The Breakdown Episode 2: Veterans

Hello all,
Welcome to another session of The Breakdown, today I am covering Veteran Squads.

For the past few days I have been contemplating who is the better troop choice? Infantry Platoon Squads, or Veterans. After getting quite a few games in last week running all Veteran list, I have come to this decision. Veteran squads, are there to support the Infantry Platoon with what they lack of. What I mean by this is, you take basic infantry a few heavy bolters, and some plasma guns, now your ready for infantry of all stats, but what about those pesky tanks? Then you put a Veteran squad into play! Just look at the options, do I put them in a Valkyrie and deep strike in 3 meltas? Do I give them forward sentries with a Lascannon and use that BS 4 to its advantage?

Now for all of you out there who are screaming blasphemy at the computer screen saying that the Veteran squads are cheaper and have more room for Bigger toys! That is very true, but what do you need to win? Infantry! Without these guys slugging around and taking fire, you will loose your tanks in turn one or two! We are guard, play as we are meant to be played with lots and lots of men! Make your enemy commander make a decision on who he is going to kill. Don't let it be that squad of tanks coming in his left rear, rather that squad of 3 lascannons that just took down his monolith.

What to equip your Veterans with you say? There is more than enough options to make them good at a particular job! Say 3 meltas, and a power fist throw them in a tank, with Grenadiers and they will mess up any tank within 6 inches. Or (my personal favorite) Forward sentries, 3 Snipers and a lascannon, Sit them on an objective and pin troops or take down a tank! You could get heavy infantry hunters, Power weapon, plasma pistol, 3 plasma weapons, and the rest lasguns, and maybe throw in Bastoone or Harker to give them orders!

More or less what I am trying to say is, don't go crazy and play a guard list with 3 squads of 10 man troops, because if you are playing anything objective wise you are going to get killed. But rather put a third of your points into a strong infantry base! I'm going to try this out along with Necrons on this upcoming Saturday!

Well that was this episode of the Breakdown! See you on the battlefield, and at the next Breakdown!

Ace