Big Mek w/ Kustom Force Field ???

[juggernought]

hey guys out there

i have just picked up a Big Mek w/ Kustom Force Field in a trade. has anybody out there use a big mek with luck. is he worth the points cost. what size game and larger would you start running him. costing around 80 so points. i have heard poeple throwing him in a battle wagon with unit of lootas. sounds a lil on the weak side. could throw him in a squad of lootas but i might as well just keep them in cover and save the 80 points. any ideas out there.

[porkuslime]

He is totally worth it.

Stick him in a Battlewagon and flank with other vehicles within 6 inches of the Wagon. All vehicles and infantry in the "bubble" get an Inv save of 5+ (infantry) or 4+ (vehicles). Kept all my guys alive thru 2 rounds of Tau broadside and Hammerhead shooting to get into HtH combat.

I used Burna boyz in the Wagon, instead of Lootas, so that made the Wagon really scary.

-P

[Adunaphel]

Kept all my guys alive thru 2 rounds of Tau broadside and Hammerhead shooting to get into HtH combat.

I betcha that was FUN for you!

[juggernought]

in what size game would you start to use him. would you run him in a 1500 point game wheres its kinda hard to afford two HQ's or wait for a 2000+ point game before you bring him out.

[porkuslime]

I used him as my single HQ in a 1500 point game. A Warboss can also generally get wedged in there..

[EZ mac]

Think about him as smoke for orks that works the entire game and that u can give to infantry (5+ tho) or more vehicles when they are close together and doesn't stop shooting.

As someone who has played against orks that I'd the main annoying ork HQ. Warbisses just kill stuff more than a nob (and let's u take nobs as troops) but having a buff Hq that is really cheap (80 points is too much?????).

If I were you I'd take one from 1500+ and always stick him in a wagon with trucks/wagons/units around him.

[MagickalMemories]

At 1500 pts, he's not that expensive for what you get, really.
Also, don't think about him as JUST a KFF. Put a Power Klaw and boss pole on him. Now, he can keep your lootas/burnas from running away as soon as they take some wounds, AND... when those burnas charge into HtH with their burna power weapons, he's wading in with a PK to get rippy wit! LOL

If you're putting him with Lootas or burnas, you HAVE to put the bosspole on him. Not only will they use his LD (since he's joined), but they'll get a reroll, in case something goes wrong with your roll.


Eric