scout snipers GW

NAVARRO · Post by **NAVARRO** » 16 Mar 2006, o 20:52

sweet plastics if you ask me

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DiaCon · Post by **DiaCon** » 16 Mar 2006, o 21:13

I like it

Theotril · Post by **Theotril** » 16 Mar 2006, o 22:03

I like it too

Post by **Skrit** » 16 Mar 2006, o 23:36

Me three!

Post by **Nameless** » 17 Mar 2006, o 10:32

I quite like them. I however have few "buts", which are resulting from 40k rules. Still, those rules influence somehow the look of models.
1/ I hate the idea of sniper unit... All army's snipers bundled in one location??? Same for eldar rangers.
2/ Snipers with heavy armour?
3/ Sniper with missile launcher?

NAVARRO · Post by **NAVARRO** » 17 Mar 2006, o 10:38

well they are firstly a space marine scout unit so have weapon flexibility of SM units and Armour... but i understand what your saying like how can scouts snipers be silent if the rocket guy is giving away their position with rocket lancher noise...

like; sthealty, stealthy KBOOOOM... not stealty, fire magnets, dead

Post by **Nameless** » 17 Mar 2006, o 10:52

NAVARRO wrote:like; sthealty, stealthy KBOOOOM... not stealty, fire magnets, dead

Exactly

Now, you have to remember that all snipers are close to each other. One barrage later... big hole, no snipers.
I'm not a fanatic of realism in 40k, I don't mind yellow marines fighting blue-red eldars. However, that matter is disturbing for me

Post by **mahon** » 17 Mar 2006, o 11:10

Good point about the weird combination of weapons. Maybe the sniper rifles aren't there for stealth but for their accuracy? Well, anyway it's strange

40K doesn't take much of concealment/ambushing/surprise into account so snipers work a bit strange. I would rather treat them as marksmen...

The only snipers which were reasonably represented in the rules were the Catachan solo snipers IMHO.

Nameless wrote:Exactly
Now, you have to remember that all snipers are close to each other. One barrage later... big hole, no snipers.
I'm not a fanatic of realism in 40k, (...)

Just remember that tactics in 40K don't have much in common with modern reallife tactics....

NAVARRO · Post by **NAVARRO** » 17 Mar 2006, o 11:19

even if they are there more for accuracy, how can a sniper be accurate wen right beside him theres a rocket lancher?

although i must say its weird, its irrealistic but... its fun

Post by **mahon** » 17 Mar 2006, o 11:21

"Stop shooting the damn thing for several minutes, I am trying to aim!"

BTW what do they use these silencers for if not for stealth?