August 31, 2012 by darrell
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In the first of a series focusing on the winners and losers of 6th Edition Warhammer 40K. The guys look at one of those 5th edition mega-models that took a hefty dunt to its effectiveness... the Necron Command Barge.
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The most shocking revelation here is that Darrel thinks 6th edition will be around for 10 years.
C’mon you really think they’ll wait that long when they can squeeze and extra £50 out of us for the 7th ed rulebook in 5 or 6?
Ummm I’m not sure if I missed something or not But tactical Marines are only s4 and as such cant hurt the barge’s rear 11 armour. and the powerfist could almost certainly be killed by the Lord and Warscythe not to mention 99% of Overlords worth there weight outside of Imotek, Zahndrekh and Ankyayr (2 of them aren’t on barge anyway) have mind-shackle scarabs. And again unless I missed something you can only use 1 Grenade in Combat anyway so the odds of your Bog Standard tactical marines killing the Barge is unlikely. On the Otherhand as long as you… Read more »
You only get 1 grenade in the shooting phase per unit. You get 1 per model in the assault phase. But I do agree with you. Even though he was nerfed in 6th, the Barge Overlord is definitely more deadly than this. If the Lord shoots with the cannon (gauss or tesla) before charging in, getting d6 S6 Hammer of Wrath hits and possibly disabling an attacker with MSS, he would kill more than shown here. Of course a Marine CC unit is going to take it out on the charge (in 6th almost any CC unit can take out… Read more »
Krak Grenades now make you strength 6 in combat against vehicles now, and the Marines had ’em 🙁
sorry but this example is utterly bad…
why in the nine hells would you not charge the marines after sweeping over them in the coming assault phase?
@creator
yeah you missed that every marine has krakgrenades in his default equipment, they are S6 and can be used in the assphase by every model
I was under the impression that when in close combat with a chariot, your attacks went against the character riding it, not the vehicle itself.
c’mon guys, if that’s how you play your barge you deserve to have it die.
you sweep, shoot your gun then charge in. you get D6 hammer of wrath attacks. the lord can fight back (with a +1 to his armour save too). after the first round of combat sweep back over them (your a vehicle you can’t get stuck in combat) then shoot and charge back in again!
also riders on a chariot cannot declare or accept challenges.
I would like to disagree with you fine Beasts of War lads. The logical flaw you’re making in a 6th Edition Analysis of the Barge is that you’ll use it in the exact same way you did in 5th. This is not accurate. The CCB has changed dramatically. If you use a Barge in 6th Ed the same way you did in 5th Ed, you’re going to be a sad panda, as borne out in this video. Things to remember though…. 30″ of movement on Turn one can still grant you a 4+ save from shooting. If you fly over… Read more »
I thought all close combat attacks were against the lord and not the barge as it’s a chariot
they can target either
the info about the passenger counting as in base contact with all the enemy models is understandable as an addition to the standard vehicle-assault rules
Well is the annialation barge still useful? You can always make them out of the box if that is the case. 🙂
yes absolutely, I run 2 annihilation and 1 CCB usually and they are absolutely worth it
as long as quantum shielding is up 🙂
you skim ’round the board and zap the scoring units of your opponent and hope for lots of 6’s on the to hit roll for your tesla to really hurt
You need to take advantage of the rules here. Being a fast skimmer you can easily avoid the large squads, while the small 5 man squads will be destroyed by a sweeping attack, then shooting, then charging. Or you could go after vehicles as I believe the scythe has Armourbane.
I know only one thing from all this. It seems blood confusing what this CCB can do now in 6th edition. I’m lost 🙁
I would charge the barge then gettting d6 hammer of wrath
then annihilate the squad with the war scythe
They are definately a lot weaker in 6th, largely as the sweep attack has to be done in the movement phase which means within 12″ as the flat out movement is done in the shooting phase. They still can be effective but they are much more limited due to range. In addition I believe characters on chariots can fight challenges. Hammer of wrath is also less effective against most units with a half decent armour save. Oh with regard to killing the powerfist which someone mentioned that can only be done on a precision strike outside of a challenge assuming… Read more »
I really like the input given as a whole by Darrell and then the string of replies there after. However, I don’t agree with everything is now in the crapper save the 10 man unit of tactical marines. With there standard strength 6 krak. Sure if we were to step to the 6th. edition rule set with only our lists and style of play birthed from 5th. Then OK- its a wash I mean what I fail to see is a change of strategy or mind set in regard to the new rules. I think 6th will do fine after… Read more »
I am certain we will continue to see a flurry of FAQ’s
6th has done what a good rule revision should do which is shake things up, I think all the units @dawnpatrolchapter has mentioned still have uses are still fieldable. If anything I feel Rhinos are more useful, with different tactics.
Just because they still have uses doesn’t meant some units and armies have gotten weaker, and some stronger. The Command barge is one that has gotten weaker, but can still fulfill a narrow specific role – hunting small elite units and vehicles. If that now remains the best choice for those roles is questionable.
@dags
Well said and fair enough…
However just put alot into my command barge. So really don’t like creating a high output for something that is now sub par.
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Great Videos but is the audio for anyone else extremely quiete??? I have a nice sound system and a good pair of headsets and I need the volume maxed out to hear them talking.
One thing, the Sweep attack rolled a 6, which means you have a precision strike. You’d be dumb not to pull the Power fist guy.
But still, I’m glad I didn’t get around to buying those 3 more barge kits like I was planning. I’m very happy with my 2 Annhiliation Barges though!