches
then shoot the crew with lasguns
does that count
arctic talon
Yes
arctic talon
I mean
crystal forum
well not anymore
arctic talon
They do on tabletop
arctic talon
well not anymore
They used to be way worse at it
crystal forum
didn't it lock your tank into melee even?
crystal forum
it obviously shouldn't
arctic talon
Now they need to eat up their movement
crystal forum
the easiest thing is to charge the tank with a swarm of melee
good thing the tanks can ignore the shitty swarmers now
arctic talon
Not really
crystal forum
well i mean they can still shoot more important targets
crystal forum
like i dont want my executioner wasting plasma shots on rabble
crystal forum
maybe if you find a lighter tank
arctic talon
Chimera
crystal forum
but the entry bar for tanks in the imperium starts at heavy
plush mason
Lasguns don’t do shit to tanks generally
this just in: small arms ineffective against armored vehicles
plush mason
isnt the Russ classified as a medium tank by the imperium?
opaque coyote
Tbh who has light tanks in 40k
Tbh the definition of Light Tanks probably changed throughout the millennium
arctic talon
isnt the Russ classified as a medium tank by the imperium?
Yeah
But that things built like a brick shithouse
plush mason
Tbh the definition of Light Tanks probably changed throughout the millennium
hell it changes country to country today lol
opaque coyote
hell it changes country to country today lol
Tbf today, we kinda abandoned light, medium, heavy
plush mason
true
opaque coyote
We just go for
"TANK."
arctic talon
Shocking I know
opaque coyote
Surprisingly not light armor wise
The Aeldari wisdom
"Have armored vehicles... have armor"
arctic talon
Mashallah
plush mason
But that things built like a brick shithouse
ngl i bet its got a similar combat weight to like an Abrams/Leopard 2
opaque coyote
Mashallah
Tbh I can imagine an Aeldari version of the Art of War.
People forget that Sun Tzu's art of war was basically just made as like
Basic advice
arctic talon
It’s for dumbasses
For dumbass rich people
“Feed your troops”
“Pay your soldiers”
opaque coyote
It’s for dumbasses
True
Specifically back then it was for new generals
I can imagine an Aeldari version of that tbh
arctic talon
Clean your chainsword
arctic talon
Yeah
arctic talon
Oh yeah the Pegasus
crystal forum
super old lore
crystal forum
isnt the Russ classified as a medium tank by the imperium?
it's called a heavy
plush mason
are all the light vehicles of the guard named after Greek monsters?
arctic talon
By 40k standards no
arctic talon
are all the light vehicles of the guard named after Greek monsters?
Seems like it yeah
crystal forum
also some sort of land vehicle
arctic talon
Except the sentinel
crystal forum
and i mean land the guy
arctic talon
And salamander
arctic talon
Which land vehicle
opaque coyote
The Pegasus scout vehicle
Bro what the fuck is this
crystal forum
i'll check
opaque coyote
THIS IS LITERALLY JUST A TANK ON WHEELS
plush mason
tank? i think you mean box lol
arctic talon
Bro what the fuck is this
That’s fanmade
crystal forum
i hate the tank nerd idea that tracks alone define a tank
arctic talon
The Pegasus has no actual art or mini
humble shoal
THIS IS LITERALLY JUST A TANK ON WHEELS
Like the porsche tank
crystal forum
wanna see something awesome
humble shoal
Hes gonna post the prische tank isnt he
plush mason
well the drop troops are known for their especially stupid commanders afaik so i could see the tank looking like that lol
arctic talon
Ah.
...
So wheeled light tank when
Unclear
humble shoal
Going off a ramp
arctic talon
It doesn’t say if it had wheels
arctic talon
Nvm
It has a four wheel drive system
Oh my good god this is an admech invention
Oh no
opaque coyote
The Holy STC
arctic talon
“Thus the Pegasus Armoured Scout Car was born. The powerful Leman Russ engine was fitted into a shortened Chimera chassis while a four-wheel drive system gave the stability and maneuverability required. The Pegasus was easily capable of outrunning most vehicles and has had many variants produced, including the Pegasus Command.”
crystal forum
check this out
opaque coyote
“Thus the Pegasus Armoured Scout Car was born. The powerful Leman Russ engine wa...
OH MY FUCKING GOD IT IS A TANK WITH WHEELS
crystal forum
wheeled chimera baby
arctic talon
check this out
Goes hard
arctic talon
Is it from white dwarf?
humble shoal
check this out
I think that regiment is fucked
opaque coyote
check this out
Actually looks cooler
crystal forum
WD499 apparently
humble shoal
There is a hive tyrant behind them
arctic talon
It is armed with turret-mounted Multi-Laser, Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter, or Autocannon with a 360 degree of fire and a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter or Heavy Flamer with a 90 degree field of fire.
Additionally, the primary and secondary armaments can be equipped with targeters, Auto-launchers carrying Frag Grenades, Blind Grenades, or Frag Defender rounds.
Not bad lol
opaque coyote
It is armed with turret-mounted Multi-Laser, Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter, or Autoca...
Of course used on mostly civilians
plush mason
There is a hive tyrant behind them
and a nurotyrant
crystal forum
ah yes, armoured car
arctic talon
LOL
opaque coyote
GW called the Pegasus an armored car
THEY CANNOT DEVIATE FROM THE HOLY STC. ANYTHING ELSE IS HERESY.
crystal forum
it's used in the exact same way as a tank but no it's an amoured car
arctic talon
It is
plush mason
It is armed with turret-mounted Multi-Laser, Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter, or Autoca...
it sounds like the 40k version of the striker IFV
crystal forum
according to these fucking bozos, these two vehicles are of the same class
arctic talon
Oh god I found an imperial light tank
opaque coyote
Yeah it’s called an AFV
CALLING THE PEGASUS MODEL A TANK IS GROUNDS FOR SERVITORIZATION.
arctic talon
All hail the Scylla
crystal forum
there's a whole list of weird imperial vehicles on the lexi
plush mason
its a defective land raiders lmao
arctic talon
It’s the Scylla light tank
crystal forum
according to these fucking bozos, these two vehicles are of the same class
can somebody please agree with me
PLEASE
arctic talon
can somebody please agree with me
You’re correct
opaque coyote
It’s adorable tbh
It's like an Ogyrn.
Adorably ugly
crystal forum
an armoured car is a CAR MEANT FOR ROAD USE
god damn it
wheeled tanks are meant for offroad literally
that's their main purpose
plush mason
an armored car is a civilian car that has armor plating welded into it's panels
crystal forum
this is an armorued car
crystal forum
because it's meant for roads
arctic talon
I can’t even tell what kits were used for it
plush mason
thats just a KV1
opaque coyote
The ragnorak heavy tank
Why does it have eyes on the side of the gun
arctic talon
Yes
crystal forum
The ragnorak heavy tank
yeah i remember that KV2 ass
arctic talon
It’s prolly based on a KV2 kit lol
crystal forum
thats just a KV1
HA WRONG MEME TANK
arctic talon
I’m not a tank nerd smh
plush mason
like the KV1 and 2 looks near identical to me so
arctic talon
The Samaritan medical vehicle
plush mason
and the turret iirc
crystal forum
arctic talon
Is just a Chimera with no guns p
opaque coyote
one houses a HOWITZER
Is it the shorter but thicker one
crystal forum
it looks cool and tank nerds love it but the KV2 sucked
plush mason
true for many ww2 Russian tanks afaik
arctic talon
Imperium Tankettes when
Prolly some shitty regiment has it
crystal forum
it was so big it would roll over if it tried rolling on a hill
crystal forum
if it didn't shoot on completely flat ground it woulld roll over
arctic talon
1 leman russ
opaque coyote
Prolly some shitty regiment has it
I mean I can definitely imagine Tankettes existing purely because the Imperium is backwards as shit
opaque coyote
Like they found an STC fragment when in reality it's just
crystal forum
true for many ww2 Russian tanks afaik
wdym
crystal forum
russian tanks were great for what they were designed for
arctic talon
Good
opaque coyote
Like they found an STC fragment when in reality it's just
Some random DAoT person who was a nerd and decided to make a Tankette design for shits and giggles
Because why not
And then thousands of years later, Tech Priests found it
crystal forum
the other thing with tank nerds is they love to compare in a black and white sense
opaque coyote
And then began producing it